Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-25
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THE PRESIDENT COMPLETES AR
RAneEMzArs r Ar OYSTER BAY.
Limited Accommodations at Sycamore
Hin Preclude a Large Gathering
cerem5an1iess n to Be Simple.

Roosevelt of hts nomination for the presi-
dency by the republican party. Inc cere-
rony Will take place on Wednesday, the
9th instant. at H:O pm. Following GUS
tom. the notification will be at Mr.. Roose-
velt's home, Sycamore Hill.
The members Of the notification commit
tee appointed by the Chicago convention
have been requested to assemble at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on
Tuesday evening to make preliminary ar
engagements for the ceremony Of the day
following. Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon
chairman of the committee. will arrive In
New York some time tomorrow. He VIII
receive the members Of the committee as
they arrive there. At 1880 o'clock We'd
nesday morning the committee will board
special train at Long Island City for Oy-
ster Bay. the special being scheduled TO
arrive here at 11:4O o'clock. AT the station
here the party. which will include not only
members Of the notification committee, but
also invited guests will be met by car
riages. In which they will be taken to Saga
more Hill.
1875 Persons to Be Present.
On account of the isolation of President
Roosevelts home only about 125 persons
will be In the party. including the men,
bers Of the notification committee and rela-
tives and friends of President Roosevelt
who reside in the vicinity Of Sycamore
HILL
Among those present will be Chairman
George b. Cortelyou of the republican ma
t1onal committee. Gov. Odell and Senator
Platt of New York. Cornelius N. Bliss,
treasurer of the republican national COM
mittee; William L. Ward. national COM
mitteeman; William Barnes, jr.. chairman
OF the executive committee of the republi-
can state committee Of New York. and
other prominent men from all parts OF the
country 1t Is probable that no members of
the Presidents cabinet will be present
Several of them are now on their vacations.
and the President did not care to cut short
their holiday by inviting them to attend
the notification ceremonies A majority OF
them. however. will meet the President on
his return to Washington the latter part Of
the present week.
The ceremony of notification will be as
simple and transformations as possible. The
wide veranda almost surrounding the Presi-
dents house will be draped with American
flags. If the weather be fair, the COM
mittee and guests will be assembled on the
spacious lawn, northeast of the house.
Speeches From Veranda.
Speaker Cannon. who will make the
speech Of announcement for the committee,
and President Roosevelt will speak from
the veranda. Should the weather be incle-
ment the curtains of the veranda will be
lowered and the ceremony will take place
under cover.
After the addresses a luncheon will be
served to the committee and guests. This
will be followed by an informal reception.
and those present will then return to the
station and board the special train, which
is scheduled to leave Oyster Bay for New
York at $50 pm.
Chairman Cortelyou Will arrive here. ac-
cording to present plans, on Tuesday and
will be a guest of the President until after
the notification. He expects, then to start
Immediately for Chicago, where he will
formally open, the Western headquarters
for the campaign.
Bryan for Senator.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: James c., Dahlman of. Omaha Neb..
last night told Thomas .Taggart, who is to
be elected chairman of, the democratic ma
tional committee at its meeting tomorrow,
that Nebraska would go democratic this
year and that the ticket offered to the
voters of that state would bear the name
of Mr.. Bryan as candidate for the United
States Senate. Mr.. Dahlman declared that
Mr.. Bryan and all his friends would give
their loyal support to Judge Parker but he
based his expectation of carrying the state
mainly on local conditions.
A dispatch from Esopus. N. Y. last night
says: Judge Alton B. Parker, democratic
candidate for President. did not accept, nor
did he decline, an invitation presented to
him today to speak at a democratic ratifca-
ton meeting to be held in Chicago on Au-
gust 20, when William ]. Bryan will be one
Of the speakers. A delegation representing
Mayor Carter H. Harrison arrived at ESQ.,
q.
hiff, secretary of the Cook County Demo-
cratic Club, under whose auspices the meet
ing will be held: Oscar F. Mayer, president
of the United German Society, and Law
renee E. McGann. controller of Chicago.
The visitors were driven to Rosemount,
where they found Judge Parker's family at
dinner. Plates were placed for them. and
after the meal Judge Parker took his guests
into the library, where the purpose of the
visit was talked over at length. Judge Par
ker told Mr. Lahiff, who acted as spokes-
man, that to accept the invitation at this
time might cause him some embarras sment
and he did not feel like promising to attend
any event of that character at least until
after the notification ceremonies had taken
place. He did say. however that if he &C
cepted any invitations at all, he would visit
Chicago, and that it would give him great
pleasure to go IL 1t were possible.
Taggart for Governor.
A dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind, last
night says: The latest political sensation in
Indiana was the launching Saturday of a
gubernatorial boom for Thomas Taggart
the acknowledged leader of the democracy
of Indiana While Mr.. Taggart refused to
commit himself on the subject, some of his
friends have started the boom, and the man
who Is so anxious to- be chairman of the
democratic national committee may find
himself forced into the race for governor
Walter Evans of Noblesville, the most in
fiuential democrat In Hamilton county
said THE Hamilton county delegation to
the state convention next month will vote
for Tom Taggart for the nomination for
governor. He is by all odds the man for
the democrats to nominate"
Bryan Not to Speak in Campaign.
A dispatch from Chicago last night says
William j. Bryan win not deliver any po-
ltical speeches for the national ticket dur
ing the campaign or BE participant in the
big middle west demonstration which will
be given at RiSerYew Park August 20 by
the Chicago democracy. He made this an
nouncement today while passing through
this city on his way to Delaware, Ohio and
lust before calling ON Mayor Harrison te
inform him of his inability to be present on
account of a previous engagement for that
date. Mr.. Bryan was also in conference
with Mayor Harrisenron plans to seize the
party reins after tha, present campaign
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