The border vidette., 1903-10-24
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
fiearsts Congressional Party Warmly
 Welcomed Here and in Sonora.

[ les were treated to a surprise in the , announcement that Con gressman Will liam R. Hearst, the prince of news paper men and friend of the common i people, with his congressional party.
 would visit No5ales, where they would make short stop en route to Hermo-
 sillo and Guaymas on pleasure bent The trip to Sonora's beautiful capital
 city and interesting bay city, was, in the nature of a surprise to nearly every
 member of the Hearst party, it being
 deciding upon while they were at Tue son. To VIDETTE reporter, Con- gressman Robert w. NJ eirs of Indiana, said the trip to Mexico was a side pleasure which from the warm recep- tion received on the border line be-
 tween the United States and the Re
 public of Mexico. at the hands of the ] citizens of Nosales. Arizona, and No ! gales, Sonora, promised to be the most
 dell ghtful diversion of the entire trip
 across the continent
 Assistant General Manager Col. J.
 A Nau9le of the Sonora railroad was
 Tn the city Sunday and was the first
 to receive word of the distin guished
 party's intended visit. He only had
 a few hours to make preparations for
 their reception and entertainment, but
 with the able assistance of Cant. l.. w. Mix, Frank J. Duffy, William Schuckmann, Dr. H. w. Purdy and
 many ether prominent citizens, every-
 thing was in readiness when the con
 gressional party's train of five hand some Pullman cars relied into Nogales and stopped at the international line.
 where . considera ble part of the popul- ation was waiting to give Congress man Hearst and his friends a warm
 welcome
 Instead of few minutes, the party remained here an hour, during which time they were shown about the line city by our ladies and gentlemen. Everybody was pleased with Congress man Hearst. and party of ladies ard gentlemen and everyt thing possible was done to make their short stay in the city pleasant. ur-friends in Nogales. Sonora, as usual, did themselves proud, assisting greatly in entertaining the visitors, who were loud in their ex- Pios>iOiio oi appreciation.
 Colonel Naugle and Captain Mix accompanied the party south as chap erones, and that everybody enjoyed the trip to Guaymas and return goes without saying. Late Monday night the big special passed through Nogales. the gateway to Sonora, which will not soon be forgotten by many per sons aboard.
 While here TIE V1DETrE rerre- sentative enjoyed most delightful visit with Wallace Rice, litarary editor of the Chicago American, to whom we are indebted for the following list of the party:
 Senator Lee & Overman of North Carolina; Representatives NJ. E. Bur ton of Missouri, P. P. Campbell of Kansas. Charles F. Cochran of Mis-. souri, Joseph B. Crowley of Illinois, David A. DeArmond, Mrs. DeArmond and Miss DeArmond, and Mrs Clarke of Missouri; John Dougherty and Mrs. pougherty of Missouri; Martin Emerich, Mrs. and Miss Emerich of Chicago; James M. Greggs of. Georgia; chairman of the Democratic Con- gressional Committee, and Mrs. Gregps, Courtney ". Hamlin of Missouri; Randolph Hearst, president of the National Association of Demo cratic Clubs of New York; Theo F. kluttz and son, Whitehead Kluttz of New York; James T. Lloyd and Mrs. Lloyd of Missouri; Robt w. Miers of Indiana; former Governor Powers and Mrs. Powers of Maine; H. T. Rainey md Mrs. Rainey of Illinois; James NJ. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson of In jiana; Oscar w. Underwood of Ala ,ama; Former Territorial Delegate NJ ark Smith of Arizona
 In addition to the members of the party were Mr. Andrew NJ. Lawrence, managing editor of the Chicago American, Max F. Ihmsen of he New York American, Samuel Powell, agent of the Five Nations In lians, Horace Bernard, official photo .rapher and Wallace Rice, literary edi- or of the Chicago American.