The Washington times., 1913-05-31
PUTS
AIDES ON STAND
Loeb, Sloan, and Tyree Swear
They Never Saw the Colonel
intoxicated.
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CONTINUED from f1fet f28e-D
doctors orders as a drink. l should
say it was about as Intoxicating As
grape Juice" WAS Mr.. Loeb's comment.
Mr. round toia Mr. Loeo ~ leIi avJat
the famous Cannon dinner at Washing
ton
The President. Sloan, and l left the
White House at s:-s that nieht. return
ing at ll:-0" said Loeb. Il was prac-
ticaily at mis- elbow at the dinner. He
was absolutely sober when he left the
White House.
II saw speaker Cannon take him over
to the refreshment table. They mad
giass of che,npagne, and / heard the
PRESIDENT congratulate the Speaker n
his seventeen birthday. That was all I
saw him drink. and I think the colonel
had only the one glass.
He was absolutely not under the In
huence Of liquor at any time"
ice July /. 1S0l," said Tyree. land made
the first trip Col. Roosevelt took as
President as part Of his guard. l made
other trips with him, and was with him
at oyster Bay.
Il made every trip with Col Roose-
welt during my term Of service but one.
He was perfectly sober
Any indication that he was under
the influence Of liquor at any time"
asked Pound.
Il should say not" thundered Tyree::
He always could wear me out. and l
am ten years younger than he.
''On trips" Tyree said. II would be at
his elbow, and at banauets and such
occasions l would sit across from him.
where I could get to him quick. i
watched him all the time.
why. we even had a man detailed
to act as waiter for him always. and
II any other waiter started for him
some of our men, dressed as walters.
would stop him.
James Sloan. bodyguard to Presidents
Roosevelt. Taft, and Wilson. took the
stand.
"The last year Colonel Roosevelt was
President" said he laughing. .'he nsesl
to go out for q run and / ran right
along. was on the job always.
II have seen the colonel take a glass
of Sauterne. very light white wine:
and at banquets some champagne,
continued Sloan.
II never saw him take more than one
or two glasses OF wine on any occa-
sion.''
Sloan told about the Cannon dinner at
Speaker Cannon all his life. and lived
across the street from his in Danville.
III.
'.The colonel took one glass Of wine
that night swore Sloan land held that
glass in his hand nearly the whole time
he was there / do not believe he finished
drinking the wine In it,
W. p. schaufele. of Cleveland, Ohio.
railroad man who conducted Colonel
Roosevelts train through the Ohio CAM
paign, ssrore he was with the colonel
all day each day from the time he came
down for breakfast until he went to bed
at night He told the coloners route in
detail
He talked in the dry. matter-of- fact
way. common to railroaders. and sue.
ceeded In hugely delisht;ns Colonel
Roosevelt.
"He took no liquor nor wine" said
echaufele. and was not-in the slight
est dekfee under its influence. Of course.
He was absolutely sober
Attorney W. A. Benschoten. Of New
bert shaw, editor Of the Review Of
The shaw deposition covered the his
tory of the editors life and his ex.
perience as q journalist.
In speaking from nv own observa-
ton, ne is a man exceedingly temper
ate in the use Of liquor" said the Shaw
Affidavit from George B. corteiyou.
former secretary to Roosevelt as Presi-
dent and later Secretary of the Treas
ury, followed Albert Shaw.
Corfeiyou told Of the rise from ste
noSrapher to Cabinet member of him.
self. snd how finally he settled down
as president Of the Consolidated Gas
Company OF New York
He was a personal and family inti-
mate of Colonel Roosevelt. he dep ,s I'd.
He never saw him take wh!sky or
brandy. he said, except once, when DR..
RiXey operated on him and scraped the
bone of his leg. Eixey insisted on CIV
ing him whisky or stimulant OF
some kind" Aside from that he never
had seen Colonel Roosevelt take more
y q
and never had seen him under the In
| huence of drink