New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05
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THE CANDIDATES INFORMED.
NOTIFICATION CEREMONIES AT COLO
MEL ROOsEvELTS HOME.
Mr. DEPEw MAKES THE ADDRESS AND rHE
COLONEL FORMALLY ACCEPTS FOR
HIMSELF AND HIS COLLEAGUES
A PLEASANT AFFAIR AT
OYSTER FAY


OYSTER BAY
Colonel Roosevelt was formally told Yesterday
by committee specifically appointed for that
purpose that he had been nominated by the Sar-
atoga Convention as the candidate OF the Re
publican party for the Governorship Of the State
OF New York. The Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
had made hosptabe preparations for welcoming
the members Of the committee at their pct
uresquely situated home on Sycamore Hill. over
looking Oyster Bay. where the notification took
place Colonel Roosevelt wished that the for
malities attending his notification should be
made az his home and accordingly Yesterday
there tourryed there the committee instructed
to tell Colonel Roosevelt Of the choice made by
the convention. together with several other
prominent Republicans and numerous news
paper men.
After attending the reception given In his
honor at the Republican Club on Monday night.
the candidate slept at his sisters house. in this
city. and early Yesterday morning started for
oyster Bay in order TO make ready for his
guests.
The Notification Committee met at the Repub-
lcan State Committees headquarters. In the
Fifth Avenue Hotel about 10 30 o'clock In the
morning. and under the charge OF p. B. Odeil.
chairman Of the State Committee. IT departed
n carriages for the Thirty -fourth-st. ferry. The
special train waiting at the Long Island City
terminal timed to steam out 81 the station
at II 30 o'clock but Just the members Of the
committee were preparing az a few minutes
after II O'Clock TO board the ferry for Long ISL
ard City II was discovered by Mr. Ode that the
carriage containing Edward Lauterbach. John
R. Hazel Cornelius V. Collins and E. A. Bond
had not arrived in the procession Of the other
carriages Five ten and fifteen minutes passed
without any sign of 'he vehicle containing these
four important men. and some anxiety began to
prevail
Mr. LAUTERRACH LOST.
"Lauterhach must be lost hazardei one OF
the committee
Yes" dolefully chimed in Mr.. Depew. "Lau-
| terhach is lost for sure and vet Ed makes II
boast that he was born in New-York and
knows every street and hlird alley in IL
Just as the specustion as 70 Mr. Lanterrachs
wherea bouts began TO grow serious. the carriage
in which he was riding was seen rapidly ap-
proaching from the direction 81 Third-ave.
toward the ferry. and after delay Of nearly
half an hour Mr. Lauterbach and the three
others who were with him Joined their coll
leagues II seemed that the coachman had mis-
understood his instructions. and had taken his
!
You see it was in this way" Mr. Lauter-
bach explained From the moment we got in
/ the coach we became interested in conversa-
tion until [ happened 10 look out OF the VIM
dow after a while and that ~e were NJ
the netghborhood Of Fourteenths st and Eighth
ave yellea 70 the driver. and asked MN
where he was going The coachman said ne
had understood that he vas 10 drive 70 Des-
brosses ST Too soon for that, | said. we
won't go 70 Washington until 1900 And that
! Is the first time | have been lost In New-fork.
! although III admit seemed 10 have got on tho
wrong track ar Saratoga
At Long Island CITY which was reached short
| " before noon a special train made up OF TWO
parlor cars in waiting and only few
! minutes we're allowed TO hustle the party aboard
before the start made for oyster BAY
With the exception OF Senator Platt and James
A Roberts Of buffalo. there were no absentees
from the Notification Committee. The commit
tee as it went 10 oyster Bay consisted Of Chaun-
cev NJ Depew Edward Lauterbaoh. John r.
Hazel of Buffalo. Francis Hendricks, or Syra-
cuse Senator Hobart Krum. Of Schoharie SEN
ator George r Malby of Ogdensburg. Lucus
y Littauer OF Gloversville Cornelius Y. COL
Inns of Trov and John T Mott OF Oswego.
Senator patt until late Monday night had In
tended ~ be one of those 10 wait upon Colonel
Roosevelt but Yesterday morning he explained
his inability 70 go with the committee as arising
from pressure Of personal business In addi-
ton there also on the train William Berr'.
Senator Wilcox and Reuben l.. Fox. The cam
didates who accompanied the committee were
Timothy / Woodruff of Brooklyn for Lieuten-
ant Governor: Colonel william J Morgan, ot
Buffalo. for Controller John g Davies. of
Oneida County for Attorney General. Edwin
A Bond of Watertown. for State Engineer and
Surveyor. and p Jsecke. candidate for
Treasurer John J McDonough. the nominee
for Secretary Of State was missing but IT was
stated that his absence was due 10 the neces-
sity Of appearing in q law case al Albany
DEMONSTRATIONS AT MTNEoLA.
The run 10 Oyster BAY occupied little more
than an hour Except at Mneola there were
no demonstrations OF any kind during the Jour-
nev At Mineola the convention n the Repub-
licans Of Nassau County was taking PLACE In a
building near the railroad station. The dele
gates had been apprized OF the approach OF tho
train and as IL sped through the village, 70 the
number OF az least two hundred they rushed
from the convention hall and cheered the train.
waving az the same time handkerchlefs ana
miniature American flags.
About two miles before the station at oyster
Bay was reached. the passengers on the special
were startled by the explosion Of torpedo sig
nails beneath the train. They were the first
notes Of welcome by the villagers TO the COM
mittee As the special train rolled into the sta
ton a band on the platform began 20 play lively
and patriotic airs and A hundred or more VIII
layers cheered the most notable OF the men who
made their way to the carriages in waiting.
About dozen vehicles were necessary TO convey
-he committee guests and newspaper men tn
their destination In regular procession the car
riages drove through the streets y Oyster Bay.
and over the three miles about. of roadyaw skirt
ing the waters edge which leads 70 Sagamore
Hill There we're very few OF the houses. large
and small passed In the course OF the long