Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-31
OLD LADY h &C
THE GOVERNOR
At LINCOLN
WARM RECEPTION FOR
CURRY IN MOUNTAINS
People Turf Out En- MaSSe to
Hear About Statehood From
Lips of the Executives State
hood League Formed,

Governor George CtSry's recent
trip into Lincoln county on the hurri-
cane deck of the statehood handWag-
on seems to have aroused consider
able enthusiasm in that section of the
territory. The Captain News thus tells
the tale of his meeting at Lincoln:
In accordance with the pre-an-
nounced coming of Governor George
Curry to Lincoln, a crowd from vari-
Gus portions of the county was at the
county seat Thursday To meet him.
He was 10 come by way Of Roswell,
and a number of his old-time friends
went To Picacho to meet him. He a
delayed. however, and did not reach
Lincoln until Friday noon.
The disappointment of The populacc
Thursday night over the ~non-drrival OF
the governor Vas keen, and when
next morning 1t Was announced that
he had reached Picacho and would
at nee proceed to Lincoln, the en-
thusiasm knew no bounds, buggies.
carriages. wagons ana horses were
requisitioned. and the crowd went en-
masse down the river to meet the gov
Of New Mexico, whom Lincoln
county claims as her own. About five
miles below LincolS the governor and
his party were encountered. and from
there back to town it was a triumphdl
procession
Along the route he was chccred
from every Alarm house. and when
reaching the outskirts Of the town.
Mrs. Juanita Baca. an aged lady and
an old friend of the governor, stop
ped the procession, Rugged the gov
ernur and presented him with a beru-
ttful bouquet, after which the line of
march was again taken up. Arriving
at the court house. at which point a
large sign was suspended across the
on which was cmblazoned.
Welcome Curry a large number Of
little girls, all decked in white, were
marshaled IN the court house steps
under the direction of Mrs. w. l..
and Miss Ruth Tompkins. the
teachers in the Lincoln school. and
while these little girls were singing a
patriotic song. many old friends of
the governor gathered around him
and gave hfm a hearty clasp of the
hand.
At 7:30' iN the evening the court
house was packed. Don and hall,
aud some hanging 10 the railing of the
steps, each and all anxious to see the
governor and to hear what message
had 10 convey. The hall was beau
tifully decorated with flowers. bunt-
ing and pictures, among the latter be-
ing one of the governor and President
Roosevelt. The arrival of the COVER
nor was the signal for cheers, and
they were given long and loud. Al
torney II. n. Hamilton presided. ana
in a few well-chosen, words intro
duccd Governor Curry, and when he
arose to address his old friends the
applause was deafening.
The governor began by touChinEly
referring To his long residence In Lin
coin county, which began twenty
sever years ago. Of the many dear
with whom he had lived so
long and known 50 intimately, many
Of whom, during his eight years alb
enc had passed to the great beyond.
The most important feature of his
address was his reference to state
hood He announced that the presi-
dent now stood ready to aid New Mex
leo in her fight for statehood, and
that by a united effort on the part of