The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-09-05
DELEGATES READY
FOR SPIRITED
FIGHT
WARM BATTLE EXPECTED DUR
ING CONSERVATION CONGRESS
THE PROGRAM.

-. Paul, Sept 4.--f;ifford pinchot
tonight inaugurated the fight for con
trol 81 the National Conservation con
gress. which viii begin a five days
convention here tomorrow Mr. PIN
chot had mtimatrd during the day that
tile faction iavoring state control of
natural resources would have To mako
the first move If there WAS la he a
Tight. However hc said he was not
talking for publication,
Meanwhile. visitor after visitor came
Ia his rooms al the hotel, and when
not taking with these he was busy at
the telephone. The Significance nj all
this ill-rnneoaicd hustle became ap-
parent donight. m.icn ii commission
WAS formed for the aynwrd PURPOSE ni
bI.nsing The aiatc a1mmitteos into
I touch with each other and into har-
mDny with the National Conservation
congress. Officers were elected and Il
committee appointed 10 confer with
tho national body The officers and
members of the committee are known
aa friends of Pinchot and national
control of natural Icsohrcea q. t.
coundra Gf the University of Me-
braska was elected president. and j. G.
Gipn ~ Washington, u. C.. secretary,
The f6', wing vtre pladed on The
committee: President Baker Of The
National Conservation congress-. O. NJ.
Griffith, Madison. Wis. a. &. liafdt :
ner. l'rlnia. La: ". ~. Douglas, Sc
attic: ~. NJ, Fleming Jones. Las
Cruces. y, NJ. ", H. Dye inaianap.
oils. u. y. Worssum. Atlanta: Henry
a. Barker Providence. II L.. and +. 4,
Alien. Portland. ore
Politics. for and against States
rights" IN the matter OF conserv
ing national resources held sway
today among the delegates gath
cred here ID attend the second Natloh-
al Conservation congress which. be-
ginning tomorrow, will continue until
Friday night. There VIII be addresses
dealing Wifi everything from water
power sites To conservation OF bird
life--pinnty Of lhem--Dut Tia. real in
tercst of the convention lies In the ex-
pceted fight Of the public hand states
for control of their own national re-
sources, rather Than by tile federal
government.
Predictions are that there will be a
fight In the resolutions committee and
again on the floor OF tie conventions
As to tile relative strength Of tae Two
factions. nothing definite Is obtainahe
tonight. The public land states will, 1t
IL said. be represented Ny fun dele
cations. Less interest Is said To have
been shown IN the older states where
public lands are not local issue.
"States'' Men to Start Fight.
According to present pans, the
friends OF national control Of public
resources win proceed as NJ there had
never been thought of state control.
They do not intend 10 start anything.
They admit that II viii not be ncces-
sary Governor Hay Of Washington
and n legion OF others viii attend to
thai ~ the first opportunity. On the
opposite side from Governor Hay
stands former Governor pardce of
california. who hrli an impromptn re-
ception IN the lobby of the hotel to-
night.
about 80 per cent of California; :
NhtfI Ibb8iIt NtSfHlIltl VI blHtTNiSti
has been gobbled up" said the Cali
fornian. Il am for national control
personally. but the delegation appoint
ed by the governor is headed by "A
state control man, Judge Short The
conference of governors at salt Lake
demanded that capital be properly
represented on the st. Paul program
/ and Judge Short, who Is attorney for
number of water power companies,
WAS selected,
The Program.
The program calls for addresses by
President TAFT tomorrow and Colonel
Roosevelt Tuesday James j. Hill
who Is leader Of the states rights
people, and Senator Beyeriage win ad-
dress the convention Wednesday, Gif-
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