The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-07

political career, during the four
years OF the term for which he had
been elected, Roosevelt accom-
plished achievements which histor-
ianS will rank high in the internal
tional and industrial progress of the
country. They included his influ-
ential negotiations which, conduct
ed at Portsmouth, N. H., effected
peace between Russia and Japan;
maintenance OF the Monroe Doc
trine at a period when European
| powers were interested in the af-
fairs OF Venezuela; the recognition
OF Panama as a republic and his
treaty with Panama by which the
inter-oceanic canal through that
country was put under way; and
the settlement, through his moral
influence in the face of a situation
in which there was no adequate
federal legislation, of the Pennsyl-
yania coal mine strike. For his
part in terminating the Russo
/ japanese conflict he was awarded
the Noble Peace Prize of 1906. Four
/ years later, once more a private
citizen, he was special ambassador
| from the United States at the fu-
neral OF King Edward VII OF Eng
land.
Rift in Taft Friendship
A rift in the friendship between
/ Roosevelt and his successor as
President William Howard Taft,
led to the formers announcement
Of his opposition to Mr.. Taft's re-
nomination. The ex-president's in
fluence had been large in placing
! Mr.. Taft in the White House. Now
his influence was equally strong IL
preventing Mr.. Taft from remain
ing there. Men who had clashed
with the TAFT politices quickly raj
lied to Roosevelt's support. Roose-
welt assembled what he termed con-
structiye ideas as opposed to the
conservative ones of the so-called
Republican "Old-Guard," charac-
terized them with the description
Progressive and organized the
Progressive and organized the
with his followers from the Chica-
90 convention Of 1912. He became
| the new party's candidate for presi-
dent This split in the republican
ranks resulted in Woodrow Will
sons elected.
sons election.
Was Shot in Milwaukee.
One of the most dramatic Incl
dents in Rooseyelt's life occurred
during this campaign As he was
leaving a hotel'in Milwaukee, to go
to meeting hall to make a political
address, man standing among the
spectators in the street fired shot
which struck the Colonel and
smashed rib. Roosevelt insisted
he was not seriously hurt and his
automobile conveyed him to the hall.
There he spoke to an audience which
had knowledge Of what had happen
ed-sobbing women and grave-faced
men shaken with emotion by his ap-
pearance under such circumstances.
Examination of the wound showed
it was serious and the candidate was
hurried by special train to Chicago
for treatment. Though he speedily
recovered. the bullet was never re
moved. The assassin was sent to
an asylum for the insane.
Roosevelt after leaving the White
House devoted his lie largely ta
literary work. hunting and cxplora-
ton. lie became contributing editor
to The Outlook in 1900, continuing
this for five years, and later held ed
itorial positions with the Metropol-
ian and the Kansas City Star. From
1882 to 1917 he published about 50
volumes OF works covering the wide
range of naval history, hunting, bio
graphv, the Rough Riders, Amer
icanism. Nationalism, conservation Of
womanhood and childhood, animals,
exploration. the world war and
Americas participation in it. and his
autobiography. His hunts for big
game and his zest for exploration,
took him into the American West,
the heart of Africa, and the wilder
ness of Brazil.