Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-28
ROOSETELT'S OVATION
Great Crowds Greet the Candidate
for Vice President.
THE GARDEN FILLED
Roosevelt Was Enthusiastically Wei.
canned and Received Applause
All the Way Through Ills
Speech at New York.

New York, Oct. 97.-This city over
flowed with Republican enthusiasm in
connection with the reception arranged
for Governor Roosevelt From his ar
rival at the Grand Central station at
$50 O'Clock. until nearly midnight when
the governor went to his sisters home
for the night. there was such series OF
receptions. such a burning Of fireworks,
such electric displays and such volumes
OF eloquence, as are seldom seen In New
York. IL was the climax Of the candi.
dates tour Of many thousands Of miles,
and his srienns aud admirers made the
street ring with their shouts Of welcome
home.
Asearly as O'Clock, the crowds be-
gan 10 gather at the Grand Central sta.
ton TO see Teddy" come home. They
saw him come and gave him a welcome
that is seldom ever given anyone.
The governor was cheered along the
line and at the Fifth avenue hotel, the
scenes about the station were largely
repeated.
The doors Of the Madison Square gar.
den were opened 10 the public at 8
O'Clock. Outside the garden, waiting
for the opening Of the doors was an or.
DERBY crowd. There was no rushing or
confusion Inside were two regimoutal
bands, one AZ each end Of the garden.
They continually played, alternating
during the three hours wait Popular
airs were played mostly and were loudly
cheered. Frequently campaign songs
were sung by three quartettes
The decorations were profuse. the
stars aud stripes predominating In
every seat was a small American flag to
which was fastened a button OF Gov.
Roosevelt IN his rough rider uniform.
Most Of the seats were occupid by Ppm.
The many groups Of papders began
20 reach the square soon after o'clock
and rs each contingent arrived there
was more cheering aud more burning Of
Greek fire and rockets. Then came the
fireworks.
The Democratic mutoscope on the
Bartholdi hotel roof was at work at the
time throwing notices on the Dewey
arch, on the clouds and walls Of the
buildings around the square. but the
Republicans ignored il.
Governor Roosevelt loft the hotel at
1850 O'Clock aud stood in his carriage
nearly all the way to the garden. aud
bowed to the crowd. The governor
reached Madison square garden at 7.5S
O'Clock The audience stood waving
flags aud cheering when the governor
appeared When the governor reached
his place on the front Of the stand the
applause wns deafeniug General
Green introduced the governor aud the
ovation was repeated
His speech was interrupted time and
time again with applause. He plunged
into the issues Of the campaign, starting
out with free silver and followed the
lines Of his many addresses ON this sub
jeot He then touched on the present
prosperity Of the country and how Mr.
Bryan's prophesies regarding the gold
standard had turned out 10 BIO wrong
and condemning him for raising feel
ing Of envy in the minds Of the working
classes against the capitalists.
He then took up imperialism aud fn
ished his speech with review Of tn,
Spanish. American war.
He was followed by Charles s Fair
child, but the crowd had heard all they
wanted and began leaving.