New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Prescription of a Months
Rest He Refuses to Obey
Spends Active Day.
CAMPAIGN TRIP
TO BE ABANDONED
Will Make One Speech in Pitts
burgh-daS Enlargement of
Spleen, DR.. Lambert Finds.
IIrom a san Correspondenl. J

Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 27. Refusing
to obey the orders Of his physicians,
who prescribed four months OF absolute
rest, Colonel Roosevelt devoted a large
part Of his time yesterday to confer
encos with Frank A. Munsey, Senator
Clapp. of Minnesota, and Justice Wana-
maker, of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Dressed in his riding togs, he spent an
active day.
There was apparent no symptom OF
the depleted physical condition which
his physicians say exists, and because
oe which they urged him 60 abstain
from all activity for at least four
months. Mr.. Roosevelt made three con
cessions to the demands of the medi-
cal men.
One was the abandonment Of his
campaign trip across the continent,
which had been arranged tentatively
for September. The others were the
cancellation Of one Of the two speeches
which he was to make in Pittsburgh on
Tuesday, and the REIMBURSEMENT to
Theodore Douglas Robinson and others
Of some of the campaign details which
he had planned to care for himself
"If should go to California" the
Colonel explained, "a should be obliged
t. make speeches in almost all OF the
other Western states, from Washington
to Arizona. That would be a physical
impossibility. | shouldn't be able to
get through with it."
1t was after Dr. Alexander Lambert,
of New York, had spent an hour in
making an examination Of Mr. Roose'
welt that the change in the plans Of
the ex-President was. announced. DR..
Lambert found that the Colonel was
suffering from an enlargement Of the
spleen and a loss Of vitality as a result
of the malarial fever he contracted IN
the junglcs Of South America.
DR.. Lambert urged Mr.. Roosevelt to
cancel both Of the Pittsburgh speeches
to make no addresses during the cam
paien and to abstain from everything
that would tax his strength. According
10 the Colonel, the physician explained
that il would take a long period Of time
to shake of the effects OF the malaria
and that if this were not accomplished
the disease might become so securely
fastened upon him that he would never
recover his full strength.
The impairment Of his mental vigor,
the Colonel said was among the possi-
bilities mentioned to him by mis- physi-
clan. The Colonel asserted IT would be
an imposslbility for him to give up his
campaign work.
MIR. Roosevelt will make one speech
in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The con-
cession he made to his medical advisers
was the cancellation Of an overflow
meeting which he was to address in
Machinery Hall, in that city. The
building accommodates 10000 persons,
all standing DR.. Lambert told the
Colonel that to speak TO such an audi
ence would tax his voice TO such a de-
gree that he must not think of making
the address.
When he returns from Pittsburgh on
Wednesday Mr.. Roosevelt will consult
DR.. Holbrook Curtis, throat specialist
in the hope that DR.. Curtis Will give
him more leeway in the use of has
throat than DR.. Lambert deems ad-
yisable.
Colonel Roosevelt will visit the
American Museum OF Natural History
on Wednesday, and will complete some
literary work he is doing Tor Serb
ner's Magazine" 1t is mis- intention to
spend one day in each week in New
York He will concentrate most of his
effort upon the Progressive campaign.
The ex-President declined yesterday
70 discuss the conference he held with
Senator Clapp and Mr.. Munsey, but he
did say that Justice Wanamaker
brought news that the Progressive
cause in Ohio is thriving.