The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-16
SPENT A QUIET SUNDAY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT RESTED IN
THE WILCOX HOME MOST OF DAY.
Attended the Funeral Exercises and
Made Preparations to Leave Buff
faIo-Cabinet Talk Premature.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 15.-President
Roosevelt passed a very quiet day at the
Wilcox house, arranging TO attend the flu
neral of the late President. His secretary,
Mr.. Loeb, and his assistants were, how
ever, kept busy opening kilograms and mail
and classifying them. Piled up on the
oak table in the sitting room of the house
were at least COO kilograms and letters, all
of them expressing regret at the sad oc-
currence of the late President and assur-
ance of confidence and support to the new
President. Among those who sent tele-
grams to the new President were ex-Gov-
ernor Vincent OF Connecticut, Ex-Governor
Ladd of Rhode Island, Governor Shaw of
Iowa, who telegraphed: You will have
the loyal support of the people of Iowa in
unstinted measure" Governor Richards Of
Wyoming, who said: May God endow you
with abundant wisdom and discretion -
Mayor Hart of Boston, Governor Stone of
Pennsylvania, who said: Earnestly hop
ing that the curse of anarchism may be
speedily lifted from our land by the passage
of wise and effective laws, i hasten to as
sure you of loyal support" the Republican
Club of Massachusetts, the National Re
publican League, Sons of America of Penn
sylvania Don NJ Dickinson, f. Norton
Goddard, George r. Green, w. Bourke
Cochran. Seth Low, Joseph III. Manley,
Harriet 5. Blaine, Rev. A. O. O. Raymond,
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff Booker I.
The only announcement the President had
to make to-day that Mr.. CortelyOu,
the secretary TO President Mckinley, would
for the present act in that capacity for
him because of his knowledge OF the con-
dition of affairs. Mr.. COrtelyou confirmed
this statement.
When the President dined he asked that
several persons be asked informally TO
dinner and when the party sat down there
were in attendance the President and his
host, Mr.. Wilcox, Governor Il. B. Odell,
Jr., of New York; Attorney General Knox,
Secretary of War Root. Senator Keane of
New Jersey, and William G.. Warren, Re
publican State committeeman Of Buffalo.
discussion of political subjects
During the afternoon there was a stream
of callers, but the President saw but few
of them. General Hawey United States
senator from Connecticut, was one who
had long talk with the President and the
latter invited him to go 10 Washington IN
his special car tomorrow.
In the evening part of the Cabinet met at
supper. About the board. in addition to the
President, were Secretaries Long, Wilson
and Hitchcock, Postmaster General Smith
and John G. Milburn. Here, too, political
discussion was avoided entirely, but after
the President had a long discussion with
the Cabinet officers on the present situation
OF governmental affairs. President RoOse-
welt declined TO talk to-day or tonight on
public topics except to say that the sug-
gestions made in some newspapers regard
ing his Cabinet were premature particular
~ in view of the fact that he had asked
the Cabinet to stay With him. The Presi-
dent retired early tonight in preparation
fer the journey tomorrow.