Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-02
R. WELCOMED
BY VAST CROWD
Ten Thousand Turned Away
from Garden in State
Rally.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-coming at
the call of the big Bull Moose" the
great herd stormed the portals of
Madison soeare Garden last night
for the second time within forty
eight hours to welcome their stand
ard-bearer and his State allies.
Every nook and Granny Of the great
auditorium was crowded and at $40
O'clock the doors were ordered closed
by the fire department with 10000
of the faithful unable to gain admit
lance.
The scenes of Wednesday, night
were duplicated, and had it not been
for the fact that Colonel Roosevelt
sent word that a prolonged demon
stration like that of the first meeting
would weary him, 1t is certain that
the forty-five minutes of acclaim
would have gone over the hour mark.
There were three overflow meetings.
Cheers which had resounded
through the great amphitheatre for
the two nights previous again ascend
ed to the heights of the garden and
were echoed back in two-fold vol
ume. Flags. red bandanas and the
rattle of feet played an important
part in the welcome Of the Bull
Moosers to their candidate for the
presidency Of the United States and
the nominees for the Empire State.
Colonel Roosevelt was the only ma
tional candidate to appear on the
platform, the remainder Of the speak
ers being those named to make the
State fight for the party.
When the colonel entered for his
address there was a great outburst
which. despite the pleading of the
leaders, lasted over twenty-five min
utes, when the enthusiastic crowd
stopped at an appeal from Colonel
Roosevelt.
Then Colonel Roosevelt was per-
mitted to talk to almost silence for
more than n hour. He discussed
State issues. His voice was appar-
emily not as strong as usual.
The crowd had evidently worn it.
self out with the demonstration in
honor of Colonel Roosevelt and a pre-
vious twenty-minute storm of ap-
plause which, earlier in the evening
greeted the appearance of Oscar s.
straus. Progressive nominee for Gov
ernor.
The colonel. attired IN frock coat,
with a dark-spotted vest and low
rundown collar, reached the plat
form at 9:43. He shook hands with
George w. Perkins, Senator Dixon
and other Progressive leaders and
then walked down to the front in the
face of a sea of waving bandanas
and American flags.
The colonel walked up and down
the platform. clicking his teeth in a
wide grin of pleasure. bowling and
smiling at the audiencee.e His right
arm was held stifiy at his side and
1t was noticed that he seemed to be
perspiring freely. A fiashlight doomed
on the platform and the colonel re-
coiled. Then he smiled and waved
his left hand.
The crowd became more and more
frenzied in its enthusiasm. Huge
American flags that draped two tiers
Of boxes were torn down and waved
frantically. The colonel thoroughly
enjoyed the ovation and whispered
his pleasure to Prendergast.
The real high pitch of excitement
was reached when the bands struck
up .'Theren Be a Hot Time" The
colonel continued to walk back and
forth and made no effort to stop the
cheering. He placed his left hand
affectionately on the horns of the
stuffed bull moose (which was en-
bedded in the platform and laughed
joyously when hundreds chimed in on
the refrain. 1--WE want Teddy, we
want Teddy"
The colonel raised his hand after
fifteen minutes. and the cheering
seemed about to die down when some
one sung:
ITS a bear, it's a bear. He's a
bear, he's a bear, he's a bear. Every
body's dom, it-doin' what? Cheer
ing Teddy Cheering Teddy"
At 1906 a huge bandana flag from
California was unfurled.