Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-19

said, has spoken of returning to New
York today. but his associates asked
him to rcmain. because they felt that
all danger was not past.
The colonel said he felt no pain ut
present. He placed ms right forefln-
ger carefully on his breast to indicate
the position of the wound and said
! that he still had an occasional twinge
To remind him of IT,
| As he talked he moved his arms
! freely. although he was careful not to
move his body. He punctuated his
remarks with gestures. hut they We're
not the vigorous gestures he is wont
to make. He waved his hand or
thrust forward finger with quick
dart, instead of bringing down a
clenched fist upon an open palm with
a thump.
The colonel still has trouble with
his broken rib His only apparent
worry is lest the rib should not knit
quickly enough To permit him to make
Il few speeches in the closing days Of
the campaign. If he took a deep
breath he explained the edges parted
and the beginning which nature had
made at her task of knitting them
together, would he all for nausht.
"lf | can get that rib knit so that
the edges hold he said "and 1t
doesn't pain me to take a deep breath,
hope to make some more speeches
week after next"
As his thoughts turned to the cam
paign, Colonel Roosevelt's manner
changed Although he had been eau
toned not to forget that he was far
from well and to guard against cx-
citin,nt, his face flushed and his gcs-
lures became more vigorous.
They'll have to be short speeches
at first suppose" he said, but IN
make some good ones
Tho colonel paused for a moment.
He set his jaw hard and clenchcd his
fist for the only time during the inter-
view.
81 ask no quarter" he said.
ut is amusing TO see the predica-
ment of Governor Marshall" he add
ed with a laugh. The governor has
been making his campaign on the as
sertion that l was not at San Juan
hill. This may stagger him, but in il
week he will discover that | was not
shot 1T All, and that anyway, it was
bird shot and that ii hit another man
instead of me, ana finally that | was
in Oshkosh that night,
Colonel Roosevelt said he expected
to bring the campaign to II close just
as though he had not been shot. He
hoped to he able to put IN week OF
and say few things,
he might be unable to tray
el as he had been doing, making
some times dozen speeches in a day.
His physicians told him that prob
ably he could leave for oyster Bay
on Monday or Tuesday, and the colo
mel at once made up his mind that he
would so on the earliest train on
Monday which would suit ms pur-
poses
Colonel Roosevelt spoke of the visit
of Governor Hiram Johnson, his run
nlng mate, who spent Il snort time
with him this afternoon.
1--WE discussed the social and indus |
tral planks OF the platform, he said, |
"and talked over the political stua-
ton, but for the most part we talked |
Of other things, not politics.
The effect of Coioncl Roosevelt's !
exertion was beginning to show itself
AT the outset of the talk he bore |
himself in Il way which gave no in
lication of his condition, except that
he sat quietly in his chair instead Of ,
moving about in his customary ener-
setic way.
Finally he spoke in lower tones in
which there was "A trace of weariness.
He had plucked a little green sprig
from plant which some one had sent
him, and as he talked he held it. by
he leaves and used the stem as a
pointer, thrusiins it quickly at one
after another of his intervicwers to
Il point. At last he drop
ped the sprig and let his hands fan
o his knees. 1t was his sign that
he interview was over