Evening journal., 1919-01-06
COL. ROOSEVELT
dies SUDDENLY
fContInued from nage one.l

had refused 10 nominate him, he turn
ed his strength 10 Senator Lodge. The
latter however, failed OF nomination
and Charles e. Hughes was named TO
oppose Woodrow Wilson. Hughes then
gained fun support OF Col Roosevelt.
Roosevelt's war record was full OF
patriotic movements. His opposition
10 the Democratoc administration In
It's conduct Of the war also was
marked.
At the outbreak Of hostllltles he
wanted TO raise a division or soldiers
and head an expedition TO France. His
offer was refused.
He was a polneer In the plea for
military preparedness in the United
army and powerful navy long before
this country entered The war.
The FIRST claim TO national fame by
Roosevelt came when he organized and
took 10 Cuba, Roosevelt's Rough Rid
ers. Malor-General Leonard Wood. now
In command OF a division OF the United
States army. helped him organize this
command Of division Of the United
States army. helped him organize this
command Gen. Wood al that time
was surgeon In the army.
II was largely the result az this regi-
ments work at the battle Of San Juan
Hill that Roosevelt returned So New
York, a popular hero. He was elected
governor of New York In 1899 just af-
ter the close OF the Spanish-American
war and In 1900 was elected Vice
President Of the United States with
Mckinley.
On September "a, 1901 Roosevelt be-
come President on McKinley's assassi-
nation. On November rs, 1901, Roose-
welt was elected President.
In 1912 after he had retired from the
Presidency he announced his candidacy
10 succeed William Howard Taft.
He became the candidate Of the Pro-
gressive party which he organized at
Chicago after the Republican party de-
clined TO accept him as its candidate.
Woodrow Wilson defeated him.
II was during this campaign R0ose-
vetl narrowly escaped death when
bullet intended for him by John
Schrank. in Milwaukee, struck the case
containing his spectacles and was de-
ilected from his lungs through his
shoulder. His health had been poor
since the attack. Schrank was sent 10
a Wisconsin asylum.
As police commissioner Of the city Of
New York Roosevelt cleaned up things,
braving dangers no one ever had dared
before him in order TO sweep the city
clean.
He was twice married, the first time
TO Alice Hathaway Lee, daughter Of
George Cabot Lee. She died in 1884.
His second wife was Edith Kermit
Carow, daughter Of Charles Carow, Of
New York whom he married in 1886. |
She survives him.
One son, Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt,
was shot down In an sirplane on the
western front last summer.
The Colonel was planning a trip TO
Europe to visit Quentin's grave. This
trip was to be made as soon as he had
sufficiently recovered his health. The
death OF Quentin was severe shock
to Roosevelt and Is believed TO have
hastened his end
Archie Roosevelt, another son, was
wounded by shrapnel on the Toul front
and was decorated with the French war
cross. as he lay on the operating table.
This GROSS was Colonel nooseveit's
most priced possession.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was gassed
during the lighting at Cantigny. Ker-
NIT Roosevelt fought with both Brit
sh and American armies. Colonel
Roosevelt was looking forward to a re-
union Of the whole family when all his
boys returned from the war. He had
two daughters. Alice. daughter OF his
FIRST wife, married Congressman Mich |
olas LongwOrth, Of Ohio. Ethel mar
ried DR.. Richard Derby.
Roosevelt was for many years con-
tributing editor to The outlook. and
later to the Metropolitan Magazine. |
Lately he had been writing for the |
Kansas City Star.
AS an explorer, he gained consider
able fame. The River OF Doubt In |
South America was MAPPED by him I'M
medlately after leaving the Presidency |
he went on a big game hunting trip to |
Africa where the natives called him .
"Bwana Twombo." He wrote num-
ber OF books on big game hunting and I
died in the midst OF his trophies.
Life One Long Adventure.
Colonel Theodore RoOsevelts life was /
one long adventure.
He sought dangerous situations In |
public life, In the wilds OF the western |
United States, in the jungles OF Africa |
and the unexplored regions Of South |
America.
He fearlessly attacked public men In
this country and on one occasion he
spoke In the Guildhall, London, be-
rating the British for their treatment /
of the Egyptians. The British foreign
heard the speech. He Criti-
cised American commercial spirit" In
speech in Brazil. At one time he de-
ned the German fleet, giving il ten days 4
to move from Venezuelan waters and |
then reduced the time. declared he
would blow Il out II II didn't move.
Colonel Roosevelt was one Of the few
Presidents OF the United States to leave
the country after his term Of office. His
trips 10 Africa and South America were
historical. Both were made in interests
OF science.
on his trip to Africa, leaving the
United States March %. 1909, he COW
cred 2s.433 miles, spending practically |
Il months In the African jungles. He
visited the capital Of nearly every coun-
try on the two eastern continents, hob
nobbed with rulers and diplomats. De-
grees were conferred on him by the
Of Egypt. Lelpsic, Sor-
bonne, Berlin. Christianla, Cambridge
and oxford. He was received In audi
ence by the Kings Of Uganda, Italy,
Belgium. Norway and England, Emper-
ors of Austria and Germany and Queen
W'uhelmina OF the Netherlands, the
Grown Princes Of Denmark and Sweden