The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-21
COLONEL LEAVING
WHILE POLITICAL
POT BO|LS OVER
Johnson Jumps Into Breach
and Jeopardizes His Job
as Governor
LET'S PHYSICIANS
TELL Roosevelt T
Bull Moose Urges No Let-ul
and Maintains That He
Has Governor Wilson
ON the Run
CoIAoNEL's CONDITION.

MERCY HOSPITAL, Gill
CAGO, Oct 2u.--Aaie following
bums.in was issueu ut 4. N:
Fu.se, a.; tempe. aturc. vo.z:
respiration, Is. General conoi-
ton good. Rood count normal.
Respiratory movements comtor-
sabae. His genera c1noiiaon JUS
tiffcs his leaving the hOspt.ai ior
Oyster Hay, tut IL l. dcencu adj
visable, In order TO lessen the
possibility OF complications. that
he should not he f-surbed In any
way. and will noa be allowed to
sec any orc en- route. He will
be In charge OF Br. Alexander
Lambert and DIR. Scurry l.. Ter
reil.
JOHN Is. MURPHY.
ARTHUR ID. BEVAN.
ALEXANDER LAMBERT,
SJgrHRY r. TERRELL.
MERCY HOSPITAL, CIIICA~
GO, Oct- 20.-Colonei Roosevelt
fell asleep at ff:3o r. NJ. Night
Nurse F1tsgesHlai. nj 1880. satd z.
the colonel was sleeping sonaiiy
and appeared to h., In n normal
condition.
His clinical reading showed no
change.
CHICAGO, Oct 2e.--On the eve
Of the departure Of Colonel Roosevelt
to Oyster Bay TO convalesence from
his bullet wound, the Bull Moose
lea Jers found themselves tonight In d
vortex Of political activity.
while the wounded colonel goes
back tomorrow. anticipating thai b.
is to get into the wniri of the cam
paiEn Immediately and run thing,
himself from Sycamore Hili. his man
sgers. realizing that he must quietly
rest, faid plans to relieve him or the
intimate responsibility.
To this end Governor Johnson. the
e-presidential candidate, came Out
with the definite announcement to-
day that he would not go back 10
California to save his iob--whicn h
In peril because of his long stay
away from it--hut that he intended
taking up the work left by the In
vaiided ex-president when feiied by
the assassin's bullet. Shortly after
giving out his statement. Governor
johnson hrtstIrti off Il. 4 train and
left for New York, where he is to
start a desperate campaign tour OF
the East.
The governor took this action in
face OF the urgent advice OF Colonel
Roosevelt that he hasten back e
California and leave the campaign &c
the Rough Rider. When Roosevelt
learned. at Mercy hospital. of wha
johnson had done. "a trace or tea
came TO his eye.
"Just Like Johnson
That's just like Johnson--never
linking of himself" murmured ths
colonel. I'm able to run this fight.
hut Johnson sacrifices himself to iirs
the lead from me"
The cold fact appears TO be that
Governor johnson Is In considerable.
doubt whether he is to forfeit the
governorship by failing to return &c
California and report here aa the
law prescribes after q sixty-das ab-
sence from office. As johnson was
ia conference with the progressive
stalwarts here today. word came to
him from Attorney General Webb. OF
California, that Law passed by vn~
legislature last winter, seems to make
him immune from removal because of
staying aYay -.,------As
on the other hand. Francis J.
Heney, who assumes to know CALI
fornia law by heart. advised John
son that he would surely he ousfed
if he did not so back by the middle
OF next week, when the sixty day
period Is up. The governor was in
cIined 10 take Heneyss word for il,
but he told the eonferees that Il,
made no difference whether he lost
his Job or noi--he would stick In
the third party fight TO the last ditch
and run the chance OF landing on
his feet.
Lets D0ctors Tell Him.s
Governor johnson did not go up 10
Mercy hospital after announcing his
fc'bnttnued on Second Pase}