Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-20
ROUGH RIDER ROOSEVELT
RAISED RIOT RAMPANT T.
DISGRACEFUL SCENES AND BRAwLS
MARKED HIS VISIT TO
PARKERSBURG.
VILE LANGUAGE AT ST. MARYs.
NATURAL OUTCOME OF FREE
WHISkEY, FREE TRIPS AND
Rad EXAMPLE.

PARKERSEURG, W. Va, October 10.
Governor Roosevelt refused late last
night to make any statement in regard
to the statement made in New York
that he has the answer of Mayor Van
Wyek in the ice trust case, but is afraid
to give it out until after the election.
At st. Mary's yesterday Governor
Roosevelt got so mad at the Demo-
Gratis who'were cheering for Bryan that
as his car pulled out ne called one of
them who was standing close to his
train a vile name, which was heard
by several persons standing near. The
words used were dirty 81 of D.
The train pulled out just as he spoke
the words and he was out of reach in
an instant.
A telegram from Point Pleasant
states that the Republican committee
there insisted to-day that the Ohio Riv-
er Railroad should send ezra coaches
from there to Gallipolis to bring the
crowds up from there. Two coaches
were sent and they brought up one pas
senger.
Governor Roosevelt was to have been
the guest of COL and Mrs. George A.
Burt while in this city. but instead of
going to their home after the meetings
ne was driven to his car and passed the
night in his car on the siding on Sec
ond street The train left here at
eight o'clock this morning.
While the crowds were on the streets
last night at the Roosevelt meeting and
at the two places where the speeches
were made, pickpockets were very busy.
Miss Nina Selby, of Grafton, who is
attending the Baptist Association, lost
a watch which was found to-day where
the pickpockets in their haste had drop
ped it. A man from Coolville. Ohio,
named Bone lost his watch in the
crowd A man from Grafton, who re-
fused to give him name, says he was
robbed of $3.50. Rev. Father Hickey S
pocket book was taken from him, but
was found to-day with half a dozen
others in. a vacant lot near the audi
forum, with all the money taken but
the valuable papers left. Probably a
dozen at least lost their pocketboks.
After the speeches were over and
until a very late hour in the night the
crowd remained in the streets and the
saloons were allowed to stay open
There were at least dozen fights. Halt
dozen fellows from Clarksburg went
out into the east end and began insult
ing ladies on the street. Several OF
them screamed and several men came to
their rescue and gave the Clarksburg-
ers beating they will not soon for
get.
A young Democrat who was hurrah-
ing for Bryan on Market street was as.
saulted by a gang of members of the
White Marching Club and when he
managed to escape through the crowd
which collected, they picked on anoth-
er fellow-John O'Brien, OF Volcano
and gave him a terrible beating, al
though he had not opened his mouth
A brother of Officer Taylor, who re-
marked when he saw a man arrested
for being drunk, that there were Others
who ought to be arrested, was assault
ed by crowd of the White MARCHING
Club, and had he not escaped into a
store, would have been seriously injur-
ed. AS it was, he was badly beaten. A
man from Clarksburg, who cheered fol
Bryan. got mixed up with the colored
Rough Riders and was being beaten by
a gang OF them when Mayor Turner
happened along and rescued him
About midnight a serious cutting af-
! fray occurred at the corner of Second
and Juliana streets. A strange white
man was assaulted by several negroes
and in defence he drew a knife which
he plunged into the abdomen of onS
of the negroes. He bled freely, but all
parties concerned made their escape.
Such was Roosevelt day in Parkers-
burg, with free train rides, free whisky
and the example of the Rough Rider
before the people. The people were
evidently attempting to initiate Roose-
velt's pets. the COW boys. whom ht
pronounces such excellent fellows wher
drunk On the villainous whisky Of the
plains.