The Delawarean., 1900-09-29
WHAT ABOUT
ROTTEN BEEF?
Teddy the Terror Runs Against
a Snag at "Cripple."
TEDDY MADE FOOLHARBY REPLY.
And the Crowd Attempted to Jost1e
Him But Contented itself With
Throwing Stale Eggs anu Lum-
ons--rSough hiaer II .ughed.

Throwing stale Eggs anu LUm-
ons--ESough Rider II s.ughed.
Cripple Creek, Col, Sept. 26.-Col-
'cnel hooseweEt, vino is on tour of
CoIorado, was moDbed to-day at Vic
tor, in luhe Cripple Creek mining dis
trict.
The incident was the only one, of the
kind unat mas occurred during uhe
progress ot .he ,rip. The trouble was
caused by small body OF men and
boys.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke at Armory
Hall, in The town of Victor, which was
nued. He had hardly begun speaking
|. when The Iwlas interrupted by noisy
demonstrations. He said:
I'm my Sbaue the men who were
put on 'uhe ccmmlttee ON platform Ito
draw up am an1i-trust platform ait THE
Kansas City Convention had ait uhat
time their pochets stuffed with ice
l,rlst stock. The Democratic header
in New York, Richard Croker, upon
whom you base your only hope, and
it is IA mighty slim hope, too, was an
o.her great slockholder. If, i'm fact.
you were ITO read Through the list of
stockholders i'm THAT TRUST lit would
sound like reading THE roll of the
members of Tammany Hail.
HIS SPEECH INTERRUPTED.
"A yolce-Wnat about uhe roJten
beef?
Colonel Roosevelt ate it, and you
will never get near enough 10 be Init
with bullet, or within five miles of
it.
The candidate succeeded in finishing
his REMARKS, Though IlheFe was AIN
evident intention among Those pres
emit that he should not do SO. When
he left the hall with his party Ito go
toward 1.-The brain he was surrounded
lby company of Rough Rtders, COM
malded by Sherman Bell, ONE of his
former soldiers i'm the Spanish War.
He was also accompanied by Curtis
Guild, Jr., of Boston; john Proctor
Clarke, lof New York; Glen. Irving
Haie, of Colorado; United States Sem
ator WolcoBt, Frank c. Goudy, candl-
date for Governor of Colorado; Percy
s. Ryder, candidate lor Lieutenant-
Governor; a. NJ. Stevenson and several
!, ouheus.
CROWD HURLS STONES.
A of
Ihrowing STONES and shouting for
Bryan. The Rough Riders, mounted
| and unmoupted, closed in around
Colonel Roosevelt ITO protect him from
> assault by the mob. One man made
{ a personal ATTACK upon the candidate
. and succeeded in striking him a blow
in THE breast with "a suick. The as
sailant was knocked down by Daniel
: M. Sullivan, postmaster of Cripple
: Greek.
l A rush was then made by the mob
I Ito drag THE mounlbed men in khaki
a uniforms from their horses. The
i Rough Riders ON foot closed around
: THE Governor, making wedge which
: pushed Through the crowd. They
} finally succeeded in gaining the train,
: which was surrounded by THE mob.
FISTICUFFS EXCHANGED. =
BY this time there were probably
It 1000 or 1900 excited men and boys
J. i'm THE vicinity. Fistcuffs were ex-
K changed ON all sides. Many of the
o mob were armed with sticks and clubs
e some with rotten POTATOES, stale egg
Il and lemons. The entire Roosevelt
|, parity riegained the lirain, however
: wi,lhout serious INJURY.
n Colonel Roosevelt as he mounted
1t THE car platform smiled ait his pursu-
IS ers and said:
S "Gentlemen, you are proving your.
: selves brave and generous. YOU
should be proud of yourselves. YOU
n But the train suddenly pulled ou
d under orders from Senator Wolcott
,e and Roosevelt was followed by {
e shower of missiles THAT pelted him
= firm the crowd.