The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-06
ROOSEVELT GOES FOR A CRANK
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has ard ~tth t-n isv- sfB~'H q .s-sr'i
os hta fae@ tsafn-i 10 ~ r1fpugI fr"
-ru~yf 81 isisni Psrs. -hr-- W RfS-~-
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saand~si an aufilsnc-
~ 80 itu.t 81 th~ cunghuainn q W
Po-.-~.lt. spe--h ~ ths nhnr.rE men
a N. ws-, Ahau' 80 platform from
wbi-h M Roa-~v-l, hsi -YoH-n see
h,lly iaoo p-r-on.
ives QUESTION o. ass ne man v~'lssi.
asshs pr~-~-d clu~-S ~ Nr. Roosevelt
.Isvant ~ speak e. voa
NJ Rou-~velt thinkinz that ths-srsnE-r
80 q aborinE nan who uantesi 20
r,ahs hims-a cl~ar IN anne pant IN th-
addr~.-. asaed ham what h. wantsl
-who = paying FOR this trip - vour.'-
tho stranger cF,-d. WIZ paying FOR 80
Mr.. Roosevelt became very angry
That - . very inpertin-us question. h~
replied i doat mind telling you. ho~-
ever. tina, the Osfioos Magazine With
which am connect.d. l. paying Tor t
Ths rough INTRUDER st-rr-d nearer 10
Mr. Roosevelt. while the crowd capped
Ih-re wers no polioemen near.
-H's a he. I tell yo,I. li~'- the nan
sAoutsd. The nation 10 paying for a.
The country u doing ~
Mr. Roosevelt sAw instantly that the
man ~As q crank and probably de,n-nt.-i
He rushed toward him, grabbed tn mans
right arm and ierked 10 upward. wrench
ins u az be- did so. He pushed TIE in
tr1dsr back from him in no gentle ma nn~r
and continued 90 push him - tina, the
man dropped 20 the ground. He disap-
pearrd III the crush before ala o.Yicer
arrived
The stranger vas arrested this evening
He will - held until Tomorrow HIS
name 10 not known
Tonight Fargo Is discussing nothing
go Tn" speech itself has sunk almost
INTO insiEnifcance. On tho str,ets you
hear chatter about an attempted a-sa-s!-
rauon. but II l. unfound",i. 20 lar a.
Enybody knows MIR. Roosevelt himself
not deeply disturbed over tn. o.
,Irrencc although he Was more sy,lt,,,i
than mast Il the crowd thought
MIR Roosevelt said tonight before he
oft for ~. Paul that he was not taking
any chances With that type % man The
stranger. who's nan" ami place of abota
zero not secured. was u ~aIlow com
p~Hion ard sunken Ch.-k- HIS manner
uas lmpudent and defiant
Mr.. Roosevelt showed clearly 20 rhosA
who stood near him that ne is strong AMI
energetic He grssped the mans arm
hsrcely enough 20 break u 4 he carei
TO He had learned long ago. he sad.
that II you &c, an Assailant's right arm
he can't shoot easily. So far A. NJ
Roosevelt knows tonight the man was
lnarmed
The affair took place in a beautiful
grove IN Island PARK For two hours
The rain rad been pouring Every m7n
and woman IN the audience was dr-nchs-i.
Bug vithAl Il was a sympathetic crowd.
Who wanted TO hunt the intruder aud
oeat him up. This Mr Roosevelt would
not allow.
One Of the significant things IN con-
nection with the incident was No solici.
tude expressed by the labor men present.
Who feared that Mr. Roosevelt might |
think that the man was one of their set |
some declared that he profsssai - hu. |
out the Colonel denied IL. RE l. certain |
that the man was a socialist % the fanatic |
species and said - Ia George b Howley. |
president 81 the Minnesota and North |
Dakota State declarations
According 20 Mr. Roosevelt IL - the |
I4oond time he has encountered a crank |
Who caused him trouble While ne was !
President the secret service men booted |
p" Wild eyed inquirers before they got !
within striking distance The Colonel !
pretty web prepared to protect himself |
70 the future.
LonStng az the day in it, entirety n |
va not The calmest and pleasantest |
AT the colonel has had since he loft |
N"w iorN 40 weeks ago The people |
n Farg" yer" Kind. but they had 10 fght |
ne element, ard they lost. II ~as
.ndeT most trying circumstances that |
Mr. Roos~y"t delivered long address
n the vorklnKmsu this afternoon.
About mile from the city in Island
FArk the committee had erected a huge
uform sea'ing I.SOo persons. On this
yS rns'rIm for SiT RoasevAlr and The
0'h~' speakers Tall trees furnished a
-''lresque setting for the natural am
Theatre m which Interested folks from
over the S'a's gathered II was i'm
.ssIrle 20 estimate The number sccu-
-a'"'v, but the general guess placed u
Se@n rs .1DI and 20.osT II was an /
'@ry group
10 The morning Nlr Roosevelt made a
OK address a. the laying 81 q corner
''.a" for the Fargo College library. PIE
. '"d by Andrew Carnegie. and he went
r. 20 the hotel to- rest A. ~ the
nlttee hustled him INTO an automo-
and the parade IN Island PARK be
o.. procession 81 labor organ zations
o. farks and admirinR root"rs trailing
ID" ~ When he reached the scene 81
O. ~ Nr Roosevelt found the thronE
' ing ard Yelling all manner ~ nice
90 A. him II vas a strong Ropse-
r1pd Two policemen cleared the
..- hrm ~ The platform. tut they had