The times., 1898-10-05
ROOSEVELT Is NOTIFIED.
In His Speech of Acceptance He Ig-
nores State Issues.


Oyster Bay, = Oct 4-Col Theodore
Roosevelt and the other nominees of the
Saratoga convention were formally noti-
fed today at Col. RooseveIts home here
of their nomination. Chauncey NJ De-
pew made the speech OF notification, and
Col Roosevelt's reply is, at the same
time, his acceptance of the nomination.
There will be no letter of acceptance.
The coloneIs speech dweIt almost alto
gether on national issues, and indicated
the direction his campaign is 10 take.
Col Roosevelt followed the speech as it
had been prepared so closely that il was
necessary for him 10 refer to his manu-
script every few moments to be sure that
he would not change the deliberate word
ing of it in the least.
The notification committee and the
guests, four or five in number, included
Edward Lauterbach, Candidates John p
Jaeckel and Edward A. Bond, Commit
teeman Cornelius B. Collins, Chauncey
N Depew, who acted as chairman of the
notification committee, in the absence of
Senator Platt, who was indisposed:
Chairman OdelI, Of the State Committee;
Francis A Hendricks, of Syracuse;
Lieut. Gov. Woodruff, and otners.
At Oyster Bay the population of the
town was found on the station platform
The Oyster Bay Brass Band was in the
midst of them and made a great guam
tity Of music. The road over which the
carriages of the committee drove was
hung with flags.
Col Roosevelt was sitting on his broad
veranda when the carriages appeared
He ran to the edge of the veranda and
waved his hand high over his head. lust
as a boy would hail a party of other
boys who were going TO join him to go
of on lark. He reached his front door
b. the time the first carriage stopped
there. and assisted the occupants TO
alight. shaking each one by the hand.
The speeches were made right there on
the porch. 1t was picturesque. Mrs.
Roosevelt and her children looking on.
Chauncey Depew made the speech noti-
tying Col. Roosevelt Of his nomination
he closed by saying:
Senator Platt and I have been in poll
tics for forty years. and our associates
since they were voters. We have many
times performed this duty. but never
when We were more heartily in accord
with the judgment of the convention or
more certain Of the election of our can
didates"
Col Roosevelt replied, in part, as fol-
lows:
National issues are paramount this
year 1t is not more possible to conduct
q State election now without regard 20
national issues than it was possible so
10 conduct one in 1861 or 1863. AS IL
then was, so it now is, the interest of
the nation as a whole, which is of vital
and absorbing interest to each citizen.
Then, as now, the Republican party was
forced to find new issues. TO confront
new problems. Then, as now. it was
forced not TO follow, but to make prece-
dents. In 1861 We had TO preserve the
Republic for its great destiny: in 1898 we
have to take long stride toward the
accomplishment of that destiny
The Republican party, therefore in its
State platform, does well to reiterate
the promises under which it was possible
20 elect Republican President: pledges
which made ii possible TO restore pros
perity to our country, and TO put the ma
tion where it is possible to work out the
glorious future which is now before a
reunited nation.
The issues for honest money, for pro-
lection to American industry. for
the upbuilding Of a merchant marine,