The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-27
OVATION FOR TEDDY
CROWDS HOwLED. SHOUTED AND
SET OFF FfRTswORkS.
REPUBLICANS TRIED HARD
NIT COULD NOT OUTDO THE BRY-
An CELEBRATION.

Garden when Roosevelt Finished
sPeakinE-EvIdentIy Many Went
Only for Curiosity - ats Speech
Consisted Principally of RidicuIe
of Bryan.
New York. oct, 26.-This city overfov-
"a with Republican enthusiasm tonight
on tho occasion u the reception arrang-
"a for Gov. Roosevelt. candidate Of the
party for Vice President
Beginning with the arrival at the Grand
Central station on the minute OF the
schedule time. $50 O'Clock until along to-
wards midnight when the Rough Rider
governor went. tired and weary. TO his
sisters home for the night. there was such
a series OF receptions. such a burning cf
fireworks. such electrical displays rnd
such volumes Of eloquence as IS seldom
seen In New York II was the climax Of
the candidates tour Of many thousands
OF miles. ana his friends and admirers
made the streets ring with taer shouts
q welcome home.
As carly as O'Clock the crowds began
10 gather AZ the Grand Central station
ana women arrived In carriages. and tue
crowd. 20 a great extent. was well
dressed one Police on foos TO the NUM-
Der OF 100. controlled the throng. and forty
mounted ones acted as the Governor
body guard through the streets.
Some minutes before train time the Re
ccpt.on Committee arrived AZ the station.
There was an open carriage Tor the Gov
ernor. In Il were Gen. Froncls V. Grecne
and Secretary r. Manchester Of the
County Committee. aud Cornelius y,
Bliss. In other carriages were William
Barnes. Jr.. Senator y. y. Scott. VIII
lam II TenEyck and other prominent Re-
publican leaders.
Right ON the Minute.
when the Governors train came IN on
time one very dcm0nstrutive well-dressed
man broke through the lines and shouted
Just like Teddy. Right on the minute"
This was the signal for the crowd which
broke into great cheer. Mr.. Bliss was
nrst 20 greet Gov. Roosevelt. lie shook
hands cordially and told the Governor he
looked fine.
Thank you. I'm in pcrfect health" re-
piled the Governor He smiled and shook
every member OF the committee by the
hand As he passed along the platform
he was kept howing 70 the crowd
"Hooray for Teddy; three cheers for the
Governor. what's the matter with the
next Vice PRESIDENT were some OF the
things which made the Governor smile. At
the end OF the platform there was min
ute OF delay and number of women in
sisted on shaking hands with the Cover
nor. The party finally got info the car
r,ages and away TO Firm aVenue The
crowd kept up the cheering until The party
was out Of view The route WIS straight
down thc avenue to the hotel. The Cover
nor was checred all along the line and
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel ne scenes
about the station were largely repeated
More Republican Fireworks.
While the Governor was al dinner the
crowds gathered IN Madison square. At
$50 o'clock the fireworks display began.
Every invention in the pyrotechnicai line
was utilized and some of the displays took
the crowd by storm Great set pieces OF
the fun dinner pail" and representations
OF President Mckinley and Gov. Roosevelt
were cheered vigorously The Demo
cratic mutascope on the Rlrthold Hotel
roof was al work all the time. throwing
notices on che Dewey arch on the crowds
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
searchlight. and the vast chorus singing
Deputy Chief CortriRht and the five in
spectors who worked with him had 90
policemen about Madison Square and Ia
the Garden. They kept the crowd under
perfect control from the outset. a way
was kept open from the hotel up Fihh
avenue and under the arch TO Twenty
sixth street The people were kept back
to the curb. Gov. Roosevelt came out Of
the hotel al 7.5o oclolk and got into his
carriage. lie was recognized al once, and
until he got into the Garden and for some
minutes afterward he was cheered and
chcercd He STOOD nearly all the way 10
the Garden and bowed 10 the crowd.
RepubIicanism Rampant.
The Governor reached Madison Square
Garden at 7:5s O'Clock The cheering out
side made this fact known TO those with
in and there were expectant cries Of
Here he comes!" The audience stood
waving nags and cheering when the Gov
crnor appeared. There was a great tu-
mnlt Bands were trying hard 10 make
their music heard. but except to those
Immediately alongside they might have
kept silent The party went to the speak
er's stand The Governor followed and
back OF him came Senator Plat. When
the Governor got 20 his place on the
front of the stand the applause was deaf
ening Gen Greene tried 10 get order, but
the crowd cheered the louder. The Cover
nor stood quietly beside the chairman.
The applause lasted nine minutes.
Gen. Greene introduced the Governor as
the strongest advocate OF the admnlstra-
lions policy ia the Philippines Another
ovation followed as the Governor raised
his hand 40 command attention. lie began
his address with the words
MY fellow Americans" lie referred TO
Col. Bryau's visit TO the state and the
reception prepared by Tammany Hail and
the audience gr0aned and Kissed. Good
Tor YOU. Teddy. soak 81 TO 'emH yelled
a man away up nigh. Many like exelama-
tlons came from other parts OF the Gar
den. HIS reference 20 Mr.. Croker's Ia
nous remark about working for his own
pocket al the time brought forth the
cry. You're right. Teddy"
lie nidicuied bryan.
Gov. Roosevelt ridlculed Mr.. Bryan's at
titude on every public question.
sail into him. give him the mischief
roared a man The audience kept up IN
cessans cheering. The Governor took up
unllitarlsm He caused much laughing
when he told Of the danger Of ss-i0oth
OF a man TO exery thousand Of our pop
ulation."
In answer 70 Col. Bryhn's remark that
the soldiers walk about IN idleness."
the Governor shouted:
Gen. Lawton no longer walks about
In ldleness" and the crowd cheered
Charles s. Fairohild, ex-secresary Of
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