Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-07
FRANKLIN 'SL|FE
LIKE THAT OFT. R.
Both Were in State Legislature
and Assistant Secretary
of Navy.

New York, July Franklin Delsno
Roosevelt's nomination as the Democratic
candidate for Nice-President adds another
chapter to career that closely parallels
that of his illustrious relative of the same
name. Before he was thirty, Mr.. Roose-
welt, like Theodore Roosevelt, was a
member of the New York State Legisla-
ture; both served as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy in their thirties; at thirty
eight Franklin ID. Roosevelt is a candidate
for Vice-Presdent, four years younger
than Theodore Roosevelt when he was
chosen to run with William Mckinley.
There is n dual relationship between
the two Roosevelts. The Democratic
nominee is a fifth cousin of the former
President, and he also married a daugh-
ter of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roose-
velt's brother, which made Theodore
Roosevelt his uncle by marriage.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt was born in
Hyde Park, Dutchess county, n. Y,
January 30, 1882, the son of James and
Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. OF Dutch
origin, the family came from Holland in
ried with Flemish, Scotch and Irish settlers
of what is now the city of New York.
Graduated from Harvard in 1904 with
the degree of A. b., after having re-
ceived his preliminary education at Gro
ton School Graduated from Columbia
Law School three years later and was adj
mitted TO the New York State Bar.
Up to 1910 Mr.. Roosevelt practiced
law, first with the firm of Carter, Led
yard and Milburn, and then with Marvin,
Hooker and Roosevelt, of which he was a
member.
In the 1910 State campaign he was
nominated for State Senator IN the
district comprising Dutchess, Putnam
and Columbia counties, which for
twcnty-eight years previously had been
represented by a Republican. Young
Roosevelt as his Dutchess county
ncighbOrs knew him., made a vigorous
campaign and SURPRISED the old-line
politicians by gaining a decisive victory.
In the l9l1-I2 sessions of the Leglsla-
ture Senator Roosevelt gained applause
rs an anti-Tammany Democrat. lie be-
came the leader of band OF about
thirty Senators and Assemblymen who
opposed the nomination of William T..
Sheehan to the Senate of the United
States and waged a successful fight
against the Tammany machine, which
finally resulted in Mr.. Sheehan S defeat.
In 1912 he was one of the leaders OF
n progressive movement within the New
York State democracy. He was at the
head of the Empire State Democracy,
which advocated the nomination OF
Woodrow Wilson In Baltimore in 1912
In this Presidential fight Mr.. Roosevelt
again opposed the Tammany machine.
Despite the opposition of the Tammany
leaders MIR Roosevelt was renominated
and reelected State Senator in 1912,
carrying district which went over
whelmingly Republican for the other
candidates.
In March. 1913, he resigned from the
New York State Senate TO accept an APP
pointment as Assistant Secretary of the
Navy by Woodrow Wilson, post which
he occupied during the war and m which
he still continues.
Mr. Roosevelt is a member Of the
Episcopal Church and served for several
years as vestryman and on important
committees of the Diocese of New York.
When at his home in HYDE Park, \. Y,
Mr.. Roosevelt attends St. James Episco-
pal Church.
Mr. Roosevelt in 1905 married Miss
Eleanor Roosevelt Of Germantown, y. y.
They have three children-Anna, James
and Elliott.