Guild entered politics in 1881 , serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . He became a member of the state Republican Party Committee in 1894 and became nationally prominent when he served as vice-president of the 1896 Republican National Convention . In 1900 he worked on Roosevelt 's vice presidential campaign , and toured with Roosevelt after President William McKinley 's assassination elevated Roosevelt to the presidency
1896 Republican National Convention
1896 Republican National Convention
Curtis Guild Jr.