The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-27
Speaker Cannon Delivered
Speech at Sycamore Hill.
President Roosevelt Gracefully Ac-
cepts Republican Nomination for
Decentralization Served.
LIMITED NUMBER OF GUESTS.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., July 26.-The
formal notification of President Roose
welt Of his nomination took place here
today. The exercises incident to the
notification were most simple. They
consisted merely Of the notification
speech by Chairman Canton of the
notification committee and the re-
Spouse by the president, and there
were not more than 1926 guests includ-
ing the committee present.
The notification committee, COM
prised Of representation from each
state and territory arrived at 11:30
O'Clock Wednesday morning ON spe-
cisl train on the Long Island railroad.
Carriages waiting were for the mem.
bers Of the committee at the station
house and driven at once to Sycamore
Hill. The exercises began promptly at
1890 o'clock. After the formal ex-
ercises the president and Mrs. Roose-
Welt entertained the guests at lunch
con on the veranda.
A special train leaving here at $3.50
in the afternoon carried the commit
tee and the guests back te New York.
Among those present from this state
were Governor Odell, Senator Platt
Elihu Root, and National Committee
man VIM. L. Ward. Senator Depew
was member of the notification COM
mittee but he is absent in Europe.
President Roosevelt said among 9th
or things:
! lam deeply sensible Of the high
honor conferred upon me by the repre-
sentatives of the Republican party as
sembled in convention, and I accept
the nomination for the presidency
with the solemn realization Of the OBJ
legations l assume.
Three years ago 1 became president
because Of the death of my lamented
predecessor. then stated it was my
purpose to carry out his principles
and policies for the honor and inter-
ests of the country. To the best Of
my ability | have kept the promise
thus made. If next November my
countrymen confirm at the polls the
action of the convention you repre-.
sent, shall under Providence, con-
tinue to work with an eye single TO
the welfare of all our people.
A party is of worth only in so far
rs it promotes the national interest
and every official, high or low, can
serve his party best by rendering 10
the people the best service of which
he is capable. Effective government
comes only as the result of the loyal
cooperation of many different persons.
In the years that have gone by, we
have made the deed square with the
word and il we are continued in pow
er we shall unswervingly follow out
the great lines of public policy which
the Republican party has already laid
down; a public policy to which we
are giving. and shall give united,
and therefore an efficient support.
In all OF this we are more fortunate
than our opponents. who now appeal
for confidence ON the ground, which
some express and some seek to have
confdentislly understood, that II tri'
umphant they may be trusted to prove
false to every principle which 10 the
last eight years they have laid down
as vital, and to leave undisturbed
those very acts of the administration
because OF which they ask that the al
ministrstion itself be driven from
power.
There is nothing experim entail
about the government we ask the peo-
pie to continue in power, for our
performance in the past, our proved
governmental efficiency, is a guarantee
as to our promises for the future.
In dealing with the great organiza-
tions known as trusts, we do not have
to explain why the laws were not en-
forced, but to point out that they ac-