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Show Biographical Sketch of President Roosevelt Tbeojore Ro.eit. ho succeeds to the prcs.oerw, was Oon. In New Vnr. O.y. father. Taeodor Roosevelt. ... a meiehenl and philanthropist The boy rigid discipline and .,.lrm..K'm built up for hia vigor and strength. He w pre-psred pre-psred foreo.lege I. private 'b. .nd ... ( rsdustcd at Harvard in Issu. aod traveled for a while n Kur..pe Mr studied la. tor brief lime, but speedily became Interested In pull lies, and ID 11 .a. elected U lb loer bouse of tbe legislature from lh Twenty-first district of Sr. York. and .ast.ir r. -elected, serving three term, tb 5rl two of which r wllb Ivctnorrslle xs;orlty. but ' 'he "" prominent. od mad himself famous In promoting the passage of Ibtm New York civil serr're Un. After bin legislative service he bought a ranch la North Dakota where he raised callle end bfmr noted fortsnian. Id he was tne Republican candidate for mayor of Se. York. against Henry George, fnlted l.tlxir. ud Abram S Hewitt. llem.KTml. the latter being elected lo 1-w President Harrison appointed him a rlvll service commissioner, com-missioner, be serving enVicnlly until IW. when be resigned. In Mas. ! became president presi-dent of the Nrw lork cut board of pollci com-mis.ionrrs. com-mis.ionrrs. In tha reiurtu administration of Mayor Strong. In ihls position he established a policy of strict enforcement of h.Uor nd Sunday Sun-day la.s. aod thin around much opposition, but It stopped police protection of vice aod re-alort-d discipline lo the forc. Vr Ko.eelt .as appointed assistant secretary sec-retary of the navy In April lsv7. and waa prominent prom-inent In the preparation, lor the Spanish war. which eame lu the next rear. When hoettll-tle hoettll-tle were Imminent, ha resigned, and waa mainly instrumental In raising tha first regiment regi-ment of volunteer cavalry, which eama to be known as the Kouch Hitlers; of Ihla force ba was made llrulenant-eolonel. the colonel being Ir Leonsrd Wood, alnre mde major-general and military goyernor of Cube This force t.s.k an active part 10 the siege and capture of Santiago de Cuba tin the outbreak of the yellow fever. Colonel Hcsos-rell joined In a round robin denisnding tbe return of the troops tothenortb. which was relunctantly ordered by Serreiary Alter Colonel K.sisevell returned with his command lo M.mtauk l'olnt. In August, lows, he was nominated for governor gov-ernor l.r the Republicans of New Yurk. and elected by 17. 7s over Augustus Van Wyck. the Itemocratie nominee. Asgovernor be reformed the administration of the canals, promoted purity and cffl.-leucy In the civil service, and eevurcd the passage of lass taxing corpora-lions, corpora-lions, and establishing tbe principle of street-franchise street-franchise taxation Id la.i he ass nominsted for vice president by the Kcpul.n.-ans. and elected AS AN Al'Tllnlt. Mr. Ro.scrrit less been a voluminous author. Id Isk.. be p it.hsi.ed A Nial History of the War of isi.v th--n In IwsS. ' Hunting Trips of a ltam hmiti ' a Life of Thomas H. Denton In I c-.se. and a l..fe of c louverneur Horns In lw?l In I a. ".ssa In Practical Politics," Slid ILarirh Life ., ! Hunting Trail " In s.V he lsu- .l The tt .unlng of the West." In 1S. a -H. story of Vuik c. '....' -u I'.:., "1 he Wilderness H-imer ' In l-vt. the tnird volume Of The W . iii.ii, w .,f the West ." In l7. a vr.'. un.e of r.say.. 'Am. rt.an I. Lais." In l-'.. The K.KKK lii l.rs. In s... h.s "Life of Ol vr romwetl." an t In the san.e year a volume ul a-l.lr.-sse, under the title. -Tha Sir. ii. ious Lite II- also rolli.lsirated with Senator Ib-nry I l...!.e in writing "Hero Ta.es from American History." and aided Will. am La.r.l ( ica... in the preparation of -The K,, a! S..vv " As an auihor his stvle Is vigorous and .l;r.yl. tr.l li" is a controversialist controversia-list of great force. li s chief trait, bothsa author and man. Is bis intense Americas patriotism . |