, 1900-07-13
MK|NLEY MOT|F|ED
COMMITTEE TELLS HIM OF HIS
UNANIMOUS REMUNERATION
FOR PRESIDENT
body Turned Out to Honor Their
Distinguished Citizen-Senator
Lodge Notifies the President, Who
Makes a Cordial Response.

Canton, Ohio, July 12.-Some one
must have told President Mckinley
that company vas coming today for
his cottage was all fixed up with pref
ty flags and other fixings and the lawn
was filed with chairs. When the pres
ident Of the United States looked out
of his front window at moor he wonder
dered what the excitement was all
about, for the lawn was surrounded
by thousands of his fellow citizens who
were proud Of the distinction McKin-
ley gave their little town. Secretary
Cortelyou was the sole occupant of the
veranda and down the lawn was Colo
mel Dick who must have heard some
thing Of the surprise and just dropped
in from Akron to see the fun.
The train which left Cleveland at 9
o'clock reached Canton at II. Canton
never looked prettier. All the people
were on the sidewalks waiting for the
distinguished party to tell Mckinley
that the republicans had again honor
ed him by naming him for the high Of
flee of president OF this great repub-
lie. At the station the train was re-
ceived by the Canton escort commit
tee. The many military corps in the
march were followed by carriages con
tanning the distinguished republican
party. Mark Hanna, Cornelius N.
Bliss, Henry Cabot Lodge and Senator
Fairbanks occupied the first, carriage.
The notification committee followed,
bands being interspersed in the pro.
cession. The party went to the Nc.
kinley cottage where the chief exec
utive met them and led them to seats
on the lawn.
The speech making began at once
Senator Lodge arose and made the no.
LITIGATION address. When Lodge
had finished amid applause the presi-
dent replied.
There was hearty applause through
out the presidents reply, which was
prolonged when he had ended. A ban
quet was served to the guests by the
president when tine speechmaking was
concluded.
ROOSEVELT NOTIFIED.
Oyster Bay, L. l., July 12.-Govern-
or Theodore Roosevelt was formally
notified Of his nomination for vice
president Of the United States of
America at his summer home at Sag
amore hill. The notification commit
tee, with Senator Wolcott as chair
man, and about 100 invited guests, ar
rived at Oyster bay at about 1880
o'clock. Here the committee and the
guests were escorted to carriages and
were driven to Roosevelt's summer
home, about four miles from the sta
ton. As the long procession of car
riages drew near the grounds of Mr..
Roosevelt's home, Governor Roosevelt
on the piazza stood waiting their ar
rival. The committee left their car
riages and were each introduced to
Roosevelt who In turn introduced them
to Mrs. Roosevelt. The party then
took places on the south piazza of the
house and Senator Wolcott began his
speech Of notification.
Roosevelt thanked the committee
for the honor and said: II accept the
honor conferred upon mo with tho
deepest and keenest appreciation of
what 1t means and above all the re-
sponsibility that goes with it. 1 will do
everything in my power to secure the
election of Mckinley. to whom has
given in this great crisis the du-
ty to stand for honest principles"