Arizona republican., 1899-09-11
GOVERNORS REPLIES
State Executives Interest in
Dewey Reception.
Letters of Regret From Those who
Cannot Attend IT. Characteristic
Letters From Roosevelt and Gov
ernOr r1OuRf of Indiana.

! York will have really stupendous dis
play in honor of Admiral Dewey upon
his arrival there, the indications are
daily growing stronger of the interest
being taken throughout the country in
the national character of his reception
at Washington. The presentation by
President Mckinley of the sword voted
to Admiral Dewey by the congress of
the United States will be an event
of great significance, and especially so
| in historic sense, and people will
come from every section of the Union
to be present on the occasion. No
matter, how great an ovation the hero
CT Manila may be given elsewhere, all
tributes to him will pale into insig-
nificance in comparison to that which
will be paid him at the east front of
the capitol because the sword will
epitomize, as naught else can, the con-
centrated compliment of the nation at
large to the man it honors and esteems
SO highly.
1t will be very gratifying to the
pride of an American to be able to
say, Il saw Dewey get his sword" and
this incentive will doubtless impel
scores of thousands of patriots to Sc
cure the right to say so.
The replies to the invitations sent
out to the governors of the various
states and territories as far as re-
ceived show how deeply the executives
of the commonwealths comprising the
Union appreciate the significance Of
the reception at the nations capital to
Admiral Dewey.
Up to and including today seventeen
replies to these invitations have been
received. Governors Wolcott of Mas
sachusetts, Atkinson of West Virginia,
Tyler Of Virginia, and Rollins of New
Hampshire have accepted.
Governors Bushnell of Ohio. McNil-
Ian of Tennessee, Pingree of Michigan
and Lee CT South Dakota will come if
they possibly can
Governors Jumel of Delaware, Stone
of Pennsylvania, Johnston of Ala
bama, Bradley Of Kentucky, Jones of
Arkansas, Mount of Indiana, Poynter
of Nebraska and Roosevelt of New
York have been compelled to regret
fully decline.
In a letter to Vice-Chairman Cox,
dated at Oyster Bay September 6
Governor Theodore Roosevelt writes
as follows:
''I thank you heartily for yours of
the Both ultimo, and earnestly wish 1
could accept, but 1 fear it is absolutely
impossible. Of course, as you know,
l shall be absorbed in the work of the
Dewey reception here, and the two or
three days following it 1 shall have to
be attending to my work as governor.
] should greatly like to come on if i
could
Governor James A. Mount of In
diana writes Mr.. Cox as follows:
81 am in receipt of your courteous
communication of the Both instant, in
vitfng me to participate in the cere-
monies incident to the welcoming of
Admiral Dewey to the national cap
ital, and, in reply thereto, I have the
honor to inform you that, much to
my regret, it will be impossible for me
to attend, for the reason that on the
date named October y 1 am due to
start with my staff for Dallas, Tex, |
acting by authority OF a joint resolu-
ton of the sixty-frst general as |
sembly of Indiana to return to that |
state a battle flag captured by Indiana
troops during the war of the rebel |
lion. This being the first instance of |
its kind, the occasion promises to be |
not only great enc, but memorable |
one The citizens of the lone star |
state have made elaborate prepara-
tions for the event; hence, 1 feel that
it is my bounden duty to discharge
this 0bligations however much 1 might
be pleased to contribute my humble
share to the honcring of the return of
the matchless hero of Manila
-O
COLON'S OFFICERS ACQUITTED.