The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-30

Greeted by Admiring Thousands.
City In a Blaze Of Glory
and Enthusiasm.

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night on occasion Of the reception ar
ranged for Governor Roosevelt, the
candidate OF the party for yice-presi-
dent.
Beginning with his arrival mt the
Grand Central station on the minute
OF the schedule, $3.50 O'Clock, until
along towards midnight, when the
"Ropgh Rider" governor went, tired
and weary to his sisters home for the
night, there was snch u series Ut re-
ceptions, such d burning OF fireworks,
such electrical displays and such vol
umes OF %eIOqnence, d II Nv seldom seen
In New York. II was the climax 0f
the candidates tour OF many thou
sands of miles, and his friends and adj
mirers made the streets ring with
their shouts Of welcome home.
Az early ~ D O'Clock the crowds
began TO gather nj the Grand Central
station TO see "Ieddyv come home,
Many OF the men and women arrived
In carriages and tho crowd to ~ great
extent was a we'll dressed one, The
police on foot to the number of one
hundred controlled the fhrong, and
forty mounted ones acted NV tho goyr
ernor's body guard through the streels.
Some minutes before train time the
committee arrived NJ the station
There was nm open carriage Tor Tho
governor, In II were Francis ",
Greene and Secretary George N, Nah
chester, OF Tho committee, and Cor,
pelius N, Bliss, In other carriages
were William Barnes, Dr., Senator
W, II, Scott, William N, Teneyek and
other prominent party leaders,
When the governors train came N
on time one very administrative Well
dressed man broke through the limos
and shoHteai
nJpst liko Teddy, Right on tho
minute.o
This WAS tho signal for the crowd
Which broke into great cheers,
General Bliss was the first 10 greet
the governor, Tie shook hands nordinl-
ly and told The governor TINT he
looked fine,
'Thank yon, am In perfect
health,V replied the governor, He
smiled and shook every member Of lhe
COMMITTEES by the hand, Az lao passed
along the platform he WAS kept bow
ing ~ tho crowd.
0Ho0ray for Teddy, Three cheers
for tho governor, Whats thn mntter
With the y ext yipe.presidept," were
some NJ the things which made the
governor smile,
Az the end ~ the platform there WAS
y minnie Of delay md u number Of
women insisted on Sinking hpnds with
the governor,
The party RnalIy got into carriages
and drove away 70 Fifth nyeppo,. THE
crowd Kept pp thp cheering nntil mo
party was ont of sight, Tho rppfn
WINS strpight down the pyenne N tho
hotel, Tho governor Wns ehnpred pN
along the line md NJ flle Fifth AyenNe
hotel tlle scenes abont the sfntlon were
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