Show GOVERNOR WEST WELCOMED HE RECEIVES AN OVATION the civic authorities of salt lake city having resolved to tender a fitting reception ib f governor west they in a body witti with a large jarge number of otner other citizens proceeded to ogden for the purpose of meeting him at that point and ese escorting ortIng him to the territorial capital the party departed from the U C depot in three cars attached for their special accommodation to the park city express which leaves at in the two rear cars were the following f I 1 mayor Argi armstrong strong aldermen riter biter webber cope patrick and councilors councillors Counci lors browns brown Kirk kirkman mant clark lark davis wells recorder wells treasurer whitney assessor taylor attorney moyle inspector romney marshal solomon general H S eldredge Eldr edae general H B clawson mrs ellen clawson misses mamie ivy lulu lula and winnie wi duio clawson mr and mrs spencer claw son mrs henry snell mr and mrs C S burton barton mr and mrs H G whitney mrs G D mr and mrs M E Cum cummings aings judge budge Z 7 snow mrs H J grant mrs J F Well sA H Raleigh Jos cricco b CR ichO H pettit john henry smith judge madsen of brigham city cit auditor N W clayton recorder G 6 M cannon jno 0 cutler ben eldredge dredge Ei A F doremus ernest eldredge dredge Ei mrs alfred solomon mr and mrs F A mitchell mrs B R patrick miss R patrick C W stayner stay ner and wife jno nicholson mrs 0 F whitney ars Mrs H M wells mrs francs francis armstrong mrs chas livington mrs W W riter eiter A E hyde bp F kesler 1 M waddell addell judge smith and wife sheriff groesbeck and wife mrs webber geo C lambert of the NEWS supervisor livingston and daughter in tile the car immediately forward were acting governor A L thomas judge zane mr dickson commissioner mckay bolivar roberts arthur artaur pratt C H carsons Var parsons sons B A M froiseth postmaster browe gen B R S dement M H walker henry page charles earl P H lannan E M bynon judge rosborough Bos borough lawyer mahoney Ma boney judge royle C C carleton Carlet onFred fred myerst Myer sW S mccornick J B walden walden commissioners pettigrew grew godfrey and ernand rev T C iliff major dennis george adams H R watrous Wa truus hadley D johnson H C wallace W C hall hail J B glass ur dr hamilton A hanauer J T clasbey A mackintosh james dr potter J E bamberger marshal elect F dyer judge hoge B G Bay bould N J B R walker B BB B Vau Deusen k dusseldorf marshal ireland Ire landH H 4 G acmillan Rc mcmillan Millan mr lipman of the tribune J F W L williams rev carroll 11 0 white and thomas higgins MET ON THE WAY the party were somewhat dis a appoint ed edon to reaching Og denat learning that the e U P train on which the governor was traveling was at least an hour hoar behind time however while the great bulk of those who had bad gone up to meet the new of the territory remained al ai the junction city and spent the intervening time as best they could a E I 1 few boarded the park city express for the purpose of meeting his excellency on the line of the U P those were mayor armstrong W W riler biler judge elias A smith councilor francis cope secretary thomas judge rosborough J E dooley arthur pratt W C H hall ill E M bynon henry page and J B walden accompanied by members of the press these gentlemen boarded board edthe ithe train on which the governor was a passenger at peterson a small way station on the weber the meeting was cordial on both sides when mr riter was introduced to his excellency he addressed him thus governor west I 1 am one of a delegation appointed by the city council of salt lake city to bid you welcome to utah I 1 take great pleasure in discharging this duty and heartily saying to you 1 W welcome elcome the governor made a fitt fitting larg acknowledgment know and likewise expressed his thanks for dispatches of welcome he had received on the way from mayor armstrong and secretary thomas AT OGDEN by the time the U P train reached large concourse of people had gathered at the depot and when it came to a standstill the governors governo rs car was the universal point of attraction I 1 everybody being anxious to catch a glim glimpse se of him As he stepped upon tile the platform he was instantly surrounded by a dense crowd he was a approached broached 1 by acting governor to thomas mas who thus addressed him GOVERNOR WEST in the absence of governor Murray who had in his heart the pleasing ant anticipation of greeting you the duty has been imposed upon me or gi vin yu a welcome to atah 1 therefore s t e act governor and representing the people express the hope that your journey westward has been marked by no unpleasant experience and assure y you 0 u that all the citizens of the territory are anxious to make you feel that you are in the hands bands of your friends the territory jou errit ory of utah is a great store storehouse house of mineral and agricultural wealth her mountains are filled with boundless riches and her valleys are the source of inexhaustible supplies her purel climate tempered in the summer and nd winter seasons by the towering mountains which you see all around you gives health and strength to the people le and makes their homes a western paradise tse to these pleasant scenes ot of prosperity and health the gifts of a kind providence you yo are welcomed and the agreeable thoughts with which they impress your mind are marred by the impress fact I 1 act that in other respects utah stands in deplorable preeminence pre eminence above her sister territories it may incite you with the high purpose of working to the end that during your administration utah may take a long step forward in the path where duty leads that her prosperity pros prosperity gerity may increase and everywhere may be heard eard the whirr of the spindle the buzz of the loom and the hum of industry which is always the music of a happy py and contented people that utah her differences obliterated and forgotten ana and her sorrows swept away will become one of the pillars which support the constitution and the laws upon which rests our entire political fabricand thus do her part to hand safely down to posterity this great republic with all its giant powers genius and interest in support or of your efforts to accomplish I 1 this purpose I 1 pledge you the support of every patriotic citizen A again i governor west I 1 give you a cor cordial welcome to utah the governor made the following response MR MB GOVERNOR AND FELLOW CITIZENS I 1 regret also the absence of my distinguished predecessor to welcome me to your splendid territory my trip to the west r has been one of unalloyed una noyed pleasure for I 1 have seen so many evidences of thrift and enterprise that it has been like a revelation to me I 1 stopped at omaha and was surprised to see the monuments erected as evidences of commercial success and untiring indestad ind industry ustad I 1 was delighted to see the towns that hat had sprung up all alon along my route which mark the lr progress ogress made an fn in the interest of american institutions and I 1 was particularly glad when I 1 crossed the utah line to note the e contrast between your territory and the one which I 1 had just left I 1 saw evidences of thrift and industry which pleased and delighted me I 1 ws further pleased leased when I 1 received the telegrams from to governor vernor thomas and the mayor of salt lake city informing me that this warm welcome awaited me you must know how grateful this is to a stranger I 1 left warm close dear friends in my native home and coming so tar far away you may imagine that I 1 came with some feeling of trepidation as to how by wh whom chmand mand and under what circumstances I 1 would be met but this royal welcome to your borders leaves no no room for doubt as to its sincerity god giving me the ability to act I 1 shall serve you well applause this welcome was not wholly unexpected tor for houi fame for hospitality pita lity is world wide with the untold wealth in your mines with your magnificent snow capped mountains towering to the clouds with a population of souls with good government and law abiding citi dens zens with your genial climate your untiring and unceasing industry your destin destiny cannot now be spoken but its glory a and achievements will eventually be heralded to all quarters of the globe I 1 thank you for this welcome I 1 come with no other purpose than to serve you faithfully hearty cheering followed the speech and the ogden brass band broke iu with a musical performance there was considerable cordial handsh akings and interchanges of kindly expressions on the platform and finally his excellency was conducted to one of the cars for some time before the train moved he maintained a standing between hon W W riter and secretary thomas those gentlemen introducing a large number of citizens to him as they passed down the aisle of the car BACK TO SALT LAKE LA E during the trip to salt lake governor west was conducted through the other cars and introduced to the ladies of the party of welcome on the train the mayor and city council tendered to the governor a reception to be given at the salt lake theatre tomorrow to morrow evening which he accepted this city was reached shortly after nine A large number of people had gathered at the depot awaiting the arrival and the ward band struck up some lively airs the governor was conducted to the walker house where he will stay for the present the crowd in front ot ol the hotel was very large after the ward band had played several airs in response to loud load calls governor west made macle his appearance on the balcony accompanied by W C hall hail and J B walden the former introducing him to the people governor west delivered the follow ng address FELLOW CITIZENS having come to you a stranger this sea of upturned faces this cordial welcome with which I 1 am met in your oar capital city fills my heart with gratification fi uon and pleasure but your hospitable fame had prompted me to expect a kindly welcome the strangers that I 1 have met and those whose accounts I 1 have read lead of visiting your territory have ever e cr spoken lix in highest terms of your hospitality they have spoken your praise braise they have described your beau beautiful tifa L city with its gardens of fruit trees with its lovely homes surrounded by this beautiful range of snow capped mountains they have told how the pure waters water flow down from those snow capped mountains upon each side of your beautiful avenues and alid streets they have spoken of the enterprise of your citizens and of the magnificence of your city in which the stranger meets a hospitable welcome and is is gladly and cheera cheerfully ully entertained with the western spirit that is is world wide cheers and applause now coming here as I 1 do I 1 know that much of this th I 1 s demonstration on is due to the official position in which I 1 come but while that is true it seems to tomo me that the grasp of the hand that I 1 han ha e had find the look from the eyes that I 1 have seen has been more than an official welcome there has been a kindly cordiality which bids the stranger welcome and makes me teel e 1 I at once at home cheers and if in my office I 1 could be false to such a people it if I 1 could be recreant to the duty that at is imposed upon me in my great office then 1 I would be unworthy to live and so help me god if I 1 have the ability to know ayd my duty uty I 1 have the Wo honesty nesty and the firmness and the strength of heart to do it he then retired and the crowd dis persed 4 governor west is over the average size his face is a strong one and while indicative of firmness of purpose shown by the expression of the well set mouth it is softened by an indication of kindly geniality his manner is affable afable f easy and graceful he is a P pleasing leasing public speaker his voice having I 1 a magnetic ring and his language b being well chosen we join oin in ia bidding his excellency a cordial welcome to utah we trust that he will carry out the intentions expressed in his remarks of yesterday and be the governor of the whole people the official oath was administered to governor west by chief justice C S zane today to day and his excellency is is therefore duly installed |