Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-27
OUTLINES HIS CAREER BRIEFLY

! WAS promoted 10 cOione1 OF Lbs
regiment and made acting briFadier
general. returning finally to Afontauk
Point. The army vas there dis
banded in Septembs
Il WAS al once nominated governor
Of New York and was elected.
served as governor until the end Of
my term, but before it ended, IN the
spring of 1900, I was nominated for
ice-President on the ticket wlth
William Mckinley and elected.
Il served as President from
March. 1901, until September "a. 1901.
when President Mckinley died from
tl5e effects effha bpilet vos5sd of she
assassin Czolgosz. served as Pfesi-
dent for the unexpired term OF three
years and half. and WAS nominated
/ and elected as President IN the fail
of 1904
"A little over fortnight after Iear-
ing the presidency on March T. 1909,
I went to Africa as head Of the
Smithsonian expedition l came out
at Khartoum on March Is. 1910 ana
after a short trip through Europe
returned to The United States toward
the end OF June. 1910 Since then
have lived continuously at Oyster
Bay, and have been connected with
The Outlook
spent Much Time ON Ranch.
Prom 1883 to 1896 I spent consider
able time on my cattle ranch on the
Little Missouri. in the present State
of North Dakota
Il have never drank cocktail or
a high ball in my life. With the ex-
eeptions hereafter noted I never
drank whiskey or brandy except
under the advice of a physician. I
don't care for the taste Of either.
Il don't smoke, and I don't drink
beer. I dislike smoking and dislike
the taste of beer. / never have drunk
| whiskey or brandy except when the
doctor prescribed it, or possibly on
some occasion after great exposure
when I was chilled through. But It
4 has been certainly fifteen or twenty
years since I have drunk It because
I OF being chilled through. never
! have drunk beer, nor do I drink red
wine The only wines that ! have
drunk have been white wines. Ma
deira. champagne or very occasiom-
ally a glass Of sherry
AT home often at dinner ! will
drink a wine glass or sw3 wine
glasses Of Madeira In sumner IN
stead OF the Madeira. I viii often
dring a tall glass Of white wine and
/ Poland water or Poly water At
public dinners l sometimes drink q
glass of champagne. or perhaps two.
I think that on the average this
means that I will drink champa gne
about once a month.
whiss<ey Rule Has Exceptions.
@The only exceptions TO what
have stated about drinking whiskey
and brandy are as follnws:
'.Alint juIeps I very rarely drink.
A. the White House we had a mint
I bed and l should think that on the
average may have drunk half a
dozen mint juleps year. Since
left the White House four years ago.
to the best of my memory. I have
drunk mint juleps twice on one
occasion at the Country Club, at St.
Louis, where l drank part OF q glass
Of mint iulep and at another time. at
a big luncheon given me at Little
/ Rock. where they passed round the
table a loving cup with the mint
4 iulep in it. and / drank when the
leup was passed to me. The only
other occasions on which ! have
drunk whisky have been when Il has
been prescribed BY the doctor
During the last fourteen years Z
do not believe ! have drunk whisky
straight or with water more than half
a dozen times.
'sOn the African trip. the expeQs-
fion took along a case Of cham payne.
a case OF whisky and one bottle AZ
brandy. The bottle OF brandy was
taken for me because ] dc mt drink
whisky. Some Of the other members
Of the party drank whisky The
lchampagne was used incidentally Tor
three members Of the party who Wsr9
down with fever and dysentery and
for two or three travellers. hlAnte:s
and missionaries We met whe wefe
sick.
4 never touched either the wliekt5f
or the champagne. Qsit 81 the brandy
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