Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-11
the PRESIDENT AND UrAH.

which waited upon MIN on Monday
ana requested him to be present at
the Utah Pioneer jubilee In July next.
The Presidents response is all that
could be wished for under the present
circumstances. 1t is o direct promise
that II oil cial business does not inter
vene to make 1t imprsctieable for him
to come, the Chief Magistrate Will unite
with us In celebrating Utah's SEMI
centennary; 1t is also probable that II
the President comes he will be accom-
panied by several members OF his
cabinet. In connection with the
formal presentation o. the invi tation,
there must be recognized also the fact
that several western Cong ressmen
united with the Utah delegation IN
urging the President to take western
trip, anu their suggestions that
he make 1t tour OF the Pa
cifc coast evidently had con-
siderable weight. In the present pros.
rect, therefore, there Ia strong
probability that President Mckinley
will make trip to the far West and
be OF Utah's Jubilee, "if," as the
President remarked, "the friends OF
the Jubilee will sssist In shortening
the tession OF Congress"-which they
certainly ought to do in the interest OF
their constituents receiving visit
from the nations chief.
AT the meeting In the executive
mansion yesterday, the Utah delegs-
ton present comprised the committee
on invitalion-Georgs Q Cannon, CIV,
Battch, P. ID. LAnnan, Frank j. Can
non, Joseph L.. RAwlins and VIM. IA.
King; there were also Senators War
rem OF Wyoming, 5houp Of Idaho,
Carter OF Montana. Wilson Of WASH
ington, Perkins and White oil Csli'
iornia, Pettigrew OF South Dakota,
Cullom OF Illinois, and Proctor OF Yer
mont; Congressman Shsfrotn OF Colo.
RADIO, Delegate NJ. A. Smith of
Arizona, q. w. K. Dorsey OF
Nebraska, and Attorney q. o. Whit
iemOre OF Salt Lake.
The formal introduclioue were made
by Hon. George Q. Cannon,wh made
the opening address on behalf OF the
delegation, and extended the fret
nvltItion--slthOugn the regular
press report yesterday did mot
mention this fac! or even Mr..
Cannon's presence and also pre-
Eented Governor Wells's letter, which
was the ,fiicial request OF the Stale
for the President to come. Following
the reading OF this letter, the Pre-i-
dent said he should like to accept, but
could not leave Washington II Con-
Rress were in session. Mr.. Cannon sug.
gested that there was reason to believe
that Congress would be through In
time, and Senators Pettigrew, White,
Cannon and Cullom expressed simi'
lar view; whereupon the President
said that shortening OF the session
would pave the way for his accept
auce OF the invitation. Congressmsn
King OF Utah theu pIeiepted, with .
neat speech, the memorial, on which
was the Inscription OF a Pioneer
bulletin on the plains--"Pioneeri
camped here June S, ls47, max
ing Is miles today. All vel
BRIGHAM YOUNG" The address WEI
then read by Hon. p. ii. Lsnn,n o
Salt Lake. At the close OF the road
ing the President rem arked that tn,
event was we'll worthy OF genera
celebrations; and said,as reported In thu
Tribune's special dispatch this morn
ing: at can, shall co." Senators
Perkins, White, Shoup, Carter, vii
son and Warren, Representative Shat
roth and Delegate Smith then urgeC
the President to make the visit tril
TO the West, receiving the reply that
he could do so he would. The mem
bers Uf the Cabinet also were invited
to come to the Jubilee, and mad
the same conditional acceptance a
the President; Vice President Hobar
was invited, but stated that ne woulI
not be able to o0me,
Nothing better could be asked 70
from the President at this time thar
the acceptance ne gave; and it }
sufficient to Justify strong hopes OF hi
presence, and OF presidential tour o
the West, in which each western
state and territory 10 Interested. Ths
such o visit would be OF general bene
dt in augmenting the unanimiLy o
national sentiment there lie no roor
TO doubt, as shown by the results q
previous presidential Visits to th
West; and that President MI
Klnley ana his party will b
warmly welcomed for thei
own personal worth as America
gilZous, and win be honored an
sSseieal~ith becoming loyalty. erac