Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
GLAD TO COOPERATE
Governors Favor Change of
Inauguration Date.
FIVE MORE GET IN LINE
Express Their Sentiments to Commits
sioner Mcfarland.
HADLEY MUCH IMPRESSED
Missouri's Chief Executive Partici-
pated in the Ceremonies of
March 4, and Knows.
HADLEY MUCH IMPRESSED

Governors of five more states in let
tiers to Commissioner Macfarland received
today express their approval of the move
ment for change Of the inauguration
day from March to the last Thursday
in April. They are Gov. Benjamin f..
Carroll of Iowa. Gov. Martin F. Ansel of
South Carolina. Gov. Herbert s. Hadley
OF Missouri. Gov. \. ]. Pothier of Rhode
Island and Gov. ]. II. Brady of Idaho.
Gov Hadley writes:
II will be glad to serve upon and COM
mittee or do anything l can to bring
about a change in the date of the inau-
Suration, as / participated in the last
one
GOV. Ansel of South Carolina expressed
his Willingness to cooperate in the move
ment as follows:
Il very heartily concur In the change. l
shah be glad to serve on the national
committee on the proposed change of in
aueuration day and in my feeble way
will he glad to do all I can to aid in
effecting the change. l have long since
thought that this change should be made.
and this spring spoke of it to friends
here. The first week in May has sug
gested itself to my mind as a favorable
time. However. the last Thursday in
April will suit my ideas and l shall be
glad to cooperate along these lines
April 80 Proper Date.
Gov. Benjamin F. Carroll of Iowa
writes:
Il am certainly in accord with your
views and those of your committee as to
the advisability of changing the date OF
the inauguration. 1t had rather occurred
TO me. but perhaps more as matter OF
sentiment than anything else. that the
3Oth of April, the date of Washington $
first inauguration. would be a proper date
TO select 1 would not object TO serving
on the national committee assuming that
my part. but l am overwhelmed with
labor at the present time and could not
give any active attention to it
Gov. Fernald of Maine and Gov Kitchin
of North Carolina. who wrote Commits
Sloner mcfarland in response to his re-
cent letter. that they were heartily in
favor of changing the Inauguration day
to the last Thursday in April. but did not
see their way clear to serve on the ma
tional committee. have. upon reauese from
Mr.. Mcfarland. reconsidered their de-
termination and consented to serve on the
national committee.
Pleased to Cooperate.
Gov. \. j. Pothier of Rhode Island
promises cooperation in the movement,
for change of the inaugural date in a
letter which reads:
Referring to your letter Of the 15tl
instant in reference to the proposition
10 cndIlSe the cate OF the NATIONAL inau-
guratfon, would say that the suggestion
SO far as j am concerned. meets with
my hearty approval
Il shall be pleased and gratified te
serve on the national committee which
Is to work to bring about this change
and to cooperate to that end in any wa,
that may seem advisable to you or tn.
committee.
IT have no specific suggestions to max,
at this time beyond reiterating what
have already said for publication I'm favo
| of deferring the ceremonial until the latter
part of April
Heartily in Accord.
Gov. j. II. Brady of Idaho writes:
II am heartily in accord with the pro
| posed change, and. while am very bus,
at the present time in the considera
ton of bills which have been presented
for my approval or rejection by the ses
sion of the legislature of Idaho Just end
ed, shall be pleased to serve on the
committee of the proposed change ane
to cooperate in any manner which MAY
be suggested to bring it about