The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
TO TELL ROOSEVELT.
Committee Will Notify President OF
His Nomination Wednesday.

Oyster Bay, L. L, July 25.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt will be notified OF his
nomination for the presidency by @ the
Republican party Wednesday. the
notification will be at Mr.. Roosevelt's
home. Sycamore Hill, as has been the
custom.
The members of the notification
committee appointed by the Chicago
convention have been requested to as
sembIe at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
in New York Tuesday evening to make
preliminary arrangements for the GER
emony of the day following. Speaker
Cannon, chairman of the committee,
will arrive in New York today. He
will receive the members of the COM
nittee as they arrive there. At 1880
o'clock Wednesday morning the COM
mittee will board a special train at
Long Island City for this place, 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 commit
tee. but also invited guests, will be met
by carriages in which they will be
taken to Sycamore Hill.
On account of the isolation of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt's home only about 125
persons will be in the party, includ-
ing the mem berS of the notification
committee and relatives and friends of
President Roosevelt who reside in the
vicinity of Sycamore Hill.
Among those present will be Chair
man COrtelyou of the national Repub-
1c2n com m1tt6o, Governor Odell and
Senator Platt of New York Cornelius
N. Bliss, treasurer of the Republican
national committee; William L. Ward
national committeeman; William
Barnes, jr., chairman of the executive
committee of the Republican state
committee of New York, and other
prominent men from all parts of the
country.
1t is probable that no member of the
presidents cabinet will be present. Sew
eral 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 Washing
ton the latter part of the present week.
The ceremony of notification will be
as simple and as unostentatious is pos
sible. The wide veranda almost STIR
rounding the presidents house will be
draped with American flags. If the
weather be fair the committee and
guests will be assembled on the spaci-
Gus lawn, northeast of the house.
Speaker Cannon, who will make the
speech of announcement for the COM
mittee, and President Roosevelt will
speak from the veranda. Should the
weather be inclement, 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 $3.50
o'clock.
Chairman Cortelyou will arrive here
according to present plans, Tuesday
and will be a guest of the president un-
til after the notification. He expects
then to start Immediately for Chicago,
where he will formally open the west
ern headquarters for the campaign.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, accom-
Danied nv the older children attended
divine service as usual Sunday at
Christ church here. Secretary Shaw re-
mained at Sycamore Hill during their
absence.
Shortly after o'clock the secretary
left the presidents home and took the
5:0Z train at Oyster Bay for New York.
He expected to return Immediately to
Washington. His visit, he said, had no
special political or official significance.
The boy was dreary and diSagreeable
and the rainfall was incessant and
heavy. No visitors were received by
the president.