The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-30
Spoke in Room Thick With Smoke
and Was Forced to Suspend
by Fits Of Cough
Ing.
HIS KEYNOTE SPEECH
Effect Of Address Last Evening at
Cleveland Is Expected to be
Seen Very
Soon.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, jan 30.--Despite
heavy cold and a consequent in
famed throat, President Taft was on
hand bright and early today N carry
out the rather strenuous program ar
ranged for him in Columbus
A score of Ohio politicians arranged
conferences with the president during
the day, and politics with his other
engagements threatened to keep him
busy during the day and half he
will spend in Columbus. DR.. Rhoades,
the presidents surgeon. put his pa
tient under special care today in or
der that ne might fulfill the speaking
engagements he has made in Ohio.
The president has been suffering with
a cold ever since his long trip into
/ the west, and his series of speeches in
Cleveland yesterday bothered his
throat great deal. Last night he
spoke to the Tippecanoe club in a
room that was thick with smoke, and
several times during his speech was
forced to suspend by fits of coughing.
DR.. Rhoades worked or4 the presi-
dent this morning, however, and ex-
pected that he would keep his voice
clear enough to make the remainder
of his Ohio speeches.
THE president is suffering from
nothing more than heavy cold, and
Ibis throat is irritated by his constant
speaking. said Or. Rhoades today,
!. but have no doubt he will be able
to finish this trip without serious in.
} convenience"
J Taft politicians declared themselves
greatly encouraged by the presidents
Il political missionary work in Ohio
} Arthur /. Vorys, the chief of the Taft
forces, who came to Columbus with
i the president, was particularly en-
, thusiastic today.
!. "The presidents keynote speech al
8 Cleveland last night was great eft
7 FORT, said vorys today, "and the eff
2 feet will soon be seen. The presi
. dents visit will have remarkabl,
d good effect throughout the state
t This talk about Roosevelt is just thu
i same thing that we had four years
$ ago. have more faith in Roosevelt
e word than those of his supporters VIII,
$ believe he will accept the nomina
Il ton He has said he Is not candi
s date and | am willing to take hi
: word for it. | do not believe he vii
D be factor in the situation when
r comes to the nomination
d The president will dedicate the ney
e federal building today and tomorrow
8 morning will address the constitution
al convention. Several informal talk
d and another Mckinley banquet tonigh
y form today's program. Taft will so t
s. Akron to speak tomorrow night an
n then will return to Washington.
e The presidential party left Clevs
n land at 2:3O a. m. after a busy da
1t that engaged the president until a
Y ter midnight.
N Alarming reports as to the pres
y dents physical condition printed i
,e the east evidently worried the whit
a house, for messages were receive
from Washington showing anxiet.
1T DR.. Rhoades, however, immediatel
h. replied that there was nothing in tn
" presidents condition to cause th
,r slightest alarm, and that he would i
III able to complete his trip withot
n trouble, The president himself pc
IN sonally declared his physical fitnes
I'd For two hours the I-resident stoc
or in the lobby of the Southern hotel al
,g shook hands with some 5000 person
d. who filed by. He was not at all i
q. convenienced by his cold and SCENE
be as we'll as usual Among those WI
as were received We're half dozen n
We gro porters and dozen or mo-
chambermaids of the hotel, in CT
- and apron. The president commentt
~ jokingly on their presence.
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