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Show Theodore, Jr., Will lie Candidate Candi-date for State Legislature Next November. WILL LIKELY RUN IN OYSTER BAY DISTRICT lias Had Political Aspirations for Several Years, and Has Made It a Study. By Leased AVtro to The Tribune. NHW YORK, Feb. 12. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is not only to be married mar-ried this spring, but. he is to make his first slop in politics before tho end" of 1D10. It became known today that the young man will be a candidate for the state legislature in the" stato cloc-i tions next November, either from the Oyster' Bay or one of tho city districts. dis-tricts. It is a peculiar coincidence that his distinguished father entered politics by way of tho stato assembly at the ago of 2-1. Young Theodore will be 2-1 when he takes his seat at Albany. It is regarded re-garded as certain he will be elected, whether he starts iu Oyster Bay or New-York. New-York. t. is a further coincidence that tho elder Roosevelt made his first mark in politics by fighting a corrupt legislative legis-lative ring in his own party and the 3'oung Theodore will inaugurato his advent ad-vent to tho assembly by a determined fight on t.ho black horse cavalry element; ele-ment; in the legislature uncovered by the Allds-Cougcr bribery scandal. Longs for Political . Honors. Y'oung Thoodore Roosevelt's plans became be-came public as a result, of the talk caused by tho announcement of his engagement. en-gagement. He has had political aspirations aspira-tions for several vcars. Tn collego and since he has been a close student not only of political economy, but of current cur-rent politics and has specialized to some extent in tho art of oratory. His father told him if lie went to work, mado good at whatever trade he undertook under-took and still desired to go into politics, not only would he consent, but would give him all the help possible. The young man lias niado good. He started in a carpet factory at Thomp-sonvillc, Thomp-sonvillc, Conn., at the bottom, and by hard work and close attention to business, busi-ness, ho has earned promotion after promotion, pro-motion, until ho is slated for a good position in the New York office of tho concern at a salary which will permit: him to assume the duties and responsibilities respon-sibilities of a family. Theodore, Jr., would not talk for publication concerning concern-ing his political plans lodny. but some of his close friends have been informed of his ambition and thoroughly approve. ap-prove. Expects to Hear from Father. When asked if ho had heard from his father in response to the cabled announcement an-nouncement of his engagement to Miss Eleanor Alexander, lie smiled and said: "Not ynt: but it's all right. J know, and expect to hoar almost any time. .1 onlv hope the reply will not come in Uganda or whatever language they speak in Africa." ' Miss Alexander is thoroughly in sympathy sym-pathy with M.r. Roosevelt's determination determina-tion to make a political career for himself him-self and has no doubt of his ability to do it. "Whv shouldn't he go into politics?'' poli-tics?'' sh(! said. "X am sure it. offers a career which may well claim tho ambition am-bition of auv American. J havo no doubt, either, that Mr. Rooscvolt wijl be successful in anvthiiig he undertakes." |