Arizona republican., 1904-07-28
President Roosevelt Inform
 ed of His Nomination
WAS A SIMPLE CEREMONY
The Speech of Acceptance Was Brief but Strong and Is Regarded as an Auspicious Opening of the Presi- den.ial Campaign.

political campaign or 13O4, at lnlS country home. Sagamore Hill. Standing on a spot made dear to him by the as sociations O. a lifetime. surrounded by his family and relatives and friends, and in the presence of an assemblage of men distinguished in all walks of | life, he formally received and accept | ed tie nomination of the republican party for president of the United | SteLes. President Roosevelts speech | of acceptance was characteristic, | forceful and direct in argument and replete with epigrammatic passages. IL was received with enthusiasm by his audience Prosperity may be said to have been the keynote of the address, while the achievements of the repub- lican party in statesmanship at home and abroad, were depicted with the touch of a skilled hand. His satirical | references to the democratic party aroused laughter and applause.
 As the president concluded his speech, speaker Joseph c. Cannon, chairman of the notification commit tee, ,grasped his hand and congratulated him cordially. George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the republican national committee then extended his congratu- lations. He was followed by all the members of the notification committee and the guests. The presidents speech will b. circulated extensively during the campaign. aside from the letter of acceptance which he will issue in few weeks, and which will probably
 be his only public utterances during
 the campagn.
 From the arrival of Xe special train
 from New York with the notification
 committee on board until its departure not a hitch occurred. In accordance
 with the wish of the president, the
 ceremony was made as simple as pos ! sible.
 The formal notification of the action
 of the convention was made on be-
 half of a committee representing every , state and territory in the United States by Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the
 national house.
 The day opened with ideal weather, , and the arrangements for the ceremony
 were completed at an early hour. The
 wide veranda of the presidents house
 at Sagamore Hill extending almost en-
 tirely around the building. was de-
 corated with American flags hung
 from pillar to pillar.
 , In addition, many houses in the . neighborhood of the Roosevelt home i and in Oyster Bay were draped with the national colors. Across the main
 street of the village. there hung a large
 Roosevelt and Fairbanks banner. ' Regrets were received from only , three members, James M Cobbs of !, Florida. Senator Depew of New York : and Senator Clark of Wyoming. Sen U ator Depew is in Europe and Sena-
 tor Clark was prevented by important
 business from being present.
 Shortly after noon, all guests had ar 1 rived, but the ceremony of notification did not begin until 12:37 p. m. After l some consultation between the presi- = dent. Speaker Cannon. Chairman Cor
 telyou and Secretary Loeb, it was de-
 cided to hold exercises on the veran- [. da. The heat was too great to admit 2 of the guests being required to sit on 1 the lawn. It was found that all the 0 guests could easily assemble on the ve- ; randa within easy hearing of the
 speakers.
 The ceremony Twas informal. As
 Speaker Cannon, attired in a dark
 frock suit, stepped on chair near the , veranda railing. he was greeted cor !, dially. While he read the notification a the president was at his right hand " giving close attention to the address Mrs. Roosevelt, surrounded by her
 children Kermit, Ethel, and Quentin
 stood facing MT. Cannon, almost in F the center of the crowd MT. Cannon | was frequently interrupted by ap- l pIause. His thrusts at the democratic : party, his references to the tariff anC
 to the gold standard and the con.
 C,f In - much enthusiasm.
 \ President Roosevelt shook Mir. Can. A mons hand heartily at the concIusior N and then mounted a chair to delive,
 his address in response. So cordial z H reception was given him that it wa, some time before he could proceed. H,
 was in excellent voice and though h, & followed the printed text of his speech
 he seldom referred to it. The addres. & was punctuated by applause. H The president said
 N MT. Speaker and gentlemen of tb
 notification committee: I am deenl,
 sensible of the high honor conferrec & upon me by representatives of the TO
 publican party assembled in ,,onven
 ton, and l am ready to accept tn
 nomination for the presidency with % solemn realization of the obligations
 assume. l heartily approve the dec
 laration of principles which the repub # lican national convention has adopte H and at some future day I shall com municate to yn1. MT. Chairman. nor at length and in detail a formal writ
 ten acceptance of t!ie nomination. H Three 'years ago I became presiden because of the death of my lamente, predecessor. I then stated that it wa my purpose to carry out his principle and policies for the honor and interes H of the country. To the best of m E ability I have kept the promise thu 9 made. If next November my coun H trymen confirm at the polls the actio l of tha cnnNantinn In1nrncornt