The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20
A FORMAL NOTIFICATION
The Republican Nominee for Vice.
President Of the United States
Officially Notified.
SENATOR wolco1T WAS SPOKESMAN.
Gov. Roosevelt Met the Notification
Committee and Invited cucsts ~
Ills Country Nome. san" more,
Near Oyster Hay. Lonx Island
hooscvelt's Response.


Near Oyster Hay. Lonx Island
hooscvelt's Response.
Oyster Bay, ". ". July l3.-Gov
Roosevelt was officially notified of his
nomination for the yice-presidency at
his country home, Sycamore, near Oys.
ter Bay. Senator Wolcott. who acted
a. spokesman for the committee, spoke
as follows:
Notification speech.
Gov Roosevelt: The pleasant duty has |
devolved upon this committee. appointes |
by the National republican convention |
and representing every state In the IN. |
Ion, to make known 10 you officially the |
action OF the convention. and to hand &c |
you copy OF the platform IL adopted. and
which cnlbodies the priciples OF the party, |
The representatives of the republican
party. i'm convention assembled unani. |
mously and spontaneously selected you AZ
the candidate ot the party nj the next
election for the high and digninde ONCE ~
vice president OF the United states You
were SO elected and named through no
wish OF your own. but because the con-
vention believed that you, among all ths
republicans in the land were best iitted
| and adapted 10 be the associate or our
president. in the important and stirring
| campaign upon which we are entering
| The convention realized that you were
| needed in the great Empire state. whose
! executive YOU are. and whose people
would delight still further 10 honor you.
| but IL is believed that your path of duty
| lay for the future In the field OF national
usefulness.
You are still a young man. as years are
| counted. but the country knows more Of
\ you than OF most OF its citizens. You were
| identified, and will ever be associated
with those efforts toward reform in the
civil service which command the approval
4 OF intelligent men OF all political parties
Your stirring love OF adventure has mads
| you more familiar figure in western
camps and on western plains than on the
avenues of your native city. Your ster-
ling America nism has led you 10 tina
mastery OF our earlier history, and you
! have told us of the winning OF the west
| with a charm and a spirit that have made
us all better lovers OF our country. while
| your tales OF western hunting and adven-
| ture have filled the breast of every lad In
| The land with envy and emulation. and
whatever doubts may have existed IN ths
| past. now that you are our candidate.
they will be believed TO be true by every
| good republican.
There is no man whose privilege II was
| to know you and to associate with You
| when you were the assistant secretary of
| the navy under President Mckinley's APP.
| pointment, who is not eager to testify 10
the great ability and fidelity which char
| acterizcd your incumbency of that office.
OF your services to our country during the
late war with Spain. II is not necessary
Tor me TO speak.
Your name will ever be identified with
the heroic achievements Of our army. and
admirers are the gallant band of rough
riders whom you led TO victory.
Iris bright and glorious record. how
ever did not lead that great convention
at Philadelphia 10 insist upon you as its
candidate although 1t fills with pride the
heart of every true American. The re-
publican party has chosen you because
from your earliest manhood until to-day.
in whatever post you may haze been
called upon to MI; and o notably ,. durins
chief executive OF the state aof New
York, you have everywhere and at all
times stood for that which was clean AMI
uplifting. and against everything that was
sordid and base. You have shown the peo-
pie of this country that political career
and good citizenship could go hand in
hand. and that devotion to the public vel
fare was consistent with party member
ship and party organize. -on. There Is not
young man I'm these United States who
has not found in your life and influence
an incentive to better things and higher
ideals
our t.cke. TO victory for you have both
been tested. and in your honor. your pa
triotism and your civic virtues the Amer
lean people have pride and confidence.
Coy. Roosevelt stepped pace forward
and replied. His Voice was clear and
several interruptions of applause. He
said:
MIR. Chairman: accept the honor con-
, ferred upon me with the keenst and deep
| est appreciation OF what Il means and.
above all, of the responsibility that goes
with 1t. Everything that 1t is in my pow
, er 10 do will be done to secure the re-
election Of President Mckinley, to whom
It has been given in this crisis Of the ma
i tonal history TO stand for and embody
: the principles which lie closest 70 the
, heart OF every American worthy the
name.
. party contest We stand at the parting
. OF the ways, and the people have now u
. decide whether they shall go forward
, along the path OF prosperity and high
, honor abroad. or whether they will turn
their backs upon what has been done DUR
:. ing the past three years: whether they will
I, plunge this country into an abyss OF mis-
cry and disaster. or, what Is worse than
f, even misery and disaster, shame. ! fee
/, that we have right to appeal not merely
! 20 republicans, but to all good citizens. no
? | matter what may have been their party
7 affiliations in the past. and 10 ask them
!. on the strength Of the record that Pres
ident Mckinley has made during the pas
three years. and on the strength Of tn
threat implied in Mat was done in Kan
:, sas City. few days ago. to stand shoul
!, der TO shoulder with US in perpetuatnI
!. the conditions under which hav,
!. reached plane OF prosperity never before
4 attained in the nations history and un
/. der which abroad we nave put the Amer
!, lean flag on a levi where 1t never befor,
y In the history OF the country has beer
4 placed
: For these rea sons feel we have a righ
. 20 look forward with confident expecta
"a ton TO Wnat the verdict OF the people vii
!, b. next November. and to ask all men I,
!. whom the well being OF the country ans
!, the honor Of the national name are dcai
IN to stand with us az We fight for pros
n pcrity AT home and the honor or the fla:
"a abroad"
!, 4 round Of applause broke ont as tn,
y governor concluded.
i Refreshments were then served OF
!. the porch,s and in the dining room
. and u half hour Of general converse
IL ton followed.
n, At 1:is p. m. the party left ant
4 started Oh the reurn drive 10 Oyste
Il BAY. where the special train awaited
A. them.
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