New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28
windows Broken and Clothing
Torn When Police Force
Back ThrOng at
Boston Arena.
SPEAKS FROM PRIZE RING
Colonel Says Fight Is Between
Mercenaries and Minute Men,
and Asks Yankees to
Follow Example of
Forefathers.


Ar. Roosevelt tonight very demon
..-a,ive welcome. Speaking in the Arena
,.,or. tmultuous throng. which al
-. cot beyond control Of the noiice'
<.xr,sr President again criticised Mr..
~.., He however. did not repeat the
,.r4re derunciation which ne hrousht
,,.o his sreech at Worcester last night
-. e,oLe calmly. and devoted only
-, of his address to President
Taft
-, :. ,ot wish this to be 4 campaign
=, personalities between MT lar d"u
.,.salf said Colonel Roosevelt. Last
rtent felt compelled to answer MI
-.., ., length Tonight | shall ro'er
:. n,,, or,v as feel that must
n, 49,, more fortunate than Mr. Taft in
r,y friends. when Mr.. Taft came mere
rbursday he came here having lost
Illinois I came here having lost Ne"
u.r,nehire In Illinois. Mr. Tafts chief
,.,,.rsrt had been Mr.. Lorimer' III
ve- Hampshire ny chief lieutenant was
C:overror Bass. Mr.. TAFT came here 10
.v,l.;n hat he didn't like Mr.. Lorlmer'
..,.re vent his dislike private and con-
e,e,tia, until after he lost Illinois.
-. hove arJ say that win or lose, I
am With Governor Bass.
Ny. Taft Originally was against oena-
.or 1orinner. He asked me not to attack
vr Lorimer lest it might help him
ben, silent until became convinced 'i'dt
che attack was being conducted with
100, evc.ssive secrecy that even Mr..
rorirner didn't know about u. 'hsh
,ook up the cudgels against Mr. LORI
m.r. and didn't attack him in Massa-
ehusctts after the primary ] did " N
Illinois before the primarN.
coIoneI Names His Supporters
uo,5ire up a sheet of paper. Colonei
Roosevelt said I've got two paraile'
Columns here In one are my chiet sup
rort4rs: IN the other Mr. Tafts.
Among his own supporters the colone'
mentioned the Western Governors VINO
asked him to run and Clifford Plncho''
where's Perkins, some one IN 'ie
crowd shouted.
"Hs's for me-" the colonel called pack
"you can't put a question to me 'IlaI
will enbarrass me for moment. lou
can search nv record and YOU VIII mo
,ha. 7 never have done. as never VIII
in for Mr.. Perkins or any other huihd"
bAing one thing ! won't tell to YOU III
detail"
Throw him out" shouted the crowd.
sngered by the interruption.
Don't put him out SAID the eH-
President. with laugh. I'm glad ne
came in"
As representing Mr.. Taft's supporters
Colonel Roosevelt named, amid misses
Of the crowd, Senators Lorimer, Penrose'
Guggenheim and Gallinger.
You can judge for yourself on whose
side the bosses are" he went on. Mr.
Taft SAYS I have accepted the support
Of bosses. So I have, when they went
nv way. But they had to go my way
or We parted company
That's all have to say of the per
sonalities in this campaign. I will say
that l will support any man so long as
he serves the people Of the United States.
and when he ceases to do so ] will not
support him."
Attitude On Courts Defended.
Colonel Roosevelt then turned to de-
fence Of his attitude in regard to the
courts repeating the arguments which
he has made throughout the campaign.
The crowd which gathered near the
Arena was so large that the police were
unable 10 handle it until reinforcements
were hurried to the spot. The street In
front Of the building was filled with
surgng throng. The Arena has seats
for eight thousand persons. and nearly
two hours before Colonel Roosevelt ar
rived the police barred the doors.
The crowd before the building grew to
such size that the police had difficulty
In controlling it, Several hundred mon
and women attempted to storm the main
entrance. and in the rush a number OF
windows were shattered. Fifty police
men charged the crowd. and after
tussle. in which hats were sent flying
and clothes were torn, the people were
forced back.
The scene within the arena was tu-
multuous one. Before Colonel Roosevelt
arrived small body Of men In the mid
Ole Of the hall began TO chant I'VE want
Taft We want Taft" The people rose
TO their feet with a shout, and for a few
moments the hall was in confusion.
The ex-President spoke from roped
inclosuro which is used as a prize ring
Ii is the platform from which President
Taft spoke two nights ago. The ropes
used In boxing match last night were
sui in place tonight. When Colonel
Roosevelt entered the ring. bending for"
ward 10 pass under the rope, the crowd
began TO cheer. II was six minutes and
iorty seconds later when the cheering
stopped Colonel Roosevelt said he
wanted his hearers to support him a:
the polls next Tuesday, mot because the
night is easy, but because it is hard
It's contest between the mercena-
fies and the minute men," he said. 81
want you TO show that In civic life you
can do what your forefathers did as
minute men"
VI the end " his speech. Colonel
roosevelt called out: Now you have
me. Am preaching anarchy"
Mo- the crowd roared
several hundred Roosevelt "shoutcrs"
continued on seventh page. NTH column.