The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-20
ROOSEVELT LOST
FLESH BUT. NONE
OF HIS V|G0R
Says He Has Recovered From
Attack Of Jungle Fever
REFUSED TO TALK POLITICS
Willing to State Tina, " Asked to
Run for Governor Of New York
He Would Decline

New York. May 2e---aeodorc
Roosevelt returned home yesterday
from his visit OF months TO South
America. Accompanied by the two
nturalists Of his party. George X.
Cherry and Leo +. Miller. he arrived
from Para at quarantine AT New
York shortly before 4 o'clock on
board the Booth liner Aidan. With
a few crisp sentences punctuated by
decisive gestures. he reafiirmed the
verify OF the River OF Doubt. CURLY
denied having expressed himself as
to pres idcntial probabilities for 1916.
decla ed he would not run for COVER
nor OF New York. made few depre-
catory remarks about his critics. and
with harbor craft footing and flags
uuttering was taken on board the
tug ". =. Dalzell, which proceeded
to Oyster Bay.
Friends who had been alarmed by
the reports of Mr. Roosevelt's severe
illness were greatly surprised when
they saw him. He was noticeably
thinner and he used a cane as he
walked about the steamers deck. but
his face wore a healthy tan and he
had apparently not lost any OF the
vigor and energy which have become
characteristic of him. After stop
ping 10 days in this country. Mr..
Roosevelt will so to Spain to the
wedding of his son, Kermit.
As the collector of the pors. Dudley
Field Malone, and a host OF news
papermen scrambled up the compan-
ionway, the colonel stood at the top
and shook each man by the hand.
Mr. Roosevelt anticipated most of
the things people were anxious to
know as he submitted to fusillade
of questions before going on board
the tug that took him home.
Not a word about the political
situation" said Mr.. Roosevelt. II
don't know anything about 1t, for
haven't seen newspaper. Any
papers which have given my views of
the Mexican situation have misquot.
ed me. That applies to what has
been said about my presidential in
tention," he added. He was inform
ed by newspapermen that he was re-
ported to have said that he would
not run as candidate on the republi.
can ticket and that il he became a
candidate it would be on the pro.
gressive ticket. Not word of
truth in this" said the colonel. II
have not made a single declaration
about the political situation in 1916"
Il haven't been asked if would run
for governor of New York" he re-
piled in answer to another rquestion.
IF asked | would say that would
no,
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked how he
felt. Il don't look like a sick man,
do H." was his rejoiner. 81 have
been very i'll with jungle fever. but
I'm all right now. feel fine 1t
was learned, however, from Mr..
Cherry that the colonel still suffered
from slight symptoms of fever. He
had had chill earlier in the day.
Mr.. Roosevelt confessed that he had
lost 55 pounds, part of which he had
rcgained. He had also been troubled
by the bites of poisonous insects.
The colonel told friends and news
pape' men who crowded around him
hat he would make only one address
before sailing for Spain. II will give
this" said Mr. Roosevelt, before the
national geographic society. At that
time ! will answer any questions
that any reputable person wishes to
ask me abou. my trip. More than
this do not care to say now
NJ. Cherry and Mr.. Miller reiterat-
cd the colonel's statement that there
was not 4 particle of doubt about the
existence of the disputed river They
| said they had come across it 300
miles in the interior, and no one had
ever heard of il. Half an hour after
the Aidan had entered quarantine,
MI. Roosevelt. stepped down the
| companionway into the tug which
took him to Oyster Bay.