Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-31
The ROOSEVELT PARTY
Keeps on Through New YORK. Roosevelt Pour
ing in Hot Shot.

Elmira. y. III. oct 30.-The Roose-
vrlt party started. this morning, from
here on its second day tour IF the sec
ond week. The stops Of the day are
numerous. the tour finally ending in
Rochester. tonight. The general con
versation of the party, this MORNING,
was of the riotous times of last night.
Gov Roosevelt said this morning. that
the first attack on the carriage in
which he ana Senator Fassett was rid
ing came from small boys. The gov
ernor said:
1T was a body Of grown men. how
ever. who pushed up against the car
riage and thrust Autographs Of Stanch-
field in my face. Several times il looked
as if it was the intention of the crowd
to rush US out of the carriage, but
number Of men on horseback gathered
around and prevented that. | did not
see the fracas in which the men We're
injured
The Corning Club. which got into
fight in attempting to defend its ban
ner from attack. suffered severely. Six
men were wounded with stones and
sticks, and blood flowed quite freely.
ton by the police and put aboard their
special train. The city administration
here is Republican" said Senator Fas-
Sett. this morning. but the police
force is Democratic" The first speech
of the morning is scheduled at Corning.
A unique feature of the morning was
the passing of three Presidential trains
at Elnlira. Candidate Woolley of the
=, ~, 1,xrn dn
of the Roosevelt train and Candidate
Bryan went by on his train few
minutes later. No courtesies were eN-
changed
The first stop of the day was at
Corning, the home of the club which
was assaulted. last night during the
parade in Elinira. 1t was raining
quite hard when the train got TO the
station. but still there was a dense
crowd awaiting it. 1t was some time
before the governor could speak be-
cause Of the cheering but finally he
said.
1T is perfectly evident that Corning
has not been daunted by its reception
at Elmira last night. 1t indicates that
you have got good stuff in you here,
L
that sooner or later our opponents
will grow to understand that mob vio-
lence is not the way to try to keep Re-
publicans back. We have a right to
appeal not merely to Republicans. but
to every citizen who believes in order
Iy liberty under the law and who is
against mob violence in all its forms.
TO stand with us and not merely next
Tuesday overthrow Organism. but
stamp it under foot so ii shall never
,Ome up
After reference to the disturbance
1t Cobleskill. yesterday. which broke
Up Senator Depew's meeting, although
Mr.. Bryan had been listened to earlier
n the day with respect. the governor
continued:
When Mr.. Bryan's chief supporters.
N the stump and in the press. appeal
o the basest passions and seek 70 per |
;uade some Of our people that they are !
,eing cruelty wronged by others and |
must avenge themselves il is simply !
of violence. | appeal to !
rou as good Americans and most Of all |
Is citizens intrusted in the fundament- |
Il rights that must underlie all party /
differences here in the nation if we are |
O continue to be a free selfgoverning |
people We can afford TO differ on a I
question like the tariff, we cannot af- |
ord to differ on the questions of law |
md order"
At Bath a large number of veterans /
rom the Soldiers Home We're in the 4
rowd that gathered at the depot. The
governor made another appeal for
those principles Of good citizenship
which must underlie all party differ
noes.
Wayland, the third stop of the day.
$ one of the few villages in Steuben
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