Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-14
WOODROW WILSON,
NATIONAL FIGURE
AMONG GOVERNORS
Will Deliver Opening Address at
Conference Taking Place at
Frankfort This Month.
FROM a staff Cor. .-pondent, !


elect Woodrow Wilson viii attract ma
tionai attention at the approaching
conference of governors and governors
elect which Is slated TO be held at
Frankfort, Kentucky, November 20, 80
and December 1. The next governor, n
discussing the approaching conference,
said that he is anticipating it with d
great deal of interest and pleasure, and
will be delighted to meet for h first
time a number of the CHER executives
of the States of h union, with whom
he will have more or less intimate as
sociations during the TIME he will be
the chief executive of New Jersey. Ao-
ditional interest is being taken by
Woodrow Wilson in this first meeting
of State executives since his election
last Tuesday, because he has been
given a place OF especial Importance
and honor on h program prepared
for the three days of the meeting. Iii
fact, 1t might be truly stated that the
next governor Of New Jersey has been
given the position of honor on the pro-
gram, for he has been chosen Is The
first speaker of the convention, and
will discuss some very important prob
lens during his address.
There will be a number of new figures
at the coming conference, and their
presence there will add interest to the
meeting. That ti,ere Will be wide at
tention given the frankfort gathering
by the daily press and weekly and
monthly papers of the nation is I'M
questioned.
Among those who have already signf-
fed their intention of being present,
and whose words will be weighed care
fully by the thoughtful people of this
nation are several of the great Demo-
Gratis who won conspicuous victories
at the polls last Tuesday, and must
take a prominent part in the party
councils of the national Democracy be-
tween his time and the next presi-
dental election in the fall of 1912.
Democrats in Foreground.
In addition to Woodrow Wilson.
magnificent victory in New Jer-
sey has attracted national attention,
and made him prominently a presi-
Dental possibility at the next nomi-
mating convention are: Governors
elect Dix, of New York; Baldwin, OF
Connecticut. Harmon, Of Ohio; Foss, OF
Massachusetts, and Hooper. Of Tennes-
see, who will also be an interesting
figure at the conference.
That Governor-elect Woodrow Will
son will De found in he vanguard OF
those who will contend for h rights
of the people, and that he will be a
very influential figure n force IN this
first conference of national leaders he
will attend can be confidently expect
ed by all Jerseymen.
During his campaign. Woodrow Will
son took advanced position upon all
the questions which so vitality affect
the interest of1Tthc residents Of beth
this State and ths entire nation. He
never missed an opportunity in the
series of addresses he made in all parts
of the State to drive home to the
thoughts of the voters that he would
~zealously guard the and pos
sessions of the State against all who
would endeavor to use them for priyat /.
and individual exploitation, against t G
public welfare. He was very emphatic
III regard to the conservation Of all the
natural of the State and tce
safeguarding of the water streams,
lakes and the mineral wealth.
He also took strong position relative
to the development of the inland water
ways, now much discussed, and the de-
STABILITY of pushing the work neees-
sary for the construction of the ocean
boulevard.
DIR. Wilson Is First Speaker.
His address at the opening session of
the great conference of governors in
a few more days at Frankfort, KY,
and the comments he may make in all
ILL 1rF nonfFE
in such a body of eminent and brainy
leaders from all parts of this great
Union will be watched with more than
usual interest by that great constitu-
ency OF independents in both the
Democratic and Republican parties
who supported Woodrow Wilson to a
mar at the recent election. What he
saws and suggests there during the
three days will nave an ~incalculabie
influence to further rivet the thought
of both New Jersey and the United
States upon this new leader who has
arisen.
The Frankfort conference will be the
third that has been held by the State
executives outside of Washington. the
capital of the nation. Credit is gen.
erally given to ex-President Roosevelt
for the suggestion of the first confer
ence of governors, which was held at
he White House May 13, IA and Is,
1908. aut such credit does not belong to
the former President.
The first meeting was the direct re-
suit of the movement which had been
i~naugurated for the improvement of the
inland waterways of the nation, and
came primarily from the commissioners
who had that matter under their super
vision and who brought to the atten-
ton of the then President, Roosevelt,
the d~esirability of such a conference
of governors, and the most prominent
authorities on the timber, mineral and
water who could be enlisted
in such a conference on the general
welfare of the nation.
When the matter was presented to
the attention of the President he
showed the liveliest sympathy in the
project, and, in accordance with this
plan. invitations were sent out by the
President inviting all the State execu-
tives to hold their first conference at