The age-herald., 1899-09-21
Shaw, Of Iowa, Grows FaCstlOuS at the
 Expense of Stephens.
IS REPRIMaNDED BY DAN JONES
Savers Permanent Chairman-Resolu tions Committee Holds a Session Lasting Far Into Night-Day
 Spent in Speaking

St. Louis Mo-, September 20-The gov. ernors of Arkansas, Tennessee, Michigan, Missouri Colorado and Iowa, most of them accompanied by their attorney generals, and the attorney generals and other repre- sentatives of Montana, Indiana Mississippi and Washington responded to the invita- ton of Gov. Joseph D. Savers of Texas, to meet in conference for the purpose of discussing the trust question, and assem- bed today at the Planters hotel, where three sessions were held. The conference will be concluded tomorrow morning, when the committee on resolutions will be ready to report.
 Governor Savers was present with his at torney general, and was chosen permanent chairman of the conference. Governors McIaurin of Mississippi, Foster of Louis- iana and Gandler of GeWgia sent regrets.
 Most of the day was spent in speech making, and almost every one of those present was afforded an opportunity to air his views on the question: All the speakers were listened to with great attention There were several tlts between speakers of op- posite political faith that gave spice to the proceedings.
 Stephens Criticised Administ ration
 At the morning session, Governor stephens, of Missouri, delivered an address eriticzlng the republican adminlstration's expansion policy, and declaring that trusts and Imperialism go hand ill hand. Gover- nor Shaw, of Iowa, took up the gauntlet thrown by Stephens and at the opening of the afternoon session, answered him with speech that brought smiles to the faces of most of those present. In turn Governor Jones, of Arkansas, put Iowa's chief mag istrate on the spit and roasted him for using such facetious language at such a gathering.
 Attorney General Taylor of Indiana also took occasion to rap the knuckles of Mis- souri's governor. There seemed to be a great difference of opinion as to the best method of remedy about the trust evil.
 Some of those present thought that the state laws now in vogue were sufficient 10 control the operations of the combinations complained of while others were of the opinion that uniform laws should be en- acted by the several states and by con gress, Some were for the complete anni- hilation of the trusts, while others favored their regulation.
 Favored the irst Idea
 Governor Savers and Governor Pineree in the speeches delivered today, showed themselves strongly in favor of the first idea, was also Governor Jones, of Ar kansas.
 Governors Thomas, of Colorado, and Shaw, of Iowa, favored the enactment of laws to restrict the combines. There was almost as much difference of opinion among the attorney generals who were heard. Governors Shaw of Iowa, and Thor~as, of Colorado and Attorney Gen eral iylor, of Indiana, left for home to- night. The committee on resolutions held session far into the night.
 Governor Thomas, of Colorado, was the first speaker of the afternoon He pre- faced his remarks by saying empha ticaly that he did not agree with the expressions voiced by Goverors Stephens and Savers at the morning session. and then launched out on a discussion of the trust proposition. He contended that the consolidation of business conditions in a few hands was in furious to the people as a whole.
 Portended Evil for People
 He assumed that the question of the character of the gigantic trusts portended evil for the people and said it was time to call halt. He argued that concurrent action between the states and lthe national government was necessary to control the operations of the trusts. He concluded his remarks with a vigorous attack on the Standard Oil company, exemplffying his onslaught by the reiteration of a number of specific cases coming under his observa- tion wherein the oil company made enor- nous profits on it's product in Colorado and adjacent states to the detriment of the consumer He said the company avoided taxation on it's property and business in Colorado, and paid dividends in New York;
 Gov Leslie Shaw, of Iowa, then took the floor and, as it seemed to many, derided the remarks of Governor Stephens at the morning session. Before diving into his subject he made motion that the gov ernors of Missouri and Texas be appointed to draft and formulate bill, such as in their opinion may safely and advantage ously be passed by the legislatures of the several trusts and which will in their opinion as far as possible, remedy the evil so universally acknowledged. The motion was tabled.
 Governor Shaw said, in part:
 Governor Shaw's Speech
 q regret that the call for this confer ence did not include all that is in the mind of him who published it. It was evident inc purpose to make 1t not only an anti trust conference, but an anti-axpansion and a free trade and free silver convention. I say evidently the purpose from the tone of the remarks of the chairman and from the speechof the governor of Missouri. Had this been done 1t is quite possible large attendance would have been secured; for certainly it would have then embraced sub iects upon which there are greater differ- ences of opinion than upon the question of trusts alone.
 T was interested and diverted by the ad-