The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
Great Crowds Meet Ma derO's Train on Journey
 of Triumph
ELOQUENT ORATORY
 STIRS ENTHUSIASM
Mexican People Give Great Mani- festations of Love for Their Hero of the Revolu-
 tionary War

| Aguas Canentes, Mex, June o.--tOu
 Board Madero's Special Train )--Lsaving
 behind the sandy mesas of the north coun- try and passing triumphantly through the lcactus covered plains in the heart of Mex
 leo, the special train bearing Francisco I.
 Madero. Jr., and party arrived here at T:3o
 o'cloek tonight. Two hours later 1t was
 speeding onward toward Mexico City, to
 be reached on Wednesday.
 A mass of people. at least 25,OOo in all. Ipatiently stood at the station here and as
 the locomotive, resplendent in green.
 white and red. poked it's nose over the hill top a prolonged shout of Viva Ma
 dero' broke the stiffness of the scene.
 The crowd danced for joy when senor Madero appeared, the evening shadows
 dancing with them.
 | It was common spectacle to the Ma
 dero party, who for the last three days have been witnessing an unprecedented demonstration in Mexico, but Senor Ma dero smiled happily in appreciation and
 bowed necessarily.
 The manifestations in the villages and
 towns were no less enthusiastic than in |
 peons with brilliant blankets spurred their
 burros along behind the train for dis
 tance of a mile or so, in many instances giving exhibitions of wonderful horso-
 manship. The horsemen raced along be-
 hind the train at Soledad. shouting Viva
 Madero" at the top of their voices, while
 the Madero party leaned from the train
 windows and applauded.
 Women and Children in Crowd | Children often ran along with the train | for few yards. Women brought their babies to the station and wept with joy
 as Senor Madero spoke. He made at least
 15 speeches today, but did not seem to tire Always he evoked spontaneous en- | thusiasm
 In his private car between stations he
 rested with his immediate family. A lit- tie brown-haired niece. the daughter oi Gustayo A Madero, sat on his knee
 playfully stroltipg his gostee. Occasion -i atl ther.s entered tho tltsle 3irfs 5fotit CT. Gusfs0vo. Jr.. a tiny rifle on hi
 shoulder and an ammunition belt around
 his body.
 The day was a riot of enthusiasm. Tho celebrants waved their sombreroes and
 tossed their hats In exultation. They l showed an ecstatic joy which was unmis-
 takable. Senor Madero was hailed as | the apostle of liberty and the angel of | a new political gospel. Orators scared ! high In sounding his praises and Fran
 cisco Madero, Sr., who shares with his | son the tenets of spiritualism, meditated | in the upholstered comfort of the private | cars and said he was convinced his son was the political savior of Mexico, guild ed alright by the justice of the divine | spirit.
 The two state capitals, Zacatecas and | fsoIt Af cfa nf | same names, contributed by far the
 most interesting demonstrations of the | trip In both cities Senor Madero was welcomed in the capitol buildings. hand
 somely decorated for the occasion. l At zacatecas there was a street pro- | cession. Through the narrow streets, the | low house decorated to the extreme with
 colors, Senor Madero passed in review
 before miles of soldiers and civilians. | Church bells were ringing constantly and | bands were playing popular airs From roofs and telegraph poles clung hun | dreds of small boys, keeping up deaf ening noise.
 | Revolvers and rifles were fired In sa- | lute
 Banquet Given | At the capitol building a banquet was | given by Governor Guadalupe Gonzales, | the Maderista executive of the state. As |
 & toast to President De La Barro, which
 met with a hearty response. | At Aguas Calientes, Alberto Fuentes | who is soon expected to be named gov ernor of the state, met Senor Madero and as the two men embraced the crowd applauded loudly.
 Though Senor Madero has shown a wide
 variety in his speeches, most Of them
 being intended to inspire confidence in
 the new government, he has frequently
 discaimed credit for the success of the
 revolution attributing 1t in & large meas | ure to the soldiers.
 l Pleasing news received aboard the Ma dero train today was that Maderista gov | ernors have been installed in IS out of | 27 Mexican states and all three terri l tories The new governors are expected | to be named within a few days in the ! remaining nine states.
 | Senor Madero and his party found the banquet room at Aguas Calientes dark and no lights were available there. The situation looked suspicious and 1t was said that the feast would be prepared in an hour Madero was somewhat fa- tigued, however. and surrounded by his body guard, he returned to his private car at the railroad station. He requested the members of his party to return to | the banquet. The failure of arrange ments at the banquet was unexplained | The Madero party found the banquet un- prepared, even an hour later and went | to one of the hotels. Indignation was expressed on all sides, particularly be- | cause it was suspected that Governor ! Chavez did not wish to participate in | the welcome.
 l Juan Sanchez Ascona. secretary of &c.,
 nor Madero said the occurrence was sub | feet to many interpretations. He de- l clared that the committee had advised | bim that everything would be ready one hour before arrival. There was not even table service at the banquet room | when Madero arrived.
 Alberto FEentes the Maderist choice 1 for governor will make an investigation l and report 10 Madero