The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-13
NOTIFICATION AT OYSTER BAY
woIcott Breaks the News TO Teddy on
Behalf of the Committee.

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country home, Governor Roosevelt today
vas officially notided os his nomination
for vice president on the Republican ma
tiouai ticket. The ceremony Vas 50 SIM
ple as to be almost informal Surround
ed by the members OF the committee on
notification a little party OF invited
guests. Mrs. Roosevelt and the res- O.
the governors family. Governor Roose-
welt listened TO the address Of notification
BY Senator WoIcott OF Colorado. chair
man OF the committee. There was no
attempt al ceremony. The party simply
ranged themselves about the wide veran-
das which command magnificent view
o. Long Island Sound. and Senator Nos-
cot, practically without preliminaries Of
any kind. delivered a short address. To
this the governor responded 5siefi7, and
then luncheon was served An hour
was srent in general conversation on the
cool porches and then the party returned
10 Or.ste. Bay. where a special train was
waiting to convey them back 10 New
York.
Governor Roosevelt received the noti-
feation committee on the wide vine
covered porch OF Sycamore Standing On
The lower step under the porte cochere
he erasped the hand OF each gentleman
as he alighted. and then. turning. pre-
sented each 20 Mrs. Roosevelt. who
stood on the veranda behind him. As the
struggling procession was rather slow IN
| arriving the early arrivals dispersed
about the breezy verandas and grounds
| and chatted informally Before The formal
| ceremony OF notification occurred Short
| " after . o'clock Senator Wolcott called
| the con nittee to the porch. There IN
/ the cool shade OF the awnings and vines
/ he read the formal notification IN bis
/ clear and resonant voice. as follows:
| Governor Rooseveit-Tae pleasant
duty has devolved upou this committee.
appointed by the national Republican con-
vention and representing every state in
! the convention. TO make known 20 you
officially the action of the convention and
TO hand TO you copy OF the platform IL
adopted. which embodies the principles OF
/ the party.
The representatives OF the Republican
party in convention assembled. unani-
mously and spontaneously selected you as
/ the candidate Of the party st the next
election for the high and diguified office
( of vice president OF the United States.
You were so selected and nominated
through no wish Of your own. but because
I the convention believed yCu, among the
republicans Of the land. were best lifted
10 be The associate OF the president IN the
stirring campaign upon which Ne are en-
tering. The convention realized that You
were needed IL the great Empire State,
whose executive you are now. and whose
people delight SIN further 10 honor you,
but It was believed that your path %
duty lay for the future ia the field Of ma
tional usefulness. You ae stll a young
man. as years are counted: but the coun-
try knows more OF you than OF most Of
its citizens. You were identified. and vii
ever be associated with these efforts
toward reform in the civil service which
( command the approval Of intelligent men
Of all political parties. Your stirring
love Of adventure has made ycu more
familiar figure In western camps and on
western plains than on the avenues q
your native city. Your sterling Amer
canism mas led you 10 the mastery * oer
earlier history and you have told Us If
the winning Of the west. with a charm
and a spirit that have made Us az bet
ter lovers Of our country while your
tales of western hunting and adventures
have filed the breast OF every lad IN the
land with envy and emulation. and what
ever doubts may have existed IN the past
nov THAI you are our candidate. they viii
be believed to be true By every good Re-
publican.
There is no man whose privilege g
was 20 know you and 70 associate with
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tzry az the navy under rPrea!seat SIC
KlnIeys appointment who f. not eager
20 testify 70 the great ability ard hde.-
fly which characterized your iucunbsncy
OF that office OF your services 20 cur
country during the late war with Spain.
it not necessary For IRE % spesk- Your
narae viii ever be identified win the be-
roic achievements q our army ard y5ar
vyaruest friends and most devoted adj
rnirers ars ths gallant bard . Rough
R56ers whom you led % vlctory
This bright and giorf71s recerd. how
eyer. di1 not lad thzt Kreat convPnuos
Al Philadelphia 70 ioslpt upon yo1 as -
candidate. although 3, hi5s wi'h pride tha
heart q every true American. Tire Pc
publican party has chosen 500 heea ass.
from your earliest manhood eutH to-day.
IN whz-eyer p7st yoa have ben called
upon % FL. ~ notably during y1sr TIVE
years = splendid service a. ck1sf s1scss-
.4va az ths STATE q %ev York. you nags.
everywhere ard A. al tiaass. stood foF
that which vas clean aad Uplifting Al
against sTers--h.ag that vas er32 and
base ToB have show-u the peoD.s = ass
country that 8 political career I'D god
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