The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-18

would find 1t Impossible TO reconcile
with the Roosevelt pictured by indig-
nant members Of congress In the cor
rdors Of the principal hotels,
The governors themselves made an
interesting study There were tall ana
thin governors, governors short and fat
and still governors answering to the
conventional measure OF men as they
are met on the street, The northern
governors took no speaking parts Gov
ernor Hughes of New York had depart
ed when his name was called, Cover
nor Woodruff OF Connecticut made
few we'll chosen preliminary remarks
In asking to have President Hadley OF
Yale university address the conference,
who made by common consent one OF
the clearest and most convincing adj
dresses Of the session. Otherwise the
governors from the sunny south or the
breezy west did the extemporaneous
speaking. Each brought with him the
characteristics Of the oratory felt to
be most effective In his section of the
country and each renewed allegiance
to the flag in a manner to leave no
doubt OF his devotion to the country
nor of that Of his home neighbors. 1t
was all intensely interesting, especially
In It's panoramic revelation of section
al temperament
With the exception Of four special
~ designated citizens, Mr.. Carnegie,
Mr., Hill, Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Mitchell, and,
the specialists who read formal pa
pers. President Hadley was the only
private citizen who was called upon
speak. am wrong, John Hays Ham
mond was also called upon. 1t Is in
terestlng, nevertheless, to note some
OF the delegates who were brought to
Washington by the governors of their
states. From California came Arthur
r, Briggs, president of the state
board of trade; from Connecticut
President Hadley of Yale; from Del
aware, Judge Gray Of the United
states district court and a presidential
possibility; from Illinois, DIR. Edmund
J. James, president Of the university
OF Illinois; from Iowa, DR.. A. B.
Storms, president of the Iowa state
college; from Maryland, DR.. William
Bullock Clark of Johns Hopkins uni
verslty; from Massachusetts,, Presi-
Butterheld of the Massachusetts, Agrl-
cultural college; from Michigan, Pres
ident Angel of the University of
Mlchiban: from Minnesota, Cyrus
Northrup, formerly OF Yale, now pres
ident Of the University of Minnesota;
from New York, President Butler Of
Columbia and President Schurman Of
Cornell; from oregon, Chief Justice
Bean Of the supreme court; from
Rhode Island, President Faunce of
Brown university; from South Caro-
lima, the veteran newspaper editor,
Major ]. C. HemphIll of the Charles
ton News and Courier; from Virginia,
President Alderman OF the Universe
" OF Virginia, and from Washington,
Professor G. l.. Waller OF the state
college.
The social hours of the conference
were so filed with invitations of every
agreeable sort that weeks would have
been required TO dispose OF them.
Governor Woodruff OF Connecticut
was given the place of honor at the
presidents dinner. next TO the speaker
OF the house, who with Chief Justice
Fuller sat on either side of Mr.. Roose-
welt. When the governors were pho
tographed with the president. at his
request, Governor Woodruff stood I'M
medlately back Of him, All the mem
bers OF the Connecticut delegation
were entertained at the home OF Ad
miral Cowles al different times dur
ing the conference. In each instance
Mrs. Cowles, who Is the presidents
sister, presided. At the luncheon CIV
on in honor Of Governor Woodruff
the other guests were Mrs. William II.
Taft, Governor Post OF Porto Rico,
Mr.. Boardman and Miss Cowles.
President Hadley was guest OF the
president at luncheon Wednesday
The dinner given by Edward G. Buck
land, who was member Of the Rhode
Island delegation to Governor Hig
gins of that state and Governor Wood
ruff included besides President Har-
ley Of Yale and President Faunce OF
| Brown the other state delegates and
| Major Marsh Of the army and Lieu
tenant Commander, Hill. of the navy
Later In the evening, after the reeep-
ton given by Mr.. Pinchot, an Informal
reception at the Metropolitan club was
given the Connecticut party at which
were present Senator Kean OF New
Jersey, Senator Flint of California
Senator Bailey OF Texas, Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania, Governor Stew.
art of Pennsylvania and Governor
Post Of Porto Rico In the Pennsyl'
vania party was Ned Murphy, who Il
so we'll remembered in New Haver
and Connecticut as temperance ad
vocate. He spoke enthusiastically o
the friends he made there.
The conference was brought to {
close by what had been planned as
garden party on the White house
grounds and to which had been bid
den the diplomatic corps, tho resi-
dent members Of the army and nav.
and distinguished members OF tn
congress. The rain compelled Mrs
Roosevelt to change her plans AM
hold the reception within doors. Hal
It been a pleasant day the occasion
would have been the most hrillian
In the history OF an administration
given to doing brilliant things social
~. Thus closed, however, one Of tn
most interesting and suggestive con
ventions ever held at the nations cap
ital. N @. o.