The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
mIOOl|NG LIVELY
He Is Heekled by Audience. but
Finally Wins =
Hearing.
RET0RTS ARE EXCHANGED
Ex-President Holds His Own
With Crowd Trying to
Shout Him Down.
ReToRTs ARE EXCHANGED

Knoxville. Tenn. September So.-A
tumultous crowd gave Colonel Roose-
Welt what no described - . "msddhnS
lively time" here to-day. Men scat.
tered through the crowd heekls0 MIN
a. In Atlanta last Saturday and sue.
oeeded In raising An uproar. which for,
q time drowned out any attempt on
Colonel R,osevelt's part TO 80 on Win
his speech. He stood hts ground ana
matched one retoFt with another UNI
I'll he had silencod the dissentero.
Colonel Roosevelt eampaigned through
Eastern Tennessee to-day. beginning
ct Chattanooga. On the way to Knox
Vile he made Q number Of speeches
from his train. Late Tonight he ls1e
for North CaSolina, the last State In
which he Il scheduled to speak dur
ing his present trip. In his speeches
to-day he assailsd Governor Hooper
and Senator Sanders. Of Tennessee
He a1soscharactertzed. Governor Thomas
r. Marshall. Of Indiana. Democratic
candidate for vics-P President. a. . rep
resentauve Of the Tagsart machine.
Ex.congressman Taylor. Of Tennss.
see. made the speech Of introduetIon
at the auditorium here
Colonel Roosevelt had hardly begun
to speak when . score OF men started
20 shout Governor Hooper's name. Tho
Colonel stopped short. The cries grew
louder. and in moment there was
an uproar. An elderly man walked to
Colonel Roosevelt's side. He raised
his hand. motioninS for order. Colonel
Roosevelt turned to him: Now. you
let me alone" he said. TIL handle
this myself"
The man retreated and Colonel
Roosevelt smilingly awaited an oppor.
tunity to get in word. II am pinning
my faith he shouted. when the noise
had partially subsided ''to the COM
mandment thou shalt not steal"
The crowd began to cheer. Wait .
minute the Colonel said imperiously.
II hadn't intended to speak OF Mr..
Hooper. but - you wish to have me
speak OF him I will I came here to
speak against the theft Of the Re-
publican nomination. You people VINO
shout .hurrah for Hooper. are you going
to say down with the eighth COM
mandmentT
There were cries Of no. No
"weI then. I say" the Colonel con-
tinued, that theft Of purse 10 no
worse than the theft Of nomination.
Now, then. you brought this on your.
selves. As long as you want 1t youIi
get IL AVAV SAsoS eA~ASS
acclamation Of theft does nothing but
paint the character OF the man who
makes the noise"
The crowd greeted Colonel Roose-
velts retort with q shout AZ soon
a. Colonel Roosevelt resumed his
speech the cries Of Hooper" were re-
newed. Very well, gentlemen" said
the Colonel. I've got all the after
noon"
There il another thing am to say. "
he said during the next bill Il speak
to the election Of the Legislature. al
though I will vote against the re-
tention in the United States Senate Of
any man who took part In the Chi
caGo theft I speak against Senator
Sanders"
Colonel Roosevelt said Governor Will
son had declared himself In favor Of
legislation Of the powers Of govern
ment and by that declaration had
placed himself in opposition to pro-
posals for progressive legislation. He
was interrupted by cries OF hurrah for
Wilson. Then hurrah for abolishing