Roosevelt's Rest Doesn't Figure Out.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 6, 1912:
He's to Take It To-day, with Several New Speeches to Write and Two Conferences On.
AWAY AGAIN TO-MORROW
Quite Pleased with His Testimony on Campaign Contributions — Gives a Child Who Attracts Him $10.
Special to The New York Times.
    OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Oct. 5.— Col. Roosevelt is getting a new store of ammunition for the wind-up of his campaign. Upon his return to Oyster Bay this afternoon he said he would try to get a complete rest before he started out again Monday afternoon on his second tour of the Middle West. How the Colonel expected to get a rest with several speeches to prepare, and conferences with Senator Dixon, his campaign manager, and Oscar S. Straus, nominee of the Progressives for Governor, scheduled for to-morrow, he didn't explain.
    In regard to his testimony before the Senate sub-committee investigating campaign contributions, Col. Roosevelt had not a word to say, That he was greatly pleased with his day at Washington, he made no effort to deny. The Colonel and his managers feel that his testimony put to naught all of the charges that have been made against him, and they expressed not the least fear about anything that might come up from now on. In fact, they believe that if the committee will call the men whom Col. Roosevelt and Senator Dixon asked to have called, later developments would prove to the advantage of the third party leader.
    Shortly after his arrival in New York to-day the Colonel had a conference with Senator Dixon at The Outlook office, and the schedule of his next trip was talked over briefly. There probably will be a number of changes in the itinerary as given out Friday night. It is the intention of the Colonel's managers to waste none of his time, and the problem which faces them now is just what sections can be looked upon as "safe ground." "It is a question open to much argument," one opponent of the third-term candidate declared with a sarcastic smile to-night.
    It was just 7:30 o'clock this morning when Col. Roosevelt's train pulled into the Pennsylvania Station. William Loeb, Jr., who testified before the Senate Committee yesterday, returned on the same train. Mr. Loeb got the New York newspapers at Newark, N. J., and he called the attention of Col. Roosevelt to the fact that one of the papers which was opposed to his candidacy had made no comment editorially on his testimony.
    "Perhaps they even forgot to mention that I was on the stand," was the Colonel's smiling rejoinder. On this point his mind was quickly relieved, however, and the Colonel smiled broadly as he was shown the many columns that had been devoted to his testimony. It seemed to please him mightily.
    The Colonel, surrounded by a little group of supporters, and Dr. Lyman Abbott and Ernest Abbott headed for the elevator, the Colonel in the lead.
    "Lyman, here," he said, pointing at Dr. Abbott, "won't take breakfast with me after reading the scathing arraignment of me in the newspapers this morning. He's ashamed to be seen with me, I guess." As he was about to enter the elevator, Col. Roosevelt, was attracted to Mrs. Ellen Hunter of Webster with her five children. Smiling at one of the babies, Col, Roosevelt remarked: "A cute little child and cunning family." Then he produced a $10 bill and handed it to the child.
    The Colonel had breakfast at the Harvard Club and then went to The Outlook office. He started back to Oyster Bay by automobile at 1 o'clock.