New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15
ROOSEVELT is PRESIDENT.
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States Army headquarters here, and between
1890 and 1910 it sheltered many of the younger
officers who were most prominent in the Civil
War
THE PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCEMENT.
The conference with the Cabinet members
finished the President said:
Following out the brief statement / made
when taking the oath, that would follow the
administrative lines laid down by President
Mckinley. ! requested the members Of the Gao
met who were present TO remain in their places
at least for the present. They have assured
me that they will, and may say that nave
assurances also from the absent members
Inquiry was made of the President as to
whether extra session of Congress would
be called by him, and he said in substance that
there was no fundamental law requiring the
calling of Congress together on the succession
of ce-President to the Presidency. and that
after consultation with the Cabinet members
they had decided that no such extra session
would be called.
The President, after the meeting Of the Cao-
met. a few personal friends, and then put
ting his silk hat, said to Secretary Root:
good" Secretary Root assented, and they
walked out on the porch Mr.. Wilcox said MI
President. shant I go along with YOU he
said: mo. I going to take short walk up
the street with Secretary Root. and will return
again" When he got down to the foot of the
walk a couple of policemen and couple of de-
tectives in citizens clothes started to follow
him. He turned and told his secretary MI
Loeb. to tell them that he did not desire any
protection. II do not want to establish the
precedent of going about guarded he said.
GUARDED BY DETECTIVES
The policemen and detectives touched their
hats but before he had gone a hundred yaros
two of them walking just behind him ana
two were following him on the other side of the
street. The two men attracted little attention
until they got up the police lines in Della
ware-ave., when. as the President stopped 10
shake hands and say goodby to Secretary Root
some of the crowd recognized him, and he was
surrounded. The police drove the crowd back
and the President. accompanied by Colonei
Bingham who had noticed and Joined him. and
at Albany. Colonel George Curtis Treadwen'
walked briskly back to the Wilcox mansion.
The President announced later that he would
not leave the city until Monday morning when
he will accompany the body of President Nc
KinIey to Washington.
The President passed the evening rather
quietly at Mr. wilcox's home. dining quite late
Governor B. B Odell of New-York. Congress
man Iucius Littauer and william Warner called
during the evening. as did also Colonel Russell
Harrison The President while affable. showed
some effects of the long journey and the days
strain However, he found time to have pleas
ant little chat with Governor Odell. The Gov
ernor told the President that he intended issu-
ing proclamation tonight concerning the Pres
ident's death and discussed the tenor OF it.
President Roosevelt said that he, too, would
issue a proclamation. and that he had put 1t In
the hands of Secretary Cortelyou to prepare as
to FORM after preparing the substance
The President was besieged with messages Of
congratuation tonight. So many came that no
attempt was made to open the large majority Of
them.