Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-07
REACHED ARIZONA.
President Due at Phoenix This
Morning.
THEME OF NEW mExlcANs
Statehood Their cry-chief Executive
Given Warm Greeting at DeminJ.
Exchange of Speeches With Repre
sentative OF President Diaz.

Benson Ariz., May THE presi.
Dental special reached Benson about
S:35 o'clock last night. The station
was Illuminated and the president
spoke a few words to the crowd. 1t
was expected to reach Phoenix this
morning
Ell Paso, Tex. May American
and Mexican fags We're intertwined in
the decorations of the plaza where the
official greeting TO President Mckin-
ley and his cabinet took place. The
presence ON the stand of General
Hernandez, personal representative of
President Diaz. and the governor of
the state OF chihuahua, gave an in.
ternational significance to the event.
There were thousands of Mexicans
in the vast eoncourse of people to
whom the president spoke, and their
enthusiasm was almost as wild as
that of the Americans.
General Hernandez addressed the
president on behalf of President Diaz,
extending congratulations. and Pres
ident Mckinley, in his response. paid
high tribute to the president of the
Mexican republic, and charged his
emissary to convey to his chief his
warm regard and personal esteem.
with his best wishes for the continued
prosperity of our sister republic. The
presidents speech was very happy,
and was especially notable on ac-
count OF his injunction To the people
not TO be ARMED about imperialism. ;,
There was, he said. no Imperialism
except the imperial power of the SOW
ereign people of the United States
The governor of Chihuahua also
warmly welcomed the president to
the border. The exercises in the
plaza were nreeedea by military
parade.
The women of the cabinet crossed
the Rio Grande to Juarez, where they
We're rendered a breakfast by Juan
Ochoa, prominent Mexican banker.
Mrs. Mckinley did not attend the
breakfast, but enjoyed snort drive.
Members OF the cabinet also spoke.
At the conclusion of the addresses
the party, including the Mexican Of
icials, went for drive. The presi-
dent expressed a desire TO take a look
over into Mexico. and was driven
down to the International bridge.
There, at the American customs office,
he alighted and cnatUed for some
time with those around him. The old
church of Guadalupe, more than 300
years old, the Spanish prison and
other interesting buildings in Juarez
WEI uted out to him. From the
brie. e could plainly see the
Sierra s.adre mountains, 60 miles to
the southwark. President Harrison,
in 1891, went half way across the
bridge. but President Mckinley did
not so much as set foot upon the
structure. On the way back to the
city the party stopped and cheered
the Mexican consulate.
Demins, N. M, May Shorty
after leaving Ell Paso the pfesiden-
tial train crossed the line into New
Mexico ard ran through the grazing
section OF the territory. 1t was hot
and dusty ride. The first stop in the
territory was made at Deming, where
the president was welcomed by Gov
ernor OteYo and his staff. There was
a big crowd and a band at the sta
ton and the president was given a
warm greeting.
W. NJ Perger, president of the New
Mexico Press Association, had met
the party at Ell Paso and accom- panied
the train across the territory The
address CT welcome at Deming was
largely devoted to New Mexicos
claim for statehood A broad banner
above the train read New Mexico
demands statehood" The president
spoke briefly.