Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-07

/ iatlons over the honor that has come to-
| You. L am very much delighted that wes
/ are associated together in the contest 81
In discussing Mr. Roosevelt Governor
Cox characterized him as a very yigor-;
Gus, outstanding, courageous and progres ..
siye Democrat.
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech before the.
national committee in Chicago last
winter made a very strong impression. -
said the governor He spoke in DAYTON
last winter on Americanization, and his
ADDRESS at that time was very favorabIy-
commented all over the country. His
service at Washington has given him a
VIDE experience and mountaineering 50
The governor added that RooseveLt
was very good ''stumper''.
Governor Cox tonight wired Edward
Il. Moore, his campaign manager at San
Francisco, saying:
"Hareiy, II ever. has the magnifi-
cent fight which you made heen
equalled In national convention.
Generalship matched support from
the ranks and that Is saylnu much
for both. Congratulations and
thanks"
San Francisco, July 6.-Elated as a
boy over his nomination by acclanation
Tuesday as vice presidential candidate
OF the Democratic party, Franklin d.
Roosevelts first act on hearing the news
from the convention hall was to send
a telegram Of greeting to Governor Cox.
the presidential candidate
THE sincere congratulations and
warm regards of your team mate
are all yours" the MESSAGE said.
will stop off on my way east to
convey them to you In person"
The presentation of his name to the.
convention came as a complete surpriss
and the nomination had upset all his
previous plans for the summer. he said.
DE was busy Mt his hotel room writings
messages to his family, now in summer
quarters on the Maine coast, when a
AIRY Daniels. arrived TO congratulate,
am The vice presidential candidate,
ilned with Secretary Daniels, Admiral
todman and officers of the Pacific fleet
aboard the flagship New Mexico tonight.
he will leave for Dayton Wednesday.
Mr.. Roosevelt had no formal state-
cent to make regarding his nomination..
lie indicated, however. that he expected
vigorous nationwide campaign to be-.
onducted anl 70 devote some of his own
ime to the western states
Poughkeepsie, \. Y, July 6.-Tha it,,
lie village of Hyde Park. birthplace and;
nmmer residence of Franklin p. Roose-
ELF. assistant secretary of the navy and
Democratic candidate for vice president.
eceived quietly but with elation this eve
ing the news that its favorite political
on had been named as running mate to
Governor James NJ. Cox The Associa-
I'd Press carried the first news OF his
to Mr.. Roosevelt's residence.
Irs. James Roosevelt, his mother, said
ne had heard nothing from her son but
Spected he would return to Washington
afore coming to the family home ats
yde Park in order to clean up the bus
ess which has accumulated at his desk
the navy department.
First Prominence.
Mr. Roosevelt first sprang into polit-
al prominence in 1910 when he was
'afted by the Democrats of the 22th
ew York state senatorial district in an
tort t. defeat Scilator John r. Schlos-
7 or heacon who was candidate for
election. Roosevelt was successful,
'iling up majority of 356 in the DEM
,ratic landslide that carried John A.
TX into the governors chair. One of
e stories still told of Mr.. Rooseyelt's
rst campaign by local politicians, is
at he corraled the farmer vote by
inning on a platform which advocated
llform apple barrels
-
1t resigned his seat on March II, 1913
accept the appointment of assistant
cretary of the navy. His most famous
plot in the state was his leadership
the insurgents who opposed the cleo
IN of William f. Sheehan to the United
ates senate.
After three months deadlock. James
0sGorman was elected with Mr..
,osevelt's concurrence.
Mr. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park.
nuary 30, 1882, the son of James and
ra Delano Roosevelt. He is dis
Mt relative Of Colonel Theodore Roose-
1t on his fathers" side and of the
stor family through his mother.
Since MFR. Roosevelt"s appointment to
the navy department he has spent
,st Of his time In Washington, return-
, during the summer months and on
liday trips to visit his mother He
= never relinquished his deep interest
HYDE Park, however, and is still one
it's foremost citizens and one of the
ding parishoners OF ST. James Episco4
/ church which the Roosevelt family
) attended for years He is a frequent
itor in Poughkeepsie aud active In
inty Democratic councils. 4
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