Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-07
DATE OF INAUGURATION
Congress to Be Asked to Pro-
vide for Change.
COMMITTEE MEETING
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS TO
UNITE IN THE MOVEMENT.
Large Number of Governors Of States
Express Approval-Plans
in View.
COMMITTEE MEETIN G

In the board room at the District build
ing this afternoon the first meeting of the
national committee named to take up the
matter of securing change in the date of
the inauguration Of the President of the
United States will be held. The committee
consists Of a number Of representative men
of Washington including the chairmen of
the last three inaugural committees, and
the governors of the various states and
territories of the United States. Mr. Henry
3. F. Mcfarland, president of the board
of District Commissioners, who has acted
for the board In directing the formation of
the committee, will call the meeting this
afternoon to order, after which the cleo
ton Of temporary or permanent chair
man will be at once taken up. The COM
mittee will then complete its organiza-
ton and take up the business before it..
1t is expected one or two governors Will
be present this afternoon. Others will be
represented by proxies. Still others have
written their views on the subject OF the
proposed change and these will be read. 1t
was not considered essential that the gov
ernors should attend this initial meeting.
Their cooperation simply was desired and
this they have granted in a most enthusi-
aStic and earnest manner.
Two dates will probably be discussed as
appropriate for future inaugurations. These
will be the Both of April, the anniversary
Of the first Inauguration of President
Washington, and the last Thursday of
April. The latter date has been specified
in proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton introduced by Senator Hoar, and which
has recently passed the upper house of
Congress 1t will be the work Of the COM
mittee which meets this afternoon to have
the matter taken up in the House of Rep
resentatives and to provide for the neces-
sary ratification by the states in the event
of the desired amendment being adopted.
Local Members Of Committee.
The local members Of the national COM
mittee are: Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles, commanding the army; Admiral
George Dewey Of the navy, Mr.. John Joy
Edison, chairman of the inaugural commit
tee of 1901; Justice John M. Harlan Of the
United States Supreme Court, Commission
er Henry B. F. Mcfarland, Mr.. John w.
Foster, Mr.. Charles ]. Bell. chairman of
the inaugural committee of 1897; Mr. James
L. Norris, chairman Of the inaugural COM
mittee of 1893; Mr.. Charles c. Glover. Mr..
Theodore w. Noyes, Mr.. Beriah Wilkins,
Mr.. Frank A. Munsey, General Henry V.
Boynton, Mr.. Thomas w. Smith, president
of the Board Of Trade, and Mr.. 8. w.
Woodward.
List Of the Governors.
The governors Of the following states
have accepted appointment on the commit
tee:
Alabama, W. D. Jelks; Arkansas, JET
ferson Davis; Colorado. James B. orn-
ran; Connecticut, George R. Mclean:
Delaware, John HUM: Florida, W. s.
Jennings: Georgia, A. D. Gambler; Idaho,
F. w. Hunt: Illinois. Richard Yates; In
diana, w. T.. Durbin; Iowa. Albert B.
ana, VIM. w. Heard; Maine. John F. Hill;
Maryland, John Walter Smith; Massachu-
setts, w. M. Crane; Michigan. Aaron T.
Bliss Minnesota, S. r. Van SAINT; Missis-
sippi. A. II. LONGING; Missouri, A. NJ
braska. Asa P. Savage; Nevada, Rein
hold Sadler; New Hampshire, Chester
B. Jordan; New Jersey, Franklin Muir
ply; New York, B. B. Odell jr.; North
Carolina, Charles B. Aycock; North Da-
kota, Frank White; Ohio, Geo. X. Nash;
Oregon, T. T. Geer; Pennsylvania. William
A. Stone; Rhode Island, Charles Dean
Kimball; South Carolina, M. b. Nc
Sweeney; South Dakota, Charles N Her.
rod; Utah, Heber M. Wells; Vermont. VIM.
M Stickney; Virginia, A. J. Montague;
Washington, Henry Mcbride: West Vir-
ginia Albert B. White; Wisconsin. Robert
NJ. LaFollette.
The following territorial governors have
accepted:
Arizona. N o. Murphy; Alaska. John G.
Brady; New Mexico, Miguel A Otero;
Porto Rico. w. H. Hunt; Hawaii. S. B.
Dole.
Inaugural Committees Suggestion.
The committee, which 1t is expected will
he aft lie