The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-06

Fargo, Sept. 5.-A rough, dirty
looking man, wearing a battered
derby hat with two days growth
Of beard on his face, jammed his
way through the crowd at Island
Park, where Mr.. Roosevelt spoke
late this afternoon, and demanded
an audience.
1t was just at the conclusion of
the coloneIs speech to the laboring
men of the West. On the platform
from which Mr.. Roosevelt had
spoken were fully 1900 persons.
They did not know what it all
meant.
I've a question to ask" he yelled
as he pressed closer to the colonel.
/ want to speak to you"
Mr.. Roosevelt, thinking that the
stranger was laboring man, who
wished to make himself clear on
some point in the address, asked
him what he wanted.
WHO is paying for this trip of
yours" the stranger cried. who's
paying for it,"
rREKLIEy IN WRATH.
The colonel was very angry then. and
he glared feroely.
That is a very impairment question"
replied Mr.. Roosevelt. 7 don't mind
telling, however, that the Outlook Maya
zine, with which I am connected, IS pay
ing for It."
The rough intruder stepped closer 70
Mr.. Roosevelt, while the crowd stood and
gaped. There were no police near.
It's a lie. I tell you; it's a He," the
man shouted. The nation is paying Tor
It; tho country is doing IT,"
The colonel saw in a fash that the
man was a socialist. and probably a de-
mented socialist. He rushed toward him.
grabbed the mans right arm. and ierked
IT upward. wrenching it as he did so. He
pushed the Intruder back from him In no
gentle manner, and continued to push
him so that the man had dropped TO the
ground. The man disappeared in the
crush before an officer hove in sight.
Tonight Fargo IS discussing nothing
else The speech itself has sunk into al
most total insignihcance. On the streets
you hear chatter about an attempted as
sassination. but it IS unfounded. so far
as anybody knows. Mr.. Roosevelt him
self is not deeply disturbed over the oc-
currence. although he was more excited
than most Of the crowd had any idea of.
TnISing No Chances.
The colonel said tonight before he left
for St Paul that he was not taking anv
chances with this type Of man The
stranger. whose name and place Of abode
was not obtained. was a man OF saIlow
complexion and sunken cheeks. He was
the type Of unkempt anarchist that Is
portrayed in picture books. The absence
OF the collar and necktie. the dirty black
suit, and the derby hat, completed the
called for description. His manner was
impudent and defiant
Nc Roosevelt showed clearly to those
who stood in proximity 20 him, that he
Is strong and energetic. He grasped the
arm hercely enough TO break It If he
cared 10. He had learned long ago. he
said. that II you get an assaiIant's right
arm he can't shoot very easily. When
the colonel forced his entire weight upon
the stranger there was nothing TO II. !
SO far as Mr.. Roosevelt knows tonight
the man was unarmed The affair took /
place In beautiful grove in Island Park /
For two hours the rain had intermit- /
tently been coming down I'm torrents /
Every man and woman I'm the audience 1
was drenched. New fan millinery was
washed beyond recognition But vitbal
II was patient and sympathetic crowd 4
that wanted 10 hunt the intruder and
beat him up. This Mr. Roosevelt would |
not allow
LnbOring Men SOHcitOus.
One Of the significant things in eonnec-
ton with the incident was the solicitpda
expressed by the labor men present who
feared that Mr.. Roosevelt might tbinl,
mat the man was one Of their set. Some
folk declared that he claimed to be but
the colonel denied IT, He is certain that
the man was a socialist. OF the fanatic
species and expressed this to George B.
Howley. president of the North Dakota
State federation
According to Mr.. Roosevelt. II IS the
second time that he has encountered a
crank who caused him so much trouble
While he was President, the Secret ser,,.
ice men booted the wild-eyed inouIrers
before they got within striking distance.
The colonel is pretty well prepared to
protect himself in the future.
Looking at the day in its entirety. II
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