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Show TOUGHS ASSAULT ROOSEVELT. VIoe-Fresldentlal Candidate Attacked b7 Thugs at Victor, Colorado. As GoTernor Roosevelt and his party were leaving the hall at- Victor, Colo., they were surrounded by a mob of men and boys who began throwing rocks at the party. One man made a personal attack upon Governor Roosevelt, and succeeded suc-ceeded in striking him a blow in the breast with a stick. The assailant was immediately knocked down by Daniel M. Sullivan, postmaster of Cripple Creek. A rush was then made by the mob for the mounted men, who accompanied accom-panied the Roosevelt party, in an endeavor to drag them from their horses. The men on foot closed around the governor, making a wedge which pushed through the crowd, and they flnallr succeeded in gaining the train. which was surrounded by the mob. By this time there was probably i,000 or 1,500 excited people in the vicinity, and fisticuffs were exchanged on all sides. Many of the mob were armed with sticks and clubs, some with rotten potatoes, stale eggs and lemons. The entire party regained the train, however, without serious injury, and it pulled out of the place with the rough riders on the rear platform. The incident was the only, one of violence that has occurred during the progress of the trip, and it is reported by Postmaster Sullivan of ' Cripple Creek and others, that the trouble was occasioned by a small body of roughs who had been organized and paid for the purpose of breaking up the meeting. meet-ing. The persons engaged in this attempt at-tempt were few in number, but very violent in their attack. Governor Roosevelt, while regretting the occurrence, was not disturbed by the incident, and was ready to proceed with his speeches in Cripple Creek. |