The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23
No Common Ground for Men to Meet On. EXTRA SESSION IS
 NOW A CERTAINTY Each Deplores the Meeting and Holds Other Responsible. Details of the Two Hours, Csnfereace. which Was Absolutely Private, Net Given oat. Though Lack
 of Results Made
 Kaswn.
Tutile and lnerec.ive. absolutely

Futile and ineffectfve. absoIuteiy without result.
 Such was the conference held yester- day afternoon between Governor B. B Conner and President Milton H. Smith of the Louisville and Nashville. The extra session of the Legislature, as A result of the failure of the conferenca. ia EesreE end more certain than eYers before.
 Neither Governor Conner nor Presi- dent Smith issued Q statement after tho momentous Interview had closed. but each made no reservation sof the fack that the conference failed to adjust the differences between the State ad- ministration and the Louisville and Nashville.
 There was no common ground upon which the two men could meet and neither had any hesltMncy in saving 10 after the long talk was over. Yet che interview was without any Unpleasant features and both men cIosstsd toweth- CT in the Governors office talked freely to each other.
 Both men depiored the meeting of the Legislature fin extra eession ana each held the other responsible. The Governor held that the altitude of the Louisville and Nashville, in testing ina acts Of the Legislature without putting them into effect, made the extra session necessary.
 Mfr. Smith. according to the Rossip ot the interview that fioated around after the conference, told the Gavax~ nor that the responsibility would rsHk upon him and t could not be ayadeds Tor tho Louisville and Naahwflle had done nothing bat exert sits IsKAl aFa ccnstitutional rights tn testing tho matter fin the courts
 AaIr. Smith Spoke
 The ptecs of defnite Information given out. after the conference waa the smiling remark of Governor Conner hin about the interview hehind fhA closed de0rs: l
 wen MT. Smith spoke for forty- five minutes"
 The interview beginning at a.ae o'clock was exactly one hour and forty nve minutes long. It fs an open secret too, that while Mir. smith nav have talked forty-dve minutes. the Cover nor himself had considerable to say.
 At the end of the interview the Gov- ernor simply told the eager newspapeK men:
 No agreement was reached.-
 Mr. Smith, seen at the Exchange rFa- tel shortly after the conference. hnd nothing to say for publication. ITS confirmed. however, the statement nf the Governor that they did not meet oss any common ground
 Mir. Smith will remain in the city to- day. But he will probably not see the Governor. Such was the belief last night At any rate 1t was said with some show of authority that no ar arrangements for future conference had been made.
 A considerable number of railroad attorneys were in the Exchange lobby last night and to q man they were of the opinion that the proposed agree Amaaa tt .s.a.. "a the Louisville and Nashville was @aif ofR." The extra session is as ccnf- dently expected as the rising of to- morrow's sun.
 Hon. J Manly Foster. District At- torney for the Louisville and Nashville is one of the few railroad attorneys in- cluded by the Governor among his per- sonal friends, and in the past two days Mfr. Foster has several times been to the Governors ofiice. He. it Is under stood. made the preliminary arrange Enents for the conference between tho two men. the central figures in one Of the most important civil chapters Of the States history.
 Meeting of the Two Men.
 Mir. Smith left the Exchange Hotel yesterday afternoon at o'clock and strolled leisurely up Dexter Avenue. He was accompanied by Vice President A. R. Smith; Trafiic Manager c. B.. Compton; District Attorney George ". Jones. and Assistant District Attorney J Manly Foster.
 They were greeted in the front ofFica of the Executive Department by Fri- vate Secretary W. '. Tort and hos~ pitably shown chairs in the ofice. At that time Governor Conner was in con- ference with Hon. n. C. Selheimer and Ex-chief Justice S. D. Weakley. at- torneys for the State in pending iiti- gation.
 RocordinR Secretary J. Fl. NunalIea went into the private office and told the Governor that President smith and the other gentlemen were waiting to sec him. The Governor immediately ex- cused Messrs. Wealgley and Selheimer-
 As they left the office the Governor came out ito greet Mir. Smith. who oc- cupied a chair near the door of the private oface. He extended his hand to the president of the Louisville and Nashville. saying:
 "Why how do you do. Mir. Smith7's
 Mir. Smith. rising, grasped the pros offered hand. saying:
 How are you. Governorf'
 The Governor immediately Invited Mir. Smith in the private office.
 As Mir. Smith stepped inside the door. the other members of his party threw away their cigars and started to fol- low The Governor. however, as soon as MT. Smith was inside, closed the door with his own hands, leaving the other gentlemen on the outside. At which they all smiled. and Mfr. Comp ton remarked;
 Gee. I'm sorry I threw away that cigar. It was a 25 center.
 The gentleman resumed their seats and looked interestedly out of the wtn~ dow. Then one and another remarked upon the very warm weather for Qc~ tober, and two or three of them ven- tured the opinion that it would rain before morning. The party was not exactly at it's ease. no more than were the many Capitol employees who had learned that tn eGovernor and NiT smith were behind closed doors con asrrirn. n,,nr their dIffarenrAa rnla l..I.L