Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-21
WHISTLES BLOW DEAFENING
SALUTE WHEN NEWS COMES
OF SIGNING STATEHOOD BILL

1t was big night in Albuquerque
last night.
While the band played. ana played
again, While red fire fiared and search
lights FLASHED, albuquerque people
gave themselves UP to "A transport ol
wild enthusiasm over the signing Of
the statehood bill which admits New
Mexico into the union. Thousands
and thousands packed themselves
around the corner Of Second avenue
and Second street, the crowds extend :
ing away out on Central avenue and
out the intersecting streets in the
business section. no one remained at
home last night unless he was lame
or bedfast. and seldom, perhaps never,
has there been such a barge and en-
thusiastic gathering Of men, women
and children given over Co such noisy
and spontaneous gaiety az last night
II was an impressive token of the
jubilant rejoicing which is felt in every
corner of the territory at the success
ful elimination OF the hall century
struggle to get into the United States
So closely packed was Central ave-
nue. with people that it was with diff
Guilty that a lane was formed wide
enough TO allow of the passage of the
Mexico Automobile association which
had scores Of cars of all sizes and
shapes in line, every one brilliantly
decorated with strings Of Chinese ana
Japanese lanterns, With Roman cam
dies and 'fizzers' going, and Dave
Combs in the back of his runabout
bringing up the rear with punches OF
red fire that VIII make him blind for
a fortnight The procession WAS LED
by President Sellers Of the association
in his big car accompanied by ms
family. The presence of ladies in the
motor cars was feature Of the pa
gacnt, and the fair contingent eX-
plodcd fireworks with commcndable
zeal, while their better halves devoted
themselves to the steering wheel as
the crowd was SO thick that careful
going was necessary. The big parade
Was a great success and was inst the
thing TO bring the rising enthusiasm
of the crowd up To the boiling point
The city band ana the two Learnard
and Llndomann boys bands furnshed
the music. Manager Huston of the
AirdQmc had engaged the bends pre-
Niously for the evening in an enter
prising plan to see that there was no
lack OF music and he generously do
mated the organizations to the people
when nc found they needed thcm
If was nearly nine o'clock whom the
speaking got well under way on the
two big Springer floats on Central
avenue and the crowd remained to
man, cheering and hurrahing until
the last word was said, As each man
took the speakers stand he WAS greet
ed with an ovation only exceeded bN
the applause when he retired Pom
ties, for the time was eliminated, and
al f.s ~
OF the new state, which is now in the
hands of the people of New Mexico.
Mayor Felix Lester presided and in
a short address congratulated the peo-
PIE on the great boon they had re-
ceived from congress, He then intro
duced H. b. FERGUSON. who was him-
sell delegate to congress numbef
Vt Years ago Mr. FERGUSON an
hounced from the start that tho slll-
efing was one purely devoid of politics
and for the sole purpose of celebrating
the acquisition of statehood
In fact said Mr. Ferguson 4
want TO publicly give the fullest credit
10 "a Republican preside mt for securing
this measure for MS. He used his
great influence in our behalf and had
ne not done SO. we would not nave
had statehood at this session. Nhile
! am of opposite political faith, stu u
Is my duty as "A citizen OF tins great
new state to credit Mr.. TAFT with nav
ing kept to his platform pledges ana
Tor having insisted that congress carry
them out
Mr. FERGUSON then pointed to the
hecessity OF adopting the right KIND 81
a constitution and expressed the oplh-
ION that the people of New Mexico
would see to it that such q consutu-
uon is adopted. as will safeguard rich
and poor alike. without Discrimination
George :. klock spoke alone similar
lines declaring that it was vitally ne
cessary FOR the new state To ADOPT
conservative. honest and efficient con
sitution. which would meet with the
approval OF congress. He called the
attention of his hearers TO the li'ct
tnat the native people of New Mexico
hid OF their own free viii provided
New Mexico with their first puohe
schools and that they could be de-
pended upon 10 assist in the work O.
making a constitution that would pro
teet an classes and encourage indusi-
ries In New Mexico.
. y. MarrQn made perhaps the