Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-02
THE ROUGH RIDERS REUNION.
Suggestions In Favor Of Holding II In
This City Fair week.
SILVER CITY FAvoRs ALBUQUERQUE.

The Rough Riders In and about Silver
City held q meeting Ia that city last
week to consider the question Of holding
a Rough Riders reunion and also to de.
eide on the proper place 10 hold 1t.
Captain George Curry, Of troop n, pre-
sided at the meeting. After some dis
cussion the sssemblage voted unani.
mously In favor Of holding the reunion
In Albuquerque. As the great majority
OF the Rough Riders from the southern
part Of the territory were either present
In person or were represented by others
Ut that meeting, the decision there in
favor OF Albuquerque should settle all
question as TO the place OF holding a
reunion OF the regiment, II one is held
In New Mexico this year.
Furthermore IL seems to be generally
conceded that the reunion should be
held In New Mexico IA will be seen In
the following dispatch from Phoenix,
published 10 the Los Angeles Times;
There has been q deal Of discussion
lately concerning the point to be- chosen
Tor holding the trst annual reunion OF
the Society OF Rough Riders. Among
the many places seeking the honor have
been Chicago, Kansas City. Guthnt, San
Antonio, III Paso, Deming, Albuquerque,
Santa Ne, Las Vegas and Prescott.
While the A%riZonians naturally would
prefer the reunion 10 be held At Prescott,
where was formed the lrst squadron OF
the fam0us regiment. there N a senti
ment that fairness would award TO
New Mexico the privilege OF naming the
point. New Mexico furnished four troops
OF the regiment, Arizona three, Indian
Territory two and Oklahoma one.
the other troops. | and X, being
composite, though mainly from the ex,
treme east. Col. Roosevelt has been in
correctly quoted a. having expressed
himself In favor OF several points. In q
letter received this morning in Phoenix
by q former officer OF his command, Col.
Roosevelt writes: II entirely agree that
the meeting place should be In New
Mexico this year. Arizona the next time,
and then Oklahoma or ] .iau Territory"
He refers 10 III jrts beii made to secure
the reunion for Chicag and the assur.
ances OF nominal transportation rates,
and adds: IL do not q lieye they can
make that thing work. nd a meeting in
Chicago would hardly seem to be the
same thing as q meeting In the south
west, where the regiment was raised"
The colonel has given assurances that he
Will attend the re-. union wherever IL mas
be held.
II is understood that Lieut.. W. r..
Dame, OF Cerrillos, il In receipt Of a
letter from Col. Roosevelt, wherein the
famous leader Of the 'Rough Riders in.
sists that the reunion take place In Albu-
Querqus.
Now the only question remaining TO
be decided. IL the proper time to hold the
re union. When The CITIZEN first adj.
vocsted the holding Of the re union a
couple Of months ago 1t suggested June
"a. the first anniversary of the battle Of
Las Guasimas, rs the proper time. Ow-
ing to the fact that the Rough Riders in
this territory had no organization, the
matter was permitted TO drag along
without any action being taken until
now June "a Is no near at hand that il
will be practically impossible 10 make
all the arrangements necessary. to as
sure the success OF the re. union, ia so
short a time. For this reason THE CITI.
zEN would recommend that the Rough
Rider officers get together and agree
among themselves TO postpone the pro.
posed reunion until fair week next
September. From present indications
the fair association will give the best
fair In the history Of the territory at
that time. The specialties in the way of
attractions. that they are planning for,
are such ~ will be typical Of the west
and for that reason OF peculiar Interest
to visitors from the east, who would un-
doubtedly come here to attend d Rough
Riders re. union. In June. on the other
hand, there would be virtually nothing
going Oh to interest visitors from
abroad.
Then. too, in the matter OF railroad
rates better terms could undoubtedly be
secured during fair time than at present
and this is a feature that should be taken
into account,