Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-10-18
MEETING IS MOST CORDIAL
TWO PROGRESSIVE LEADERS
APPEAR SATISFIED WITH
CONDITIONS.
ROOSEVELT IS IMPROVING
HIS TEMPERATURE IS NORMAL
AND HIS APPETITE IS
EXCELLENT.

/ Chicago, Oct. 1S.-''Keep the fight
ing going full blast, Johnson; don't
let our boys slack up in their work
because / can't be- with them for a
few days. Tell the people you speak to
wish could be out there working
with you myself and that certainly
will be as soon as my doctors will let
me-" This was Colonel Roosevelt's
parting injunction and encourage
ment to Governor Hiram johnson,
progressive candidate for vice presi-
dent, when the latter left the presi-
Dental candidate at Mercy hospital
at noon today.
Mrs. Johnson accompanied her
husband into the soosevelt apart
ments, and, after greeting the pa
tient, chatted with Mrs Roosevelt
while the candidates heading the pro-
gressive party ticket planned the i'm
mediate future in short, snappy,
crisp sentences
The conference continued less than
half an hour, but when Governor
Johnson emerged his smile was lost
/ in determined look. a set brow and
a vigorous step which betokened re-
assurance and encouragement from
his chief.
"He looks fine" said Governor
johnson. T told him so. and also
told him not to worry; that we we're
doing fine; that the people were
awakening to the fact that our work
was not voice in the dark idly call
ing, but challenge to them to arise
to their own responsibility. He
laughed and told me was making
an argument to him in so speaking
and suggested l save that to give to
my audience today l suggested he
be in no hurry to get away from the
hospital and that he had better see
that he did not spoil his chances Of
regaining health quickly by attempt
ing to get up and around too soon. /
tried not to excite him, but when we
talked we got to feeling pretty strong
and Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. John
son had to stop u.s.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt awoke
at Mercy hospital today shortly be-
fore Z o'clock full of vigor. His
nurse fastened into the coloners
room and was assured he had had a
perfectly bully night His temper
ature then was normal.
Last night brought Colonel Roose-
welt more sleep than he has had since
he was wounded. Shortly after IL
o'clock last night he dropped the
book he had been reading, Mrs.
Roosevelt retired to her room, the
lights were eNinguished and he fell
asleep, not to awaken until 4:S0
O'Clock this morning, when his clini-
cal record was taken for the only
time during the night
II is said the colonel now suffers
no pain because of pressure of the
bullet against his fractured rib. The
rib itself is believed to be mending
rapidly When he awoke this morn
ing, the colonel wondered whether
the attending physicians would de
eide to remove the bullet. He said
if it was extracted he would have it
gilded and made into pocket piece.
Shortly after the colonel awoke he
was given a sponge bath and alcohol
rub. He said he was rayenously hum
CRY and was almost positive the fare
allowed would not prove to be half
enough. He declared a steak and q
couple of chops would about fill the
bill.
With the danger of blood poisoning
virtually past, the physicians werO
willing for the first time to agree to
a comparatively speedy release from