The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09


try back to 1914. when the first of the
Roosevelt family came to this country
from Holland
Succeeded Mckinley.
| Colonel Roosevelt turned to politics
as soon as he had been graduated from
Harvard in 1880 and his aptitude for
public life made itself apparent at
once. He worked his way through the
New York state assembly and the gov
ernorship to the vice presidency Of the
United States and finally became the
tWenty-Sixty president In 1901. The
colonel was not elected to his first ten
ure of the presidency, having succeed
| ed President Mckinley when the lat
| ter was assassinated by an anarchist
| in Buffalo, N. Y. But in 1904 he was
elected president as the popular choice
Of the people.
| Colonel Roosevelt was married twice.
His first wife was Alice Hathaway Lee,
to whom he was united on October II,
1880. She died four years later.
When President Mckinley was elect
led he appointed Roosevelt assistant
secretary Of the navy. Roosevelt be-
lieved that conditions In Cuba would
sooner or later lead to war with
Spain. He was ever pleading for
more men and ships. He fitted out
the squadron which carried Admiral
Dewey to glory at Manila.
Organizes Rough Riders"
When the blowing up Of the battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor set the
nation afiame Roosevelt resigned from
the navy department. With DIR. Leon
ard Wood, On army surgeon, he went
west and organized the Trough Rid
ers." The official title was "First reg
fment, United States Volunteer cav
airy"
The men were mostly cowboys and
ranchmen. with sprinkling of adven-
turous eastern college graduates. They
needed no great amount Of drill. Every
man already knew how to shoot
straight and to ride anything that had
four legs.
The Rough Riders made history.
They were in the first skirmish in
Cuba at Las Guasimas, and did their
full share Of the work at San Juan
hill. Roosevelt was promoted to the
celonelcy for distinguished bravery.
Wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
During his first administration the
Russo-Japanese war broke out. When
the Japanese had driven the Russians
nearly up to the Amoor river, taken
Port Arthur and destroyed the Rus
sian fleet, which attempted its relief,
President Roosevelt offered mediation.
bis offer was accepted and the treaty
OF peace was signed by the representa-
ives OF the warning nations at Ports
mouth, n. Ell. For his services in thus
bringing about termination Of the
war, Theodore Roosevelt was In 1906
awarded the Nobel peace prize of S4O.-
600.
Starts the Panama Canal.
During his administration also oc-
Cured the failure of the negotiations
with Colombia for the right of success
sion by the United States to the rights
OF the French Panama canal company
with the ensuing Instruction of the
Panamanians, he Intervention of the
United States In manner that effec-
lively prevented the Bogota govern
ment from putting down the revolt
the recognition of the independence of
Panama, and the making Of agree
ments with the new republic under
which the work of building the Pana-
ma canal was undertaken by the Unit
ed States and carried to a successful
conclusion.
After Mr.. Taft's Inauguration Mr.
Roosevelt left the country ON q tour
which included visits to the capitals
OF western Europe and long hunting
trip In Africa, whose adventures are
recorded in<two volumes. Meanwhile
he did not lose touch with American
politics, in which he was soon destined
to play part as descriptive Of the Re-
publican party as his earlier efforts
were promotiye Of its success.
Birth Of Progressive Party.
At the Republican convention in Chi
cago, beginning June IS, 1912. Taft
was nominated by q votes over ma
jorlty, but few hours before the
nomination Roosevelt had withdrawn
his name as candidate, and that
night at meeting In Orchestra hail
Chicago, the Progressive party was
given its first real impetus in demon
stration for Roosevelt and at which
he was named for president by the
new party. A formal convention was
held later and he ran as the regular
candidate of tbs third party, drawing
support from Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike.
Roosevelt denounced the nomination
Of Taft by the Republicans as naked
theft declaring that illegal delegates
In sufficient numbers to nominate Taft