The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-28
ROOSEVELT
ASSAULTED
Gang of TOughs in Colorado
Set Upon Him
Doubtless at the Suggestion
of the Opposition Party
Leaders
STRUCK WITH A HEAVY CLUB
One Thug Lands a Blow and
is Knocked Down
Party Refuses to Fight and
Gains their Train-R0Os-
evelt UncOncerned
STRUCK WITH A HEAVY CLUB
One Thug Lands a Blow and
is Knocked Down

Cripple Creek, Col. Sept, 26.-Gov-
ernor Roosevelt had a most exciting
experience today at Victor, a few miles
from Cripple Creek, among the mines,
where a demonstrative crowd had as
embed. The governor had a 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
e trouble was occasioned by small
body of roughs who had been organ
lied and paidfor the purpose of break
ing up the meeting. The men engaged
were few in number but very violent
in their attack.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at
Armory hall, which was filled. He
had hardly begun speaking when he
was interrupted by noisy demonstra-
tions. He said:
SIN my state the man whe was put
on the committee on platform to draw
up an antitrust platform at the Kan
saslCity convention had at that time
his pockets stuffed with ice trust stock.
The Democratic leader in New York,
Richard Croker, upon whom you base
your only hope-and it is Il mighty
slim hope, too-was another great
stockholders, and if in fact you were to
read through the list of stockholders
in that trust it would sound like read
ing the roll of the members of Tam
many hall"
A voice cried out: ''What about the
rotten beef"
The governor replied II ate it, and
you will never get near enough to be
hit with a bullet or within five miles
of it,"
Governor Roosevelt succeeded in
finishing his remarks, though there
was an evident intention among those
present that he should not do so.
When the governor left the hall with
his party to go toward the train he
was surrounded by a company OF
Rough Riders, commanded by Sher-
man Bell, one of his own soldiers in
the Spanish war. He was also ac'
companied by General Curtis Guild
Jr., of Boston; Hon. John Proctor
Clarke. of New York: General Irving
Hale. of Colorado: United States
Senator f.. O. Walcott, Frank {
Cloudy. candidate for governor o
Colorado; Percy S. Ryder, candidate
for lieutenant governor; a. NJ. Stew
enson, Lieutenant Tice and severa
others. Governor Roosevelt and hi
party were on foot. a crowd OF boy
and men began throwing rocks ant
shouting for Bryan; the Roug
Riders. mounted and unmounted
closed in around the governor to pre-
tect him from assault by the mot
One man made personal attack upo
Governor Roosevelt and succeeded
striking him blow in the breast wit
a stick. The assailant was immet
lately knocked, down by Daniel y
Sullivan, postmaster OF Cripp
Creek.
A rush was then made by the mob
drag the men in khaki uniforms fro
their horses. The men on foot also
khaki, closed around the governo
making wedge which pushed throug
the crowd and they finally succeed'
in gaining the train, which was su
rounded by the mob.
1000 or 800 people in the vicinity al
fsticuffs were exchanged on all side
Many of the mob were armed wi
sticks and clubs, some with rotten p
tatoes, stale eggs and lemons.
The entire party regained the trai
however, without further injury al
it pulled out of the place with
Rough Riders on the rear platfor
The incident was the only one
violence that has occurred during
progress of the trip and it is report
by Postmaster Sullivan, of Grip
Creek. and others that the trouble "
occasioned by a small body OF roug
who had been organized and paid
the purpose of breaking up
meeting.
The people engaged in this attsn
were few in number but very VOL
in their attack
Governor Roosevelt, whileregrett
the occurrence, was not disturbed
the incident and was ready to proc
with his speeches in Cripple Creek