The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-07
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT
TN PERKINS VISIT, COT
ROOSEVELT INSISTS
Wall-St. Financier Says He
Merely Carried Message From
@SenAtef@pixeH=
T. r. is ON JURY DUTY
"Don't Concern Yourselves
About ,Unimportant Things"
He Tells Reporters
7. R. IS ON JURY DUTY

AlINEol.A. l., L., March TT ne
hurried visit TO Oyster Bay, made By
Georse ". Perkins late last night IN
mis- automobile after which he said
that he merely carried message
from Senator Dixon 10 COL Roosevelt
MAS unlmportant, according TO the
colonel.
When Roosevelt arrived here today
10 report for jury duty--incidenISll
he has not been drawn oil a single
case Yet-he was besieked for a state
ment regarding the Perkins visit
which was looked upon as highly I'M
portant by the politicians OF both FAC
tons in New York. But with char
acteristic wave of his hand the colonel
said IL was simply an ordinary visit,
such as anyone might have made, and,
incidentally, the colonel explained,
sycamore Hill is open TO anyone HE
wants 10 call. and If they want tEeir
identity kept secret the colonel viii
help all he can.
why you gentlemen should con
Germ yourselves with unimportdnt
things" said the colonel 10 the re.
porters, II am at loss 10 know II
him at any time. Mr.. Perkins. Nr.
Morgan, Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.. Hid.
Mr.. Burns, Mr. Mitchell, or any OF
them can come to see me at any tine
Ii they want 10. | would see Mr.. Nc
Namara il he wanted TO see me and
he was pardoned.
"lf they told me not 10 say :Eat
they were there, | would say Ger
tainly If they told me to say they
were there l would say: Certainly,
II am willing always TO receive call.
ers."
The colonel when pressed for an
explanation OF the Oyster Bay trip OF
Perkins, and was told that there was
much speculation regarding IL, turned
on his heel and walked away
After remaining I'm court for fifteen
minutes, Roosevelt with the remain.
der of the jury panel. was excused
until tomorrow as the case on trial
was certain 10 occupy the entire day
While waiting the colonel said a par
~ OF Ave would likely come down on
the night train and spend the night
at Sycamore Hill. He would not give
their names as il was not certain
they would make the train.
rAs far as other visitors are con
cerned" he said Il do not expect
any. Still | would not say none VIII
come did not expect Mr.. Perkins
last night. but he came. have heard
mr.. Barnes was coming down 10 see
ne hut I hardly think so.
And chuckling over his reference
to the state chairman, the colonel
climted In his automobile and started
for home.
NEW YORK. March when ask.
ed today regarding his hurried trip
10 Oyster Bay last night and the con-
ference that followed later at his
LONE in this city. George w. Perkins,
formerly j. p. Morgan's partner,
said:
ut Is curious that the papers
should try To make mystery OF my
calling on Col Roosevelt, yesterday,
when everyone knows ! am for him.
did see Senator Dixon last night.
lie Is making an heroic fight against
tie tremendous odds OF a powerful
political machine to give the people
OF this country a chance 10 express
their preference for president My
talk with Senator Dixon was about
this very important matter
The conference at Perkins home
with Senator Dixon. who is the Roose-
yelt campaign manager was attend
ed by Perkins. Dixon. Frank \. Nun
sey and Henry l., Stoddard.