The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-15
GAvI IHE COLONEL A JAR.

parrrnnt in the third car from the engine.
was reading AT the moment Of the mis-
han and was almost thrown from his seat.
II could no, imagine he said later.
"whai had happened. knew nothing
ABOUT the cause of the trouble until it
was all over, but wondered a, the long
delay
lhe Colonel was not in the least put out
hv the inisadyenturc. tho second which
he has bad since he opened his campaign.
~ Ma'"l3rd Aome weeks ago in one OF
Il entered upun II picce of track twisted
and spread l,v Il damaged freight engine.
According to John Mc\il'e, engineer
nn he limited, he did no, soc the ohstr,ic-
ton. which lav IN "A sharp curve. From
marks or the riInt aud the damaged brake
heaus h" Judged that tho boulder must
have heeu va feet IN diameter.
\ track walker who was n"sr the point
"f ihe curve SAID that he thought two
.palI bows had rolled the obstruction
upou the track IN this II" was borne ont
hv two Youngsters standing Ivy who said
they had seen tho ar, done.
Twenty minute, work ~uffiCed 10 repair
the train 50 that 1t could ran to PouCh-
kecreie Ihe"p further repairs were
made and Iho locomotive. which was con
demre1 Ivy an inspector was replaced
With smaller engine This occasioned
more delay. during which time Mr. Roosc-
volt ate his dinner in the dining car.
Tho Roosevelt party Includes Col. and
MIR Roosevelt and their son Kermit
George aud Nicholas Roosevelt and Mr.
Roosevelt : nephew. Theodore Douglas
Robinson; his secretary. Frank Harper;
1ravers carmcn and Regis n ros,. ex-
Governor Of Porto Rico
All we're accommodated in the compar-
mont car Co'rland where the Colonel
kept quietly TO himself
From tho tirre Col Roosevelt arrived al
his decision To start to-day for Chica go
and announced il at l:3O this afternoon
he was busy arranging for his al sence
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr was left behind
10 look after his father s correspondence
and the only member of tho family not
IN Chlcdg viii have to get what comfort
he can out of the Sycamore Hill telephone
:" the Roosevelt quarters in the Black
stone Hotel at Chicago.
The Colonel refused 10 he interview ed
At 9o'clocl, he sent out word that he wa :
ignorant of lust what state of affairs he
would tind in Chicago and thought it hes,
not to discuss his plans until he had time
10 read the telegrams and messages which
awaited him here in Albany
Cot. Roosevelt motorcd in from Oyster
Bay this nornln; with Mrs. Roosevelt
an when he got 10 the OW'ook Office
he found the telephone wire TO Chicago
humming. 1t had been understood that
If the Colonel went to Chicago Mrs. Roose-
vclt and other members Of the family
would 90 with him so the decision of the
Colonel probably was not so sudden As
later event. seemed to indicate
sad the Colonel 10 a waiting group of
newspaper mon and others a. the Ou'iook
Office IN response 10 questions,
"Whel am | going TO Chicago? | do
not know yet ! may return To Oyster
Bay thi, afternoon. But Ia pause while
they gathered round himl sometimes
things move quickly these days
Then The door of the of1lc. of the Con
tributing Editor closed behind him
shutting from view the new hat which
the Colonel wore for the first time in publ,
It wa. Of the Rough RIDER shape which
he has Used for campaigns and social
calls. hut il was tan instead Of black
While he Colonel f'lss.d around in biz
Office the general impress ION was tka h,
had no intention Of returning 10 Oy-t.
BAY This W., confirmed - - 81 loci
when he came on and announced that h'
Wis going TO Chicago. So, oral delegate
had summoned him, h" sa'd, among then
Luther Mott. John Lambert and Mr.
Blair Then he Colonel ca refullv dictate,
a statement, which d. iina lly revised ~
him follows.
Il have received count less telegram
from Chicago The absolutely unani
nous demand Of the delegates who hay,
ALREADY rea rhed Chicago Is to tho eHcc
that the action Of the nGtiona! com
mittes in Tia" California. Arizona. In
diana aud kentu"ny casts is such a T.
make he issue absolutely clear cut Il
TO whether III" people have the righ
tn make their own choice or whet he
sma knot of professional politician
shall ,,teal that right from them
They demanded that ! come, not as
CAndidatc, but beca,Ise for In" time bo
inc | stand a. representing the prin
cipleS for which the rank and file of IN
Republican party hav" overwhelming
declared i II States where they had tn
opportunity of expressing their wisho
At the primaries,
These States whore the rank and I'll
have declared for me and the principle
represent include those casting abou
two-thirds Of the electoral vote that ha
been cast at the last two elections &c
the Republican candidate for Presiden
and in these primary States Mr. Tai
has obtained only between one-sevcnt
and oue-eighth of the delegates.
The delegates who thus represer
the people themselves feel that the peopl
have declared themselves beyond tn
possibility of misrepresentation or mi.
mood TO eee the victory stolen
Then the Colonel shot into his Office
Those who watched things calml
could not believe that the Colonel's d'
termination TO 60 TO Chicago was suddel
i'll view of the fact that his relatives an
friends were ready for the trip.
he Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt ha
luncheon at the Aldine Club Waiting f.
lhe Roosevelt party at the Grand Centr
Station were many persons who had bee