The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-27
Rush Made to Get at the Vice-Presi-
dental Candidate.
SURROUNDED BY A GUARD.
A Company OF Rough Riders Had
Great Difficulty i'll Saving Their
Ieade, from, Mob Violence
and Escorting Him to
the Train III Grip
pie Creek.

CRIPPLE CREEK, COLO. Sept. p
Governor Roosevelt had a most exciting
axnerience to-day at Victor, a few miles
,rom Crjpple Creek, among the miners,
whore a demonstratfve crowd had assem-
bed.
TIE Governor had narrow escape from
serious personal violence. The incident
was the only one OF the kind that has
occurred during the progress of the trip
and it is said that the trouble was ac-
cassioned by a small body of roughs' who
had BEEN organized and paid for the puf-
pose of breaking up the meeting. The
men engaged were few in number, but
very violent in their attack.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at Armory
Hall which was filed. He had hardly
begun speaking when he was Interrupted
by noisy demonstrations. He SAID:
I'm nv stat, the men who were put
on the common platform to draw up an
antitrust platform at Kansas City con-
ventIon had at that time their pockets
filed with ice trust stock. The Demo
cratic leader 70 New York, Richard Croker,
upon whom you hase your only nope ana
it is mighty slim one, too, was another
great stochholder, and II, in tact, you
We're 10 fSdu LtliotSli lliS iA7E u -7N'~-N
holders in that trust it would sound like
reading the roll of members Of Tammany
Hall.
A voice cried: What about the rotten
beef?'
The Governor replied: Il ate it, and you
will never get near enough to get hit with
a bullet or within five miles of it.
/ Governor Roosevelt succeeded in finish
ing his remarks, though tnere vas an eF--
dent intention among those present that
he should not do so. When the Governor
left the hall with the party to go toward
the train. he was surrounded by a COM
pany of Rough Riders, commanded by
sherman Bell. one OF his own soldiers in
the. Spantsh war He was also accom-
paniel by General Curtis Guild, Jr., OF
Boston; John Proctor Clarke, of New
York; General Irving Hale. Of Colorado;
United States Senator WoIcott, Frank {.
C.oudy, candidate for Governor OF Colo
rado: Percy S. Ryder, candidate for
acknowledgements; y. VI. Stevens, and
several others.
STRUCK IN BREAST.
Governor Roosevelt and his party were
on foot A crowd of boys and men began
throwing stones and shooting Bryan. the
Rough Riders, mounted and unmounted.
him from assault by the mob. One made
a personal attack upon the Governor, and
succeeded in striking him a blow in the
breast with a stick. The assaiiant was
Immediately knocked down by Daniel NJ.
Sullivan, postmaster at Cripple Creek a
rush was then made by the mob to drag
the mounted men in khaki uniform from
their horses. The men on foot, also IN
Khaki, closed around the Governor, making
wedge which pushed through the crowd,
and they finally succeeded in gaining the
train, which was surrounded by the mob.
BY this time there were probably 1858
or 1.5c0 excited people in the vicinity, and
fsticuffs 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
| rega:ned the train. however. without Sc
rious injury and ii pulled cut of the place
with the Rough Riders on the rear plat
form.
Governor Roosevelt, while regretting tae
| ocurrrence. was not disturbed by the in
cident. and was ready to proceed with his
speech in Cripple Creek.