Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
Roosevelt Silent
 on Current Politics
FURTHER THAN TO SAY HE WILL
 NOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR
IS THIN, BUT ENERGETIC
Colonel Still suffsrs from Slight synp-
 toms of Fsver-Te Make But One. Address Previous te Sailing for Ma
 drid to Attend Sons Wedding.

New York, May 1s@rhaodocs roosevelt returned home today from hls visit of many months to soush America Accompanied by the two naturalfsts of his party Georre "a Cherry and Leo B. Miller. he arxfved rom Fara at Quarantine shortIv De- lore o'clock on board the Booth liner
 hdan. With a few crisp senteDoea. punctuated by decisfve rest,rreas he r~. anirmed the verity of the aRivNr of Doubt" curtly denied having exprese- % hfmself as to presidential prohabil- lties Tor 1s1s. declarsd he would not run Tor governor of New York. made lew oeprecatory remarks about his
 critics and with harbor craft too<tn1 ana flags huttering was taken on hoard
 the tug W. F. Dalzen. which prooeed-
 ed to Oyster Bay.
 Friends who had been alarmed hw
 the reports of Colonel Rooseveits so-
 were illness were greatly surprised
 When they saw him. He was notice-
 ably thinner and he used a cane as
 ne walked about the steamers deck.
 he had apparently not lost any of tho
 Vlgor and energy which have become
 characteristic of him. After stoppinr
 ten days in this country, Mir. Roose-
 veit Will go to Spain to the wedding
 of his son Kermit. As the tugs which carried several
 members of the Roosevelt family, in cluding Mrs. Roosevelt W FmIso Roosevelt Archie and Theodore, N. approached the Aidan the familiar f3G- ure of the colonel could be seen lean
 ing Tar over the rail as he waved . greeting, his lips f1exed into the faopS- liar smile Not a few eyes were vt As the collector of the port Dud- Hey Field Malone. and a host of news- paper men. scrambled up the coue- panionway. the colonel stood at the top and shook each man by the hand. Anthony Ffala, who went part vay with Mir. Roosevelt in his explorations. was the first man to greet the colonsa after MT. Malone
 MT. Roosevelt anticipated most ef the things people were anxSoug 6, know as he submitted to fueiiiAds of questions before going on board the tug that took him home
 Not a word about the political sae- uation," said Colonel Roosspslt ' don't know anything about A Ar haven't seen a newspaper. AuY D0DWR which have given any vewY oa tAo Mexican situation have misQuo<sA Ksa about my presidential fntentSona" Ae He was informed by newapAper men that he was reported to hGve said | that he would not run as candldaAs
 on the republican ticket and shat if on the progressive ucket
 Not word of truth fin fffis,. said l the colonel. 'T have not made . sin gle declaration about the political sft- uatfon in 1916.
 T haven't heen asked if would | run for governor of New York," As
 replied in answer to another qusssaon.
 If asked, I would say that would
 @As to the river. 1t is ertraor6fns.y
 long as the Rhine. but thsre Is no moro | doubt of its existence than ths1s as | of the Rhine"
 MT. Roosevelt was asked how hs felt. 'T don't look like sick man. do n.
 Ill with jungle fever. but I'm aii r3ghA now. I feel f1ne.-
 | It was learned, however. from MI. Cherry, that the colonel stfIl suffered
 from slight symptoms of feven Hs had had a chiA earlier in the day. l MT. Roosevelt confessed that he had | lost 65 pounds, part of which he haA ! regained. He had also been troubled | by the bites of poisonous insects. MT. Malone asked him if he vero English explorer, Henry Savage Ian dor. MT. Roosevelt laughed deprecae- | fngly Neither that nor other sinifap criticisms worried him q great deal, fre said. - | The colonel told friends and new ! papermen who crowded around Maa I that he would make only one address i before sailing for Spain.
 1 'T will give this.- said Mfr Roose- \ Welt, before the National Geoxraphio | society. At that time I will aneweR
 any questions that any reputable per
 son wishes to ask me about my trip. | More than this I do not care to say | now"
 Half ar hour after the Aidan haa ] entered quarantine Colonel Roosevefs
 epped down the compenSonway fnta i the tug which took him to Oyster Bay; stsamsrs Reported by WirsasAl Sable Island, May 1p-SSsaMes
 Kaiser Wilhelm der Gfosse, Bremse for New York, sfgna1led 614 n11as east of Sandy Hook at noon. Doch al | S.30 a. m. Thursday.
 New York May fs-steamer veFe-