The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-07
In characteristic pose speaking when IS. At fun

known, but as a scholar, reader, student
and author.
His knowledge OF general linguistic
law was mastery and he was a scholar
Of the first rank In the classics. The
savants Of the Sorbonne heard him ad-
dress them in as fawless French az
they themselves could employ and he
spoke German with all the fIuency OF
a highly educated native. His knowl-
edge of Spanish made interpreters SUI
pertluous on his South American travels.
and he was equally familiar with Italian
and other tongues
How the Colonel. in his crowded years.
had ever found time to equip himself
thus thoroughly In this direction was al
ways matter OF wonderment TO his
friends.
He came back to his own country, hav-
ing had bully time" almost at the
outset OF the campaign for Governor in
this state In 1910. and the reception he
got from New York city and the nation
stands to-day, probably. as the most
Spontaneous outburst of admiration and
respect for a citizen that the country
ever showed No man who participated
in II that brilliant day upon the North
River when the ex-Presidents yacht
passed up a line Of saluting warships,
Wnen no nlflse1 stCOu upon Inc DTluRe,
his eyes filled with tears; when all the
whistles were blasting merry salute and
when thousands were weeping from the
sheer emotion OF great moment. can
ever forget the day.
Joins the "OutIook" stan.
Becoming at once contributing editor
Of the OWlook. he wrote ESSAYS on pol
itics. economies and social matters until
he threw himself with characteristics en-
efEE int" III" campaign in behalf Of his
old friend and associate in Government.
Henry l.. Stimson. the Republican can
didate for Governor. He beat the Re
publican Old Guard In the convention
night at syracuse, carrying everything
before his electric energy. bur he could
not elect Stimson. the State turning to
the Democracy that year.
shortly thereafter the demand arose
from ovtFy part OF the country that lie
run for the Presidency once more. For
Il long time Col Roos welt was silent,
then definite opportunity was AZ
fordcd him 10 decide and spcik
Demand Of The seven Governors"
Popular opinion in the form a. seven
, Governo-S' from the West demanded an
, answer from Roosevelt in 1912 to the
dency In this campaign In an open
| letter TO the Governors he announced
his candidacy and began a characteristic
| campaign of speeches in an attempt to
| win the Republican nomination at Chi
I cago by the votes of the people in the
primaries. He was severely criticised
! for his candidacy in view OF what was
| regarded a pledge 70 the people when
! he said just after his election in 1904
! hn in al. no
| dency out of respect for the two term
! tradition.
! The stirring events of that primary and
( electoral campaign need not be reviewed
in this obituary article The ella shng
| claims of the conservative Republicans
on the one side and the liberal Repuhl-
| cans on the other need not be resur-
rected. suffice IL to say that Col. Roose-
welt, after having obtained very large
| majority of the vote in the prima ries
| in his contest against Mr.. taft was
nevertheless denied the reguls- nominal
| ton because Of the action OF the Re
pu9licau National Committee in unsFat-
! ing Roosevelt delegates and qualifying
| Taft delegates
Birth of the Progres.ive Party.
on n night never to he forgotten Mr.
RooseNCG'S partisans, obtaining consent
, from their leader at the Hotel Black
stone. arose in body, LETT the conven-
ton hall entered Il hall OF their own,
formed the Progressive party ard named
the Colonel as their standard bearer
with Hiram johnson of California as
their candidate for Vice Presideu:
ilunginG into the campaign the
Colonel exploded a phrase which nick.
: named the new party. Il feel Ike
| Bull Moose, he said, and Bull Moose
the party was called thereafter
During his Progressive campaigning
in Milwaukee for the Presidency the
candidate was shot by John Schrank, 4
New Yorker, who was found to be 4
maniac. Col. Roosevelt was just sea-
ing himself in an automobile for the
drive TO the Auditorium, where he was
To deliver an important address. when
Srnrank sent the bullet into his chest
ut short range.
ON the instant 'hcrc was a movement
to deal summarily with Schrank, but
col. Roosevelt was cool. and hims IN
festia aimed the crowd until Schrank was
taken properly into custody.
spoke Despite His Wound.
The bullet, having passed through the
candidates heavy ovcrcoat and his
other clothing, nifty pages Of manu-
script and his spectacle case. had pene-
trated only two inches into the right
breast. He was able to proceed TO the
Auditorium and against the advice of
friends and physicians made a speech
lasting ffty-threc minutes.
This feat. which drew the applause |
OF the world and caused all Americans, |
Irrespective OF their political beliefs. to
sloryf 81 sch an indoIni'ablc will and |
such fortitude. seemed to produce no '