The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-18
AND
TAFT WORRIED
Afraid Demonstration in Chi
cago Yesterday Would
Work Disastrously.
PRESIDENT WELL PLEASED.
WHEN HE SAW THAT 1T WAS
NOTHING MORE THAN A TRle-
UTE TO HIM HE BEGAN TO APP
PRECIATE HIGH HONOR.

Washington. June 1S.~Every re-
newed salvo of applause and fresh
burst of cheering of the forty-eight
minute demonstration for Roosevelt,
came over the wire to Secretary Taft
and the president yesterday afternoon
as realistically as if the two real fig
ureheads of the political gathering
were sitting in the convention hall. BY
the time the big expenditure of energy
and breath subsidized at Chicago and
bulletin saying "all over was flashed
in, those two individuals had expert
enced series of emotions that ran
all the way from present surprise to
wonderment and which at times even
grew into deep apprehensions.
When the frenzy at Chicago had been
running for nearly forty minutes Sec
rotary Taft seized his hat and bolted
from his office. He proceeded straight
out of the war department and across
the street to the executive offices. The
Taft smile did not beam from his coun-
tenance with the usual wonted fullness
when he was accosted by newspaper
men in the ante-room and he was plain
| ly anxious to see somebody.
| You can get all news of the conven-
ton across the street, boys he said
hastily. I'm in a big hurry to see
the president, and you'll have to excuse
me-"
He turned and walked hastily
through the doorway of the inner Of
flee only to find it empty.
The president himself had made a
move when the demonstration at Chi
cago began to show signs of hanging
on all night. He went riding. 1t was
a trifle earlier than the presidents us
Fual riding hour. but he considered it
necessary to hurry into his toys and
get some air.
Conference Is Short
Secretary Taft moved on through
the areaway which connects the white
house with the executive offices and
no doubt over took the president at his
dressing room The conference did not
last long and Taft left by the large
front door, He apparently did moi
care to run the gauntlet of press mer
waiting for him to emerge from the
Presidents office, so he continued or
out into Pennsylvania avenue ane
down to the war department by tina
route, having executed considerable
detour in order to avoid passing by thu
executive office entrance, where tn
newspaper men lurked. He did no
stop until he was again behind tn
doors of his inner office in the war de
partment.
Just what caused the secretary t
bolt out and look for Mr.. Roosevelt o
course could not be ascertained, but
was plain to those that saw him tina
the big ovation at Chicago was givin
him some concern. 1t may have bee
that he merely wished 20 add his cor
CALCULATIONS to those which the cor
vention was roaring for Mr.. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Much Gratified.
President Roosevelt. It was learned
felt deeply gratified over the compl
ment which was paid him, but the dt
ration of the ovation finally gave hill
. such concern that he burst open tn
door of his private office and held
council with Private Secretary Loci
e Together they went over several OF tn
= preceding bulletins TO ascertain whetl
-. er there were any indications that Jol
athan Bourn was attempting TO get
" his deadly work regarding a secon
= elective term.
e A bulletin TO the effect that tw'
n thirds OF the convention was calml
sitting still at the end of half an hot
came along at 3 moment, and thel
was a. satisfied series of abs" fro
!, both the president and his secretar