Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-22
Officials from Santa Fe Meet and Escort
the Presidential Tourists Through
New Mexico.
The Governors Address of Welcome and
the Presidents Responsible
Reception in Every Sense
Grand Success.

ple of New Mexico should in some way
show their respect to the party, and II
possible secure short address within
their borders. 1t was only on Saturday
evening that the governor received pre-
else information as to the hour OF the ar
rival of the presidential party at Ell Paso,
and he then sent the telegram to the
president at Galveston which was print
ed in these columns on Monday. On
Sunday evening the following officials
left Santa Fe on the south bound train:
Governor Prince, Secretary Thomas,
Judge Seeds, Collector Hughes, Solicitor
General Bartlett, accompanied by ex-
Governor Axtell, Mrs. Prince and Mrs.
Seeds. At Las Cruces they were joined
by Judge McFie and wife, and at El Paso
by Receiver Berger, Of the Santa land
office. They were met by the mayor of
Ell Paso and committee Of citizens, and
shortly afterward Governor Garlic, of
Chihuahua, with two high Mexican Off
Gals, called formally on Governor Prince.
This call was returned on Monday after
noon, the party proceeding to the City Of
Juarez and calling on Governor GARLIC
at the residence of Col. Candano. Gov.
ernor and Mrs. Prince also called infor-
maly OH the venerable Padre Ortiz, who
was born in Santa Fe more that seventy
wears ago, and has been in Paso del
Norte since 1887. Returning from Ell
Paso, the following telegram was found
from U. S. Marshall Ramsdell:
GALVESTON, April l9.-Governo Prince,
Ell Paso: The president will be glad to
meet the representatives of New Mexico
at FL Paso. He reaches there at 8 a. M,
Pacific time. ID. M. RAMsDELL.
The most proper course in cases of a
presidential tou. is for the governor of
each state and territory to be traversed
to meet the president just beyond the
boundary line and escort him into his
jurisdiction, and while within to have
the formal address of welcome. This was
exactly carried out in this case.
Late on Monday night train arrived
from Las Cruces bringing large body OF
the Il. A. R., together with various
prominent citizens. COL Fountain, Judge
Newcomb, Hon. Robert Black, Hon. j.
A. Miller, E. G. Wade, Quinby Vance, S.
P. McRea and others were present. The
G. A. R., formed an important feature in
Ell Paso on Tuesday, and were especially
referred to by the president in his ad-
dress.
The presidential party arrived at Ell Paso
at 8 a. M, and was received in a most
enthusiastic manner. The New Mexico
delegation had conspicuous place in the
procession, but Governor Prince, although
earnestly invited by the Ell Paso commit
| tee, declined to make any address to the
president outside of New Mexico. Ar
rangements were then made to accom-
pany the presidential party to Deming,
President Harrison very politely placing
one entire car at the disposal of the New
Mexico representatives. 1t had not been
contemplated to make any stop at all ex-
cept for water, in this territory, but dur
ing the ceremonies at Ell Paso, the follow
ing dispatch was received from Deming
DEMING, April 2l.-Governor Prince, Ell
Psso: Citizens of Deming and military
have made preparations for the president
to stop few minutes. Extend invitation
and urge stop. RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The governor Immediately urged that
this request should be complied with,
and within ten minutes returned the an
swer that the president had consented to
stop and see the people from the plat
form. The train left Ell Paso exactly at
II a. M, and as soon as the Rio Grande
was crossed, the New Mexico party pro-
ceeded to the presidents car, and was
favorably received. Gov. Prince then
spoke as follows:
"Mr. President: As We crossed the
Rio Grande we entered the confines of
New Mexico, and l wish on behalf of all
of our people to express our high gratjfca-
ton at your visit and to extend our hearth
est welcome to the territory.
"We welcome you not only as the chief
magistrate of the nation, but especially as
the president who has shown the greatest
interest in our welfare and has done the
most to promote it.
Thirteen presidents have held Office
since New Mexico became part of the
United States, but no presidential utter
ance ever referred to our territory and its
interests until your own in the annual
message of 1889. when you urged action
oy congress for the speedy settlement of
our land titles. For forty years New
Mexico has suffered from the uncertainty
of these titles, and that message, sup
pemented by the special message of last
July, and by the active interest OF mem
bers of the cabinet, has brought to us the
greatest boon in our history and opened a
future of vast prosperity.
"Our people feel the deepest gratitude
for this recognition and timely aid, and
our official welcome is made personally
more heartfelt on this account.
1--WE regret that you are not to stop
within our borders, and that your route
does not pass through our fruitful valleys
nor our historic land marks, but we re-
joice that you are upon our soil at all, and
wish you most prosperous and pleasant
journey to the end"
The president answered in we'll chosen
remarks, expressing his pleasure at being
in New Mexico; the interest which he
took in the welfare of the territory, and
his qualification that he has been able to
aid in bringing about the legislation nee
essary for It's prosperity. The party then
met Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Mckee, the
H. enbers of the cabinet, Gen. McCook
and others, and the time passed swiftly
until DemiDg was reached. Here, grea,
concourse had assembled together with
the military from Fort Bayard. The
president, accompanied by Governor
Prince and others, proceeded to the
spacious back platform, and Prof. Hayes.
on behalf of tho reception committee
made a brief and excellent address Of
welcome. The president responded al
considerable length, speaking especially
of the development and program Of the
territory of the importance Of perfected
land titles, and announced that as soon
as he reached Washington he would ap'
point the land court judges. Great en-
thusiasm prevailed, amid which splen