Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-16
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Gibson Gardner Washington
Correspondent and Well
Known Newspaperman, Ar
rived Here Last Night.

ellison Gardner. Washington core
spondent for the papers ana the
news agencies owned or controlled by
+. W. Scripps, formerly operated I'M
der the name of SerIpps-McRae. ar
rived in Albuquerque last night on
santa Fe passenger train No. /. en-
route from Washington to Los An
lgeles.
He will soon publish a lengthy arr
tiele telling Of conditions in New Mex
leo. political and otherwise, and those
familiar with his writings know that
he writes as things appeal to him and
az the spirit moves him.
Mr.. Gardner was one of the few
correspondence who met Theodore
Roosevelt in Egypt when the latter
was returning from his African hunt
and he Travelled with him through
Europe and until the ex-president
reached this country.
Yesterday Mr.. Gardner spent at the
capitol, where he met Governor Mills.
newspapermen and several prominent
politicians with whom he discussed
conditions in the territory.
Mr.. Gardner expressed the opinion
that the undercurrent of feeling, APP
parent In some sections OF the terri
tory that IL certain conditions are not
complied with. congress and the
president viii not approve of the cor
stitution. is merely a clever threat or
the part of corporations, to try and
deter the delegates in that conven-
ton from adopting certain measures
that might be opposed to the mon
eyed interests.
Mr.. Gardner said that he was nov
seeking information aud that he
would publish matters as he found
tfiem 10 exist without fear or favor.
He expressed the opinion that II the
people approved of the constitution
adopted. congress nor the president
would place themselves In the posi-
ton Of turning 1t down.
Il met ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt i'm Egypt on his return from
Africa" said Mr.. Gardner last night.
and 1t was about as strenuous a time
as ! ever had i'm my life, Keeping pace
With the colonel across Europe. When
we first met him, it was at a little
place where the only telegraph sta
tion was in Il mud hut with an oper-
ator who could understand very little
English BY writing our cables. al. III
capital letters and forming each let
ter very perfectly. the operator was
enabled to send the messages a letter
NJ a time. That was a new system on
nae. in the art OF correspondence. ii
us about as long to write out our
messages in that manner as 1t tool
native operator TO send them
after he got them. That was inter-
viewing the colonel under difficulties.
When we started to meet the presi-
dent we each secured a quantity of
gold and silver OF the coin of the
because we knew if anything
m was said by Mr.. Roose-
Welt on American politics we might
to cable $1,000 worth Of news
and over there YOU have to pay cash
IN advance. AS 1t turned out. our
messages cost us only about 500 each
md there we were in the middle of
a foreign country, running around
with enough gold coin tor a pirate
ship. When we reached New York
there were no carriages In the long
list Tor newspapermen and we had a
correspondent who wanted to
the reception. a carriage was
called for a governor. somebody or
who didn't happen to be on
he spot, and we at once responded TO
he call and had a very pleasant ride
n the procession in the governors
carriage"
Mr.. Gardner will leave shortly for
arizona and California points.