The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-15
BIOGRAPHICAL CALENDAR.
February IS.

as secretary of state in President
ROosovolts cabinet amJ who will
become Uuitcu states senator from
New York to succeed Mr Platt on
March 4, is today celebrating his
Gath birthday
Eihu Root was horn at Clinton,
y. Y. February 10, 1915, the son ot
Prof Orcn Root OF Hamilton Col.
legc. Iic was graduated from that
college in 1864. taught at the Rome
Academy In 1865 and was graduated
from the University Law school iu
New York city in 1867. In 1871 he
took part IN the Tweed inyostiga
lion 10y the committee OF seventy
In 1875 he was married to a diugh-
ter Of Salem II Wales OF this city
They had three children. two sons
and a daughter
Mr. Root cntcrul politics when
young and be- has been for many
years one of the most conspicuous
members Of the Union League club
In the club he was known for q
long time. even when years had hy
gun To mount. as Young Root %
name which was given him In his
early days there because Of his ouor.
goii, methods and his ability Co do
things He attracted attention at the
bar also from the beginning and his
talents once recognized we're not
permitted 10 want for occupation
Long before he was 30 he was rated
as second only TO Joseph u Chlarc
in legal earnings one Of his adj
miIcrs was Chester A Arthur and
when Mr.. Arthur became president
he appointed Mr. Root United States
/ district attorney for the southern 'is.
trict of New York Mr. Root served
for two years and resigned. His sor-
vice in the Office 50 was said al the
time, had been of great advantage TO
the public and with eminent credit
60 himself
Mr. Root was made al Ill. u. OF
Hamilton in 1896; Yale, 1900; Colum.
bia. 1904: New York University,
1904: Williams. 1905; Princeton.
1906. University Of Bcunos Ayres.
1906. University of San Marcos of
Lima. 1906 Harvard. 1907
lie was delegate at large TO the
constitu;inal convention of the state
Of New York in 1894 and was chair.
man of the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Root began his national career
on August /, 1899, when President
Mckinley appointed him to his cab.
| met as secretary of war. Mr.. Root at
that post fell heir to the chaos of the
Alger regime and attackei the prob
lem of reorganization with the sys
: tematic thoroughncss of the prepara
J ration of complicated and important
law case. Resides the problems oi
international organization he had to
do with the newly acquired island
of Porto Rico and the Philippines
with their several puzzles and with
the problem 'Of Cubl's status and fu
turc. II was not long before the large
ness Of his grasp. the clarity Of his
vision and the firmness of his pur
pose made him known Throughout
the country as well as his lega
acumen and general ability had Ions
before made him known in New
; York. He was re-appointed secretar!
Y of war on March ,, 1901, and re
S signog on February /. 1904. when n,
D returned to his New York home an,
g was hailed as the leader of the New
I York bar and made president OF tn
@ Bar Association.
i On the death OF John Hay, secro
S tary of state Mr.. Root returned &
S President Roosevelts cabinet as Nj
i Hays successor, and during his IN
r. cumbency has dealt with many in
n portant questions bearing on the r,
s ations of the United states in III
e Orient, the Russo-Japanese War an
G its termination, the Cuban sltuatio
l, and other phases OF international a
/ fairs. He made diplomatic tou
OF South America in 1906 with
view TO strengthening the country
relations with the Latin-America
republic He was a member OF m
Alaska boundary tribunal which sa
e in London in September and Oct'
D. Der. 1908, and settled the dispute
q boundary belween Alaska and CaI