The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-28
Formal Notification to
MI. Roosevelt of
Nomination.
CEREMONY ON VERANDA
OF HIS SUMMER HOME
One Hundred and twenty five
Distinguished Men Lis
ten to Addresses.
Announced That Speech of Yesterday
and Letter of Acceptance VIII he
Mr., RooseveIt's Only Public
Utterances.

Oyster Bay l.. l., July 27.-Theodore
Roosevelt to-day formally opened the
political campaign OF 1904 at his beau
tiful country home. Sycamore Hill.
Standing on a spot made dear to him
by the associations of life time, sur
rounded 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
accepted the nomination of the Repub-
lican party for President of the United
States
President Roosevelt's speech of ac-
ceptance was Enthusiastically force
full and direct in argument and replete
with epigrammatic passages. 1t was
received with immense enthusiasm by
his auditors. Prosperity may be said
to have been the keynote of the ad-
dress, while the achievements of the
Republican party in craftsmanship at
home and abroad were depicted with
the touch of a skilled hand. His satiri-
cal reference to the Democratic party
aroused laughter and applause.
Campaign Document.
The speech of the President will be
circulated extensively in the campaign
as aside from the letter of acceptance
which he will issue in a few weeks.
1t will be his only public utterance
during the campaign.
All of the details of arrangement for
the ceremony of notification had been
worked out carefully and from the ar
rival of the special train from New
York with the notification committee
aboard. until its departure. not
hitch occurred.
In accordance with the wish of the
President. the ceremony was made as
simple as possible.
The formal notification of the action
of the convention was made on behalf
of a committee representing every
State and territory in the United States
by Joseph G. Cannon. speaker of the
National House of Representatives.
The day opened with ideal weather
and arrangements for the ceremony
were completed at an early hour. The
wide veranda of the Presidents house
at Sycamore Hill, extending almost en-
tirely around the building, was decor
ated with American flags hung from
pillar to Pillar
Many Houses Decorated.
In addition many houses in the
neighborhood of the Roosevelt home in
Oyster Bay were decorated with the
national colors.
Across the main street of the village
there hung a large Roosevelt and Fair
banks banner.
Sneaker Cannon and his committee
of notification. together with many of
the invited guests, arrived here on a
special train from New York at 1880
in the morning. The attendance of the
members of the committee was notably
large regrets being received from only
three-.Iames n. Combs of Florida.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew of New
York and Senator Clarence d. Clark of
wyoming.
In all about 125 persons were pres
ent at the ceremony Aside from rela-
tives the assemblage included personal
and political friends of the President.
ch4icials of the Republican National and
State organizations, the pastors of
OYSTER Bay churches and neighhors of
the President. On account of the iso-
lation of Sagamore Hill and the lack
of carriages, greater hummer was not
invited
Received by the President.
President Roosevelt personally re-
retyed the members of the committee
and other guests as they arrived at
Sycamore Hill. He knew almost ev-
cry man personally. After the visitors
had been greeted by the President. Sec
rotary Loeb presented each one to Mrs.
Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt extended to
all n cordial welcome
n
destruction of q phaeton driven by res
idents of Oyster Bay was the only un-
toward incident of the trip of the WISH
TORS to Sycamore Hill. The ceremony
was entirely informal. As Speaker
Cannon attired in a dark gray frock
snit stepped upon chair. standing
near the veranda railing, he was given
a cordial reception.
While Mr. Cannon read his speech,
president Roosevelt stood at his right
band giving close attention to the ad-
Mrs Roosevelt. surrounded bv her
children. Kermit. Ethel and Quentin.
stood facing Mr.. Canpon. almost in the
center of the crowd. Mr.. Cannon was
interrupted frequently by applause He
spoke as follows;
Speech of Cannon.
Tho neonie of the United States by
blood hereditv. education and prac-
flee. are a self governing people. We
have sometimes been subject TO preju-
dice and embarrassment from harmful
conditions. hut we have outgrown
pretudice and overcome conditions as
rapidly as possible, having due regard
10 law and the rights Of individuals.
We have sometimes made mistakes,
from a false sense of security, or from
a desire to change policies instead of
letting well enough alone. merely to
see what would happen. but we have
always paid the penalty of unwiSe ac-
tion AT the ballot box end endured the
suffering until. under the law through
the ballot box. We have returned to
correct policies.
Tested by experience no nation has
81 successfully solved all problems and
rhosen proper policies as our nation
Under the lead of the Republican Par
" for over forty years. the United
States, from being third-class power
among the nations. has become in ev-
cry respect first. The people rule The
people ruling. it is necessary that they
should be competent TO rule. Compe-
tency requires not only patriotism but
material well-being. education, state
craft.
The people, under the lead of the
Republican Party. wrote upon the stat