The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-07
CONDUCT OF
GOVERNMENT
Arrangements to Be Made by
the Cabinet.
THE VICE PRESIDENT
He Will Probably Perform Routine
Executive Work Only.
CAPITAL TAKES A HOPEFUL VIEW
Surgeon General Wyman's InterDre-
tatiOn of the Presidents
Symptoms.

From ITle Journal Bureau. Room IS, Post
Building, Fdsfi10tO3l-
Washington, Sept. 7.-All eyes here are
looking toward Buffalo. To "a remarkable
extent the public men of the nation were
out of this city when the dreadful news
was received. Secretaries Hay and Hitch
cock heard it in New Hampshire, Secre-
tary Gage in Chicago, Secretary Root on
Long Island. Secretary Long in Maine,
Postmaster General Smith in Philadelphia
and Attorney General Knox in Pittsburg.
The eighth member of the cabinet, Secre-
tary Wilson, was in Buffalo at the time.
OF the officials remaining in Washington
the one closest to the president was Con-
troller Dawes, who started for Buffalo
last night accompanied by Elmer Dover,
Senator Hanna's private secretary.
Twenty years ago, when Garfield was
shot in the Pennsylvania railroad station
here, the thoughts of the country turned
. in this direction, but now everybody is
moving towards Buffalo. Secretary Gage,
1t is learned at the treasury had gone
there and probably all the members of the
cabinet will soon join him. Beyond that
no plans appear to have been made.
Conduct of the Government
! The cabinet will doubtless ar
range to carry on the government during
the presidents indisposition, for it is
here generally believed that he will recov-
er, unless something now unforeseen de-
xro10 Of
will be long and painful struggle, how
ever, is evident, during which he will
need to be entirely relieved from official
cares and responsibilities.
Fortunately the country and admins
tration are now in such condition that
until the assembling Of congress in De-
cember, it would seemingly be possible to
give the president minimum of worry
over his official duties. All the plans that
are here under discussion seem to be
upon this basis of hopefulness
The earlier forenoon bulletins to-day
indicated serious but not dangerous con-
dition, as they were interpreted here Sur
geon General Wyman remarked that if
there were no bullet in the presidents 5
body he should think the records of tenn
perature, pulse and respiration quite
alarming; but that the presence of this
foreign irritant would explain these rec
ords in way to give them no such sig
niicance.
Consultation MT Buffalo.
There will be a consultation to-day at
Buffalo between the cabinet, the vice
president and the presidents physicians.
AS a result of it people here believe the
cabinet will shortly return to Washing
ton, bringing the vice president with it,
and that he will act as president Just as
Arthur did for the two months President
Garfield fingered. There Is daily need
for the president or some one represent
ing him, for the official routl. g of the
executive office is heavy. There are army
and other commissions to be signed daily
and numerous other unimportant papers
to beFpassed upon. But the vice president
will not undertake to handle any impor-
tant affairs of state.
1t is believed here that the president
will probably remain in Buffalo until con-
valescence is well under way. He is COM
fortably housed there, and Is in the best
of surgical hands. No reason exists for
sending him either to Washington or to
Canton, it is said.
w. w. Jermane.