Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
STATE GOVERNORS ORGANIZE
PLANS ADOPTED FOR SELECTION
OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Meeting Probable In the Fall-Re-
port OF q Revolt Against Gen.
tralizatio Denied.

Whether it was a form of revolt against
the spirit OF Capitalization. or whether II
was not. great interest has been mani
tested in a special meeting OF state ex-
ecutives yesterday afternoon having as
Its admitted object permanent or
ganization under some such designa-
ton as ''house of governors which
followed closely the adjournment of the
conference yesterday. The immediate re-
suit OF this later conference was the
adoption OF resplution providing for
meeting Of the house OF governors
at least once each year. and the
rumor OF revolt probably owed Its origin
to the fact that a resolution OF somewhat
similar import. specifying that future
meetings Of the governors should be
called by the President on petition OF
one-third Of the governors. was with
drawn after comparatively brief debate
Yesterday. as mentioned In The Star. to
give way to the clause in the general
declaration by which 1t was unanimously
agreed that from time to time. as in his
judgment may seem wise. the President
shall call the governors OF states men,
bers of Congress and others into confer.
ence."
No Thought Of Revolt
Practically every one Of the governors
present at the conference yesterday att
ernoon denied that there was even a
thought of revolt in their proceedings.
Gov. Wilson of Kentucky made a formal
statement to this effect and he was heart
lily supported in this statement when he
said:
The success Of the present meeting
showed us that annual meetings Of the
governors would be Of inestimab BILE value
to the country, and long before the reso-
luton putting the power to call the next
meeting in the hands of the President was
introduced several Of us had talked the
matter over and decided that an effort
should be made to make the organization
not only permanent. but to enlarge IFS
scope to include every question of mutual
interest between the states. The presen,
meeting was called for specific purpose
"a discussion of the best means to con-
serve our natural resources. The good
work accomplished shows that similar
meetings. at which the subject of the
Standardization of laws, such as on wills.
marriage and divorce. extradition and a
hundred other subjects on which there il
conflict in the laws OF the several states
would be Of inestimable advantage 10 the
public. With this aim in view the call
was issued for meeting of the govern
ors to effect this permanent organization.
Il wish most emphatically to deny that
II Is in the remotest way a bolt from the
regular conference. We have all worked
in harmony on the questions we were in
vited here to discuss. There has not been
a word said that could lead any one to
think that there was the least dissars-
faction: but We believe that the scope OF
the meetings should be enlarged and not
confined to the questions considered at
this meeting 1t was for this reason. and
for this reason only that steps were
taken to effect a permanent organization
on lines that would permit a discussion
of all questions Of interest"
Will Meet Next Fall.
Gov. Wilson and Gov Folk originated
the idea Of a permanent organization.
and plans for the preliminary meeting
were completed Wednesday night Upon
adjournment of the conference yester-
day at noon the second meeting was
called TO order. among those participating
being Cows. Folk. Wilson, Hoch. Glenn.
Sheldon. Swanson, Deneen and Ansel.
Gov Swanson was made temporary chair
man. and. according to the previously
agreed platform" he will confer with
Gov. Wilson. and together they will Sc
lect five other governors TO act with
them az an executive committee and to
determine the time and place for the
next meeting. at which formal and per-
is stated as probable that this meeting
will be held some time in the fall either
at Chicago or ST. Louis.
Former President Grover Cleveland. on
being Informed of the adoption by the
conference of governors OF a resolution
expressing regret at Mr.. Cleveland's in
ability to attend the conference and hop
ing for his speedy recovery. expressed
deep appreciation of the action