New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-20
THOUSANDS CHEER CANDIDATES
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FILLED TO IT'S UTMOST
WITH ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICANS.
Pre and Makes Telling Speech Ringing addresses By
Senator Fairbanks f. w. Higgins and g. Il. Knight

Never before in the memory of campaigners
was there such tremendous, prolonged. infectious
and noisy demonstration Of enthusiasm at a
political meeting in his city that In which
eighteen thousand Republicans took part In
Madison Square Garden last night. For full
ten minutes, without cessation. the great audi
torium rang with cheers, while thousands Of
men stood upon their chairs and waved flags.
stamped and capped their hands
It was at the close of the speech OF Elihu Root.
who presided. He had answered the criticisms
of Judge Parker on the government of the Phil
ippines. and had closed with the mention Of the
Presidents name in these words.
"Ah, no, student of conditions: ah. no. cand-
date Of the Democratic party; ah no. you find
in the government of the philippine Islands.
where the people are already. learning t0at our
lag did not lose its gift cf 0enedictiOn II it's
worldwide journey to their shores, you ind in
that government no reason why the people
should take the administration of the affairs OF
the United States out of the hands of Theodore
Roosevelt
COULDN'T STOP APPLAUSE AND CHEERS.
instantly the great audience rose as one man.
and there burst forth a food of applause that
for time seemed to threaten 10 break up the
meeting in boundIess enthusiasm. For five
minutes Mr.. Root stood still, with a look OF
IleaSeu dStonlShfnent on MS race, Wnlle the
waves of sound echoed and re-echoed from one
end Of the building to the other. Then, as there
was no sign of cessation. he began to look
trife bored. while he banged his gavel and
waved his hand Still no let-up.
Through all the tumuIt the name of Roosevelt
was being shouted from thousands of throats.
1t was heard above all the din and confusion.
Now and then the leader of one OF the march
ing clubs of Princeton, Yale Columbia or Cor
nell. massed in front of the platform. would
give a signal. Then could be heard the beat of
the college yell. ending always with "Roose-
ielt. Roosevelt. Roosevelt"
At l.ngth. with an apparent effort to help
the presiding officer. the leaders gave another
signal and the shou: at the end of the "Rah,
rah' was Root! Root! Root
Still no effect and Mr.. Root whacked the
railing at the front of the platform with all the
vigor he possessed. and shot angry glances
left and right. in his effort to get hearing for
Lieutenant Governor Higgins, who was to be
the next speaker He raised his voice to its
highest pitch and cried out:
Gentlemen, you canno. elect Roosevelt or
Higgins and Bruce unless you stop before cleo
tom"
There were a shout Of laughter and still more
cheering before the demonstration subsided suf-
fcientIy for the introduction of Mr Higgins. For
a time the great throng in the Garden seemed to
be spent and breathless with its exertion but
recovered shortly to applaud the candidate for
Governor
UNIVERSITY CLUBS PRESENT.
The presence of the university clubs by invita-
ton Of the Republican Club. under whose aus
pices the meeting was held. had something to
do with the size Of the demonstration in the Gar
den. Before the meeting was called to order,
the entry of the clubs created great enthusiasm.
All the boxes and the balconies had filled up
soon after the doors were opened AT 6:30 p m,
and thousands of seats on the ground floor had
been reserved for the marching clubs.
The university men were preceded by the
marching club OF Plttsburg. the members OF
which wore high white hats and carried flag
umbrellas The members of that club started
the cheering for the university men who had
marched fn the parade TO the Garden and for
nearly half an hour there were intermittent
cheering waving OF flags and singing. while the
hands played national airs
on the platform was the flag Of the Fremont
old Guard suGs1Sunded by white haired men, and
the hag and tht~aan were cheered in turn. After
the university men were seated they took turns
in giving their college yels. ending up with
tbo names of Roosevelt. Fairbanks Higgins
Root and Cortelyou
Tho Garden was so full when the parade
br,,,gbt the clubs to the reserved places that
- would have been unsafe to admit any Of the
cro,rds that besieged the Garden and clamored
70 no LET in It looked In fact as IL the Gar
don could have been filled twice over by the
people who we're shut out
There was a strong force OF police at the Gar