The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-11

" ith the exterior wound ii is SLOW
err process.
The extreme optimism OF the vice
president and the members of the
cabinet would be difficult to over,
state.
II am absolutely confident every
thing will turn out all right" declared
the vlce-presldeni. and he said he has
ed his confidence on information be-
hind the public expressions OF The ply
SicianS. SO relieve. are Secretary
Gage and Attorney General Knox at
the steady Improvement: that they
returned to Washington tonight. feel
ing strongly that their chief would
recover. but with the assurance Of tn
physicians that if change for the
worse should come il would be grad
| ual and that they would have :iiao 10
return.
In the case Of SeCret"ry Gage h~rn
was also public reason why he
shoE'd be at his post New York f.
| narcicrs have appealed to him to re
ieve the situation in the money mar.
ket by increasing deposits in national
banks. and he feels that ne can hardly
act this distance from the scene if he
tnds the action is desraDo.
Secretary of State Hay is due to ar
rive tonight and will remain with the
other members of the cabinet at least
for a day or two. The devotion of the
members of the cabine; to their chief
is touching. All would desire to re-
main near him until the crucial period
is passed, and Secretary Hitchcock
and Secretary Wilson avow that only
absolute and imperative business will!
induce them to depart before the
president is pronounced out Of dan.
ger
Senator Hanna will also remain un.
til the physicians give absolute as
surance that Mr.. Mckinley will live.
Controller Dawes and some of he
other eminent men connected with the
adminisl ration expect to dapart to-
morrow or Wednesday if the Improve
ment continues.
Wee President Roosevelt has occu-
pied a peculiarly delicate and trying
position since the event which threat,
med the presidents life. but he has
borne this ordeal in such a manner as
70 win the respect and admiration of
all. 1t has moreover. added new
hOnd between the vice president and
hose Intimately associated with the
president and the latter are warmest
in their expressions of the manner in
which he has met every requirement
o. the situation. Not for moment
has he permitted the idea to be enter
tanned that there was need of the ex-
ecutive functions which this would
impose upon him. On the contrary
Mr.. Roosevelt has been one of the
most positive in the conviction tha.
he president would recover During
the long period of Garfiold's illness
nice distinction arose as to what con
sTltuted the disability Of the president
within the meaning of the cOns4itu-
lion, whether with the physical fac
tors benumbed while the mental fac
ultles were unlmpaired there vas any
disability as meant hv Tho consti'u-
tlon. But fortunately there has been
no such issue presentad on this occa-
sion and the vice president himself
has been primarily responsible for the
avoidance of any thought of The TEN
DOrary exercise of executive functions
by him. Nor has there hern Occa 3inr
Tor the exercise of eSecu.iye authori
for such minor inc matters as
NAV come mp the cahne can readily
.andle for the present Twice dnrinr
he day and orce this afternoon The
vice president has called ~ tho Mil-
burn residence to inquire rs to the
presidents condition Durinn tho af-
ernOOn call he met several of the
'ahinet officers and senator Hanna
and snen' short time with them in
| Informal discussion.