Evening star., 1900-09-27
GOV. ROOSEVELT ASSAULTED
NOR AT VICTOR. COLI, OFFERS IN
DIGNITIES.
vice Presidential Candidate Inter-
rupted While Speaking and NAL
treated on the Street.

A dispatch from Cripple Greek, Col, last
night says: Gov. Roosevelt had a most ek-
citing experience today at Victor, le"
miles from Cripple Creek, among the mines
where a demonstrative crowd had assem-
bIed. The governor had narrow escape
from serious personal violence. The incl
dent was the only enc of the kind that has
occurred during the progress of the trip
and il Is said that the trouble was occa-
stoned by a small body of roughs who had
been organized and paid for the purpose OF
breaking UP the meeting. The men en-
gagged were few in number, but very violent
in their attack. -
Gov Roosevelt spoke at Armory Hall
which was filled. He had hardly begun
speaking when he was interrupted by noisy
demonstrations. He said:
I'm my state the men who were put on
the committee to draw up an antitrust
platform at Kansas City convention had al
that time their pockets filled with ice trust
stock. The democratic leader in New YORK,
Richard Croker, upon whom you base your
only hope and ii is a mighty slim nope,
too, was another great stockholder, and II
in fact you We're to read through the list
of stockholders in that trust ii would sound
like reading the roll OF members OF ram
many Hail.
A voice cried What about the rotten
beef?"
The governor replied. Il ate it, and you
will never get near enough to get nit with a
bullet or within five miles of 1t.
Governor Roosevelt succeeded in finishing
his remarks, though there was an evident
intention among those present that he
should not do 50. When the governor LETT
the hall with his party to go toward the
train he was surrounded by a company OF
Rough Riders, commanded by Sherman
Bell one of his own soldiers in the Spanish
war. He was also accompanied by Gen.
Curtis Guild, jr., of Boston: John Proctor
Clarke of New York, Gen. Irving Hale of
Colorado United States Senator Wolcott.
Frank c. Cloudy. candidate for governor of
Colorado; Percy 8. Ryder, candidate Tor
lieutenant governor; A. M. Stevens, Lieut..
Tice and several others.
Governor Roosevelt and his party were on
foot A crowd of boys and men began
throwing stones and shouting Tor Bryan
The Rough Riders, mounted and unmount-
ed closed in around the governor to protect
him from assault by the mob. One made a
personal attack upon the governor and sue
ceeded in striking him a blow in the breast
with a stick The assailant was immediate
ly 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, also
in khaki, closed around the governor. max
ing a wedge which pushed through the
crowd, and they finally succeeded in gain
ing the train. which was surrounded by the
mob.
By shis time there were probably 1000 or
1900 excited people in the vicinity and fisti-
cuffs 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 regain
ed the train, however, without serious in
jury. and 1t pulled out of the place with
the Rough Riders on the rear platform.
Governor Roosevelt. while regretting the
occurrence. was not disturbed by the Incl
dent, and was ready to proceed with his
speeches in Cripple Creek.