Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-09
HAYWOOD HOME
OVATION FOLLOWS OVATION At
HOMECOMING OF LEADER.
RELEASED AFTER II MONTHS
my Cup Of Happiness Would Be Full
u Meyer and Psttlbons Wore
Here With No Today"

Denver.-william d. Haywood ar
rived In Denver Sunday night. one
year. five months and eighteen days
since he left here to 20 to Boise to
face a charge Of conspiracy to murder
Governor Steunenberg.
No one saw him start for Boise.
Thousands cheered him on his re-
turn.
All day. on the journey through Colo.
RADIO, Haywood was greeted at the sta.
tons by crowds who shouted them
selves hoarse and tried to drag him
from the train to make u speech.
Haywoodis first care on arriving at
his home city was his wife. He carried
her tendcrly from the train. put her
k>to her invalid's chair. and wheeled
Nr through the shouting crowd TO n
waiting carriage. Mrs. Haywood was
pale but smiling. and seemed su.
premeiy happy at the reception given
her husband.
Tho crowd surgcd through the gates
at the union station and pressed up
close TO the train. When Haywood np'
peared with Mrs. Haywood In his arms
the crowd let loose. and men. women
and children yelled their greetings.
The crowd outside could not see Hay
wood but they knew he had arrived.
and the cheering swcllcd out ani up
Seventeenth street.
From tho station to the Albany the
streets were lined with crowds. and
long before and long after the carriage
bearing Haywood passed. cheers were
given him.
Hello. BIli," was the usual saiutn.
ton. and every time he heard II Hay
wood turned and smiled.
v.a.sI .
wood first carried his wife Into the ho.
tel and put her In tho elevator. to be
taken to their rooms. Then he returned
TO tho street and made u speech to the
thousands who Jammed about his chr.
rinHc.
II was n homogeneous gathering OF
people who received Haywood ut the
union station.
There were fully 1000 people In tho
crowd. which chccred. clappcd hands.
shouted with nii the force Of their
lungs and laughed aloud from sheer
Joy. wclidresscd men and women
Joined In the pressing throng to grasp
Haywood by the hand. and In doing so
rubbed shoulders with plainly. even
shnbbily dressed men md women.
Even littio children blended their
voices with the general shout when
Haywood first appeared between the
ranks Of the committeeman. who
cleared tho way for the wheel chair
q which Mrs. Haywood was taken
Tom the train to the carriage.
Questions OF ail sorts and kinds were
asked right and left by men and
women. Irrespective of whom they
might be addressing.
''Is he big mani" what Kind OF
clothes docs he wcar?" is his wife
coming with him7" DO you suppose
he'll make n speech here near the sta.
tion7" These were few Of the queries
with which policemen and members OF
the reception committee were dclugcd.
Ten minutes before Haywood's ar
rived Mt the Albany hotel big crowd
gathered there TO greet him. A corps
of uniformed police in charge of Ser.
gcant Russell worked valiantly to keep
che multitude back and maintain
passage from the street to the entrance
OF the building. but tho eager. crush.
ing throng would not be stillcd.
When Haywood's carriage was seen
turning into Seventeenth street from
Glcnarm street lookout on the edge
Of the crowd shouted Here he comes!"
and the shout was taken up by thou.
sands.
The carriage passed through the
crowd rs n boat through water. toss
ing the people aside in waves until It
stopped in front OF the hotel. At this
moment two women tainted and were
carried into the hotel.
Raising his hands. Haywood begged
the people to be calm. He jumped.
bareheaded, from the vehicle. and
waited for Mrs. Haywood.
Lifts Wife From Carriage.
The crowd was stayed by n Gordon
OF union men bearing banners on which
Dere Inscriptions such as Liberty.
Justice. Equity" Rescued by Undesir-
Dc Citizens" His Motto: Loyalty to
Labor"
Precipitation was streaming dawn
Haywood's face us he hurried on with
his burden. Once he stopped in the
lobby to ask Mrs. Haywood II she was
-esting easily. She replied, "Yes. BILL"
nd he went on.
PHI. Morrissey, grand master OF the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. was
in the lobby. but made no attempt to
reach Haywood when he saw him SO
busy.
"pon't Leave Me, Bill"
As Haywood stopped to lift mis- wife
from the couch and carry her to the
room. she cast a loving glance at him
and said:
Don't, Bill, you are too tired. We
will rest a WHILE"
Tired! Why. this is easy" laughed
her husband, as he started with his
burden.
Don't leave me, Bill" she cried,
when he placed her on the bed.
Indeed. I'll not, until you are taken
care Of" was his reply.
In the meantime the crowd In the
street below was shouting its impa-
tience to hear the labor leader speal;.
Arrangements were made by the no.