Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-10-01
TEDDY
MOBBED
Rough Rider Is Given
Severe Treatment
in Colorado.
Mob Assaults Governor
One Striking Him
With Stick.
Candidate LittleDisturbed
And Reaches His
Train Safely.

Cripple Creek, Col, Sept. 27.-Gov-
ernor Roosevelt had a most exciting
experience yesterday at Victor, few
miles from Cripple Creek, among the
mines. where a demonstrative crowd
had assembled. He had narrow es-
cape from serious personal violence.
The incident was the only one Of the
kind that has occurred during the
progress of his trip, and it is said the
trouble was occasioned by small
body of roughs who had been organ
lied and paid for the purpose OF break
ing up the meeting. The men engaged
were few, but very violent in their at
tack. Roosevelt spoke at armory hall,
which was filled. He had barely be-
gun speaking when he was interrupted
by noisy demonstration. He said:
'In my state the men who were put On
the committee to draw up the anti
trust platform at the Kansas City con-
vention had at that time their pockets
filled and 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 another great
stockholder, and if you read the list
of stockholders in that trust it would
sound like reading the roll. of Tam
many hail.
A voice cried: what about rotten
beef?"
The governor replied: 81 ate it.
Roosevelt succeeded in finishing his
remarks, though there was an evident
intention among those present that he
should not. When he left the hall 70
go toward his train he was surrounded
by a company Of rough riders COM
manded by Sherman Bell. He was
also accompanied by General Curtis
Guidl, Jr., of Boston, John Proctor
Clarke of New York, Gen. Irving Hale
of Colorado, Senator Wolcott, Frank
c. Goudy, candidate for governor Of
Colorado, and others. Roosevelt and
his party we're on foot. A crowd of
boys and men began throwing stones
and shouting for Bryan.
The rough riders closed in and
around the governor to protect him
from assault. One of the mob made
a personal attack upon Roosevelt and
succeeded in striking him blow in
the breast with a stick. The assail-
ant was Immediately knocked down by
Daniel M. Sullivan, postmaster of
Cripple Creek. A rush was then
made by the mob to drag the mounted
men in khaki uniforms from their
horses. The men on foot closed
around the governor, making wedge
which pushed through the crowd and
finally succeeded in gaining the train
which was surrounded by mob. By
this time there were probably thou
sand excited people in the vicinity,
and fisticuffs were exchanged on all
sides. Many of the mob were armed
, with sticks and clubs and some with
rotten potatoes, 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. Roose-
welt while regretting the occurrence,
was not disturbed by the incident, and
was ready to proceed with his speech
in Cripple Creek.
Before reaching Cripple Greek
Roosevelt delivered speeches at
Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Colo
RADIO City, Divide, Gillette and indie
pendence. Good crowds greeted him
and there was no disturbance except
at Victor.
Bryan Depreciates Violence.
Nebraska City, Sept. 27.-Being
shown telegram to the effect that
Roosevelt was assaulted at Victor,
Col, by a band of ruffians, Bryan
wrote the following statement:
From what I know of the people of
Colorado, am not willing to believe,
without further evidence, that they
denied to Roosevelt or any one else a
fair hearing. If it proves true that he
was mobbed or in any way interfered
with, am sure it was not the work of
any political organization. There can
be no justification for resort to vio-
lence in this country; those who re-
sort to it injure the cause they repre-
sent"