The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-27
ROOSEVELT ENTHUSIASM
While the Saratoga Con-
vention Gathers Cheers for
the Rough Rider Fill
the Hall.

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N. y. Sept q, 1898. Spectators were
more prompt in getting into their seats
than delegates, for at 1880 o'clock the
beautiful big convention hall was half full
of handsomely dressed women and male
escorts, the galleries, the dress circle and
the stage having their full complement
of seated spectators long before the dele
gates seats were occupied
The decorations of the hall were simple,
consisting of a dozen American flags fes-
tooned in groups from the gallery and at
the back of the platform cluster OF
garden flowers stood on the stage before
the chairmans table, which was draped
with the Stars and Stripes. The only
picture displayed in the hall was large
campaign portrait of Governor Black
that leaned against the wall on one side
of the stage.
1t was 11:45 before the delegates began
them came band In an instant to the
echo of a patriotic air came pufst OF
applause and the waving OF tiny nags
demonstrated that the patriotic spirit en-
livened by the war was to prevail TO q
large extent in the convention.
AS favored or known delegates came III
there were ripples Of applause, when
broadened into ovations as the leaders
arrived The band started the Star
Spangied Banner and in an instant
every man, woman ana cnlld OF 5,VoV peo-
pie We're on their feet paying tribute y
the flag and the anthem.
At five minutes 10 twelve @ 3ciocA nor =
third of the delegates were IN their seats
J. Sloat Fassett, hon IN former e cenven-' IIa
iton. Fish. Both went to. their seats UNI
recognized. AT IL o'clock not single
big leader was in the. hall and those
there Nbegan 70 wonder anything mad
9h4pnene0 f0 deraQge the pI2l1S.
Rough Rider Roosevelt was carried up to
nat ns and meg BY eges ana ss
caught sight of it there was storm OF
cheers women waving handkerchlefs and
flags.
not get up the steps to the platform quite
fs.n&ii from the gallery to put it up However it
was kent in the background for While.
Woodford. and his wife, as they went to
the platform were greeted with hearty
applause.
as the band during medley was play--
ing 1--WE Won't Go Home Until Morning,
somebody saw him as he came through
the door and started applause which
finally became general.
Some people in the gallery saw man
entered in soldiers uniform. with
rough Rider hat and there was an out
AT precisely 1925 Chairman O'Deu
raped for order and Rev. DR.. Johnson of
Saratoga was asked to offer prayer; i
was a singular coincidence that as he hela
his hands out to ask silence band out
side played "Onward Christian Soiulers-
He thanked God in his prayer for the glor7
les of victory and of manhood, and asked
blessing upon the party that had STOOD
for good government, liberty and patriot
ism. Following the PRAYER Louis Z; ;.5, fayn ,s,I
entered the hall and took his seat with ms
delegation. passing Mr.. Platt without re-
cognition - a,,hs.,.,,+
The roll of delegates Tor suDsiltutes
and corrections was called. While II was
being called Lieut. Coy Iimoiny !. T.,
Woodruff entered tne nan ana WaS sfSes-
the roll call having, to pc DELAYED e
was finally continued ana nunpeT 7, o.
substitutes were made in klngs and New
York.
In Kings, Leonard Moody was supstls
tuted in the 2lst OF kings IN place OF
Jacob Worth.
George w. Aldridge came into the nan
at this juncture and an attempt to mss
in the gallery was turned into nearly