Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-28
LIFE: IN BRIEF /
Of T. ROOSEVELT

Theodore Roosevelt was born In
New York city, October ~, 1858, the
second son of Theodore Roosevelt,
ST.. a merchant and philanthropist.
He prepared for college under tu-
tor and was graduated from Harvard
college in 1880. In the sans year
he married and made trip to. Eu-
rope. 4g
In 1881 he published his first book,
"The Naval War of 1872" which was
we'll received.
Meanwhile he was studying law, but
he abandoned it for politics, and in
the autumn of 1881 he was elected to
the New York legislature as a repub-
lican and a champion of civil service
reform, serving continuously until
1884 ; s6S
In the session of 1883 he was Re-
publican candidate for the speaker
ship against a Democratic majority
and in 1884 was chairman of the COM
mittee on cities and of the special
committee which investigated abuses
in the municipal administration CT
New York. .5Sfe
In 1884 he attended the national
Republican convention at Chicago as
chairman of the New York delegation.
He supported Senator Edmunds for
the presidential nomination, but when
Blaine was nominated entered active
ly in the campaign in his behalf.
For two years (lss4-s6) hesltxed on
a ranch he had purchased I'M North
Dakota, studying the people and
hunting. In 1885 he published "Ent-
ing Trips of a Ranchman." <
In 1886 he ran for mayor OF New
York as an independent Republican,
but was defeated by the Democratic
candidate. Abram S. Hewitt.
In May, 1889, President Harrison
appointed him a member Of the Unit
ed States civil service commission.
After making a record for strenuous
devotion to the principles to- which
he had early pledged himself he re-
signed April 6, 1897, to become assist
ant secretary of the navy.
On the declaration of war with
Spain he left the navy department to
organize, with DR.. Leonard Wood, an
army surgeon, the First United States
volunteer cavalry, popularity known
as Roosevelt's Rough Riders DR..
Wood became colonel and Mr.. Roose-
welt lieutenant colonel. For gallantry
in the action at Las Guasimaa. the
latter was promoted to colonel.
In November, 1898, he was elected
governor of the state of New York by
a plurality of 1909. He instigated
an investigation into alleged frauds In
the state canal system and favored
the enactment of the Ford franchise
law, providing for the taxation of cor
poration franchises, and the further
extension of the civil service system.
On September IA, 1901, the death
of President Mckinley from an as
sassin's pistol shot made Theodore
Roosevelt his successor. "
His course as governor had raised
up bitter enemies within the party
enthusiastic friends both within and
without, so that his was a more con-
spicuous name at the Republican
presidential convention in 1900 than
even that of Mckinley, who received
the nomination. Against his will he
was forced to accept the nomination
for vice president In November OF
the same year the Republican ticket
was elected after a strenuous cam
paign, in which Roosevelt had borne
a picturesque part.
Mr.. Roosevelt announced that he
would follow in the lines laid down
by his predecessor, whose cabinet he
retained. But he threw new energy
into the project for an isthmian canal
at Panama, which he made an actual
ity. In the anthracite coal strike of
1902 he persuaded both sides to sub
NIT their differences to arbitration.
In the Republican national conven-
ton of 1904 he was nominated for
president, and in the ensuing cam
paign defeated Judge Parker, his
Democratic opponent, by popular:
plurality of 2,512,417. 3$
On June 1905, President Roose-
welt offered his services to promote
peace between the warning nations OF
Russia and Japan. As a result repre-.
sentatives Of both nations met
Portsmouth, n. H., on August 5, 1895,
On August 20 the treaty Of peace vas
signed. For this international ser
vice Mr.. Roosevelt received the No
bel peace prize in 1906.
During his two presidential terms.
Mr.. Roosevelt has thrown his inhu-
ence into securing many measures OF
public moment. He has interested