Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-27
ROOSEVELT IN NEW YORK.
Welcome TO the Metropolis-His Birth
day.

A hOOSeVelL lett New lOTk city 5I S:Zl
this morning. This was his 42d
birthday. Brief stops were made al
Passaic, Patterson, Suffern and Mil
bourn, where the governor spoke
briefly. Here Roosevelt addressed a
large audience at the opera house.
New York, Oct. 2I-This city over
flowed with Republican enthusiasm
last night on the occasion of the re-
ception arranged for Governor Roose-
Welt. Beginning with the arrival at
the Grand Central station on the min
ute of the schedule time, $50 p. m.,
until along towards midnight, when
the Rough Rider" governor went,
tired and weary, to his sisters home
for the night, there was such i series
of receptions, such a burning of fire
works, such electrical displays. and
such volumes OF eloquence as is sell
dom seen in New York. 1t was the
climax of the candidates tour of many
thousands of miles, and his friends and
admirers made the streets ring with
their shouts of welcome home.
Waiting for Teddy" to Come Home.
As early as o'clock the crowds be-
gan to gather at the Grand Central
station to see Teddy" come home
Many Of the men and women arrived
in carriages, and the crowd to 4 great
extent was q well dressed one. When
the governor arrived there WIS Il great
cheer and he was put into carriage
and driven to the Fifth Avenue hotel
through a continuous cheer. The gov
ernor took only the necessary time to
remove some of the stains of travel
and then with the reception commit
tee and n few others sat down to an in
formal dinner in the hotel. While the gov
ernOr was at dinner the crowds gath
cred in Madison square. At $50 o'clock
the fireworks display began. Every in
vention in the pyrOtechnical line was
utilized and some of the displays took
the crowd by storm.
Democratic MutOscope.
The Democratic mutoscope on the
Bartholdi hotel roof was at work all
the time throwing notices on the
Dewey arch, on the clouds. and on the
walls of the buildings round the
square. but the Republicans ignored it.
Another feature was the playing of the
many bands in unison directed by Il
SearchliGht and the vast chorus sing
Ing. Governor Roosevelt came out of
the hotel at $50 o'clock and got into
his carriage. He was recognized at
once, and until he got into the garden
and for some minutes afterward he
was cheered and cheered. He stood
nearly all the way to the garden and
bowed TO the crowd.
Reception at the Garden.
the governor reached Madison
Square garden at T:5S o'clock. The
cheering outside made thia fact known
TO those within and there were ex-
pectant cries of Here he comes" The
audience stood waving flags and cheer
ing when the governor appeared. There
was great tumult. Bands were play
ing hard to make their music heard,
but except to those Immediately along
side they might have kept silent. Led
by Secretary Manchester the party
went to the speakers stand. The gov
ernor followed and back of him came
Senator Platt. Others We're General +.
'. Greene, Senator Scott, Frederick X.
Gibbs and j. II. Manley. When the
governor got to his place on the front
of the stand the appaluSe was deafen-
Ing. General Greene tried to get order.
but the crowd cheered the louder The
governor stood quietly beside the chair
man. The applause lasted nine min
utes.
General Greene introduced the gov
ernOr as the strongest advocate of the
AlIOii l'Oi4NH III lIt
pines. Another ovation followed as
the governor raised his hand to COM
mand attention. He began his address
with the words, My Fellow Ameri-
cans" and proceeded TO present the Re.
publican side of the controversy. He
was applauded throughout and given q
great ovation when he closed. He was
followed by Charles S. Fairchild. ex-
secretary of the treasury; B. b. Odell.
Republican candidate for governor; ex-
Governor Black; Senator Frye, of
Maine. and John X. Richards
While Richards was speaking a club
of Rough Riders marched into the
hall and the governor came forward in
response to calls and spoke a few more
words, after which he left the Garden
and drove to his hotel, and thence to
the residence of Douglas Robinson.
While the meeting was in progress in
the Garden the speakers on all the
stands addressed thousands. During
the intcrmisSiOnS the bands played and
the crowds in Il great chorus sang the
national hymns. the time being beaten
by the great Garden scarchlight.
Madison Square for IFS entire length
and breadth was one glimmering gar
den of color in honor of the coming to
town of the governor From shortly
after dark until late in the night the
tumult continued. The fireworks dis
play began at dark and filed the air
continuously for hours While the
bombs burst scores of vari-colored bal
looms of paper We're sent aloft Thou
sands Of persons watched the display.
The tower of the Garden was illumin-
ated with myriads of tiny incandescent
lights while red. white and blue lights
blazed from the several stories of the
big building. Brilliant fountains and
showers of sparks We're sent off from
all sides of the park. each one ap
parcntly surprising the one preceding.
Not until after Governor Roosevelt
reached the Garden and was well along
in his speech did the paraderS begin
TO reach Madison Square in any force
But when they did finally begin 10 con.
verge on the square there was a specta.
Gle which IS seldom seen. BY 3 O'Clock
every street seemed to lead TO Madison