Evening star., 1900-10-18
ROOSEVELT IN CLEVELAND
WIND Up of TRIUMPHAL TOUR OF
OHIO.
Immense Parade and Great Enthusi-
asm-HOOdium Hits Him with Stone
at Suburban Meeting.

A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, last
night says: This has heen a day of tri-
umph for Governor Roosevelt in Ohio. To-
night the city of Cleveland gave him a re-
ception rivaling any similar demonstration
ever made here. There was an immense
parade, consisting of half score of brass
bands, dozens of political organizations, in
Guiding many which had come hither from
other places to do honor to the candidate
for Vice President. Superior street, the
chief thoroughfare through which the pa
rade passed, was ablaze with electric lights,
suspended in loops, crosswse, and length
wise from tall pillars surmounted by fam
ing globes and decorated with evergreen.
Along this brilliant course thousands of
rockets and fambeaux 1ared. The walks
were thronged with men, women and chill
dren, who drew so near that the horses of
the various mounted sections almost tram
pied them.
From the union station. riding in a
gorgeously decorated carriage drawn by
four white horses, in company with Cover
nor Nash and Senator Foraker Governor
Roosevelt was escorted. while bands played
and cannon doomed salutes along the route
of the parade to a large tent in Marcel
line avenue. Newburg, in the iron work.
ing district, where he addressed a large
audience on the subject OF prosperity. His
speech was very brief, consisting Of par,
OF that delivered by him an hour later at
Central Armory in Bond street At the
tent the governor was followed by Col.
Curtis Guild, jr., who made exhaustive
address. Senator Foraker opened the
meeting at the armory making q strong
appeal in behalf of the republican nation
al ticket, and at the close of his address
Governor Roosevelt was introduced
He took up the various declarations of
the democratic platform and attacked them
in detail. He declared that free silver meant
free soup and the return of conditions SIM
nor 80 tIern -
On the subject of the trusts he questioned
the sincerity of the position of the demo-
Gratis and cited his own administration as
an honest effort to deal with the trouble
some problem.
HoodIum Hits Him with a stone
Notwithstanding reports circulated early
in the day that an attempt would be made
to break up the Roosevelt meeting in New
burg, there was only one incident to mar
the evening. A boy, standing some dis
tance away, threw a stone at the gov
ernor as the latter was leaving the tent
In company with National Committeeman
Herrick of Ohio and others. The rock
struck the governor on the head. Quickly
the governors companions closed around
him and hustled MIN to a passing car, on
which he was borne away.
II was not hurt at ALL" said the gov
ernor, when he returned to his car and dis
cussed the matter with several friends.
The rock was thrown by one of a num-
Der OF hoodlums, and / saw him throw 1t.
1t struck my head but my hat prevented
it from wounding me. In the light of the
splendid reception Cleveland has given ne,
the stone-throwing is scarcely worth re-
membering for a moment. I never saw
greater enthusiasm than that at the ar
mory meeting. Indeed, / have cause to re-
member Cleveland with pleasure and pride"
DIR. Curtis the governors physician, said:
Governor Roosevet's voice depends on
the avoidance of over-fatigue. If he ex
ercises a little more care than he has in
the past 1 think he may be able to fulfll
his engagements, but / could not guarantee
any voice where twenty-five speeches are
made on two consecutive days, with inter-
rupted rest and under great nervous strain.
Otherwise Colonel Roosevelt is in superb
physical condition.
Since leaving Chicago last Wednesday
morning Governor Roosevelts train has
travelled LIT miles, and has been handled
over twenty separate lines Of road.