The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-27
ROUGH RIDERS
SAVE ROOSEVELT
FROM VIOLENCE.
crowd Of Thugs Organized and Paid
to Break Up the Meeting at
Victor, Colorado.
GOVERNOR STRUCK IN BREAST
By One Of the Ruffians-Train Sur
rounded by the Mob-AssaiI-
6 ant Knocked Down

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo, Sept. &C.
Governor Roosevelt had n most exciting
experience to-day at Victor. few miles
from Cripple Creek. among the mines,
where a demonstrative crowd had as.
sembled.
The governor had n narrow escape
from serious personal violence. The In
cident was the only one of the kind that
has occurred during the progress OF the
trip and 1t is said that the trouble was
occasloned by q small body OF toushs
who had been organized and paid for
the purpose Of breaking up the meeting.
The men engaged we're few In number,
but very violent in their attack.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at Armory
Hall, which was filled. He had hardly
begun to speak when he was interrupt
ed By noisy demonstrations. He satd:
I'm my state the men who were put
on the committee on platform to draw
up an antitrust platform at Kansas
City convention had at that time their
pockets stuffed with Ice trust stock The
Democratic leader In New York, Rich
nrd Croker, upon whom you base your
only hope. and 1t is a mighty slim hope,
too, was another great stockholder and
II, In fact, You were to read through the
list Of stockholders in that trust, II
would sound like reading the roll Of
members OF Tammany Hail."
I Teddy's Quick Reply.
A voice cried: What about the rotton
beef?"
The governor replied: "I ate 1t, and
you will never get near enough to be
hit with a bullet. or within five miles
OF IT.
Governor Roosevelt succeeded In fin
ishing his remarks, though there was
an evident Intention among those Pres
ent that he should not do so. When the
governor left the hall with his party to
so toward the train, he was surrounded
by u company of rough riders, COM
smanded by Sherman Bell. one Of. his
soldiers in the Spanish war.
Governor Roosevelt and his party
were on foot. A crowd Of boys and men
began throwing stones and shouting for
Bryan. The rough riders. mounted and
unmounted,, closed in around the COVER
nor to protect him from assault by the
mob. One made a personal attack upon
Governor Roosevelt and succeeded in
striking him Il blow in the breast with
q stick. The assailant was Immediately
knocked down by Daniel NJ. Sullivan,
postmaster OF Cripple Creek.
Rush Made for Mounted Men.
A rush was made by the mob to drag
the mounted men In khaki uniforms
from their horses. The men on foot.
also In khaki closed around the govcr-
nor making wedge which pushed
through the crowd and they finally sue
cecded In gaining the train which was
surrounded by the mob.
By this time there were probably 1000
or 1900 excited people in the vicinity
and fisticuffs were exchanged on all
sides. Many OF the mob were armed
with sticks and clubs, some OF them
with rotton potatoes. stale eggs and
lemons. The entire party regained the
train. however. without serious injury
and 1t pulled out Of the place with the
rough riders on the rear platform.
Governor Roosevelt, while rcgret,.ng
the occurrence was not disturbed by thu
Incident and was ready TO proceed with
his speeches In Cripple Creek.