Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-07
Crime IN COLORADO.
Political PaCtiOnal Fued Leads
10 Murder al a Convention,
Big Crowd at the Grand Army En-
campment at Cincinnati.
Emperor william VIII Put Down Labor
Strikes In Germany.
TERRIBLE STORM IN PESSsYIvAHA.

Colorado Springs, Sept. THE politi
Cal war betweeen the two factions OF the
silver republican party In this state re-
suited this morning In the death vi
Charles Harris, OF Denver Il was the
result Of an attempt by the Broad faction
70 capture the opera house, which was
guarded by the Sprague faction.
AZ 4 o'clock a rush was made by sey.
enty i've or hundred men from both the
front and rear OF the building, and ths
Sprague men, who held possession, In
Tepelling the attack, fred vOlley into
their 9ssailants. Harris fell with a bull
Jet through the abdomen and soon died.
4 iOther man was wounded.
EOday's clash between the factions was
preceded by action OF national charac-
Ter, 10 'ne removing Richard Broad
fgJn the chairmanship Of the state CON.
nlttee ON The ground Of "dislOyalty 10
thB silver republican party and the cause
10 s.auds for" it being alleged tina; he
iIed IN "A conspiracy with the friends
ui enatOr OlcOtt To defeat the proposed
fusion with the democrats aud pOpulists.
Charles 5. Sprague, representing the
Teller and TOwne delegates, obtained
possession OF the opera house IN when
the convention Is 10 meet tomorrow, aud
refused to surrender II at the demand OF
ex.Chairman Broad.
Sheriff BOyntOn aud Chief Gathright
took control VI the opera house aud seized
six Winchester rides aud ten Teyolyers
James A. HOWzs Walter Russell, James
j. Long End a c. smith, the party In
the hall we're arrested. AZ o'clock the
MOlcJtt Broad faction, applied 90 Judge
Luut for a wfitOt mandhmua, compelling
Chairman Blood, who was appointed by
Natl nal Chairman T0wne to succeed
Cha tman Broad, removed, 10 turn the
building over TO ex-Chairman Broad.
The grit was refused
AT 4:l0 this morning" said ex Mayor
PLUMB, I'VE were inside the opera house,
twenty-five OF us. Suddenly fusi.ade
Of shots was fred through both front and
side doors. Thea Ia u second the doors
wers burst open and IN rushed seventy
dye TO 100 men There was constant
firing In all parts OF the hall. we replying
as best We eouli We were forced out OF
the buildia,. sheriff BoyntOn aud Chief
OF POlt;i iAth-ight we're in the front
Tauks OF tie attacking patty"
y he police and sherlif's CtliceTs claim
that the attack wa made entirely by
mon brought from Denver. They say
they only rushed In after the attack be-
gan.
Chairman Blood has issued statement
Ia which he aays that px. Chairman ]. NJ
Stevens and Dewitt G Webbrr arranged
with gang OF thugs 10 come from Den.
YER and cooperate with Sheriff BOyntOn
and the police Of Colorado Springs In
SELLING the convention hall and turning
IL over 10 the anti Teller faction. 80 they
may organize anj control the convention
10 morrow
Kx Chairman Broad, who denies the
authority OF TOwns TO remove him, JUS
tides taking forcible possession OF the
hall on the ground that the manager
violated his lease in allowing others In
possession.
The men who participated in the tight
say that fully $50 shots were fired mostly
IN the air when the attscking party
Tei ched the center OF the building the
guards retreated 10 the street.
Ih9 thugs from Denver took the FIRST
train To that city, being allowed TO 90
~ mOlested.