New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
TO PRAY FOR ROOSEVELT
All Progressive Meetings Will
Express Hope for Recovery.
HOTCHKISS CONCEIVES IDEA
McCombs and McAdoo Send
kilograms to Stricken candi-
date in Chicago Hospital.

Prayers for the recovery Of Colonel
Roosevelt will be said at the opening OF
all county meetings Of the New YORK state
Progressive party until word Is received
that the Presidential candidate is out of
danger. The idea was conceived by Will
lam II. Hotchkiss, the Progressive state
chairman. yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Hotchkss sent copies OF the following
letter to all county chairmen:
We now, this Tuesday afternoon, feel
reasonably assured that Colonei Roose-
Welt is safe.
we urge that you suggest to the clergy
OF your county that they hold special
| thanksgiving services in their churches
next Sunday.
and prayers Of all godly men and women.
Mr. Hotchkiss followed the letter up
with requests that extracts from the
peroraton OF Colonel Roosevelts Carne-
gle Hall speech. delivered last March, be
recited at the meetings He SAID the
peroration was a wonderful piece OF Eng
lish and easily ranked with some OF stew
enson's prayers. These were the sem
fences selected by the state headquarters
for recital at the county meetings:
We here I'm America hold in our hand
the hone OF the world, the fate OF the
coming years, and shame ana dlsSt "oS
will be ours IL in our eyes the hght OF
high resolve be dimmed; II we tTali III
the dust the golden hopes OF men.
In the long fight for righteousness the
watchword for all of us Is, Spend anu
BE Spent" IL is OF little matter Whetner
any one man falls or succeeds, out lhe
cause shall not fail, for II Is the cause
of mankind.
Although he was quite depressed early
I'm the morning over the news OF the
shooting. Chairman Hotchkiss grew more
cheerful as the day advanced. Last even
ing he was optimistic about the colohei
recovery. so much 80 in fact that he put
off arrangements for cancelling Colohel
RooseveIt's New York speaking engage
mepts after October p.
The state chairman said he believed
Colonel Roosevelt would be able TO arouse
the people by his speeches. But even II
he were not able to speak, Mr.. HotchkisS
Thought ne would be able 10 be present on
the sta &c and then arrangements could be
made to have some good speaker do the
talking while the candidate radiated en-
thusiasm merely by his presence alVe
and safe from his injuries.
William +. McCombs, chairman OF inc
Democratic National Committee, sent the
following telegram to Colonel Roosevelt
at Chicago yesterday:
Hon Theodore Roosevelt, Presbyterian
Hospital Chicago, III.
II f. with profound regret that l nave
heard of the attempt on your life. am
sincerely thankful that your injuries are
only slight. and hope that your recovery
viii be immediate. ,r,
Chairman Democratic National Com
William C. McAdoo. vice-chairman OF
the Democratic committee, expressed his
hope for a speedy recovery as follows:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Chicago. Ill
Every one OF your Countrymen rejoices
I'm your escape from dastardly assassns-
ton and I'm your splendid exhibition o. the
indomitable American spirit | earnestly
hope for your speedy recovery.
W. g. MCADOO.