The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-27
STRUCK ROOSEVELT
GOVERNOR ASSAULTED IN a COLO
RADIO MINING TOWN.
MOB SURROUNDED HIS PARTY.
STICKS AND STONES THROWN ny
CROWD or MEN AND BOYS.

lie was Protected by Party of Rough
Riders-Man Who struck Him with
a stick Was Promptly Knocked
Down-Rush Made 90 Drag Men
From Horses-Train Reached An
safety-His speech Frequently In
terrupted.
cripple Creek. Col. Sept 2s-Gov.
Roosevelt had most exciting experience
to-day at Victor. a few miles from Grip
ple Greek. among the mines where dem
onstrative crowd had assembled.
Tho Governor had a narrow escape from
serious personal violence. The incident
was the only one of the kind that has oc-
CURED during the progress OF She trip. and
Il is said that the trouble was occassoned
by a small body OF roughs who had been
organized and paid for the purpose Of
breaking up the meeting. The men engag
"a were few in number. but very violent
in their attack.
GOV. Roosevelt spoke a, Armory Han
which was filled. He had hardly begun
speaking when he was interrupted by
rolsy demonstrations. lie said:
Took Up the Ice Trust.
In my state the mea who were put on
the committee platform TO draw up an
nntl-trust platform AZ the Kansas City
convention had az that dime their pock-
cts hlled with Ice trust stock. The Demo
cratic leader in New York. Richard Cro-
ker. upon whom YOU base your only hope.
and Il IS a mighty slim hope. too was
rrother great stockholder. and II. in fact.
lou were 70 read through the lisi Of
.,ockholders ia that trust It would sound
Ike reading the roi OF members or Tam
many Hall"
vo.ce cried: What about the rotten
O., ef2"
THE Governor replied:
vI ate il. and sou will never get near
enough 20 get hit with a bullet or within
r,e miles of it'
GOV. Roosevelt succeeded In finishing his
r.marks though there was an evident IN
tsu,ion among those present that he should
rat DO so When the governor left the
tln with his party to go toward the tram
te was surrounded by a company OF rougn
riders. commanded by sherman Bell. one
o' bis own soldiers IN the spanish war.
He was also accompanied by Gen. Curtis
Guild. Jr.. Of Boston: John Proctor Clarke
o. New York. Gen. Irwin Hale Of Colo
aGo. United States Senator Wolcoit,
Frank g. Goudy. candidate for governor
o- Colorado. 4. n. stevens. Lieut.. ace
and o,hers.
Assault On the Governor.
Gov Roosevelt and his party were on
foat a crowd Of mon and boys began
throwing stones and shouting for Bryan.
The Rough Riders. mounted and un-
mounted. closed IN around the Governor
20 protect him from assault by the mob.
ono man made personal attack upon
tHc Govefonr and succeeded in striking
him a blow In the breast with a stick.
The assailant WAS Immediately knocked
down by Daniel NJ. Sullivan, postmaster
~ cripple Greek.
rush Was then made by the mob 10
drag the mounted men from their horses.
The men on foot closed around the Gov
crnor making a wedge which pushed the
crowd and they finally succeeded in gain
irg The train which was surrounded by
tHt mob.
By this time there were probably 100
or so excited people in the vicinity and
h,ucufs were exchanged on all sides.
Many Of the mob were armed with sucks
ana clubs and some with rotten potatoes.
Stale eggs aud lemons The entire party
gained the train. however without se-
I.ous injury. and Il pulled out OF the place
with The Rough Riders on the rear plat
form.
GOV. Roosevelt while regrettlng tho oc-
currcnce. was not disturbed by the incl
dent. and was ready to proceed with his
speeches in Cripple Creek