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ROOSeUeLfs Career
Started By Uniform
Apple Barrel Plank

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. July L
Tho village OF Hyde Park, birthplace
and summer residence Of Franklin d.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary Of the
navy and Democratic candidate for the
vice presidency, received quietly but
with citation, the news that its favorite
political son had been named as run
ming mate Of Gov. James NJ. Cox. The
Associated Press carried the first news
of his nomination to Mr.. Roosevelt $
residence. Mrs. James Roosevelt, his
mother, said that she had heard nothing
from her son, but expected he would
return to Washington before coming to
the family home in Hyde Park IN or
der to clean up the business which has
accumulated al his desk in the navy de-
partment during his absence at the
convention.
Roosevelt first sprang into political
prominence in 1910 when he was draft
ed by the Democrats of the Twenty
eighth New York senatorial district,
consisting OF the counties of Duchess,
Putnam and Columbia, in an effort to
defeat Senator John F. Schlosser, OF
Beacon, who was a candidate for re-
election Roosevelt was successful. roll
ing up a majority of 1866 in the Demo-
cratic landslide which carried John A,
Dix into the governors chair One of
the stories still told of his first cam
paign by local politicians is that he
corralled the farmer vote by running
on a platform which advocated uniform
apple barrels.
Roosevelt was reelected in 1912. but
resigned his seat March II. 1913, TO ac-
cept the appointment as assistant sec
rotary of the navy. His most famous
exploit in the state senate was his lead
ershlp of the insurgents who opposed
the election Of William F. Sheehan to
the United States senate. After three
months deadlock. James A. O'Gorman
was elected with ROosevelts concur
renee.
Since Roosevelt's appointment to the
navy department he has spent most OF
his time in Washington. returning dur
| ing the summer and on holiday trips to
visit his mother. He has never relin-
| pushed his deep interest In Hyde Park
| however, and Is still one of its foremost
citizens and one of the leading parish
| toner's of st. James Episcopal church
which the Roosevelt family has attend
| ed for years. He Is a frequent visitor
in Poughkeepsie, and active in county
| Democratic councils.
Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park Jan
| 30, 1882, the son OF James and Sara De-
lano Roosevelt. He is distant relative
Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt on his ia
theirs side, and of the Aston family
| through his mother He attended the
| Groton school and graduated at Har-
| ward in 1904 and Columbia Law school
York bar the same year. He practiCed
at first with Carter, Lcdyard & Mil
burn, Of New York. and then became a
member of the firm Of Marvin, Hooker
| & Roosevelt.
Roosevelt married Anna Elanol
| Roosevelt, niece of the late Col, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and daughter of Eliot
Roosevelt. March II, 1905 They have
| five children Roosevelt divides his
time when at home between his family
| his interest in local affairs and tennis
for which he displays his chief sporting
enthusiasm, He is extremely demo
| cratic in manner and is popular
| throughout the country.
In New York he is a member Of the
| City. Harvard. Knickerbocker and
| Racquet and Tennis clubs. while he is
| affiliated with the Army and Navy
! Metropolitan and University clubs OF
| Washington
At the Roosevelt home last night it
was said he Is expected to return here
| from the convention for a rest of sov,
cral days He had originally planned a
| trip to Canada it was said, hut tho
nomination may cause him 10 abandon
| it,