The sun., 1908-05-13
Big ROUNDUP OR GOVERNORS
ROOSEVELT GIVES THEN 4 DIN
NER As 4 STARTER.
Convention on Conservation Of National Re-
sources Meets To-day The President
wants q Resolution Adopted IndOrs-
Ing Ills Policy Of Federal Control.

notable and distinguished official gather
ings ever assembled in the White House
will be called TO order in the Fast Room at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, II IL the
national convention on the conservation
OF the national resources.
The Governors Of majoriiy VI the States
and Territories will be present. Others
will be represented by acting Governors,
men designated to represent the respective
Commonwealth 10 the absence Of the de
facto executives.
The Governors began to arrive last night
The first arrivals we're from the far West
Many others came to-day and they were
In evidence at the Capitol and exercised
their privilege Of going upon the floors OF
the two houses Of Congress.
Among the visitors TO the Senate and
House Of Representatives to-day were
Cows Deneen Of Illinois, Higgins Of Rhode
Island, Noel Of Mississippi, Cutler Of Utah,
Glenn Of North Carolina, Gooding OF Idaho
and Davidson Of Wisconsin. Each Gov
ernor or acting Governor is accompanied
by three delegates designated by him at
the Presidents direction.
The President gave a dinner Tor the
visitors tonight Every Governor and acting
Governor in the city was invited and dis
tinglished company from ofilcial life was
hidden 20 meet the Governors. Sixty
eight guests. including the visiting dele
gates, sat around the Presidents board
in the State dining room.
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President and the vice-President, we're
the Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives. the Chief Justice and associate Jus-
tees Of the United States Supreme Court,
the Secretaries OF the Interior andof Agri-
culture, Senators Newlands aud Bankhead
of the National Inland Waterways Com
mission, the Governors Of the following
States Arkansas, Delaware, Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Connecticut. Maryland, South
Carolina. New Hampshire, Virginia, New
York Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky,
Ohio. Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi,
Illinois, Alabama, Missouri Michigan,
Wisconsin. Minnesota, Kansas, West Vir-
ginia, Colorado, North Dakota, South
Dakota Montana, Washington. Idaho
Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico Arizona
Alaska, Hawai- and Porto Rico,
The following completed the list OF the
invited guests: William Jennings Bryan
Brig Gen. Alexander Mackenzie. Andrew
Carnegie, James j. Hill. George c. Pardee
John F. Hill, John Mitchell Herbert Knox
Smith, Clifford Pinchot. W. j. Magee
NJ. F H. Newell Col Charles s. Bromwell
Lieutenant Commander w. s. Sims, Capt,
Frank r. Mccoy Capt Archibald W. Butt
and Representative Theodore Burton of
the Inland Waterways Commission
While the President was entertaining the
Governors and other distinguished guests
in the State dining room the engineers Of
Washington gave a dinner TO the visiting
engineers. Among the guests at this dinner
were Prof George +. Swain Of Boston,
professor Of civil engineering In the Massa-
ch,lsetts Institute OF Technology; c, ".
Rice Of New York, secretary Of the Ameri-
can Society Of Mechanical Engineers; K,
W. Pope OF New York. secretary OF the
American Institute Of Electrical Engineers;
Joseph Struthers Of New York, editor Of
the American institute Of Mining Engineers
John Hays Hammond, Henry G. StOtt Of
New York president Of the American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers; and
Charles Mcdonald Of New York president
Of the American Society Of Civil Engineers
The doors of the White House are 20 be
kept closed TO the public during the con-
venton, which will continue during most
Of the week. There will be many diver
sions for the visitors, including entertain
ments by State organizations and dinners
given by Senators and Representatives in
Congress The hotels IN Washington are
crowded to the limit Of their capacity
with visiting delegations.
There was some sightseeing to-day A
number Of the visitors went 70 Mount
Vernon and Others took long drives in the
afternoon.
Tie convention tomorrow morning will
be formally opened by an address from
President Roosevelt on Conservation a. a
National Duty Other speakers at to-
morrows session will be Andrew Carnegie,
Dir. j. c. White and John Mitchell The
Washington Board Of Trade will give a
dinner to the visitors Tomorrow night.
Among the delegates will be nine Presi-
Dental possibilities: Roosevelt Hughes,
Bryan, Cannon, Gray. Fairbanks. johnson,
Folk and Knox.
William Jennings Bryan, Gov. John John
sou Of Minnesota and Nice-President Fair
banks travelled together from Chicago to
Washington, arriving this morning. The
Vce-President went West Saturday 70 at
tend a dedication OF parochial school
building The three Presidential Candi-
dates were chummy on the trip aud dined
rogethF last night and breakfasted to-
gether to-day
If President Roosevelt has his way about
il the conference will accomplish some more
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natural resources. The formal programme
Ills for the reading Of several papers by
experts and free discussion OF the views
expressed therein. That II all that most
Of the Governors know about plans for the
coming meeting.
Those who are in the special confidence
of Mr. Roosevelt, however, know that he
wishes 20 have resolution adopted gene
rally indorsing the policy OF his Adminisra-
tion in connection with forestry, public
lands. the Use Of interstate streams under
the laws and regulations Of the Federal
Government and kindred matters. Who
will be- the nominal author OF this resolution
IL not known. but that the terms Of II will
represent the Presidents wishes ia quite
certain.
Despite the rather discounging check
caused 10y the decision Of the United States
Supreme Court in the kansas-COloradoc case
the President feels that he has not yet
exhausted the means Of extending Federal
control over matters connected with irr-
CATION. forestry and water power in the
Nest. The resolution which he now has
in mind. and which he hopes the confer
ence which begins tomorrow will adopt,
is intended TO place as many as possible Of
the Governors and other State officers
attending the conference in the capacity
Of delegates on record in favor Of his
policies.
II is certain that the resolution, II the
President decides 10 have II introduced,
will meet with opposition. Some Of the