Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-09
Roosevelt S Home
Life Considered Ideal


pOlHHkkEpslE n. y. luly p.
rhc little Village % Hyde Park, The
birthplace and SUMMER residence 81
Franklin ID Roosevelt. assistant see
retary of The navy and Democratic
candidate Tor The vice president.
received quietly hui with clation The
news that iis favoriie political son
had been named ns running mate To
Governor Jamcs NJ Cox. The Assn.
tiaicd prcss carried The first news
of hls nomination 10 nooseNeli's resi-
deuce
Mrs. JAMES Rooscvnii. his moiher.
,aid she had heard noihlnr from her
son. hui expected thai hc would re-
iurn in Washington before coming
10 The family homc IN Hyde Park. M
ir,lrr io clean ~ the husin,s which
has accumulated AZ bis desk IN the
Navy Department duripp hts ah
i9nCe nj The convention.
Roosevelt first spfnng into pnlili
'll prominence In 1910 when hc was
drafted hy the Democrats nf The
wrniy.einhih New York state soma
orial district IN an effort in defeat
lohn u. Schlosser NJ Brasnn. whn
VAS candidate Tor rcdettion
lunseyrli was successful. rnlline iin
] majority Of 80 in The Democratic
landslide which carricd lnhn 4. Dix
into the guycrnnrs chair. One uf
be- stories still told of Rnoscvelts
first campaign hy local politicians II.
hat he cnrrallcd ihf farmer vole by
'unnine ON n platform which advo.
'aicd uniform apple barrels
Roosevelt was reelected IN 1912.
'ui resigned his seal ON March ".
1919. tn accept the appointment oi
ssielari secretary " The navy. Hi.
most famous exploit n The state
rnaic WAS his leadership NJ The ~.
prprnis WIN opposed election NJ
William y. Shcehan IN the United
States senate. Afirr three months
ieadlurk. James OGorman was
'lcrird with Ronsrsclts roncur.
RENEE.
sinre Rnoscycll's appointment 10
be- navy department hc has spent
lind nr his iimr IN Washington rr
turning during the summer month";
MI on holiday trips tn visit hi.
mother. He hrs mover rrlin1iishcd
his deep Interest IN Hyde Park. how
Ver. and h .lill one NJ ~ foremost
liizrns and onr of The leading par
shioners of 81. lamrs' EnisVpal
,hurch. whi-h The Ro0scvcli family
hes attended for years. lc u q
frequent visitor IN pnughkeopsir,
nd nrlivr In county Democratic
'ouncils.
Roosevelt WIS horn IN Hyde park
ianunry n. 1872. iho -nn of lnmrs
,n,l Sira Roosevelt lir is-a distant
rrlnliyr of Coluncl Theodor'' Ronsr
,rli on his fnihrr's side. and uf lhc
Nsior fnmil, through his mother
'ic attended ihr Grninn schnnl and
was graduated from Harvard n 1901
md lhr Columbia law srhuol IN i,Hi7
'ninr admitted to The New York bar
~ The same wear. IT, praciicrd nj
'irsi with Carter i."dyari a MI
hurn nf New Nork. and then hrrum'
. mpmhrr ~ The firm of Marvin
Hooker & Roosevelt
Roosevelt married Anna flranul
nonscvcli. nircr of tie late Cnlune
fhrminrc Roosevelt. and daughter
nf Eliot Roosevelt March A. lN6
they haNc five children Roosr, I'll
divides his Time when At home be-
wen hi- family. his interest IN 10
al affairs and tennis for which h'
lsplays his chief sporting enlhusi
fsm. llr Is acknowledgements b
manner aud II popular throughou
ihe county.
IN Nrw York. Roosevelt Is Nom
her of the City harvard. knickrr
booker and Rlcduel and Tenni
mhs. while he is affiliated with M
Army and Navy Metropolitan an
/ University clubs At Washington.