The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-31
Welcome to Our Congressman
Banner Under Which Big
Throng Gathers to Do Hon
or to Returning Solon.
MOT EXACTLY DECREPIT
YET" HIS ASSERTION
Veteran of Many Campaigns
Declares He Is Not Incapa-
citated Despite Necessity of
Saving Voice.

Saving Voice,
Welcomed by throrg of ucigbbors .
friends and fcupw-..tilcns. gathered F.
tr do him nouor. irrespective uf the5 .
political tHilIatioIs, congressman .
HarNc U Fcrgussou paid hevtng
visit Geo nis home Dit, this morning
hc came .n ou santa Fo train so. 3.
which aIrNcd a. % 20. and departed
on th, same train for Gallup Jt ll.5" .
Between h.s coming and going be- was
the center ul popular dcWuusJra' Iuu. .
The llSo of which ua. never been seen .
900 Albuquerque.
CLOSE tu thousand people were n
the crowd assembled ta Welcome Com
srcssmJn Fcrrusso1 home. Men OF
ull shades uf political p-irf and die
belief OF AL ranks ana stations from
the highest to tte lowest, were on
hand Geo 90 o. hearty ancct.oHIfe .
greeung as friends and reighbor- Geo
New hcy..os congressman.
The crowd Vas an hand before ta"
arrival OF the train $50 was a brass
band. rpreatcd from the center 90
the crowd was big banner Wei
come Home to our Cousrossman.
A. the rain came Go malt CON
gressman FERGUSON appeared un the
rear platform OF the observation car
/ The band hiared o cheer burst from
the crowd. and there was rush lo
grasp the congressman hand as hc
leaned o.ef tho platform rail- a irw
seconds later. Iesrondtug to s.gnuL
factory aud engine whistle. iplued iu
Ia ..s... Ha#. B. J.. ... l.s..|
screamed and bclloVcd WclauW" toJ
solid minute.
The congressman. hand was srasr-
ed the minute Dee leaned over .l" rt4'-
q .ng He knew AN those who pressed
forward ,o greet them. Some be- .8li-
ed by their nrst names
re shoot hands for H few minutes
from the platform. and then Co uog-
% ter opened the steps and tur cone
greasman descended lo thc platform.
As u.s feet touched homo soil. another
. cheer .lfsf irum tus crowd The 1Jnd
-tru.k up trc star ~narslod Banner
and the tbruug stood Nith barred heads
Throughout the anthem
There WA4 no -recehmakiug. Nlr-
tuauy every minute ol che Time was
pnen over the handshak.ug, tnc con-
gressman .ir.ulauup from group Geo
group n the throug luul the COM
du,Sors 'Ai aboard gave warming
of tho train departure. Huf 'u"-
srcssman Fsgsussou- hsImn- Hrc
was cloQuen, ~ the thrill nf pleasure
thar thc reteuUur gave hu.
he put something oi his f,c'tug .r-
Go words when be- vas Ereeted ny 'ui-
onei b. *. d. SELLERS. who arranged
The reception Colonel. he eslt as
ne threw his arm about Co'ure. Sol
lcrs shoulder % can't begin Goo fel
who good this makes uIc feci The
crowd ehecrc1 the action, tHhNugi
they couldn't hear "a, words
Coiune. SELLERS gave ihc congress
man "a small sIkeu has. which he ear-
RED during the rest of the .epuou.
u was iu his grasp when Chase ileil
movie man far Inc New Mexico board
of govenors of tine san Diego Hir
took picture ulI of action goo show
folks 40 the San Diego iair how A.-
buquerque can turn uut tu weleom,
Ia fayorite son. ilo held 10 Iloit as Do"
turned tor q farewell iook Geo the
thronr OF friends ana neirhhors ns
the train was ou the verge of ac-
pufturp.
"My friends hc slid--a7d there
was q suspicion af break Iu his voice
just hint pf lhe deep feeling mat
one imagined the reception must have
ctokcd--"my friends have spoken
much thruuEh the state and I must
speak agaln at Gallup, so sou VIII
pardon me, 1 know, for NOS muking %
speoch here and now Then
stood aeside him 'But I'n leave o.
90 two old frends-l'm NOT exactly
dcCrcpit
Never" laughed Mr. LorkharL
! Then the train got under WAY
Don't forgct to come back yelled
a man in the crowd "rhree cheers
yelled another and with a nnai cheer
lttuging in his ears Congressman fr7-
susson went ON hia WaN Geo Gallup.
rle will return here tomorrow, and
on Monday ho Will address mecuns
at tho Elks theater
The following committee of zoe bus
liness and professional men was nam
"a % head the reception Go Mr.. fer-
+ ARSON. with yer. few exceptions. they
lwsrc ali on hand at the station
y. ~ putnef, Arno Huning u. a.
Macpherson. Louis McRae. A. ~ Nc
Oaney. Joseph saint Charles Melini.
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