The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Governors of Southern States in
Convention at Richmond.
ARKANSAS GOVERNOR PREsIDEs.

rhs Protector Of tho Scheme to Formu.
late Plans for Building Up the New
South In tho Chaif-oniy Two States
Not Represented.
R,cHMoSD. April 49, - Yesterday the
convention CT southern governors opened
Ii the senate chamber. AT 12 O'Clock Gov.
ernor Mckinney. accbza, anied by Cover
EoIs Fishbaok of Arkansas, Foster OF
Louisiana, Brown Of Maryland, Jones Of
Alabama, Carr of North Carolina, and
Stone of Missouri, appeared In the cham.
Ger The following other states were rep
resented by delegates; South Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky. Texas and Florida
were not represented
After an opening prayer by DR.. Nelson,
president of the Richmond Female lnsti.
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 happy
thought of his friend from Arkansas to
have originated and worked up the con-
Vention that bade fair to accomplish such
great good in this south land of ours. In
concluding he nominated Governor Fish.
back as temporary chairman of the meet
ing.
Gover,.- itt. back, In accepting the
chairmansn. <hanked the gentlemen for
the honor, and said it was enough to ex-
cite the pride and profoundest gratitude
from any man to be called upon to preside
over such a body. He then spoke briefly
about the object of the meeting and an
nounced that he was ready to consider any
motion.
On motion of Governor Mckinney Col
onel John Bell Bigger, clerk of the house
OF delegates was chosen as secretary and
Mr.. Wilson as sergant-at-arms.
Governor Mckinney offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
'Resolyed, That a committee of five be
appointed upon permanent organization
and order of procedure"
The chair appointed Governors McKin-
Dey, Brown, Stone, Foster, Jones and Carr
Governor Carr, of North Carolina, Of
fercd the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, that committee of one from
each state represented be appointed whose
dsfty it shall be to consider all resolutions
and suggestions brought before this CON
vention and to present plans and questions
for consideration and adoption, All such
shall be reported without debate, and the
persons appointed on this committee be
the governors from the several states or
delegates named by them.'
letters of regret at their inability to at
tend the convention were read from Gov
ernors McCorkle, of West Virginia, and
Turney, Of Tennessee
Before the meeting adjourned the recep-
tion committee of the chamber of com
merce was introduced. After a gen eral
Introduction and handshaking the visitors
were escorted to carriages in waiting and
driven to the Arnory where an elegant
lunch was enjoyed
The dis'n I'll shed visi ors afterwards
resumed the carriages and were driven to
the lee monument, Soldiers Home, Re-
servoir park, Hollywood, Jeff Davis man
sion, st. Johns church and other points of
interest. The gentlemen We're then driven
to their respective hotels, and at o'clock
last night they visited the governors man
sion. where they We're informally enter
tained with an old fashioned Virginia
dinner.
Governor Tillman, of South Carolina
arrived last evening to attend the conyen-
ton.