QUAY, SENATOR MATTHEW S.,
215; last meeting with, 216
Quigg, Lemuel E., 164; interview
on governorship, 165
Quirinal, the, 287

RANCH LIFE, 76-95

Ranlett, F. J., on Roosevelt's

studies, 59, 60

Raphael, Otto, 131
Reading, love for, 32

Recall of judicial decisions, 65,
313

Referendum, 314

Reform, teamwork necessary in,

76

Reid, Mayne, 6

Remington, Frederic, 79

Republican

Party, need

of

Roosevelt for state campaign,
163; convention of 1900, 185-
187; convention of 1908, 276;
methods of convention of 1912,
317-319

Rhetoric, high standing in, in col-
lege, 60

Rhodes, James Ford, opinion of
Roosevelt, 326, 327

Right, love of a fight for the, 162
Ridicule, his feeling toward, 263,
264

Rifle Club, member of the, 42
Riis, Jacob, anecdote of Roose-

velt's childhood, 6, 77, 121;
quoted, 122, 123, 126, 132; in
campaign for governorship,
165; suggests Tenement House
Commission Bill, 169; urges
commutation of death sentence,

176

Rio Janeiro, 331

River of Doubt, the, 331, 333
Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt (sis-
ter of Theodore), incident of
speech at Union League Club,
98, 99, 100; letter to, 174
Roman Forum, 130
Rondon, Colonel, 331
Roosevelt, Alice Hathaway (Mrs.

Theodore Roosevelt, née Lee),
57; marriage, 62; death, 68; her
husband's grief, 77

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, née Ca-
row), marriage, 100; on in-
auguration day, 237, 348
Roosevelt, Elliot (brother of
Theodore), 76

Roosevelt, Kermit (son of Theo-
dore), with father in Africa,
281
Roosevelt, Martha, Mrs. Theodore
(mother of Theodore), com-
ment on her venturesome son,
6; her sense of humor, 7; her
son's boyish prank, 10; death,
68; her son's grief, 77
Roosevelt, Theodore (father of
Theodore), only man Roose-
velt ever feared, 7; sympa-
thetic interest in son's pas-
times, 16, 17
Roosevelt, Theodore, Gilman's
first impressions of, 1, 2;
"threads" of his character, 3-5;
John Burroughs' opinion of,
4; amusing incidents of child-
hood, 4-10; defective eyesight,
4; his "Museum of Natural
History", 5; a youthful es-
capade, 6; the remonstrant's
prayer, 7; instinct for retalia-
tion, 7-8; sense of humor, 8-11,
13, 14; boyhood development,
12-13, 15; his love for combat,
15; physical development, 16-
17; rowing a favorite pastime,
17-18; "self-made", 18-19; tim-
idity overcome by will, 19;
familiarity with French, 20;
two trips to Europe, 20; the
dominant quality, 21-23; the
Class of '80, 24-40; its title
to fame, 24; his life in college,
24-25; personal appearance, 25;
self-reliance and independence,
26; earnestness in debate, 27-
28; photograph of, 28; rescue
of horse, 29; torchlight parade,
29; studies and standing in col-
lege, 31-32; athletics, 32; Doc-
tor Sargent's report on, 33-
34; interest in sparring, 36-37;
innovations in the classroom,

Roosevelt, Theodore (Continued)
38-39; club membership, 41-42;
editor of Harvard Advocate,
42; his dining club, 42-44;
Charles G. Washburn's early
estimate of, 46; his shyness, 46-
47; Sunday School teacher, 49-
51; qualities mutually antag-
onistic, 51-53; youthful indig-
nation, 56; the picket fence,
58; studies and standing, 59-
61; first marriage, 62; visits
Europe, 62; climbs Matterhorn,
62; the crucial period, 63;
choice of profession, 63-64;
antipathy to legal methods, 64-
67; "twiceborn", 67-69; initia-
tion to politics, 69-70; elected
to the Assembly, 70; word for
reform, 71-74; in cowboy land,
76-95; disappointment in re-
form work, 76; death of wife
and mother, 77; asthmatic trou-
ble, 77; his ranch home, 78;
duties and pleasures of ranch
life, 80; experiences with cow-
boys, 80-81; "The Wilderness
Hunter" quoted, 82; unique
hotel experience, 84; cartoonist
humor, 85; the "call-down"
given, 85; the proposed duel,
"with rifles", 86; the "square
deal" exemplified, 86; a West-
ern story at the Sorbonne, 87-
88; his tactfulness, 88-89; a
sympathetic nature, 90; on the
round-up, 91; endurance of
pain, 92-98; influence with his
men, 94; trips to New York, 95;
correspondence with Jefferson
Davis, 95-96; question of the
mayoralty, 97; debate with St.
Clair McKelway, 98-99; nom-
inated for Mayor of New York,
100; defeated by Hewitt, 100;
visits England, 100; second
marriage, in London, 100; a
happy marriage, 101; takes up
residence at Sagamore Hill,
101; resumes literary work, 101;
"History of the Naval War of
1812", 102; "The Winning of

the West" result of his West-
ern experiences, 102; charac-
ter of his literary work, 102-
103; appointed Civil Service
Commissioner, 103; in Wash-
ington, 104; hunting trip in
the Rockies, 104-106; handling
a lawless guide, 105-106; close
call with a grizzly, 106; estab-
lishing the merit system, 106-
107; overcoming opposition,
107-109; practical tests for
fitness, 110; discomfiting a
Congressman, 111; Senator
Gorman's complaint, 112-113;
his handwriting, 113; applying
the merit-system rules, 114; a
falling out and reconciliation,
115-116; an idealist in reform,
116-117; the arduous tasks of
his life, 118; appointed Police
Commissioner, 119; the magni-
tude of the work, 120; trans-
forming and reforming the
force, 120-121; helpfulness of
Jacob Riis, 121; Riis' opinion
of, 122; faith in the people,
123; handling an anti-Semitic
demagogue, 124; disloyalty of
a fellow Commissioner, 124-
125; sharp practice by a dis-
missed patrolman, 126; his
trustful nature, 127; his per-
spicacity, 127-128; reliance on
the people, 128-129; the case
of the police lodging rooms,
129; his tenderness, 130; wide
range of his interests, 131; the
prophecy in his "History of
New York City", 132; the
"Happy Warrior", 133-162; his
most joyous experience, 134;
appointed Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, 135; Secretary
Long's opinion of, 135; return
to Washington, 136; the fight
for preparedness, 136; increas-
ing the efficiency of the Navy,
139; the orders to Dewey, 140;
sinking of the Maine, 141; en-
listment, 141; a joke warship,
142; intimacy with Leonard

re-

Roosevelt, Theodore (Continued)
Wood, 143; war declared,
143; declines first offer of
commission, 144; choice of the
title "The Rough Riders", 144;
formation and equipment of
the regiment, 145-146; a
calcitrant soldier, 147; ex-
ceeding authority, 148; his
courage in action, 148-149; in-
fluence with men of the regi-
ment, 150; morale of the
regiment, 151; Tony Gavin's
letter on, 152-157; sound ad-
vice to his men, 157; laughter,
158; humor perceptions, 158;
humorous breaches of military
etiquette, 159-160; sympathy
between his men and, 160; a
joke on the Rough Riders, 161;
love of combat for the right,
162; bas-relief of, 162; arrival
at Montauk Point, 163; the
"Man on Horseback", 163;
drafted for governorship, 164;
Platt's aversion to and need for,
164; interview with Quigg,
Platt's agent, 164; nominated
for Governor, 165; his dra-
matic campaign, 166; election,
166; opposed by extreme Inde-
pendents, 166; his energy and
industry in office, 168; writes
"The Rough Riders" and
"Oliver Cromwell", 168; four
important measures, 169; oppo-
sition of Platt and the bosses,
169; coöperation with Platt,
170; a bold stand, 171; strug-
gle over the Insurance Bill,
171; Platt's bluff "called", 172-
173; what he could do, 173;
his opinion of his position, 174;
relations with the reporters,
175; attitude toward capital
punishment, 175-176; close of
his term, 176; his beautiful
home life, 177 et seq.; molding
his children's characters, 180;
letters to his children, 180; en-
joyment of the governorship,
181; the turning point, 182; de-

sires a second term, 183; op-
posed by Platt, 183; slated for
the Vice-presidency, 184; futile
remonstrance of, 184-186; John
Hay's letter, 184; Platt's threat
and the rejoinder, 186; the
Convention of 1900, 186; nomi-
nates McKinley, 186; Conven-
tion out of hand, 186; nomi-
nated for Vice-president, 187;
disappointment and depression,
187; a man of destiny, 187; in
the campaign, 188; power in
his manner as a public speak-
er, 188; eagerness to hear him,
189; courage in debate, 190;
joy in the campaign work, 192;
growth in public favor, 193;
his ambition, 193-196; prophecy
of Speck von Sternberg, 194;
generous sentiment to Curtis
Guild, 197; election, 197; hunt-
ing trip to Colorado, 197; con-
siders study of law, 198; con-
sults Mr. Justice White, 198;
assassination of McKinley,
199; death of McKinley, 200;
takes oath of office as Presi-
dent, 200; the Presidential
plateau, first half, 201-228;
continues McKinley policies,
202; consultation with leaders,
203; the Booker T. Washington
incident, 203-205; amusing ex-
perience of John Morley at
White House, 205; the Indian-
ola post office, 206; his view
of the Negro Problem, 207;
conferences with Doctor Wash-
ington, 208; Labor and Capi-
tal, 209; handling the coal
strike, 210-214; enjoyment of
"Mr. Dooley", 214; relations
with Senator Quay, 215; his
democratic spirit, 216; enjoy-
ment of his work, 217; his con-
fidence, 217; growth in public
esteem, 218; sharp talk to Ger-
man Ambassador, 218; the
Perdicaris-Raisuli affair, 219;
Miss Hale's portrait of, 221;
attendance at church, 222;

Roosevelt, Theodore (Continued)
greatest contribution to the
world, 223; the Panama Canal,
224 et seq.; difficulties with Co-
lombia, 225 et seq.; appoint-
ment of Goethals, 228; desire
for election to full term, 230;
opinion of Carlyle, 231; de-
sire to reach the plain people,
233; use of the Press, 233;
relations with Senator Hanna,
233; letter to d'Estournelles de
Constant, 234; appreciation of
his good fortune, 236; election
of 1904, 236; the Lincoln ring,
237; inauguration, 237; Russo-
Japanese War, 238; first steps
for peace, 239; Viscount Kan-
eko on, 239; Baron Rosen's
opinion, 240; the Treaty of
Portsmouth, 241; cutting Gor-
dian knots of etiquette, 242;
precedence in the White
House, 242; Nobel Peace Prize
and its disposition, 243; a trib-
ute from the Press, 243;
friendship with Richard Ol-
ney, 247; the Brownsville af-
fair, 249 et seq.; ceaseless ac-
tivity, 253; some results
administration, 254; personal-
ity, 256; hospitality in the
White House, 257; hunting
trip in Mississippi, 259; an
artist's trials while portrait
painting, 260 et seq.; happy
family life, 265; his varied in-
terests, 266; letters to his chil-
dren, 268; athletic exercise,
269; Admiral Fiske's testimo-
nial, 270; twenty-fifth anni-
versary of '80, 271 et seq.; the
Class picture, 272; the talk at
the Class dinner, 274; at Me-
morial Hall, 274; renunciation,
276; nomination of Taft, 277;
the African trip, 279 et seq.;
"African Game Trails", 281;
the pig-skin library, 282; re-
turn to civilization, 283; bold
speech at Cairo, 283; in Eu-
rope, 284; the Vatican inci-

of

dent, 284; meets Victor Em-
manuel, 287; popularity in
Italy, 287; bored by kings, 287;
volume of correspondence, 288;
talks with King Haakon of
Norway, 290; in Germany, 290;
estimate of the Kaiser, 291;
courtesies shown by Kaiser,
292; in England, 293; the
Guildhall Address, 293; at
obsequies of King Edward
VII, 294; Kipling's opinion,
295; his astuteness, 295; the
charges of mendacity, 296;
truthfulness, 297; the Ananias
Club, 298; Joseph H. Choate's
tribute, 299; close of the Euro-
pean tour, 300; longings for
home, 301; return, 302; cor-
diality of his reception, 302;
his views on his popularity, 303;
likens himself to Peary, 305;
his high idealism, 306; mis-
judgment of Taft, 307; rela-
tions with Taft, 308; summons
from the "Seven Governors",
309; in Boston, 309; views ex-
pressed to Judge Grant, 311;
the break with Taft, 312;
speech at Columbus, Ohio, 313;
the Recall of Judicial Deci-
sions, 313; the Initiative and
Referendum, 314; Taft renom-
inated, 315; election of Wilson,
315; formation of the Pro-
gressive Party, 315; the Pro-
gressive Convention, 316; at-
tacks on Roosevelt, 317; meth-
ods of the Republican Conven-
tion of 1912, 317; nominated
by the Progressives, 319; at-
tempt to assassinate, 320; op-
position of the Press, 321;
scurrilous reports of his use of
liquor, 322; his suit for libel,
323; his temperate habits, 324;
the hour of defeat, 325; James
Ford Rhodes on, 326; moral
idealism, 328; development
throughout life, 329; the trip
to the Brazilian wilds, 331;
"Through the Brazilian Wil-

Roosevelt, Theodore (Continued)
derness", 331; disastrous re-
sults, 333; the challenge of the
World War, 333; voicing the
popular demand for action,
334; aided by his newspaper
friends, 335; their affection for
him, 336; tireless in his efforts,
337; declaration of war, 337;
movement to raise regiment,
338; offers services, 338;
thwarted by Wilson, 338; his
great regret, 339; the country
in low esteem, 344; literary
connections, 346; the Grand
Duke Boris incident, 348; his
greatness, 349; the Barnes libel
case, 350; his clean private
life, 351; reconciliation with
Taft, 353; religious faith, 354;
"The Great Adventure", 355;
growth in public esteem, 357;
death of, 357; last illness, 357;
Valiant for Truth, 359; "The
Happy Warrior", 360
Roosevelt, Quentin (son of
Theodore), letters to, 268,

Rosen, Baron Roman Romano-
vitch de, on the Treaty of
Portsmouth, 240
Rough Riders, the, 144-162;
choice of the name, 144; for-
mation of the regiment, 144;
pardoning a prisoner, 146-148;
at San Juan Hill, 149; influ-
ence over men of, 150; their
faith in him, 150; morale of,
151; devotion and loyalty to
Roosevelt, 151-162; letter of
Tony Gavin, 152-157; advice in
farewell speech to, 157; ludi-
crous breaches of etiquette,
159, 160; sympathy between
Roosevelt and, 160; at inaugu- |

ration, 237; at White House,
258

"Rough Riders, The", Roosevelt,
158, 168

"Round Robin", the famous, 149
Rowing, preference for, 17, 18
Ruskin, John, 82
Russia,

238; ambassador of,

348; Grand Duke Boris of, 348
Russo-Japanese War, 238-243;
Roosevelt takes steps to stop,
239-243; the Treaty of Ports-
mouth, 240, 241

ST. GEORGES, LONDON, Roose-
velt's marriage in, 100
Sagamore Hill, 101, 330, 336,
347, 348, 357

San Juan Hill, charge up, 134,
149

Santo Domingo Treaty, 255
Sargent, Doctor Dudley A., on
Roosevelt's physical condition,
33-35

Schick, Rev. John M., 222, 223
Schrank, attempts to assassinate
Roosevelt, 320, 321

Scott, Sir Walter, 141
"Self-made" man, a, 18, 75
Self-reliance, his, 29

Selons, with Roosevelt in Africa,

281

"Seven Governors", the call from
the, 309

Sewall, William, 78; quoted, 83,
85, 86, 89, 94, 95, 97; letter to,
235
Shafter, General William R., 149
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 282
Sherry's, New York, dinner to
Roosevelt at, 174, 303
Shidy Case, the, 109
Shyness, in youth, 46
Sincerity, his, 27, 297

"Skipping rope" as physical ex-
ercise, 35

"Solid South", failed to gauge
feeling in, 203

Sorbonne, Western incident re-

lated to, 87, 265

South America, visits, 331 et seq.
Spalding, Rev. Mr., 49