The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-27
Gang Throws Rocks and Things
at Him i'm Colorado.
Rough Riders Rush to the Gov
ernor's Rescue.
is NOW UNDER GUARD
Detectives With Winchesters
Accompany His Train.
Bryan Issues a Statement Con-
corning the Affair.

Cripple Greek, Col, Sept. 27.-On 1eav-
ing Colorado Springs the special Roose-
welt train was split into two sections.
the first stop thereafter being at Color
ado City. The entire population appear
ed to see the New York governor and
shake his hand. Manitou was the next
STOP A large crowd was assembled here
to listen to the five minute talk of the
campaigners. There were many ladies
with flags and flowers which were liter
ally bestowed on the travellers. The train
then moved on to Divide where there
was a pause, a call was also made at
Gillette and Independence. At Victor,
few miles from Cripple Creek, among
the mines, a most unique and demon
strative crowd assembled. In this place
four years ago 81 Mckinley votes were
cast. At present a Mckinley and
Roosevelt club has been formed num-
bering 500 members, with the numbers
increasing. Governor Roosevelt spoke
at the Armory hall which was filed
There were many Republicans in the
audience but there were also apparently
many Democrats who made themselves
manifest by noisy demonstrations. Gov
ernor Roosevelt said:
I'm my state the man who was put on
the committee on platform to draw up
an antitrust platform at the Kansas
City convention has his pocket stuffed
with ice trust stock. The Democratic
leader in New York, Richard Croker, up
on whom you base your only hope, and
it is a mighty slim hope too, was an
other great stockholder and If in fact
you were to read through the list OF
stockholders in that trust it would sound
like reading the roll of the members of
Tammany Hail.
A voice cried out, What about the
rotten beef?"
The governor replied, st 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 fin
ishing his remarks though there was an
evident intention among those present
that he should not do so. When the gov
ernor left the hall with his party to go
toward the train he was surrounded by
a company of Rough Riders command
ed by Sherman Bel, one of his own sold
iers in the Spanish war. He was also
accompanied by General Curtis Guild,
Jr-, of Boston; John Proctor Clarke of
New York; General Irving Hale, of Col
orado; United States Senator e. 0. VOL
governor of Colorado; Percy S. Ryder,
candidate for lieutenant governor; A.
NJ. Stevenson. Lieutenant Tice and sew
eral others. Governor Roosevelt and his
party were on foot. A crowd of boys
and men began throwing rocks and
shouting for Bryan, the Rough Riders
mounted and unmounted closed in
around the governor to protect him
from assault by the mob. One man
made a personal attack upon Governor
Roosevelt and succeeded in striking him
a blow in the breast with a stick. The
asSailant was Immediately knocked
down by Daniel NJ. Sullivan, postmaster
of Cripple Creek.
A rush was then made by the mob to
drag the mounted men in khaki uni-
forms from their horses. The men on
foot in khaki closed around the COVER
nor, making a wedge which pushed
through the crowd and they finally sue
ceeded in getting the train which was
surrounded by the mob.
BY this time there were probably 1,00e
or 1,500 excited people in the vicinity, and
Many of the mob were armed with
sticks and clubs, some with rotten pota-
toes, stale eggs and melons.
The entire party regained the train,
however, without serious injury, and it
pulled out of the place with the rough
riders on the rear platform. The incident
was the only one of violence that has oc-
and it is reported by Postmaster Sullivan
of Cripple Creek and others that the
of roughs who had been organized and
paid for the purpose OF breaking up the
Those engaged in this attempt were few
in number, but very violent in their at
Governor Roosevelt, while regretting the
occurrence, was not disturbed by the in
speeches :sl' in Cripple creek. 1881 wis --'7
Governor Roosevelt spoke at the three
meetings in this city last evening, all of
which were indoor meetings and most Or
derby and appreciative. In addition to
Governor Roosevelt, Senators Wolcott
and Henry Cabot Lodge, John Proctor
Clark, Gen. Curtis Guild jr., and several
members of the Republican state ticket
made addresses. The speeches Of Gov
ernor Roosevelt covered the ground gone
over in his efforts at other places and
were directed solely to Imperialism mill
tariSm and expansion. The meeting to-
night will be at Pueblo. Eight speeches
are scheduled for today.
TRAVELS UNDER GUARD.
Denver, Sept. 27-The following message
has been received in this city.
1.-THE Roosevelt train passed through
Victor on its journey to Pueblo. Several
detectives with Winchesters guard the
train
BRYAN ISSUES STATEMENT
Nebraska City, Sept 27.-Being shown a
telegram to the effect that Theodore
Roosevelt was assaulted in Colorado by a
band of hired ruffians last night Mr..
Bryan wrote the following statement:
From what / know of the people of
Colorado am not willing to believe, with
out further evidence, that they denied Mr..
Roosevelt or any one else fair hearing.
If it proves true that he was robbed or
in any way interfered with am sure that
it was not the work of any political or
ganization- There can be justification
for a resort to violence in this country,
and those who resort to it injure the
cause which they represent