The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-16
Govern i. week. |.

sCtIR Me- ERANs1EAEsIs
FOR THE GUBRRNAr0RikisW WEEK III AUGUST
i ROUND OF DINNERS IN PR6sPEcTs WITH
EVERYBODY TesPIAY HOST IN TURN. I
Especial asspssch 10 the PhiIaaelphia Times.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Colonel j. u.
reyton. of, Haddonfeld, N. arrived "a mere g
this morning from Richmond, where. ne
had been TO visit Governor kenaper in refer
etlce. to the proposed Governors conciaye
at Phiiadelphia, New York, and Boston,
| Governor Kemper VIII be present. Yo-dny
| Colonel peyton had interviews with Score
tary Schlrz, Postmaster.G General Key, and
Secretary. Thompson, OF the navy = oil OF
whom signify their intention OF being pres.
ent at the meeting OF the Governors at
Philadeiphia on August 18th: Secretary
Schurz thought 1t was a grand idea to haye
the Chief Magistrates OF the various States
interchange views In relation to the imam
cial, commercial, eand industrial Interests
and prospects 'of their respective Commons
weaiths. 3, h .;stsf, i !40af< s]..fasll. cd
Colonel Peyton Is to have an interview
with, the President before leaving for. Phil
adelphia. All the Governors OF the States
have now signifed their intention OF being
present. The Governors OF the Territories
have been granted leave OF aose nee; from.
their posts and will be OF the party. The
professors Of. the Smithsonian Institution,
Commissioner oil, Agriculture, and Commis-
sioner Of Education, have signifed their IN
tention to be in Philadelphia on the 2oth OF
August and accompany the distinguished
party to New York and Boston, aI.a .,9-a,
The programme so far arranged Is that
all che Governors, joi the West, Northwest,
Pacific slope, and Territories will be met Mt
Pittsburgh by Governor Hartranff, ana
those of9the South ana Southwest VIII be
met at Baltimore by Governor Carroll, the.
Governor of Delaware accompanying TIE;
party from Wilmington to Philadelphia.
The Governors q New England, New
York, and New Jersey will come directly
through to Philadelphia, being met at Jer-.
sew City by. a delegation OF Philadelphia
merchants. Governor Hartranft and che
other State and city officials and merchants
will receive the visitors OF Independence
hail on the 26tb. They will have
grand dinner while they remain in Phil
adelphia, which is to be perfectly Ameri-
can-the food cooked in American style and.
the. tables set with American ware, etc. al
New York the grand dinner is. to be alto
gether foreign, comprising dishes, cooking,
etc, after the style OF foreign countries. In
Boston the grand dinner is to comprise
American and foreign material. The idea
is that the first is to represent home the
second, orr foreign relations;|' the third,
America and the rest OF the world combined.
After the exhibition in Philadelphia Ia
visited and inspected, and thejreception
given, the Governors will visit the
public; institutions and the factories and
foundries. @On Saturday morning the party
will visit Cape May, sojourning at the
Stockton Hotel, leaving there on Monday
for New York. There Governor Robinson
will assume the position OF host, and with
the Mayor OF New York will receive the
party. After the three days. soiourn. in 4
New York they 60 to Boston by way Of the
Fall River, line and Old Colony railroad.
Governor Rice will there, assume the part
OF host, and the entertainment, in Boston
promises to be Of very grand and interest
ing character. Before the, party leaves
Massachusetts, they are to visit Lowell and
gain good idea OF the great manutactur-
ing interests Of that city. ,is..a.t'
There seems to be no doubt here but that
the governors will be induced to visit the
national capital before they separate, but
lust how th3t is to be done or in what stage
OF the programme they will come here is
not now known. It is understood tbat,H
they do come here that no political esignih-
canoe is to be attached to their visit: 49,
Hits by no means certain that Governor
Kemper wilt be Of the party:1 ~, T@.;[T
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