The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-16
And the Ex-president Must Be
in New York Then to Attend
That important Event, He
Announces.
IS HE SHIELDING TAFT7
DOES THE POPULAR LEADER
REALIZE HIS TRIP ACROSS
AMERICA WOULD DIM THE STAR
OF HIS sUccEssoRf

NHdftOulu MdICu W ueO TooSc-
welt today finally and definitely swept
away all hope that he would accede
to the request of western commercial
interests and return to America via
San Francisco, making a triumphxl
trip across the continent
+. G. Bonfils, the Denver newspaper
owner who came here with an invita-
tion signed by all the farther western
chambers of commerce. after this
second declaration by the former
president. today admitted that his
10000 mile race against time to meet
Mr.. Roosevelt here had been futile 50
far as the back door" return plan
was concerned. but said that In every
other way the experience had been q
pleasurable one.
The principal reason given by Mr..
Roosevelt for declining the Invitation
is that he must return to the United
States by way of New York to be in
time to attend the wedding OF Theo-
dOre Roosevelt. Jr.:: to Miss Eleanor
b. Alexander
Is This Real Reason7
The real reason. however. it is de-
clared-although Mr.. Roosevelt MAIN
| tains silence in all matters political
is that he does not wish to dim the
glory of President Taft. and such a
journey across the American cOntin-
ent as has been planned BY the west
erners would surely be nothing less
| than a monster political demOnstra-
| ton, in spite of Mr.. Roosevelt's ef-
forts to maintain his status as q pri-
vate citizen.
| Mr.. Roosevelt has made one c0nces-
sion, however. in that he has promis-
ed to visit Denver and Cheyenne next
August when frontier day celebra-
tions are to be held in those cities.
The attendance of Mr.. Roosevelt
ents." said Mr.. Bonfils today. land
those in charge are ready to make the
celebrations the greatest OF their kind
ever held in the west"
Since he came out of the wilder
ness. the former president has been
devoting himself day and night to
absorbing every angle Of the political
situation in the United States. With
his remarkable aptitude for quickly
grasping the salient points Of every
subject which he touches. he is al
ready almost as familiar with con-
ditions in America as II he had not
immured himself in the wilds OF Afri-
ca for a year.
Camel Ride Causes Rest.
| This morning Col. Roosevelt rest.
ed, after yesterdays experience as a
camel rider-his first In that line
and the tour of the historic scenes
about Omdurman. Although the
plans of the Roosevelt party are by
no means definitely settled. it was
declared today that tomorrow will
probably be their last day in Khar-
toum.
The trip to Cairo will be made In
the special car which has been put
at the disposal Of the party BY the
Egyptian party. The trip TO Cairo
will be broken. however. by q stop ut
the most famous dam In the world, At
/ Assuan.
The former president has already
gained much information, by close
f4uSSeAouin6s sC60S oSh6 NuC sA0OW3u
dam. and 1t Is believed that an in
spection Of the great engineering
work will give him . comparative
idea Of the value Of the Egyptian
work of British engineers and the
similar efforts Of American engineers
in the deserts of the west. which have
always been one Of Mr.. Roosevelts
pet projects.
/ Oelves Into Areheoloay.
Mr.. Roosevelt will also delve into
archaeology. and the party will spend
some time at Luxor. He said today
that while the dates Of the principal
addresses he viii make in Europe
have been fixed. his general itinerary
is still more or less uncertain
! THE WEATHER.