Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-07
RETURNED DELEGATION.
Gov. 0tero, Delegate Rodey and
Others Thoroughly enthused.
A ROYAL GOOD TIME.

the Territory Reynolds. Delegate to
Congress Rodcy. Judge J. w. Crum.
packer, Judge J. II. McFfe, Sheriff
Thomas s. Hubbell, Mayor o. N. Mar
ron, Editors Thomas Hughes aud
George +. Albright, and others. who
attended the grand presidential cele.
bration at Deming. returned to the
city this morning in the chartered
Pullman coach Gales.
Governor Otero and Mr.. Reynolds
continued on north to Santa Fo, while
Judge Mcffe remains over In order
To meet the local q. A. X. post and
Womcn's Relief Corps at a reception
to be held tonight.
The local delegation are full of gen
uine praise for the royal manner In
which the people of Deming enter
tanned the presidential party and the
visiting delegations, n they state
that Governor Otero made one OF the
incest and most appropriate speeches
of his life when he introduced Presi-
dent Mckinley to the vast assemblage.
IN the introduction. the governor said
ION behalf of the citizens of Dem.
ing and the territory of New Mexico.
| extend to you my heartiest welcome
and can assure you that no state or
territory in the union has greater ad-
miration for your executive ability
and also for your distinguished SER
vices to the country
In responding, President Mckinley
made these happy and interesting re
marks.
1T gives me very great pleasure to
meet the people Of this territory, who
have thronged hither to give greeting
to the president of the United States.
[ rejoice at the progress you are max
ing, the prosperity you are enjoying.
the happiness and ~contentment ] see
on your faces and the evidences OF
lprogress everywhere discernible. You
gave part of your territory to Colo
RADIO, which 10 now one of the states
OF the union: you gave of your terri
tory to make the territory Of Arizona,
and you still have more territory
twice over than the United Kingdom
of Great Britain n Ireland. ZAP
plause.)
what you want here Is more rain
and more people. u.aughter) "a
voice: We want to be connected with
YOU, so as to get more rain.) My
friend says you want TO be connected
with us. You are connected with us.
You are OF us and close to US. The
Uub nbdlN oNtI lOu III IL Odto ON'l
all. | appreciate the hope for asso.
citation with the United States In the
relation of statehood springs utter
most in the territorial bosom tap
~plause) "a voice: Good!) and II il a
Just and honorable and proper aspira.
lion for you to have.
Il am sure you will share with me
to-day In the expression of sympathy
which all of us feel for the great loss
sustained in the city of Jacksonville,
Florida. by the fire that swept over
that city. Thousands have been rem.
derCd homeless and the heart of the
nation goes out to the sufferers and
that recalls to me. this being my first
stop since leaving the great state Of
Texas, that IL was with deep regret
that | could not visit Galveston and
meet her brave people.
Il trust sometime In the future,
lcannot tell when. | do not know when
but some future time, the congress
of the United States will see fit tC
make you one of the stars tenthusias
lite applause) In the constellation OF
states OF this republic.
If have travelled a long distance that
might meet and greet you. You are
part of the population Of the seventy
five millions that constitute the great
est free government IN the face oil
the earth tapplause). seventy.fve mil
lions OF people loving peace and new
Ter going To war except when they have
Ito tapplause), but when they do draw
their swords in righteous cause tap
plause), and with the whole country
united as ii is to-day. north south
east and west, when we go into battle
a - a. q. a.n So. mo tAVt,atlIa In.a.
%applause.)
Having said this much and express.
sing the very great satisfaction IL has
given me to meet you here, your
, homes, seeing how comfortable you
all are and learning your devotion to
a great nation over which by your
, suffrage | am permitted for n short
time to preside. | bid you all good af'
; ternoon, and may God bless you all.
! Enthusiastic a%pplause.)
After the speech, the president
shook hands with those around the
!, car, and no sight was more interest
ing than the close attention the chief
I, magistrate of the nation paid to about
200 school children of Deming. all
!, bearing miniature flags calling foI
statehood. Three little misses made
themselves famous. namely: Fay Me
Reyes delivered a basket OF flowers
and made "a few remarks to the pres
ident; Anna Mahoney presented him
; with a picture Of the school children
; and school buildings, while Esther
Bolich gave him a flag calling fol-
5 statehood.
T The handsome Navajo blanket
spoken of in The Citizen yesterday af
ternoon as a gift from the people OF
Albuquerque. was presented to the
president by Sheriff Thos. s. Hubbel
who made an appropriate presentation
speech, In which he said:
Mr.. President; On behalf OF the
citizens of Albuquerque, the principal
city in the great territory OF New
I. Mexico, and metropolis OF the south
west, ! have the honor to present to
! you this Navajo Indian blanket, and
with II goes the heartiest good wishes
> of our people for your success anC
happiness on your triumphant jour
ney."
Many handsome presents were be
, slowed upon the president, Mrs. Nc
! hinley and other members OF the par
| ~ by the New Mexico delegation, q
list Of which has already been pub
) l!shed, and last but not least the pres
ident received yesterday afternoon a
large basket of fine apples raised in
the Mimbres valley of Grant county.
/, As the handsome train of vestibule
Pullman coaches pulled out OF the
Deming depot. Mrs. Mckinley. lean,
ing on the arm of the president. with
other members OF the party, appeared
On the coach platform and waved their
handkerchiefs and small flags to the
cheering crowd of New Mexican ad,
mirers and enthusiasts.
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