Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-06

,uIug dim th, colonel stepped onto
iuv insulated speaking platform uu-
der the blk sounding board.
tie smiled mis- appreciation of The
demonstration and bowed Go the right
aud TEN, and with a broad grin
waved greetings to friends on tho
stag, and huur
The delegates meantime stood On
their chairs ana rhrcrrd until the
rsftrrs rang They waved nags ana
haudHuuEs Iu perfect riot Of color
The q. A. q ME aud drum corps
uu 90, stage marched 90 where tho
colonel stood, and each veteran got a
Wutta greeting ana haudshake. Then
surrounding tho former president the
utrTs and dIummtrh played number
ui patriotic tunes
THE band Iu o.. HraWay Iuit at tho
end uf the great uali also was playing.
Judging lrUW tE' antics uf the leader.
'ut scarce strain "i music could DO
heard
we want Teddy. chautcd many
delegates.
Others gave the call OF tac bui
Wuusc
Iu the midst uf 'hc uproar an Oh
hhumt delegate tore the state stand
ard from ts place and started up the
enter Jis', iu minute tuc aislcs
were hllrd with q confused. hystcricai
.IuNd. Minnesota swung iu behind
Oklahoma uud as the crowd dashed
through the Ni-l'- Washington. Mas.
s. ,lusyit- tulu. West Virginia, Kan
-is. virginia aud dozen other states
poured into tl, thruug Banners.
standards nag-, hats red bandau-
mas were lung up over thu heads oi
over trv Colorado delegation app
pcared ga, 80 More Guggcnhcim'
sigu.
As lnv ,mhl,m appeared before
tHu platform colonel Roosevelt tutn-
rd and waved toward 10 with a grin.
Another uproor started banner
hr. ring tb' catch note from the
speech ut senator BCyvridgr ycstrr-
da,. Pass prosperity around, was
roundh chcrrcd
~um,. one threw the colonel red
baudanuu and standing ON the plat
form hr led the mob in 90 series uf
cheers. waving tIc handkerchief
Colonel Wooscyclt wore an ever
broadening Dharuutvrlsuc smile Hs me
turned urst iu one direction aud then
another. ,kuuwlcdging th, greetings
shuV,.,d upon him
puc of his visitors on the stage was
General John n Mcdowell, head of
the Tennessee division of Iuitrd CON
J lrdprutr Veterans. The Colonel Hlid
, bp hoped Go BRING the north ana
south together
Mrs Roosevelt clad lu black lp-
pvsrod iu box tu tho left of tho
platform. She carried red haudan-
uu handkerchief and waved 10 cnthu-
siaHtcalA. Mrs Roosevelt was ace
cumuanlcd hy George Roosevelt g.
nephew uf tup colonel
As the ohio delegation forced its
/ way through the crowded aislvs uP
I Co the platform one cot th" delegates
7 NpIlcd. "uvTp'F Tatts own state.
N few minutes after Colonel Ruusr-
INplt reached the Coliseum stage the
vacant spaces iu the galleries quickly
filled up ana standing room came tJ
I bv az q premium.
Thr hall held ON, of ts largest
crowds when eventually the colonel
| began tu speak
AWAY an In the rear gallery the
1 musicians struck up onward, Chris
! tiau soldiers From the delegates
[ me words OF The HYMN rose iu
confused murmur The colonel step.
/ ped forward, raised both hands ami
| led the singing. chanting the words
| himself
Two Alabama delegates one a
/ Union veteran. the other "A CuntcdCf
! ate. marched up tu the platform arm
! iu arm aud SHOOK hands with colonel
/ Roosevelt They were j, g. Holdings.
I NnliNt MO H'lN'h w lf'' 90 W.
pud John NJ Green, who fought Ia an
/ Illinois regiment
/ "Gt,p us a southern Democrat fui
! vice president and Wc.ll break the
solid south the, told colonel House-
] welt
Good the colonel responded lu
/ de- mN Nrrt best 60 du i,.
The excitement subsidized mn,
! hut 10 broke ont again as the band
| swung into the Battle Hymn uf the
! Republic
Colonci Booscvclt led the crowd ir
the singing
The Demonstration had been ID