The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
CLIMAX
TO ROOSEYELT'S
CAMPAIGN TOUR.
New York Turned Out En- Masse to
Welcome Teddy-city Overlooked
With Enthusiasm. =.
VOLUMES OF ELoQUENcE,
Burning Of Fireworks and Electrical
Displays Such rs the City Never
Witnessed Before.

night on the occasion OF the receptu, IN
arranged for Governor Roosevelt, cfln-
dldnte OF the party for vice prcsld ent.
Beginning with the arrival at the Grand
Central station on the minute OF the
schedule time, $50 o'clock, until along
until towards midnight When the
"Rough Rider" governor went, tired
and weary. to his sisters homo for the
night, there was such a serit:s OF re-
captions. such q burning of fireworks.
ouch electrical displays and such vol
umes Of eloquence as Is selt ON seen in
New York. 1t was the Climax Of tho
candidates tour of many thousands Of
miles and his friends a nd admirers
made the streets ring vii h their shouts
of welcome home.
As early as o'clock. the crowds be-
gan to gather at the CIR and Central sta
ton to see Teddy houle." Many of the
men and women arriv ed in carriages ana
the crowd to great extent was q well
dressed one. Police on foot to the num-
Der Of 100. controlled the throng and
forty mounted ones acted as the gpver-
nor's body guard Through the streets.
The Governors Party.
Some minutes before train time the
reception comm ittee arrived at the sta
tion- There was an open carriage for
the governor. In 1t were General Fran
els V. Grcer.c and Secretary George r.
Manchester, of the county committee,
and Cornelius N. Bliss. In other car
riages were William Barnes, jr., Senator
N. B. SceEt, William II. Ten Eyck and
other aiding party leaders.
When the governors train came in on
time one very demonstrative, well dress
ed ma n. broke through the lines and
shouteh:
Just like Teddy. Right on the min
ute" 7'.5
Tfis was the signal for the crowd
which broke into 4 cheer. Mr.. Bliss
was first to greet Governor Roosevelt.
He shook hands cordially and told the
governor he looked fine.
Thank YOU, I'm in perfect health"
replied the governor.
Smiled and Shook Hands.
He smiled and shook every member
OF the committee by the hand. As he
passed along the platform he was kept
bowing to 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 minute Of delay and number of
women insisted on shaking hands with
the governor. The party finally got into
the carriages and away to Fifth ave-
nue.. The crowd kept up the cheering
until the party was out of view, The
route was straight down the avenue to
the hotel. The governor was cheercd
all along the line and at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel the scenes about the station
were largely repeated.
Removed Stains Of Travel.
The governor took only the time nee
essary to remove some of the stnins OF
travel and then in company with the
committee and others sat down to an
Informal dinner In Parlor A.
While the governor was at dinner the
crowds gathered in Madison Square.
ut $50 the fireworks display began.
Every invention In the pyrotechnlcal
line was utilized and some Of the dis
plays took the crowd by storm. Great
set pieces OF "Thc Full Dinner PAIL"
and representations OF President Nc
Nnley and Governor Roosevelt were
checred vigorously. 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 or the build
!hss round the square, but the Republ-
cans ignored Il. Another feature was
int pIhying Of the many bands In unison
u'ec'el by 4 searchight and the vast
c00rus singing.
efowd Under Perfect Control.
deputy Chief CourtrIght and the five
,'mpec''rS who worked with him had
''VVV policemen about Madison Square
anu III tha garden. They kept the
crowd under perfect control from the
o''"et' way was kept open from the
"o'e' UP fifth avenue and under the
"ieh u Iwcn,y-sixth street. The peo-
''' were kept back to the curb Cover
nor Roosevelt came out of the hotel n.
'''o and got Into his carriage. He was
'se'En'@eh at once ana until he 80, into
Vi" surdcn and for some minutes after
"'fu" he was cha2rcd anu chacrcd. He
H'oon nearly all the way to the garden
una bowed to the crowd,
inc governor reached Madison S1uaro
"ardcn at 1868 o'clock. Tho cheering
outside made this fact known to thogc
"i'hIh and ther:' were many rxpec,ant
er'ea OF Here he comes"
Stood Waving Flags.
ne audience stood waving flags and
e"ccring and when tha governor ap-
PiFcd there WIS n great tumult, Bands
"'Fu hard to make their music heard,
".' except to those Immediately along
"'ac' thcy might have kept silent.
"r' by Secretary Manchester, the
r1'ty went to the speakers stand The
h'VeFh'T followed and back of him
'"'"' senator Plat. Others were Gen.