The evening world., 1912-03-04
Colonel Goes TO Mineola TO
Serve, for He "Never Shirks
Citizens Responsibilities"
WRATHY OVER T T
Publication of Personal CON-
munication Declining Nom
nations Anglers Him.

today reported for tfuty a. q trial juror
In the Supreme Court OF Nassau County
~ Minsoia. Long Island. whore Justice
Putnam 10 presiding. The summons to
app.ar ~as served on him yesterday at
Oyster Bay and to-day ne motorsd over
to be on time for the opening OF court.
Now, once UPON . time. II the Colonel
he'd made this journey. Il you'd have
made . stir In the neighborhood ana
there would have been a chorus Of VII
lasvrs. merry and other wise. TO greet
HIM. But to-ds. whom ne afishtod from
his motor car At the Minsola court
house there was such a change. sucn a
change. OF course. there Was = crowd
on hand; thsrs In always . crowd IN
front Of . village court houss. but there
Was mono of the rousinE welcome OF the
okden dsyv.
At the door Of the Court House Col.
ROCKWELL was met By Henry r. Smith
Of Roosevelt. l. l.. who knew him.
n he escorted the arriving guest TO
the court room.
On the way the Colonel remarked to
Mr. Smith that ne was present to do his
duty a. an American citizen. and to
this Mr.. Smith replied:
well. we all get caught this way
someunes."
And tbs Colonies reJoinder was. II
never shirk my duty a. a good citisen."
On his way Into the court house Col.
Roosevelt was provoked into . near
sxpicssoa By an inquiry conserving cho
letter given w ~ Washington last
nleht In which hs VA said to have
written that no would not be Q candidate
tor ths nominar o In ts11. Very plainly
did ne Colonel show his dispisasure at
thts tusn IN che political night.
COLONEL rAkee SLAP At Pea.
con WHO GAVE OUT LETTER.
Any nan dishonvrabis enough to
pveaish = private ~istsr." no sad with
vehement warmth. Especially without
rvinE his name. II d~ishonorabls enough
to publish a portion Of II apart from
the context"
Soon after entering the court houss.
Col. Roosevelt was escorted to Justice
Putnam's private chambers n there
was Introduced to the Justice BY Mr..
Smith. AfterwArd the Colonel went into
the court y and took HE seat with
the other taiesmsn. when the clerk
Of tho court had called the names Of
the tsles'nen and I'll had responded. the
colopel Ue3ped ~ 10 the clerks desk
and asked that he be EXCUSED Until to.
morrow. as he had . Try important On.
gaxsment' for to-day. This request vas
transmitted TO Justiee Putnam. whu lm-
mediateiy granted II. and Col. Roosevelt
left the room. his motor car taking aim
swiftly away.
AZ q Juror the Colonel viii b paid
% per day and his mileage from oyAter
Bay.
~col. Roosevelt could cia,m exemption
rom jury duty. II he sew at. on ac-
connt OF his military service.
That Col. Rooseveit's local managers
have quietly worked up substantial sup
port tor the Colonel In the city was In.
dicatcd to-day when tho Roosevelt som.
mtttas't auArtars IN tina . Metropolis
Tower were ,torred by ssverai hundrec
district Workers. and notariep. II wal
PLAIN the coionel's cause u well foftine,
with sinews OF war. signatures for tn,
numerous. petltiola FOR delegates wer,
readily obtained. Chairman Duell an
nounced, and would be alcd before Sat
] urday.