The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-09

| public life men who are willing to tenn
porarize with this madness in city and
state.''
After a hymn the entire congregation
united in singing the national anthem.
/ Shortly after 1 O'Clock Vice President
| Roosevelt and Senator Hanna left the
house. They stopped on the corner to
| tell the newspaper men of the hopes
] they had of the presidents recovery.
/ The vice president said with great en-
phasis that he felt satisfied of the prest-
dents recovery and Senator Hanna in
| terjected the statement that the presi-
| dents condition under the circums<an-
ces could not be more favorable Com
plications might arise, said the senator,
but there We're no indications of them
UP to the present time.
Senator Hanna then spoke of the
newspaper statements that the reports
of the physicians We're being colored
and did not show the presidents true
condition.
1T is outrageous that such stroies
should be circulated" said he. The
physicians are giving the facts to the
public"
At this point the vice president with
great earnestness laid his hand upon
the senator's arm:
Senator, let me put it this way" he
said THE doctors bulletins are made
with a scrupulous understatement of
the favora bleness OF the conditions, a
scrupulous understatement." he repeat
ed emphatically, adding emphasis with
his uplifted gloves.
That expresses it weH." said Sen
ator Hanna.
Yes" continued Mr. Roosevelt, eff
anything, the doctors understate the
hopefulness of the situation"
Mr. Hanna again assented to this
statement. He added that it took from
AZ to 72 hours for conclusions to be
reached of any absolutely conclusive
character and no physicians, pending
4 o1,- o.11rfs al
final conclusions. But for the present
the doctors We're inspired by the in
creased effort TO give the best Judg-
ment which medical science could rem
der.
AS Mr.. Roosevelt and Senator Hanna
turned to their carriage, an attempt
was made to photograph the vice pres
ident, but he turned away hurriedly,
mo, no." indicating that it was not
time for such scenes.
Robert T. Lincoln, son of President
Lincoln and former secretary of war,
came from the Milburn house soon
Hanna retired. Mr.. Lincoln expressed
the same hopeful view of the situation
and regarded the condition of the pa
tent as altogether faVOra bic.
Shortly after the departure of Vice
President Roosevelt and Senator
Hanna, Secretary Gage, Secretary
Root. Secretary Hitchcock and Attor-
ney General Knox emerged and walked
down Delaware avenue together. All
Of them shared in the cheerful feeling
which prevailed at the Milburn house
The president is not only doing
Weu' said the attorney general, but he
gives promise of doing BETTER"
Each of the members of the cabinet
was exceedingly optimistic although
admitting the possibility and danger OF
future complications
Secretary Gage said that if another
day passed without an indication of
peritOnitis the physicians felt the dan
ger from that source owuld be over.
If the suppuration should appear in the
neighborhood of the bullet later they
seemed to feel that no difficulty would
be experienced in removing it,
The members of the cabinet will re-
main here until the issue of the presi-
dents illness is definitely determined. If
the physicians pronounce him out of
danger they viii return at once to
Washington, where they can be to-
gether and in frequent consultation, if
necessity arises.
Word was received from Secretary of
State Hay today that he would reach
here tomorrow. Secretary Long has
not signified his intention of coming.
There has yet been little discussion
of the place to which President McKin- |
lev will be removed in the event of his |
The prevailing impress |
sion seems to be that if he could be |
moved shortly he would be taken to
Canton instead of Washington. But !
if his convalescence We're delayed until /
cooler weather set in he probably would |
be taken to the White House. The |
opinion of the physicians would prob /
a bly, govern, however.