The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-12
PLANS TO ENTERTAIN
PRESIDENTS PARTY
Mckinley Will Be Given Proper
Reception.

Yesterdays dispatches announced that
President Mckinley would visit Utah on
his return from his trip to the coast in
May and plans are already under way for
his entertainments.
Il have not given the matter any
thought" Governor Wells said last even
ing; land of course there is plenty of
time yet to think of a programme, but
you may say Tor me that L viii be glad
to do all in my power 10 make the presi-
dents reception a, royal one, one such as
the people of Utah viii be proud Of OF
course the visit of the president and his
party will have no political significance
whatever, and his reception in Utah will
be by the people, and not by any party
While Governor Wells was not prepared
TO outline d programme last evening,
others who are interested in the Tecep-
ton favor a big demonstration, 70 include
parade, demonstration by the school
children of the city, a public reception
where all the people VIII have an oppor-
tunity of greeting the president. and ex-
arciseS OF some KIND in the tabernacle or
h h Callister the chairman of the
Republican state committee, was sur
prlsed and pleased LAST evening To hear
that the president was coming 10 Utah
Il am IN favor of eliminating politics
Irom the AFFAIR entirely. he said; Mr..
Mckinley is everybOdy's president now
and he should be received in that way. L
think there should be "A parade in this
city Of all the military organizations and
all the civic bodies that could be mus
tered. The school children should be
banked along Brigham street at some
good point, and the speaking should be
in the tabernacle don't think there
would be any trouble in getting the tab
ernacie Tor an occasion like that. General
Grant spoke from the balcony of
tied Salt Lake and President Har-
rison spoke at Liberty park but
am inclined TO think that the taber-
nacba would be better than either of
these places. OF course the details of
the reception viii be worked out fully and
the governor and Senator Kearns will
nave moro to say on that score than any
one else"
Committee Will Meet Him.
President Mckinley has himself ex-
pressed a distaste tor all red-tape func-
lions at the receptions rendered him ar
his different stopping points He wishes.
he says. to meet the people; and this
wish will be taken into consideration here
as elsewhere As near as can now be de-
nor Wells, Mr.. Callister and others who
Will play an important part in the recep-
ton, large committee, headed by Gov
ernor Wells, will meet the president and
his party as they cross the line into the
state At an appropriate time after the
arrival IN Salt Lake there VIII be Re-
view by the president of the parade. The
parade will include the United States sol
dters from Fort Douglas, the national
Spanish and Philippine wars, all the civic
organizations that can De mustered and
their respects to the president in this
way.
OF course the length of the presidents
stay will have much 10 do with the ar
rangement Of the programme, but a
public reception will be a feature whether
the stay be long or short
The exact time of the presidents visit
is not yet definitely known. but it VIII
be in the latter part Of May The prest-
Dental party viii go out to California by
the southern route and viii visit Utah on
the return trip Besides the president.
his family and his cabinet officers, there
VIII be g A Moore and his family and
Mr.. Cortelyou. the presidents private
secretary. and a whole star Of secre-
taries and stenographers.
Mexican President Coming.
One feature of the trip that viii add
very greatly to the interest viii be the
presence of President Diaz OF Mexico as
a member of the party from FL Paso out.
The laws of the United States viii not
permit President Mckinley to leave the
territory of this country while ne is pres
III Isn't. But at FL Paso he will go out TO
the middle Of the bridge over the Rio
Grandd river. that separates Texas from
Mexico, and there he viii meet President
Diaz and the two will shake hands over
the dividing line President Diaz and his
party viii there join President Mckln-
ley's party and the two will go together
from that point on.
one Of the first points in California to
be visited by President Mckinley viii be
San Pedro, and it is fair to assume that
while there Senator Thomas Kearns will
point out its terminal advantages.
After seaing the sights and enjoying the
hospitality of California, President Nc
kinley and his party will go up the coast
through Oregon and Washington After
doing Puget sound by steamboat and
visiting Seattle and other points, the
party viii turn eastward over the NCTth-
ern Pacific or Great Northern to Mon
tana- From theirs they WIFI come down
to Utah over the Oregon Short Line, ana
after leaving here the trip viii be con-
tinued or to the east over the Union
Pacific