Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
BRYAN Rowdies Make Attempt
to Do Him Personal
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D1seRAcEFzS TACTICS.
"A Mob Of Toushs, z; ting for Bryan,
Stone and Attack g Governor and
/ His Party in G, do-Governor
Not Injured.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Sept. 27.-Gov.
Roosevelt had most exciting expert
ence yesterday at Victor, few miles
from Cripple Creek, among the mines.
where a demonstrative crowd assem-
bled. The governor had narrow es-
cape from personal violence. The In
cident was the only one OF the KIND
that has occurred during the prog
ress of the trip, and it is said the
trouble was occasioned by a mail
body of roughs who had been organ
ized and paid for the purpose OF
breaking up the meeting. The men
engaged were few, but very violent in
their attack. Roosevelt spoke at the
Armory hall, which was filed. He
haa hardly begun speaking when he
was interrupted by noisy demon
stration. He said:
ssIn my state the men who were
put on the committees on platform to
draw up an antitrust platform at the
Kansas City convention had at that
time their pockets stuffed with ice
trust stock. The democratic leader
in New York, Richard Croker, upon
whom you base your only hope, and
it is mighty slim hope, too, was an
other great stockholder, and If you
read the list of stockholders in that
trust it would sound like reading the
roll Of Tammany hall"
A voice cried: what about rotten
beef?"
The governor replied: 81 ate it,
and you will never get near enough
to be hit by bullet. or within five
miles of it."
Gov. Roosevelt succeeded in finish
ing his remarks, altho there was
an evident intention among those
present that he should not. When
the governor left the hall with his
party to go toward the train, he was
surrounded by company of Rough
Riders, commanded by Sherman Bell.
He was also accompanied by Gen.
Curtis Guild, Jr, of Boston; John
Proctor Clarke, of New York; Gen.
Irving Hale, of Colorado; Senator
Wolcott, Frank G. Goudy and others.
Bryan Sympafhizers Throw Stones.
Gov. Roosevelt and his party were
on foot, and crowd of boys and
men began throwing stones and
shouting for Bryan. The Rough Rid
ers closed in around the governor to
protect him from assault. One Of
the mob made personal attack upon
Roosevelt and succeeded in striking
him blow in the breast with tick.
The assailant was at once knocked
down by Daniel M. Sullivan, postmas-
ter of Cripple Creek.
A rush was then made by the mob
to drag the mounted men from their
horses. The men on foot closed
around the governor, making a wedge,
which pushed thru the crowd and
finally succeeded in gaining the train,
which was surrounded by a mob.
BY this time there were probably
a thousand excited people in the vicin-
ity and fisticuffs We're exchanged on
all sides. Many of the mob were arm
ed with sticks and clubs, some with
rotten potatoes and stale eggs and
lemons.
The entire party regained the train
however, without serious injury, and
it pulled out of the place with the
Rough Riders on the rear platform
Roosevelt, while regretting the oc
currence, was not disturbed by the
incident, and was ready to proceed
with his speech in Cripple Creek.
Before reaching Cripple Creek
Roosevelt delivered speeches at Cas-
tie Rock, Colorado Springs, Colorado
City, Divide, Gillette and Independ
ence. Good crowds greeted him, ant
there was no disturbance, except Al
Victor.
Gov. Roosevelt spoke at three meet
ings in this city last evening. Sen
ators Wolcott and Lodge also spoke
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