Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-14
PREPARING HIS SPEECH.
President at Work On His Letter Of
Acceptance.

| acceptance.
oyster Bay. n. ", July I3.-President
| Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb were en-
gagged. today, for several hours in the
, transaction Of official business at Sag
anore Hill. A part Of the time was de-
voted by the President to work in prep
| aration Of his speech 10 be delivered
on the eth inst, when he receives the
formal notification Of his nomination.
The President is preparing this speech
with great care and il promises to be-
q very important utterance.
No official visitors were received by
1.-THE President, today. Prior 70 the ar
rival Of Secretary Loeb at Sagamore
Hill the President devoted considera bic
time to exercise about the Sycamore
Iiill grounds Sometimes the President
Joins his children or his house guests
on the tennis courts. A favorite exer-
! else of the President is chopping wood
and hc INDUCES in this every day. 1t
serves to keep down his weight ANA he
elIioyes it more than any other diver,
sion except horseback riding. The Pres
idrnt is determined that his sojourn at
Sycamore Hill. this summer shall be
rs quiet ana umDstcntItious as pussi-
BE. Announcement has been made
! that he will receive no visitors except
those who come to him by engagement
and on important business.
Secretary Loeb, today. explained why
he refused to allow the delegation of
miners from Pennsylvania TO go to Sag
amorc Hill TO see President Roosevelt
when they came here. yesterday. Mr..
Loeb said that there is rule here that
no delegations shall be received Ivy the
President unless they have arranged an
appointment.
MIR. Loeb said the labor leaders came
to Oyster BAY and took him unaW;ire7
when they dcmanaed to see the Pres
ident. Had the men announced previ-
ously that they would be here. ycster-
day. MIR. Loeb says an audience might
have been arranged.
Concerning the visit to Oyster Bay.
yesterday Of the committee represent
ing the Central Labor unions of Lack
wanna ANA LuZcrOa counties. PennSyl-
vania. Secretary Loeb. today, recciyei
the following telegram from John +.
Jarrett. editor of The Truth, of Scran-
ton, Pa:
Did President Roosevelt personally
yesterday. rs reported in this morn
ing's papeIs?"
In response to this inquiry. Secretary
Locp scnt to Editor Barrett the fol-
lowing telegram:
MANY thanks for your telegram. Tho
! committee r:ImA here ana insisted on
seeing the President to present petit
tion 1T 4 time when could not arrange
! it for them. The President did not
know they We're here. If they had sent
word that they desired to soe the Presi-
! cent | should have been glad TO ar
range for them IT soma convenient
| time AS it was I offered to bring the
petition to the personal attention Of
! the President. The statement that the
| President had any knowledge Of the
conlrittoo's presence i'm oyster Bay is
| not true"
! 1T Was stated in Tho Associated
| T'rcsS disn;.tch"s. Yesterday. concerning
trc visit Of tho committee that the
President did not personally refuse T.
/ receive them. When the committee call
| cd on Secretary Loeb ut the executive
offices. Tho President was absent tenn
norariIv from SagamGre Hin. He was
not oven in telephone communication
nf I, rr.tary Loeb ana the members Of
the COMMITTEES were. so Informed.
Comic. Of the photographs Of II"
President ana Senator Fairbanks taken
at Sycamore Hill were received her.
! tol1y. They will be used extensively
! in thc campaign. The set Of photo
p,arhs t,l,rn. yesterday. includes some
artistic views nf tie Presidents home.
the lirsl except Of the library, ever au-
tLorizcd BY tho President.