 
 <prompt> **CHAPTER XIX**

**NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK--A ROUGH RIDER WAY OF CAMPAIGNING--ELECTED GOVERNOR--IMPORTANT WORK AT ALBANY--THE HOMESTEAD AT OYSTER BAY--CHOPPING DOWN A TREE FOR EXERCISE**

**Di war wit Spain don end, and Uncle Sam don get to focus on di Philippines, where for many months to come military disturbances of a more or less serious nature go dey happen.**

**Theodore Roosevelt fit don remain for di army, and if he do so, no doubt say e for don quickly rise to one important rank.**

**But di people of di State of New York no gree.**

**"E be great military man," dem talk. "But e also be fine Police Commissioner and Civil Service Commissioner, wey dey fight continually for wetin dey right and good. Make we make am our next governor."**

**Di convention wey nominate Theodore Roosevelt for di highest office for di Empire State meet for Saratoga, September 27, 1898, just twelve days after the Rough Riders dem bin dey mustered out. At that time Frank S. Black bin be governor of di state, wey dem elect two years before with large majority. Di governor get many friends, and dem talk say e deserve another term.**

**"Roosevelt no be citizen of dis state," dem talk. "E bin give up e residence here when e go Washington to become Assistant Secretary of di Navy."**

**"We no want am anyway," other politicians talk, wey no forget how the Rough Rider bin act when e dey for di Assembly. "If e enter office, e go hard to control am." And dem work day and night to defeat di hero of San Juan Hill.** <response>: 1. Which branch of military Roosevelt dey?
2. E stay inside?
3. Wetin be the other work wey e do?
4. Any other thing?
5. Wetin?
6. Which state e popular for?
7. Wetin dem want from am?
8. For which position?
9. Wetin be the title of that?
10. Who dey the position for that time?
11. Dem like am well?
12. By who?
13. Dem want Roosevelt make e take im job?
14. Why e no fit?
15. Where e don go?
16. Why?
17. E get any nickname for military?
18. Which war e fight for?
19. E fit dey go another place?
20. Where? 