Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
INAUGURATION DATE
Concerted Movement to Sc
cure a Change.
COMMITTEE TO MEET
CORRESPONDENCE WITH Gov
ERNoRs OF STATES.
Matter to Be Presented to Congress in
Request for Adoption of Joint
Resolution.
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The national committee on the proposed
| change Of Inauguration day from the 4th
| of March to a later and better date APP
| pointed by the Commissioners and of which
Commissioner Macfarland is chairman,
| will probably be called to meet in Novem-
| Der just before the meeting of Congress.
Comm jssioner Mcfarland has been in
| correspondence ever since the 4th of March
| last with the governors of the states and
| territories, who, with fifteen residents Of the
District of Columbia, asked TO serve
| as members of the national committee. He
| has up TO date secured the consent of forty
| one governors of the states and territories
| to serve on the committee and expects that
| several others will accept this service be-
| fore the meeting in the fall.
Inevitable delays occur in such CORE
| spondence, but the response has been in
| general SO prompt and hearty as TO indi
| cate a strong interest in the movement all
| over the country for change of Inaugural
| ton day. All the governors who accepted
| service expressed approval of the PROPOSE
| ton and some of them very emphatic
| in doing This indicates that they are
prepared to bring the matter before the
people and the legislatures Of their states
! in favorable light, well as to lend their
! influence to the operations of the national
committee.
| The chief function of that committee is
| to present the matter to Congress in such
! a way as to secure favorable action An
| amendment to the Constitution is necessary,
| and a joint resolution for that purpose VIII
| be drafted and introduced at the opening
| of the next session. The Senate has twice
passed such resolution unanimously, and
| it Is believed that its chances in the House
will be better next session than heretofore.
The death of Senator Bate of Tennessee,
followed AZDlrOZ,
and that of Judge Weldon of the Court of
Claims, in consequence of exposure the
last 4th Of March have made a deeper i'm
preston as to the dangers of the present
Inauguration date.
Governors in the Committee.
A number of the governors have been
members of the committee since 1902, while
a number of others have become governors
since then and are new to the committee.
The forty-one who are members of it are
as follows:
George C. Pardee, governor of California;
| Jesse F. Mcdonald, governor of Colorado;
Henry Roberts. governor OF Connecticut;
Preston Lea, governor of Delaware; n. Is.
Broward, governor of Florida; Joseph NJ.
Terrell, governor of Georgia; f. r. Good
| ing, governor of Idaho; Charles S. Deneen,
governor of Illinois; J. Frank Hanly, gov
| ernor of Indiana; Albert B. Cummins, gov
ernor of Iowa; f. w. Hoch. governor of
Kansas; j. G. w. Beckham, governor of
| Kentucky: N c. Blanchard, governor of
| Louisiana: William T. Cobb, governor Of
| Maine; Edward Warfield, governor of Mary
| land; John A. Johnson, governor of Mime
| sofa; Joseph w. Folk. governor of Missouri;
| j. X. Toole, governor of Montana; John III.
| Mickey, governor of Nebraska John Nc
| Lane, governor of New Hampshire; Edwin
| c. Stokes, governor of New Jersey; Frank
W. Higgins governor of New York; Robert
| B. Glenn governor of North Carolina; f.
| Y. Sarles, governor of North Dakota; Myron
| T. Herrick, governor Of ONO; Gearge H.
| Chamberlain, governor Of Oregon; Samuel
| w. Pennypacker, governor of Pennsylvania;
| G. H. Utter, governor of Rhode Island; 5.
| H. Elrod, governor of South Dakota; ]. l.
| Cox, governor of Tennessee; John Q. Cutler,
| governor of Utah; G. ]. Bell, governor OF
Vermont; Andrew J. Montague, governor
of Virginia; A. E. Mead, governor of Wash
| ington; w. NJ. o. Dawson, governor of
West Virginia; r. NJ La Toilette, governor
| of Wisconsin; John B. Brady governor of
| Alaska; Joseph H. Kibbey, governor of
| Arizona: Miguel A. Otero governor of New
| Mexico; Thompson B. Ferguson, governor
| of Oklahoma.
There were two vacancies occasioned in
| the list of fifteen residents Of the District
| of Columbia who are members of the COM
mittee by the death Of Gen. H. V. Boynton
| and Mr. Beriah Wilkins, which have been
| filled by the appointment of Gen. John M.
| Wilson, chairman of the last Inauguration
| committee, and Mr.. John F. Wilkins. The
other District members Of the national
| committee are: Henry B. F. mcfarland,
permanent chairman; James L.. Norris,
permanent secretary; Thomas W. smith,
| John w. Foster, Admiral George Dewey
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, c. J. Bell, s. w.
Woodward, C. C. Glover, Frank A: Munsey,
John Joy Edison, Theodore w. Noyes and
Justice John NJ. Harlan.
Letters Of Approval.
Some Of the especially favorable express
| sions in the letters Of the governors are as
follows:
Governor Frank w. Higgins Of New York
said:
date of Inauguration day from the 4th OF
March to one in the latter part OF April
not alone from consideration or the COM
fort of the numerous visitors to washington
on that occasion, but for the FAR more
serious one of danger to life. the case OF
Senator Bate, which you cite, as well as
that Of the diplomatic representative or
Mexico. being In point. I shall be glad to
serve upon the national committee having
this object in view"
Governor A. J. Montague Of Virginia:
II concur entirely in the reasons advanced
In your letter for the change of the date
it seems to me imperative have also long
since thought the President should have
more time than is now accorded between
the date of his election and his Inaugural
ton for the preparation of the duties i'm
mediately incident to his assumption OF Of
fee
Governor J. Frank Hanly of Indiana:
II am in hearty accord with the effort to
change the Inauguration date. 1t ought to
be in the latter part of April. 1t is mat
ter in which the people of the whole coun-
try are interested and about which there
seems to me to be no room for debate or
serious difference of opinion"
Change Absolutely Necessary.
Governor r. B. Glenn Of North Carolina:
II believe that such a change Is abso-
| lutely necessary for the safety and COM
fort of the people who desire to attend the
Inauguration
Governor F. r. Gooding of Idaho:
II desire to assure you and the members
of the national committee that am heart
lily In favor of the change Of date. as has
been previously proposed. and hope that the
matter can SO be presented that the change
will be made before another Inauguration
occurs. At all times since the matter has
been called to my attention have felt
sured that the present date is much too
early in a climate such as that of Washing
ton city. and that little research would