The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-07
Session This Afternoon At
the District Building.
TWO MORE GOVERNORS ADDED
Dole of Hawaii and Gambler Of Georgia
Express Approval Of Plan-PeTmanent
Organization to Be Completed Today.

The first meeting OF tie national com
mittee appointed by the Commissioners OF
the District OF Columbia to take steps to
secure a change in the date Of the ln2u-
guration OF the President Of the United
States will be held this afternoon In the
Board room al the District Building.
Commissioner Nacfarlaad. president of
the Board. will call the meeting 70 order
and preside pending the election OF q
temporary or permanent chairman.
The business before the committee viii
be permanent organization and the con-
sideration OF plans 20 effect the object
for which the committee was named
The members Of the local committee
are. Justice John N. Harlan. Admiral
Dewey. Gen. Nelson A Miles. District
Commissioner Henry B. F. Mcfarland.
Gen. John ". Foster. Messrs. C. c. Glover
and T. W. Noyes Gen. H. V BOyntOn.
Messrs Berlah Wilkins. F. A. Munsey. s.
W. Woodward. Thomas W. Smith.
Charles J. Bell, John Joy Edison. and
James L. Norris. These with the Gov
errors Of the States and Territories OF
the United states constitute the commit
tee.
Letters From Two Governors.
Commissioner Macfarland today re-
ceived letters from Governor Dole. Of
Hawaii. and Governor A. D. Gambler. Of
Georgia. accepting places on the commit
tee.
Governor Gambler regrets the memorable
demands of public duty on his attention
but expresses his hearty sympathy with
the movement he declares that for
many years he has held 10 the opinion
that Inauguration day should be changed
from March 4. to April 80. March, he
says. has been found by experience to be
one OF the most ineIement months OF the
year in the latitude OF Washington. arr
the fourth day Of the month seems TO be
the most Indictment day.
Governor Gambler states that as the
weather about the end Of April Is usually
fine the immense crowds gathering at the
inauguration Of the President on that date
could witness the outdoor ceremonies
without danger to their health.
Governor Dole acknowledged the ap-
pointment on the committee and says:
Il am very willing 20 assist in the mat
ter. though 1 am not fully informed as
20 the reason OF the proposed change.
other than the fact that the established
date is likely to be attended by weather
too Indictment 10 be suitable for the eT-
ercises in tho open air. l favor the
change for this reason
Il expect to be in Washington imme-
diately after the time you should receive
this letter, and shall De glad 20 confer
with vou On The guhiect 90
State Executives in Favor
The following is the list Of Governors
who have accepted places on the commit
tee.
States-AIabama. W D. Jelks: Color
ado, James 3. Ornran; Connecticut
George r. Mclean; Delaware. John Hun
Florida ". S Jennings; Georgia. A ID.
Gambler; Idaho. F. W Hunt. Illinois
Richard Yates; Indiana. W. T. Durbln:
Iowa. Albert B. Cummins; Kansas. W. r.
Stanley; Louisiana. William ". Heard,
Maine. John F. Hill. Maryland. John
Walter Smith. Massachusetts. ". NJ
Crane. Michigan. Aaron T. Bliss: Mime
sofa. 5. r. Van SAINT; Mississippi, A. n
LOngino; Montana. J. X. ToOle; Nebraska
Asa P. Savage; Nevada Reinhold Sadler.
New Hampshire. Chester 2. Jordan. New
Jersey. Franklin Murphy; New York. d.
3. OdeIl. jr-: North Carolina. Charles 3.
AycOck. North Dakota. Frank White.
Ohio, George K Nash. Oregon, T. T.
Geer. Pennsylvania, William a. stone;
Rhode Island Charles Dean K.mball
South Carolina, VI. p. McSweeney; South
Dakota. Charles y Herreid. Utah
Heber N. Wells: Vermont. William =.
SticEney. Virginia &. J. Montague.
Washington. Henry Mcbride: West Nir-
ginia, Albert b. White. Wisconsin, Robert
A. LaFOlleIte
Territorles-Arizona. y. o. Murphy.
Alaska. John G. Brady: New Mexico.
Miguel A. Otero; Porto Rico. ". h.