The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-24

as a newsboy on the sidewalks of New York and worked at hts first job in the smelly precincts of the Fulton fish market. That gover- nor. of course, was Alfred E. smith.
 Today the state of New York offers for the same high office an- other governor, who was born of one of the first families of the state, reared in the lap of luxury. educated by private tutors and at Harvard and whose wedding was attended by president of the United States.
 Tise new candidate, of course, is Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, now serving his second two-year term at the State Capitol here.
 Such is the colorful contracts in thetRlives of the Empires States two gmost recent governors and be- tween whom--until they broke just reccntly---a Damon and Pythias friendship had existed since they entefed politics together in the New York legislature 20 years ago.
 Fifty years old. tall. broad- shOuldered, a deep-chested and blessed with n winning smile, Gov ernor Roosevelt is one of the bus lest men in Albany.
 His average day begins nt s n. m. when he wakes, breakfasts in bed and the newspapers are brought to him to read there.
 After going over his personal mall with a stenographer. he dons a dressing gown and rises to great political associates.
 At 10, he goes to the state house and his round of appointments be- gins. There IS time out for lunch served at his desk---and then the series of conferences is resumed until p. m.
 He goes home, swlms for 15 1nifutes in a private pool that has been built in one of the conserva- tories of the executive mansion, takes Q short nap and then dresses for dinner. There are always din. ner guests-from Ave to 25 in mum. ber.
 After dinner. he reads the news- papers, works on speeches, mes- sages and pardon applications and then piles into bed to read detec- tive stories until midnight.
 The story of the Roosevelts in New York--meanlng the gover- nOr's ancestors--goes back to the year t644 when Claes Martenzen van Roosevelt and his brothers came over from Holland and set- tied along the Hudson river.
 From this line came President Theodore Roosevelt, q fifth cousin of'the governor, and also the gov ernor's wife, formerly Miss Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She was q niece of the president and also Governor Roosevelts sixth cousin.
 So 1t happened that when Frank lin D. Roosevelt and Anna Flea nor Roosevelt were married at his fathers fashionable New York city home in 1905, President Roosevelt attended the ceremony and gave away the bride. one of the brides maids was Alice Roosevelt. now Mrs Nicholas Longworth.
 "Well," said the famous Teddy as he beamed on his distant cousin and his young niece. "I glad you are keeping the name in the fam fly, anyway"
 All the Roosevelts were Demo. crats except the presidents line. '"E R.'s" own father left the party and joined the Republican ranks during the Civil War.
 On the 500-acre Duchess coun- tys estate of his father---who was vice president of the Delaware & Hudson railroad-Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on Jan. 30, 1882.
 Amid wealth and plenty, the boy grew to young manhood. He had French and German gover- nessses and private tutors, spent his vacations at his fathers sum- mer home In Maine.
 The governors earliest recollec. ton concerns storm at sea while returning from a visit to Europe with his parents on the White Star liner Germanic.
 As Franklin Roosevelt grew old-