Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31
THOUSANDS WILDLY GREET
ROOSEVELT AT GARDEN
Return of Col. Roosevelt to Presidential Fight After Escape
from Death by Assassin's Bullet Scene of Riotous Ac-
cIamation-5,oo 900 Unable to Get Into Madison Square.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Scenes that
have never been witnessed before
in the history of Madison Square
Garden were enacted last night when
over $1,000 wildly enthusiastic men,
women and children stood for more
than three-quarters of an hour and
cheered Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
as he stood upon the speakers plat
form for his first address after the
attempt of the assassin. Schrank, to
end the life OF the leader Of the Bull
Moose party at Milwaukee a little
more than two weeks ago.
Bearing no signs of the bullet In his
breast Colonel Roosevelt hurled him.
self back into the fight for the presi-
dency with n speech lasting but forty
minutes, during which time he
avoided any reference to his political
| opponents, and appealed to those
present and the voters of the nation
for their ballot on November 5 upon
the strength of the party platform
and what the Progressive organiza-
ton mean to the people.
~ ~ naih ~ ~
great amphitheatrc over 5000 waited
in front of the building in the hopes
of obtaining a glimpse OF the colonel
and probably of hearing a short adj
dress. but in this they were disap-
pointed for the doctor refused to per-
NIT his patient TO make more than
tho n speech, fearing serious results
should the leader of the party at
tempt TO place too great a strain
upon himself SO soon after his re-
moVal from the hospital.
The crowd inside cheered for forty
five minutes when Roosevelt, at
twenty minutes past 3 led his guards
into the garden, climbed the steps
to the Speakers gallery and stood be-
fore them. Bandannas and American
flags waved like a moving forest, the
shouts1of the crowd and the drum
ming of thousands of heels on the
floors drowned out the band and
every air that Las been sung in the
campaign, from "Everybody's DOM
IL" to Onward Christian Soldiers"
doomed forth when the enthusiasts
) wearied of plain cheering, Of mooing
like the Moose, or yelling I'VE want
Teddy! We want Teddyi'
The great hall. whose walls, gall
leries and arched ceilings were COM
pletely hidden with bunting and
huge flags, made a marvellous picture
as tho colonel. leaning over the
speakers rail, his teeth swapping like
n bulldogs, raised his left hand
IN his first greeting.
For three-quarters of an hour hs
stood there. Now and then recog-
nizlng a friend he would make a little
dash to the other end of the stand, a
distance of twenty feet, and wave his
hand-always his left in greeting.
As he faced first to the left. then
to the right, then wheeled around to
bow to those In the galleries, behind
him, he awakened successive out
bursts of cheers, and bandannas and
flags were set In motion by sections.
till red fiushes ran over the crowd
like waves. Men, women and chill
dren-for there we're many of the
~latter-all stood on their chairs and
all sang as Justify as they knew how.
The colonefs speech was pitched In
a solemn and an impressive key. He
made nc direct allusion to the attack
upon him. He made no attack upon
any individual among his political
foes. He named no names save those
of Washington, Lincoln. Jefferson and
Jackson.
With cheeks thinner than they were
before the attack upon him, but with
abundant color. with figure sturdy
at.1 oroat "a nj nytf13 N unfao that
reached to every part Of the hall and
never ono cracked into the falsetto
! squeak that often characterizes it,
the colonel seemed the picture Of
health. Not at all while he was
speaking did he smile. All his ges-
lures save one or two, were made
with his left hand, which being farth-
est from his bullet wound. can be
moved with impunity.
Once or twice toward the end he
brought his right hand down with a
resounding slap on the rail OF the
| speakers stand, but his face gave no
Indication hat the gesture caused
him pain. The flashlights which were
set off at intervals during the address
nc faced without wincing, though the
bare of flame and the detonations
must have reminded him Of the night
In Milwaukee two weeks ago Monday,
when he mad a narrower escape from
death than any man cares to so
through.
Colonel Roosevelt was preceded by
! Senator Dixon, who presided; by os-
car S. Straus. the candidate for Gov
ernor. who has carried his fight Oh in
New York, and by Governor johnson,
Of California. who has been carrying