Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-31
Roosevelt Given
 Housing Ovation
COLONEL UNABLE TO SPEAK FOR
 42 MINUTES
NOISY DEMONSTRATION
Colonel VainIy EndeaVors to Quiet His Admirers-FinaIIy Appealed to the Police to Maintain Order.

New York. Oct. SO.-Snowing no physical evidence of the shock of his attempted assassination in Milwau- kee October IA, Col. Theodore Roose- welt tonight faced for an hour and twenty minutes a progressive political rally which gave many thousands of his fellow New Workers a chance to accord him an uproarious welcome.
 Ovation of 42 Minutes.
 For 42 minutes after his entrance into crowded Madison Square Garden Colonel Roosevelt stood at the edge of the high-perched speakers platform, unable to make himself heard above the din of cheers, songs and band music. His gestures to the crowd for silence served only to intensity the noises; and when after twenty min utes of cheering, Colonel Roosevelt made a.determined effort to begin his speech, the immense audience was swung off into another period of cheering by the beginning of the chant We want Teddy. We want Teddy"
 Refused to Be Seated. Colonel Roosevelt refused. to sit down or leave the edge of the plat form. Senator Dixon and Governor Johnson urged him to be seated, but he maintained his standing position throughout the entire demonstration and when opportunity finally came for him to begin his speech he began it with q request to the police to main- tain order
 Frowned on Applause.
 The attention and silence lthat greeted the address by Colonel Roose- welt was as marked as the demonstra- tion that preceded it. At the first at tempts to interrupt with applause, the 1 presidential candidate motioned i'm peratively with his left hand for si- lence; and he accompanied this ges- ture with shake of the head which made the crowd realize his desire to be allowed to speak without interrup- tion.
 Thousands Turned Away. The immense garden, covering a city block, was crowded to its doors, and l thousands of persons were turned l away.
 Gov Hiram W. Johnson, progressive candidate for vice president, and Oscar | $. Straus, candidate for governor of New York, preceded Colonel Roose- Welt. The crowd began to fill the hall as soon as the doors were opened | at six o'clock and when the meeting was called to order at SEQ p. m. by ! Renaffr Dixon, chairman of the pro- gressive national committee; moving pictures of the Roosevelt trip had wrought the big gathering up to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Entered While Johnson Was Speaking
 Governor Johnson was still speak ing when Colonel Roosevelt was brought to the hall at 9.15 p. m. The colonel had rested at the home of his | physician, Dr. Lambert, for several hours, and his arrival was timed to meet the conclusion of Governor John- | sons address. Cheers in the street outside signalled his approach and an answering cheer from within the hall brought Governor Johnson's speech to an end.
 Crowd Sings and Cheers. | As the colonel appeared at the back 1 of the platform. men and women ] jumped on chairs, waved bandanas flags and handkerchiefs and shouted Roosevelt" Teddy" and other terms l of recognition. AS the demonstration progressed the band broke in at in- tervals with songs that the crowd sang heartily, to return to the cheering al their conclusion.
 | A Stuffed Bull Moose. l A spot light that had been trained throughout the early part of the eve ming on stuffed bull moose mounted at one end of the hall. was suddenly shifted to Colonel Roosevelt in tn, midst of the demonstration. bringing boisterous appreciation from the crowd "Everybody's doin' it." injected int the noise by the band, was taken III with fervor. and the cry of He's bear. he's bear" brought smiles tt the face of the candidate.
 Colonel Roosevelt adhered to tn, text of his prepared speech.
 Suffered No III Effects. I Oyster Bay, N. Y. Oct. S1.-Colone Roosevelt reached his home here short ly after midnight, tired but in excellen spirits, and seemingly none the wors for his physical effort of the night.
 T stood 1t in fine shape, right up t the handle,'' he said.
 There is every prospect that he wi feel entirely able to keep his engage ment to attend the state progressiv rally in Madison Square Garden O Friday evening.
 ger and Bacon alternately, by com | mon agreement