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Show Roosevelt- Who they are. Tlicodorc Roosevelt nominee for president was known as one of the most unique and picturesque figures In American public life when ho was elected to the vlcc-prcsldcncy In 1000 and succeeded to the presidency aycar later through the death of President Mc'Klnley. His diversified and vigorous vigor-ous activities had not only brought him recognition and advancement In public life, but won for him renown on the Held of battle, In the bad lands of Die west, as ranchman, hunter and cowboy, and also In the more peaceful peace-ful pursuit of honors in the literary world. In contravention of well established tradition concerning national heroes, the president was born In a great city. His birthplace was Kast Fourteenth street, Ts'ew York City, and the date October M, 1858, which made him the youngest president when lie succeeded to that high oillcc thicc years ago. His father, Tlieodoic, belonged loan old and wealthy Knlckbockcr family, and his mother was a descendant of Aicliibald Hullock, lirst president of Georgia dm lug the Revolution. As the joiing Roosevelt was exceedingly exceed-ingly frail from a physical standpoint, lie was sent to private schools during his early school ears in preparation for Harvard university to avoid the lough treatment of boys In the public schools. He was a devotee of all athletic sports at Harvaid and when he graduated grad-uated from that Institution in 1880 his health was cry much Improved. After Af-ter extended travel In Europe he ic-turned ic-turned to this country, studied law for a few months, and then plunged at once Into the maelstrom of municipal muni-cipal politics. He was elected In 1881 an assemblyman from the twcnty-llrst assembly district of New York. At Albany he was promptly dubbed a "Silk stocking," and a "freak" of a popular election. Mr. Roosevelt but 23 ycais old, soon succeeded in making himself a storm center. His best' known work in the legislature at Mils time was in connection with the passage pas-sage of the acts abolishing the fee system sys-tem in county orllccs and In depriving the board of alderman of their veto power of the mayor's appointments. This was a idle of the Tweed regime. In 1884 Mr. Roosevelt went to Chicago Chi-cago as it delegate to the Republican national convention. He opposed the nomination of Rlainc, but when Mr. Rlainc became the Republican choice, Mr. 'Roosevelt fell into line and worked work-ed for the party candidate's choice. After letlrlng fiom the legislature Mr. Roosevelt spent some of ills time at ills utnch in North Dakota. In 188(1 he was again in the turmoil of New Yoik politics. Heniy Cieoige was a candidate for mayor. Abram S. Hewitt was the nominee of the Democrats. Mr. Roosevelt was put In the Held by the Ucpubllcans. Mr. Hewitt won. Mr. Roosevelt next attracted notice as a hunter of big game. He delighted In hunting gii.ly beais and other tleice animals of the west. 1'iesidcnt Ilarrlsonln 18S1I appointed appoint-ed Hoosevelt United States civil service ser-vice commissioner. President Cleveland Cleve-land lctaiucd lilm hi onlce, although Mr. Uooscvelt lesigned hi 18!." to become be-come president of the New Yoik boaid of police coininlssloneis. Ills service as a police commissioner was of a most stienuous tjpoand he was accieditcd with effectually stopping the police blackmail of saloonkeepers. I'icsldent McKinley appointed Mr. |