Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-07
BIRTHPLACE Of
ROOSEVELT GETS
NEWS Of CHOICE
Hyde Park, N. Y. Receives
Quietly, But With EIation,
Word Of His Nomination
BY the Democrats.
10y MORNING JOURNAL spsc,.. LEASED w,.sI

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, July g.
The little village of Hyde Park,
birthplace and summer residence
of Franklin ID, Roosevelt, assist
ant secretary of the navy, and
democratic candidate for the vice
presidency, received quietly but
with elation this evening the news
that its favorite political son had
been named as running mate to
Governor James NJ. Cox. The AS
sOciated Press carried the first
news of his nomination to Mr.
Roosevelts residence.
Mrs. James Roosevelt. his
mother, said she had heard moth
ing from her son, but expected
hat he would return to Washing
ton before coming to the family
nome in Hyde Park, in order to
clean up the business which has
accumulated at his desk in the
navy department during his alb
sence at the convention,
Drafted BY the Democrats.
Mr. Roosevelt first sprang into
political prominence In 1910 when
he was drafted by the democrats
of the twenty eighth New York
state senatorial district, in an ef-
fort to defeat Senator John f..
Schlosser. of Beacon, who was u
candidate for reelection. Roose-
velt was successful, rolling up n
majority of 1856 in the democratic
landslide which carried John A,
Dix into the governors chair. One
of the stories still told of Mr..
Roosevelts first campaign by To-
cal politicians is that he corralled
the farmer vote by running on u
platform which advocated uniform
apple barrels,
Mr.. Roosevelt was reelected In
1912, but resigned his seat on
March II, 1913, to accept the APP
pontment of assistant secretary
of the navy lis most famous
exploit In the state senate was his
leadership of the insurgents who
opposed the election OF William
r. Sheehan TO the, United States
senate. After three months dead
lock, James O'Gorman was elect
ed with Mr. Roosevelts concur
currence.
Since Mr.. Roosevelts appoint
ment to the navy depart
ment he has spent most OF his
time in Washington, returning
during the summeI months and
on holiday trips to visit his mother.
lie has never relinquished his
deep interest in Hyde Park. how
ever, and Is stilI one of its fore
most citizens and one of the lead
ing parishioners of St James
Episcopal church, which the
Roosevelt family has attended for
years. He Is a frequent visitor
in Poughkeepsie and active In
county democratic councils.
Mr.. Roosevelt was born In Hyde
Park, January 80, 1882. the son
of James and Sara Delano Roose-
welt. He is q distant relative OF
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt on his
fathers side, and of the Astor
family through his mother. lie
attended Groton school and was
graduated from Harvard in 1904
and the Columbia law school in
1907, being admitted to the New
York bar in the same year. He
practiced at first with Carter, Led
yard and Mllburn of New York,
and then became a member of the
firm of Marvin, Hooker and Roose-
Welt
Mr.. Roosevelt married Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt, niece of the
late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
and daughter of Eliot Roosevelt,
March II, 1906. They have five
children Mr.. Roosevelt divides
his time when at nome between
his family, his interest in local
affairs, and tennis, for which he
displays his chief sporting en-
thusiasm. He is extremely demo-
cratic in manner, and is popular.
throughout the county.
In New York, Mr.. Roosevelt is
a member of the City. Harvard,
Knickerbocker, and Racquet and
Tennis clubs, while he is affiliated
with the army and navy, metro
politan and university clubs at
Washington