The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15

crowds emerging from the IneaterS
eagerly read newspaper extras.
President Taft is in New York and
few members of the Cabinet are in
| Washington. Secretary Knox and Sec
| rotary Fisher have just landed on the
| Pacific coast, one from Japan and one
| from Hawaii. Secretary Stlmson, OF
! the War Department, who was the
| coloners candidate for Governor of
| New York in 1910 and one of his per
sonal friends, was on his way to
speaking trip in New York state for
| President Taft Secretary Nagel, too,
was on his way to the West to speak
in the presidents campaign and Attor-
ney General Wickersham was in New
York. Secretary Meyer was in New
York at the naval review with Presi-
dent Taft.
Deep Concern At White House.
At the White House executive Off
ces, among the attaches, many OF
whom were friends of the colonel dur
ing his term of office, the utmost anx-
iety was shown. The common re-
Spouse to the news that an attempt
had been made on the colonePs life
was: Il hope it won't be serious
When Col. Roosevelt was president
he roamed about Washington and its
environs in complete disregard of
harm. Often he slipped away from
| the secret service guard which invari-
ably followed him, and lost his protec-
tors for hours. On such occasions he
| would turn up happily at the White
House and the secret service men
would come later, tramping in weary
and bedraggled.
Attacks Often Denied.
1t was the popular report that the
colonel went armed and some of his
friends said he had often declared any
assassin who reached him would have
to be quicker than he. During his adj
ministration the usual line of cranks
who beset the White House and the
executive offices were as active as
! they have been during the admins
tration of any other President, but
from none of them was he ever in dan
ger, as far as ever became publicly
known.
The secret service has way of
minimizing or completely denying
stories of attacks or attempts on the
lives of those whom it has to guard,
on the theory that publication of one
attempt upon the life of a public man
usually induces more. Only recently
the White House was publicly denying
report that an Internal machine had
been sent to President Taft and had
been intercepted in delivery by one
of the White House secretaries.
Senator CIapp Shocked.
Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Mime
sofa, conceded by all to be one of Col.
Roosevelts friends in the senate, was
shocked at the news.
at is most distressing" said the
senator, who expressed relief at the
further news that the colonel's wounds
did not appear serious.
cit cannot injure the cause, how
ever, the movement will go on just the
same" he said.
Secretary MacVeagh of the treasury
is in Chicago for a few days, register
ing for election.
Lawrence o. Murray, controller of
the currency, and one of the Roose-
Welt tennis cabinet was informed
just before midnight of the attack on
the former Presidents life.
'This is a terrible thing" said he. 81
trust his injuries will not prove to be
serious"
Clifford Pinchot, former chief forest
er, was out of the city.
Doctors Express Hope.
DR.. ]. J. Richardson, of this city,
travelled with Col. Roosevelt through
Michigan and other states when he
was President, six years ago.
He showed himself to be a fine
specimen of physical manhood" said
DR.. Richardson last night. aside
from his throat affection he was in
splendid condition, which helps him
in the present emergency. From what
I can gather of the details of the
wound it is not very serious"
Il was talking with Col. Roosevelt
during that trip about the ovations he
had received and remarked to him that
it must seem very strange to a man
to receive demonstrations. Col. Roose-
welt replied to me then: All this
WOulu TURN my nedu DuC LOT the TACT
that l remember the fate of Dewey.
These very men who now are so en-
thusiastic may year from now be
ready to cruelty me-"
The failure of the bullet to pene-
trate the lung means that everything
will be all right for Col. Roosevelt's
recovery" said Rear Admiral P. NJ
Rixey, retired 2. S. N, who was sur
geon general of the navy during the
Roosevelt administration. DR.. Rixey
was Col. Roosevelt's constant attend
ant at the White House. That's favor
able" he said, when told that the bull
let only lodged in the chest wall. Col.
Roosevelt is one of those men who re-
cover rapidly. His splendid physical
condition minimizes the effect of the
wound he received last night
MRS. ROOSEVELT CALM.
NEW, YORK, Oct. 15.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt was attending musi-
cal comedy at a Broadway theater last