The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-20


Never Mentioned b, the speakers.
Theodore Roosevelt" The uttering OF
those two words by Elihu Root in Madison
Square Garden last night provoked as
remarkable a demonstration as ever was
seen in that great amphitheatre at politl-
cal meeting.
1t has been generally agreed among the
men whose business or pleasure takes them
to the Garden in political campaigns that
the memorable greeting given to Bryan
there in 1885 was the warmest ever given
to anybody in the Garden up to that time.
That demonstration lasted just nine
minutes-a long time for a crowd to cheer
anybody.
But last night at mention OF the words
Theodore Roosevelt" somewhere between
20 900 and 5000 men and women rose up
and cheered, some Justify and some fran
tically and hysterically for exactly fourteen
minutes by the watch. And they would
have cheered longer had not the chairman
of the meeting and the chairman OF the
Republican national committee fairly i'm
plored the bowling thousands to be quiet.
The demonstr alton came just at the
end OF Mr. Roots speech. He had been
tearing into little bits some statements OF
Candidate Parker about the government OF
the Philippines. Having shown that Judge,
Parker really didn't know 30 much about
what he was taikingIabout MIR. Root, with
right arm uphfted and looking into Ina
aginary distance. said;
sAh, no, student Of conditions! All, NO.
candidate Of the Democratic party. you
find in the government OF the Philippine
Islands, where the people are already
learning that our Gag did not loss its gift
Of benediction' in its worldwide journey
to their shores; you find in that govern
ment no reason why the people should
take the administration of the affairs Of
the United States out OF the hands Of Thso-
dore Roosevelt
ELEVEN MINUTES OF CHEERING.
The last two words were the torch that
kin died the enthusiasm. The assembled
thousands OF men and women were ON
their feet in a second. hundreds Of Hags
in the throng wa wing back and forth, and
gave full voice to their admiration for ths
President
The noise came in a steady volume for
five minutes, maybe. Then it would drop
In one quarter OF the Garden only TO Be
taken up in another and redoubled as those
who had had to take a rest Joined again
in the cheers.
There were hundreds Of college boys
in the audience. Every once In q while
they would lead In the demonstrs&ton.
Ten minutes passed and there was no sign
OF let up. Mr.. Root looked out over the
crowd and smiled. Then just as the watches
showed that eleven minutes had pasesd,
the Americus Club Of Pittsburg, In their
white beaver hats and black .capecoats.
City to attend the meeting, raised the red
white and blue umbrellas they carry, and
started to walk around the hall. as the
State standards are sometimes carried
around the hall Of national convention.
but there was fairly large aisle running
down the centre Of the Garden. Up and
down that the Pittsburgers tramped
dozen times. The cheering started AL
over again after this and there was no in
Then It was that Chairman George. Bruce
Cortelyou of the Republican national com
mittee got up from his seat on the platform
and said something to Mr.. Root The
chairman of the meeting nodded and,
grasping big ;b sa na;,p poun ra Tor al no
He might as well have done the pounding
from the steps OF the Capitol at Washington.
Absolutely no attention was paid to II.
Then he gesticulsted for the crowd TO- ait
down. SO did Mr.. Cortelyou, and his face
showed that he thought the demonstration
had lasted long enough. Some OF those
who had worn themselves out and wanted
to hear some more speaking Missed mildly:
That helped TO quiet some OF the others and
finally Mr.. Root took the bull by the horns
and introduced Iieut.-Gov. Higgins. The
watches were then recording that fourteen
minutes had passed.
LONE pIssENTIENT WITH A JAG.
The cheers continued for two or three
minutes after Mr.. Higgins arose and then
there was quiet An enthusiast took Ad-
vantage Of the moment TO shout:
Now do you believe he'll carryNewYork''
The crowd said they did. but gentle
man with a jag in the northeast gallery
shouted:
.Parker's the man for New York men.
The man had a big voice and he kept on
yelling. Some OF the policemen in tho
building said he yelled;
Hang ROOSEVELT"
Whether he did or not three or TOUR
bluecoats yanked him out Of his seat ana
he was uncerem oniously thrown out.
The decorations in the Garden were
about the same as those at the HerTick
meeting few nights ago, except that,
INST above the boxes and around tho hall,
were hung the standards OF the States.
In the front rows on the platform were
some thirty or forty old Republican var
horses who had voted for Fremont. Be
Iou where thew sat on the front OF the