New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-09
Town Holiday
For Roosevelt
Notification
Party Lines Obliterated al
Hyde Park To- day as
Countryside Turns Out
to Hear the Candidate
10000 Visitors Expected
$4,000 Invitations Have
Been Issued; Murphy's
Attendance Is Doubtful

this place, in order that the country
side can turn out to witness the official
notification of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Of his nomination for the vice-Presi-
aency on the Democratic ticket.
About 10000 outsiders are expected
here to attend the ceremony, but i.
was obvious that the real thrill is foY
th residents of Hyde Park and Pough
keepsie, where the former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy is regarded as a
native son.
Political lines, which appear to be
rather sharply drawn in this hamlet
will be forgotten tomorrow and the
Republican majority and the Demo
out TO see Roosevelt notified, whether
they hope 10 see him elected or not.
Three Thousa nd Word Address
The candidate slipped into town
quietly late this evening, after having
attended the notification of Governor
Cox in Dayton. He looked weary and
travel stained, but he took off his coat
Immediately after reaching his home.
midway between this place and Pough-
keepsie, and went to work on the speech
he is TO deliver in the auditorium at
Chicago Wednesday night This will
be much longer address than the one
marking his acceptance, which contains
only 5000 words.
Mr.. Roosevelt said this evening that
IN his Western dash. which he will
start from New York at $3.50 D. M.
Tuesday, he expects to shatter ali rec
ords for whirlwind political campaiens
His program calls for the covering of
fifteen states in seventeen working
days. He will go TO the Coast over the
Northern route, cover the Middle West
on his return and start tour Of New
York State and New England when he
gets back East
second Western invasion is being
planned for him. which probably viii
start October /, and take in Kansas
Colorado, New Mexico. Arizona and
Southern California. Like Governor
Cox, he will make the League of Ma
items the principal issue of the cam
palgn, but VIII dwell at some length or
The progress made in government at
fairs by the present Administration and
the general reorganization of COVE n-
ment machinery, which Mr. Roosevelt
says has been effected. He will touch
on these latter features tomorrow in
MS speech of acceptance
$4,000 Invitations
Workmei were busy last night re-
moving limbs from the giant trees
mat rear themselves on the lawn in
front of the Roosevelt home. This
was found to be necessary in order
ma the crowd could obtain an unob-
strrcted view of the front porch of
the house, where the candidate will
stand when he makes his speech The
house Itself stands quarter of mile
west of the Albany Post Road, and is
high on a picturesque ledge overlook
ing the Hudson.
Fifteen thousand invitations have
been sent out, and guests began ar
riving here tonight. Most of those
coming from New York City and vi
entity will arrive here at noon to-
morrow on special trains over the New
York Central. Mr. Roosevelt said to-
night that & Tammany special was to
be run from the city, but he was not
sure whether Charles F. Murphy would
De one OF those on board or not He
said he understood that Mr.. Murphy
had some other engagements 9that
might prevent his being present when
George H. White, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, Off
cialy informs the nominee of the
honor which has come to him.
1t was also impossible for the can
the Republican branch of the Roose-
welt family would attend the ceremony.
Secretary Daniels Is expected to ar
rive here at II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and one Of the specials is expected
TO bring Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Nc
Adoo. The notification exercises will
begin at 8 o'clock, daylight saving
time
The Rev. E P. Newton, rector Of
st. James's Church, of which Mr.
Roosevelt is g member, will open the
exercises with a prayer, while the Rev
Father Morley, of Hyde Park, will pro-
nounce the benediction.
The speeches of notification and &C
ceptance are not expected to take more
than a half hour and the candidate
will be receiving the congratulations
Of his friends by 5 o'clock.
Home Hard to Reach
The inaccessibility of the Roosevelt
place made it necessary for the mott
hcation committee to mobilize several
crowds from the Poughkeepsie station
to the scene of the ceremony. People
who are laooring under the impression
mat they can reach the place easily by
gong to Hyde Park by train should
abandon the idea or start early. Hyde
iark station is so small that it is hard
10 find II, but it is harder still to find
conveyance in the offing. There is
but one hack there, a four wheeler of
early Victorian architecture, and the
horse, Lumbago by name, has been all
ing of late and is not the animal he
was in rs.
!, Henry Mcrgenthau jr., chairman of
the local committee in charge of ar
rangements, was having a sounding
BOARD erected tonight on the porch of
tne Roosevelt home, in order that the
candidates voice can be heard by the
Dig crowd that is expected.
Ice cream and Volsteadian drinks are
70 be served after the ceremony, and
mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt will devote an
hour TO receiving old friends who have
oeen invited from all over Duchess
county. All the county Democratic or
carnations Will be represented, and the
music will be furnished by Peabody's
oand. of Poughkeepsie. which was nav
ing a final workout this evening with
he Star-Spangled Banner"
Greeks Retake Demerdii;