The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-27
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
% YEARS
TODAY

Washington. %. C.. Oct 27-rrcsi.
dent Fheodore Roosevelt Is eAacty
fifty years old today.
The twenty-sixih CHIEF executive OF
the United Statesr the most strenuous
individual to occupy the White House
since the birth OF the nation, is en-
ioyins a rare degree OF robust healtt
9s he contcmpiatcs the fifticih mile
stone In his evenlinl life. The once
sickly youth is IN noWise traaeablc IN
tie present ElOOse y'lt lle is the
youngest man to enjoy he perqoisites
and lsonor whicb attacit to the high.
est Office in the gift Of lbe Amer.
lean people,
d was on October 27, 1855 that
President Roosevelt first saw The
light of day in Sew Work city. vhich
his Dutch ancestors ha3 helped 10
found His father 6heudore ?soosa.
yelt was a banker. and distinguished
rs a phlanthropist -an uncle Tobcrt
aurnwell Roosevelt was prominent
os member OF congress, and as
leadnr In reform politics. IN Now
HOrhl was once minister 30 She Scth-
erlauds The latter was an entbhsi-
astic sportsman. and thus ihe same
proclivities in the president are eesi.
~ accounted FOR One OF his mater
mol uncles served IN the Confederate
qavy and fired the last shot from the
Inflated Alabama. sunk by the guns
of the Kearsarge, off Cherbourg HIS
mother was descended from Archi.
bald Bulloch, member or the Conii-
Mental congress, and the first Repub-
lirnp unNarunr nf Capprfo
The president was prepared for col.
lege IN private schools; graduated
rom Harvard In 1880: travelled IN
Europe, and on his return TO %ew
York began the study OF law which
he soon gave up for politics. In 1881
he was first elected TO represent The
Twenty-first New York District I'm the
legislature and served two terms.
In 1854 he was chairman Of the New
Hork delegation TO the Republican
National convention. where he first
advocated Edmonds as presiden-
tial candidate, but finally supported
James G Blaine On retiring from
the legislature he bought g ranch in
South Dakota and for a number Of
wears spent his summers in hunting
in the far West In 1856 he was de.
feate& for mayor of New York by
Abram s. Hewitt Democrat. From
1883 to 1895 he was a member OF the
United States civil service commits
sion. and from 1895 to 1897 president
II the New York City board OF police
commissioners. resigning to become
assistant secretary OF the navy Dur
ng the Spanlsh-Amercan war he
served with General Leonard Wood
as q lieutenant colonel OF the First
United States volunteer cavalry. pop
plarly known as "Roosevelts Rough
riders He was later promoted 20
'olOnelcy of this regiment. when after
he battle OF Santiago, Colonel Wood
was promoted TO be brigadier general
At the conclusion OF The war he re-
turned to New York when he was
nominated by the Republican party
or governor and elected ever Al.
gustus Van Wyck. Democrat IN 1900
'ie was elected ylcepresident on the
Republican ticket. and assumed The
presidency upon the death OF Presi-
acnt Mckinley September ~, 1901.
,n 1904 he was re-eleoiod TO the pres.
dency by The largest popular vote
,ver given @ candidate for that high
lfficc
President Roosevelt Is he author
/ u q number OF well known books In
,ludmg: "The Lives OF Thomas H
I denton aud uouyernenr Morris,
Naval War OF 1872" "'rhc Winulur
l1f thc West "0livcr CROMWELL
Essays ga Practical Politics" Amor
+ lean Ideals" "Thc strenuous Lille
'luntng Trips of lanohniem," END
others.