The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-05
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HANGING AROUND
Colonel Roosevelt Wishes Newspa-
pers Would Let Him Alone
When he Does Not Care
to Talk.
THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY
VIII Not Comment on Abbott Article
and VIII Say Nothing What
ever About
Politics.

ANiS lOIlh, jail. D. hat ne VIII
not be forced either by his friends or
his enemies to make any public state
ment anent the national political sit
uation was again made plain by Colo
pel Theodore Roosevelt today. He
came into the city after a two days Sc
clusion at Sycamore Hill and when
asked whether he had read the inter-
view attributed to Lawrence F. Abb
bott, president of the Outlook In
which he stated that Roosevelt was
not a candidate for the presidency
and was doing all he could to dis
courage the use of his name, replied:
Il have not read the article. Mr.. Alb
bott sent me copy of it, but have
not read it and don't think SHALL"
But does Mr.. Abbott speak advised
ly in the natter
How can tell? have not read the
article. and probably WON'T Then
after pause, he continued: Further
more | will have nothing to say today
on any subject, and you will waste
your time hanging around"
But, Colonel" the reporter asked,
will YOU not say whether the visit of
four stranger to your Oyster Bay home
Yesterday was connected with poli-
tics?p
Roosevelt refused to discuss this
visit. to which considerable import
ance has been attached, although the
identity OF the raen who came By ap-
pointment and made the trip By auto
mobile from this city has not been
learned. He said that he wished the
editors who send reporters to Saga
more Hill would keep their men home
1T Is an injustice both to these men
and myself" he said II certainly Will
not receive them and all they can do
is to stand around the gate and shiver
and possibly ruin their health. |
have nothing to say to the newspapers
at any time, in my home. demand
my right of privacy
When Col. Roosevelt left his office
/ for luncheon he was again asked IL he
: was prepared to take the public into
his confidence regarding his politica.
/ Intentions" He smiled and replied:
/ II have nothing to say beyond the
mere fact that have nothing to say
when will you he prepared to
make a statement" was asked.
When | get ready to make IN,
statement, | will send for the report
ers of press associations and will talk
4 TO them here at the outlook office.
/ Until then, however, ! must maintain
/ my present attitude"
Can that statement be expected in
the near future"
Il certainly don't think so.'
"Will you talk before the nominat-
ing convention is held in Chicago"
/ This was too much for the colonel,
and he threw back his head and
laughed heartily.
/ "Well now he said and chuckling
to himself, he rushed back into his
4 private office Both the colonel and
Secretary Harper refused to discuss
who visited the sanctulk today.
Lawrence Abbott made it very
plain at the Outlook offices today
that his statement that Roosevelt
was not candidate was entirely a
I personal opinion, He insisted that
everyone should realize that he was
not speaking for the colonel.
When asked il he expected to be
placed in the Ananias club as the re-
suit of his staten ent. Abbott said;
Certainly not If my statement
has any value, whatever, it is its accu-
racy. but ii is only my opinion, and
If the colonel changes his mind he
could do so without affecting my
opinion