The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-15
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Governors Of Southern States in
Convention at Richmond.
ARKANSAS GOVERNOR PREsDEs

The Protector Of the Scheme to Formu-
late Plans for Building Up the New
South in the Chair-o Only Two Stat
Not Represented.
RICHMOND, April 13. - Yesterday g.
convention OF southern governors opene
In the senate chamber. A. T. o'clock Go
ernor Mckinney, asgaEa, snisd by Cove
nors Fishback Of 4 - tsas, Foster co.
Louisiana, Brown n Hkryland, Jones
Alabama, Carr Of n tn Carolina, and
Stone Of Missouri, appeared in the ch:r
Der. The following other states were req
resented by delegates: South Carolina.
Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Viz
ginia and Kentucky. Texas and FioriUl
were not represented.
After an opening prayer by DIR. Nelson,
president of the Richmond Female Insti-
tute, Governor Mckinney, In a brief open
ing address, took occasion to welcome the
distinguished guests who had assembled
in Richmond. He said it was a happy
thought Of his friend from Arkansas to
have originated aud worked up the con
vention that bade fair toaccomplish such
great good in this south land Of ours In
concluding he nominated Governor Fish
back as temporary chairman OF the meet
ing.
Governor eAS .ek, in accepting the
chairmans! - 'hanked the gentlemen foI
the honor, aud said itwas enough TO ex-
cite the pride and profoundest gratitude
| from any man to be called upon to preside
over such body. He then spoke briefly
about the object of the meeting and an.
nounced that he was ready to consider any
motion.
On motiot q 'iovernor Mckinney Cob
onel John Bell Bigger, clerk Of the house
/ Of delegates, was chosen as secretary, and
Mr.. Wilson ~ sergaut-at-arms.
Governor Mckinney offered the follow
! ing, which was adopted
Resolved, That a committee of five b.
appointed upon permanent organization
and order of procedure"
The chair appointed Governors McKin
ney, Brown, Stone, Foster Jones and Carr
Governor Carr of North Carolina, Of
fered the following resolution, which wa
adopted:
Resolved, that a committee of one from
each state represented be appointed, who's
dHty it shall he to consider all resolution
and suggestions brought before this con
vention and to present plans and question
for consideration and adoption. All sucl
shall be reported without debate, and tn
persons appointed on this committee b
the governors from the several states o
delegates named by them"
Letters of regret at their inability to AT
tend the convention were read from Gov
ernors McCorkle, of West Virginia. an,
Turney, of Tennessee.
Before the meeting adjourned the receI
ton committee of the chamber of CON
meIce was introduced. After a gen era
introduction and handshakinR the visitor
were escorted to carriages in waiting an
driven TO the Armory, where an elegan
lunch was enjoyed.
The distn guished visi ors afterward
resumed the carriages and were driven I
the Lee monument, Soldiers Home, RI
servoir park, Hollywood JEFF Davis mar
sion, St. Johns church and other points @
interest. The gentlemen were then drive
TO their respective hotels, and at o'cloc
last night they visited the governors man
sion, where they were informally enter
tained with an old fashioned Virgini
dinner.
Governor Tillman, of South Carolin
arrived last evening to attend the CONVEX
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