New Britain herald., 1924-10-02
ROOSEVELT PUTS
 PEP IN CAMPAIGN
Will Make Vigorous Speaking Tour in New York

Oyster Bay, N. r., Oct. 2.-With the plaudits of last nights notifica- ton ceremonies here scarcely stilled. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, republican nominee for governor, was schedul- ed to leave for New York city this morning to plunge at once into a strenuous campaign. His activities for the day include a luncheon ad- dress before the women's Harding Coolidge Republican club, in Man haitian and speech tonight In the Bronx.
 The candidates arraignment of the democratic party, both national and state, as insihcere and his denuncia- ton of Governor Smiths administra- tion as extravagant in its expendi- ture of public moneys, caused politi- cal observers today to look forward to a campaign of unusual vigor and intensity.
 Oyster Bay revived some of its an- cient glories last night with the blar- ing of bands, the procession of torch lights and the presence of state and national political leaders as for the second time Theodore Roosevelt was notified that he had been chosen his party's standard bearer in the fight for governorship.
 Leaning on reading desk on a platform in front of the veranda of his house, and speaking into radio amplifiers. Colonel Roosevelt, scarce ly raising his voice above a conver- sational tone addressed his fellow townsfolk, delegations from his home county of Nassau and those who had journeyed by cars and special train from New York city. He was ap- plauded frequently, his admirers be- slowing loudest approval on his ds- nunciation of the Ku Klux Klan and his charge that the New York demo- crats encouraged lawlessness by re- pealing the Mullan-Gage state prohibition enforcement act.
 Colonel William J. Donovan of | Buffalo, commander of the 165th in- fantry in the World war, delivering | the speech of notification, called upon the nominee to ''sound battle cry of youth" and to bring the young men and women of the state to g sense of their responsibility for goot government. tlI. Colonel Roosevelt, discussing na tional as well as state issues, accused the democratic party of vote truck ling" both in its platform of foreigr relations and in the selection of Gov ernor Bryan as the vice presidential candidate. He said that the demo cratic party was "broadcasting tht reputed shortcomings of the republi' cans and making windy promises for an unreliable Utopia"
 The candidate said that the demo crats were guilty of extravaganza 1T l administration of the state. "Tht appropriations were increased from | ss1, 100000 when they took office 1T | 1913 to s1s5, ,O0e,0Oo in 1920. Wher we regained control of the state w checked this useless extravaganza When they returned to office again in 1922 the same orgy of expenditure was resumed and again the appro priations were increased this time t' $162, 100000.
 Regarding the klan, the nominee declared: "We maintain that racia and religious matters never should find their place in our politics de plore their introduction into thi campaign. I stand as l stood Il months ago, firmly and unalterabl! opposed to any organization what soever, whether 1t be the Ku klu' Klan or some other group, when 1 endeavors to violate this funda mental principle of the United State by the, creation in politics Of fals
 distinctions between American ant American"