62 GOVERNOR AND VICE-PRESIDENT 



He made the campaign, however, vigorously and effectively. He 

 was tireless and indefatigable, traveling during it no less than twenty- 

 two thousand miles, making six hundred and seventy-three addresses, 

 speaking to three and a half millions of people. The feat was unpre- 

 cedented, and it made him known to the people to a remarkable extent. 

 He was highly popular before; he was doubly popular when this 

 remarkable campaign ended. When the day of election came the popu- 

 larity of the candidates was shown in a plurality of 850,000 votes and 

 an electoral majority of 137. On the 4th of March, 1901, he took the 

 oath of office and became Vice-President of the United States. 



