The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30

And it was such a crowd, numbering
| tens of thousands. which hurried to-
ward the tabernacle before the parade
had barely passed the Brigham Young
monument. But thousands of them
were disappointed. 1t was a case of
first come first served. with few excep-
tons, and those where reservations had
been made.
Filled to Overlooking.
The seats on the ground floor. as
| might be expected, were filed first.
| When every bench had been occupied
| the crowd made a grand rush for the
gallery. and in an incredibly short
space of time it was filled to overflow
| lnS. The overflow then began to pack
the aisles and blOckaded the staircases.
On the main food it was the same con-
ditiOn Of congestion.
The decorations in the tabernacle
were not elaborate, but they were. neat
and elective Around the face of the
gallery were gracefully draped red.
white and blue bunting irterspersed
at the loops by small clusters of flags.
! ABOVE the great organ three red cleo
trio light bulbs shOne out like. so many
1 Mars Just below them. was the word
/ welcome" in white electric letters. ex-
tending in an arch from one pillar of
the organ to the other.
Just below the letters Welcome" was
large oil painting OF President
/ roosevelt in campaign uniform. In one
nand he held a rife. and the other a
staff. When the lights behind the pic
| ture- which was framed with national
| cOlored bunting, were turned on. il
showed the uniform of the president 10
be that Of the khaki with a blue sky
for background.
Upon the platform, which was very
| large. was seated the members OF. the
presidents party who attended The ex-
. [ eTclSaC the Indian -4r-
veterans. and other dignitaries in civic
and church circles. the latter including
i President Joseph F Smith. his first and
second cOUnselOrs, the two United
States senators. Governor Wells and
officers of the regular army and the
Utah national guard
President at the Tabernacle.
At one minute after 10 O'Clock Presf-
dent Smith stepped upon the platform.
accompanied by his two counseIors.
They were instantly recognized by the
vast audience and cheers rent the air
Here and there a flag and a -handker-
chief were waved TO the distinguished
churChmen- Three minutes later Sen
atOrs Kearns and SmOOt appeared.
They were cheered Justify, the hand
CiaDpinE resembling the rattle Of mus
kerry
Il was not more than minute before
President Roosevelt stepped into view
He was Instantly recognized and a
mighty cheer went up. Men. women
and children stood upOn their feet all
over the tabernacle and cheered- The
! president bowed his Acknowledgement
and took a seat to the right Of the
stand. Next to him sat Secretary Will
son of the department of agriculture,
and beside him was Secretary Moody
Of the navy. To his right was the Sc
cret service man who walked on the
left of the presidents carria ge to the
rear during the parade
After the president took his seat there
followed a wait CT a few minutes before
he was introduced by Senator Kearns.
/ No sooner had President Roosevelt
seated himself, after depOsiting his hat
| upon the table in front of him. than he
Sazed over the audience for several
moments. Then the chief executive
turned to Secretary Wilson and en-
gagged him in earnest conversation for
! a while. Il must have been sober mat
tiers they discussed. for several times
the president emphasized his remarks
by striking the paper notes which he
held in his left hand against the palm
cf his right.
Two Presidents Meet.
AT 1905 Senator SmOOt approached
the president. touched him upon the
shoulder and spoke a few words to him.
Instantly the president rose from his
seat and passed behind the table. Be-
fore he had gone many steps he was
met by President Joseph z. Smith.
/ With q smile upon his face the junior
senator introduced the two presidents.
They both bowed low, grasped right
hands firmly and held them for a few
seconds while they passed common
place greetings John Henry Smith
then edged his way through the crowd
upon the platform and grasped the
presidents hand. They mus; have ex-
r-a-r a-f~-
t7c both were laughing when they
reached their seats.
When the president entered the tab
ernacle and was making his way upon
the platform the great organ, accom-
panied by d band stationed at the rear
Of the platform Immediately in front
of the musical instrument, played Hail
to the Chief" Just twelve minutes aft
! er that Governor Wells rose from his
seat and. raising his right hand high
above his mead, said at the top of his
voice: The audience viii please be in
order.
Instantly a buzz of excitement and
expectancy went over the audience.
For an instant there was quietude.
Then the audience broke forth into a
vigorous applause, realizing that the
time had come when the chief executive
Of the country was about to address
those assembled
When the applause had subsidized the
governor began upon his address OF
welcome. He said:
Mr. President-Of the grand sisterhoOd
of states over whose destinies you HAYS
been called to preside, the youngest mem
Der extends to you this day most cordia!
welcome We greet you as the chief
magistrate of that mighty Union whose
influence is felt throughout the earth,
{ and whose mission in the interest of hu-
man kind must not cease while the world
shall roll We greet YOU. also as a Eel
lOw-citizen. whose heart beats IN warm
! ! unison with the hearts of the peOple-a
man among men-an American who
{ treads with simple dignity the glorious
path of honor and distinction into which
merit and Providence have led him.
The hand which we stretch out today
is earnest though mute evidence that IN
you, sir, we all of US recognize not less
the distinguished neighbOr than the
valued and valiant friend And while, as
a nation. there is not. and there should
not be, either east or west. or north or
south, yet. just rivers and mountains
I make natural divisions Of land, so do the
/ incidents of settlement and the surround
ing conditions create types of society
! and custom. Serene in that supreme 10y
atty which is the first instinct of Amer
. leans, and which viii have met you
every y here on your triumphal journey,
we of Utah press forward to give you
here and now that especial heartlness OF
salute which is peculiarly western.
1t IS rare that We have been privileged