Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-22
SANTA FE GIVES
A ROYAL WELCOME
TO NEW GOVERNOR
Met at Depot By Large Crowds and
Escorted to Hotel---lnauguration
Plans for Occasion.

, where final arrangements we're made
for today's ceremonies.
| AT 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
Hagerman party from Roswell, and
Percy Hagerman of Colorado Springs,
drove to the territorial penitentiary,
where they attended religious services
| in the prison chapel. AT the conclh-
sion Of worship, they were shown
through the buildings and about the
grounds by Deputy Warden Garrett
who accorded them every courtesy pos
sible. They saw the prisoners at din
ner, in their cells and performing the
few duties of Sunday, which Is OBJ
served as a day Of rest They were
lescorted through the workshops and
other departments. Percy Hagerman
was greatly interested and asked many
questions regarding the various prison
ers he saw.
At 4 o'clock the party returned to
the Palace Hotel and prepared for the
dinner given in It's honor by ex-Gov
ernor and Mrs. l.. Bradford Prince.
Governor-to-be Herbert J. Hagerman
was seen by a New Mexican reporter
in his apartments at the Palace Hotel
Yesterday afternoon. In the interview
which followed, he said:
| Hagerman Talks.
II believe have said about all that
can say about my future policy. If
the Joint statehood bill now before
Congress or any other statehood bill
should pass want to make state
ment of interest to all who have the
welfare of New Mexico at heart. /
consider it the most important thing
that will come before the citizens, for
many, many years. It Is the selection
of the right sort of men to the consti-
tutional convention. Politics should be
"cut out" entirely in such event.
II consider it most important, not on
ly to secure the most representative
men, but also the men best educated
[along lines of constitutional law We
want the very best men 1t Is possible
to find. No locality, whether for or
against joint statehood, should fail in
this important duty.
! Every man sent to that convention
should, without exception, be pledged
to work for the. best constitution it is
possible to secure. He should work to
this end without the least regard for
his personal opinion, or those Of his
constituents. You may say, and !
think it is generally known, that rum
ors are current in some localities, that
delegates in the event Of statehood are
to be sent to the convention with the
Intention of trying to make a bad con-
[sitution. Such delegates would, in my
opinion, be soon found out. Should any
Imam work against the interests Of
good state constitution, he would be-
come political pariah.
] Two Appointments.
"As regarding political conditions at
lpresent, l am not prepared to speak
at length. l shall be better qualified
to answer questions three months
hence. l am in favor Of organization
but political organizations of any
kind, not voicing the real sentiments
of the people, are opposed to my ideas
of what is right.
| ~ cannot make definite announce
ment regarding appointments now. Ad.
Ijutant General A. P. Harrington.
whose term expires with that Of the
retiring Governor, will remain. Miss
lC. H. Olsen private secretary to Gov
lernor Otero, during his administration,
will be retained. These announce
ments are practically all that can
make at present with the exception
that I shall announce the names Of
the six members Of my staff in short
time. While, Of course, have certain
Ideas, yet it would not be proper for
me to act according to them until l
know positively that they are correct.
/ II do not enter upon my duties with
an antagonistic spirit; wish only to
serve the best interests Of all and to
perform the duties Of my Office accord
Ing to my ideas Of righteousness"
/ Reception and Ball.
OF all the social events OIL. the sea.
son in the Capital City the inaugural
reception and ball at the Palace hotel
tonight will be, without doubt, the
most brilliant The reception will be.
gin promptly at 8 o'clock and will last
until $3.50 o'clock, at which time the
grand ball will start.
| The receiving line will be stationed
upon the second floor OF the hotel, At
J the head Of the lobby, upon ! colonial
porch Those who attend Will PASS IN
a line up one stairway and across the
landing and down the stairway on the
opposite side. Members of the innN.
gural committees will be stationed 20
| that no confusion may occur.
The ball will not be preceded by q
grand march, at the governors re.