The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-25
Colonel Putting His Political
Machinery IN Motion.
Calls Payment of Money t
Colombia Blackzaail. {
STANDS BY GEO. ". PERKINS
Roosevelt Had Temperature o.
1Os ON Board Ship.
Colonel Declares He Now Is
Perfectly Well.

Oyster Bay, June zs.-Colonel Roose-
welt plunged today into what he ex-
poets to be the hardest political cam
paign he has even undertaken. He lost
no time in getting into action. Nine
hours after he stepped on shore at
Oyster Bay following his midnight trip
from New York harbor he was back
in his library at Sycamore Hill start
ing the machinery. His secretary
came from New York last night to
be on hand early in the day and at 10
o'clock Colonel Roosevelt was debating
letters and kilograms at full speed.
The question whether Colonel Roose-
Welt is in fit condition, physically, for
a hard speech making campaign. which
recently. caused 80 much concern to
Progressive leaders. gave the colonel
no worry at all.
II never felt better in my life.', he
said. He added, however. that his
throat had been giving him some trou-
BILE and here lies the chief danger OF
being incapacitated for the campaign.
He intends to make fewer speeches in
each state than In former years but
to adhere to his plan OF covering the
country from coast to coast
There is a marked change today in
Colonel Roosevelt's appearance from
the time he set sail tor Europe on May
90 He gained In weight during his alb
sence. and his face IL rounder and more
ruddy, but he Is still Tar from pos
sessing the strength ana vigor to which
he was accustomed IN former years.
He finds that long hours OF hard work
tire him. Whether he viii be able
to carry out the program he has OUT
lined for the next tour months, de-
pends upon his progress during the
next few weeks. Hesfelt confident to-
day that during the months Of July and
August. most Of which he expects to
spend at home. he Will be able to re-
cover completely from. the enervatinE
effects Of the jungle fever.
Had Ueanpeca&uro a. 106.
In discussing his health the colonel
said that whan he boarded the Inn
perator he had . slioIh<4t 4tonch OF fever
and that forty y-eighf>eho1rs after ne
had another attack which was more
severe. The last time he had a fever
Of los and was forced to remain In
his room all day.
But I'm all right now," he continued,
and shall speak at Pittsburg ON June
30. 1 shall not be able to speak in the
open air, or make continuous 3peaking
trips. However. shall be able to de-
liver a certain number of speeches in
doors''
Colonel Roosevelt gave out a letter
ATOm LIE. damlItOn tlce, the eXplOr-
er, in which he said he was mistaken
when he questioned the discovery Of
the River of Doubt.
This letter read in part as follows:
Dear Colonel Roosevelt: 1t is only
just and right, in view of the circum-
stances Of the past few weeks, that I
should write to you to say that after
hearing your lecture last evening, the
premises no longer exist upon which
I based an opinion and made certain
criticisms upon the results of your
South American expedition.
Your most fair, lucid and interest
ing narrative dispels completely the
points in dispute and am truly sorry
for whatever unpleasantness and mis-
understanding have arisen in conse-
Quence Of my comments"