Arizona republican., 1903-04-03

Chicago, April 2.-SiX thousand peo- pie in a hall. the seating capacity of which is but 5000 gave encouragement to President Roosevelt when he stepped upon the stage of the Auditorium to- night. The great building has held many a throng, but never one that was more unstinted in it's applause for any man than the crowd that filed it to- nigl:t. From the first hocr to the roof it was packed to it's utmost capacity. Every seat was occupied and although the aisles were kept clear, all the space in the Hobbies and on the stairways was taken, and even the passageways lead ing to the hall from the lower floor were jammed with hundreds of men who were utterly unable to hear word of the presidents address All that came to them was the roar of applause from within and with such loyal ton gues did they accept their cue, that several times they were giving vent to cheers when those on the inside had died away and the president had re- stunned his address. Twice during the evening Chief of Police O'Nein was compelled to send word to the patriots
 
 in better time or he would be compelled to clear the stairway.
 In the street outside for more than an hour before the time set for the opening of the presidents address small assemblies of policemen were kept busy. Thousands 0: people filled Wabash avenue in the rear Of the AG- ditorfum, damned Michigan avenue in front of it, and blockaded to the best of it's ability Congress street. which runs at the side cf it. The officers were stretched in double line along all the walks immediately adjoining the build ing and no person who could not ex- hibit credentials entitling him to ad- mission to the hall was permitted upon the walk. The jam at the doors of the hall for thirty minutes proceeding the time at which the president was 10 open his address was of a character to test the patience of the police without and within.
 When the president escorted by the members Of the local committee ap- peaTed on the platform he was met with great enthusiasm, the vast crowd rising to its feet, and supDleIienting it's hearty cheers with waving pre- grammes and fiuttering handkerchie;s.
 
 ton with repeated bows. and took his seat between Franklin MacVeagh, the chairman of the committee, and Mayor Harrison. As soon as his voice could be heard, MT. AfacVeagh in a few words announced that the nations chief executive would be made welcome to the city by Mayor Harrison, who then spoke briefly, extending to the president a hearty welcome and ex- pressing the pleasure felt by the people of Chicago at his visit, and offering to him their best wishes for a happy and pleasant trip during his two months vacation MacNeagh introduced the president to his audience
 At the conclusion Of the address there was renewed and continued ap- piause and while the larger part of the audience was leaving the hall the presi- dent was holding an impromptu recep- lion on the platform, where all the members Of the committee that could be seated with him on the platform and many men rom the audience pressed around him to offer their consratuIa- tons on his address. Scant time was allowed for this, however. and the se- cret service men closed about him dur- ing the short handshaking and ouickIv- escorted him back to his apartoants i, the hotel.
 Immediately proceeding his address in the Auditorium, the president was entertained at dinner in the banqret hall of the Auditorium hotel by the members of the Local Entertainment committee About fifteen guests were present beside the president and lis party. F. O. Lowden presided and an- nounced that there would be nc speeches President Roosevelt remain ed at the dinner, which lasted iron 6:S0 o'clock until S:O5 when the time had arrived for him to enter the Aud itorium hall In the course of his ad- dress the president said:
 MT. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle men: