The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-19

Roosevelt spoke Of his present con.
dition and speculated upon the chance
that he would have blood poisoning
or some other serious complication
Ihe physicians thought that he was
getting we'll. he said. but they had
told him that there still remained the
chance of setback.
isn't 1t curious thing" he said,
that little spot the placed his
thumb near the tip Of his forefnger
to indicate how how small a spot he
meant) can become infected and set
the whole thing back?"
Calm Over Outcome.
Then. he said. there was the DOS.
sibtlity. the physicians had told him.
that pleurisy or pneumonia might de.
velop. DR.. Alexander Lambert. he
said. had spoken Of returning to New
york today. but his associates asked
MIN to remain becau.4 they felt that
all danger was not past,
The colonel said that he felt no
pain at Present. He placed his right
forehnger carefully on his breast to
indicate the position Of the wound,
and said that while he still had an
occasional twinge to remind him Of
1t, he was at ease.
AS he talked he moved his arms
freely. although he was careful not
to move his body. He punctuated his
remarks with gestures, but thew were
not the same vigorous gestures which
tiist wont to make. He waved his
r.. Socshsrust forward a finger with
down a c., CD INST upon an n'"saag onen
palm with a thu.ap.
The colonel still had trouble with
his broken rib. he said. His only
apparent worry was lest the rib
should not knit quickly enough to
permit him to make a few speeches
IN the closing days Of the Campaign.
II he took a deep breath. he explain
ed. the edges parted and the begin
ming which nature had made at her
TASK OF knitting them together would
III I can get that rib knit 40 that
the edges hold" he said, "and IL
doesn't pain me to take deep breath.
I nope to make some speeches week
after next"
Eager for Fray. ....
As his thoughts turned to the cam
paign Colonel Roosevelt's manner
cnaneed. Although he had been eau
TONED not to forget that he was far
from we'll man. and to guard against
excitement, his face flushed and his
gestures became more vigorous.
they'll have to be short speeches
at first, suppose" he said, "but I'u
make some good ones"
The colonel paused for a moment.
He set his jaw hard and clenched
his fist for the only time during the
II ask no quarter" he said. ut
is amusing to see the predicament
OF Governor Marshall" he added with
q laugh. The governor has been
making his campaign on the assertion
that was not at San Juan hill. This
may stagger him, but in a Week he
all, and that anyway It, was bird shot
and that 1t hit another man instead
Of me. and finally that I was In Osh-
kosh that night. %
Colonel Roosevelt expects. he said.
to bring the campaign to a close lust
10 though he had not been shot He
hoped to be able to put In a week Of
and ''say a few things"
be might be unable to travel
as he had been doing, making some-
Times q dozen speeches ip. q day.
His physicians told him that prob
IDLY he could leave for Oyster Bay
on Monday or Tuesday. and the COL
onel at once made up his mind that
he would go on the earliest train on
Monday. which would suit his pur-
POSES.
YES" he said with a. smile of an.
OF course, it may be- Impossible.
He spoke again Of the chances Of
which might be So
rious.
We can't tell," he said.
Despite his confidence that he will
be back In the fight week after next.
the colonel. has not yet received as.
'urancee that he will be able to make
single speech. A week Of absolute
rest at Sycamore hill comes first. and
t will depend upon his progress then
what comes next.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke Of the
visit Of Governor Hiram johnson. his
'unning mate. who spent a short time
With him yesterday afternoon. He
'aid there was little he could say
lbout the conversation and that they
aad not talked much politics."
we discussed the social and in
1ustrial planks Of the PLATFORM" he
aid. "and' talked over the political
but for the most part we
alked Of other things, not politics"
Inc eject OF Colonel Roosevelt's
,xertion was beginning to show itself.
At the outset OF the talk he bore him
'elf in q way which gave no indi-
,ation Of his condition except that
le sat quietly in his chair instead Of
moving about In his customary ener-
yetic way.
But finally he spoke in lower tones.
n which there was a trace Of weari-
less. He had plucked a little green
'prig from a plant which someone
lad sent him, and as he talked he held
t b.. the leaves and used the stem
Is pointer, thrusting it quickly at
me after another of his interviewers
o emphasize a point. At last he
iropped the sprig and let his hands
all to his knees. It was his sign that
he interview was over.
Goodbye" he said.
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