The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-09
UNKNOWN CALLED
ROOSEVELT A LIAR
Strenuous Ex-President's Ire is
Aroused And He Goes to St. Paul
With Blood in His Eye.

scheme is on foot to reject at the
conservation congress at st. Paul the
policies to which he and Clifford Pin
chot stand committed, and he fully
has made up his mind that If progres.
sive principles are to be indorsed he
has some pretty serious rough riding
before him.
Ever since he has been in North
Dakota the Colonel has been in the
hands Of the philstines. Both at
Sioux Falls and at Fargo The stand.
patters have been in the saddle in all
the entertainment arrangements, and
the things that they have done to
him during the last two days have not
been Of character calculated to
sooth his temper.
To make matters worse It began to
rain hard just after Colonel Roose.
velt had taken his seat in the stand at
Island park, and the speechmaking
had to be held until an awning could
be hung over the stand.
A crank appeared on the scene Just
at the close of Colonel Roosevelt's
speech He did the altogether unique
thing of putting the former president
In his own "Ananias club"
The Colonel had Just finished his
Labor Day address, which was deIiv.
cred to one OF the largest crowds he
has met on his western trip. A heavy
rainstorm, which came up shortly be-
fore the Colonel began to speak,
drenched the people, but most of
them sat through the afternoon in
their wet clothing to hear him
AS he spoke the last sentence Of
his speech the crowd cheered and
then there was a rush OF people who
sought to get near enough to see Col.
onel Roosevelt at short range and
shake his hand. Those on the plat.
form pressed around the stand and
In a moment il was enclosed with a
surging, struggling mass of men and
women. Some OF the bolder persons
IN the crowd mounted the steps which
led TO the speakers stand and rushed
to Colonel Roosevelts side to shake
his hand.
A small. poorly dressed man pushed
his way through the mass OF people
until he could make himself heard BY
the Colonel He wore a battered hat
and was unshayen.
Il have a question to asa you, Col
onel Roosevelt" he shouted.
The men and women on the stand
grew silent colenel Roosevelt turned
and faced him. Waving one arm. the
man shouted:
Il want to know who is paying the
expenses Of this trip OF yours about
the country"
The question angered Colonel Roose
welt and his face showed It. He ad
vanced a step toward his interrogator
and shot back his answer
II consider that to be an impertinenl
Question" he said However I have
no objection to telling you" He adj
ded that the expenses of the party
were being paid by the magazine Of
which he Is one OF the editors.
you liel" the man shouted so loud
| y that hundreds Of persons in the
crowd could hear him. AS he spoke the
words, Colonel Roosevelt stepped for
ward quickly and seized his arm just
above the elbow
Tie explained later that he did not
know who the man was or what his In
tentions were and that he had taker
hold Of his arm as a measure Of self
Iprotection.
His vigorous action did not deter tb,
man from finishing what he had to say
He shouted out:
Your expenses are being paid by
the people Of the United states!'
Although Colonel Roosevelt was the
first to act others ran quickly TO assist
him and even before the man had fin
ished bis remark two men seized him
The Colenel did not release his griI
until the stranger was moving rapidly
from the stand. He was elected from
the platform and was swallowed up II
the excited crowd.
An effort was made to find the mar
but all traces OF him were lost M
one Of those who had seen him knew
who he was. Colonel Roosevelt sait
that he was not at all alarmed By
what had happened. lie merely caught
hold Of the man to guard against tn,
possibility Of any sudden move. hi
said.