The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-30
a governors
AT CONFERENCE
MEETING AT FRANKFORT, KEN.
IT, -kY WAS OPENED YES
TERDAy.
HARMON GIVEN OVATION
Only Governor Thus Grceted--Gover
nor Wilson Welcomes State
Executives---Woodr VIII
son Among Speakers.

Frankfort, kys Nov 29.--Tfie tnirl
annual conference or governors, the
first 10 he held outside OF Washington
began d five days session here today
with twenty-four of the executives
and several Of the first ladies' CT tie
states present. The heads of com
monwealths from almost the ex-
tfemcs Of the nation were brought to-
aether in one body 20 derive benefits
from the experiences OF each other.
Governor Wilson. of Kentucky. mad
made 1t plain that he would 10 all In
his power to eliminate politics from
the conference. H"wever at the first
session held today In the new state
capitol building, there were two out
bursts of political enthusiasm. One
was when Governor 5udson Harmon,
of Ohio, entered lie was greeted by
slight hand clapping. which was ac-
corded to no Other governor the
moment the meeting adjourned man
in the gallery called tor c!ieerS xCr
Harmon.
With a frown Governor Wilson
raised his hand to the man and
stopped whatever progress the sug-
gestion might have made,
Governor Wilson read letter from
Taft repretting mis- absence in wh.cn
he said
II have great sympathy wits Il O
objects Of your meeting which | un-
derstand to be for rhe general ma.
tional wof1aIe BY the uniformity of
state legislation upon subjects hay-
ing general national interest. which
are not, by constitution, entrusted to
congress and the central government.
! wish for your meeting most sue
cessfuI issue In substantial re-
suits"
Governor A. ], Pothier of Rhode
Island, responded to the welcoming
addresses Of Governor Wilson and
Mayor Polsgrove, OF Frankfort, after
which tho visiting party and several
tanned at luncheon il. private homes.
All the last session. Governorelect
Woodrow Wilson. OF New Jersey, de-
lvered an address.
Governor Pothier, speaking for the
organization spoke If t,le good work
which it is possible -,r such q boy
to do In the mat-c-- c. ringing about
a closer relation between the states
tv more uniform laws He reviewed
tae conditions in his home state, tell
Ing of the work tha Is being done
along conservation an~ other lines
and Of the feeling which prevails in
regard to the quest'oa Of the ilseet
nomination and election of United
States senators.
Woodrow Wilson, IN his address,
spoke of the possibilities Of the gov
ernors conference. Vie said only the
states, not the national government.
We're equipped with power to deal
with the great corporation problems.
He said the states are not Jealous of
the federal power, but did not believe
in the Intervention Of federal powers.
lie said the governors conference
had a function of leadership AMI sug-
gesiion, and should study means by
which the states, without loss Of
their opportunities and aiaption, nay
yet feel and throw their energies into
the common task Of protection and
development, as II. IN spite Of q
single commonwealth, their measures
varied but were in purpose the same.
| RE said the governors should be the
| leaders: should keep the people in
formed in all business OF legislation.
He said:
I'VE are consulting here because
| the leadership Of half hundred conn
monwealths calls for a consultation
among the leaders wherever many
weigfty matters must in common fn-
terest be managed TO common end.
One problem Is how to make our
states efficient In the struggle for the
regulation of economic conditions
which have been organized upon
scale, and must continue to exhibit
themselves upon scale. that is ma.
tion.wide, and generally a small part
Of the territory which they cover.
II is problem OF railway regulation
and of regulation OF many other vast
corporations"
Tomorrow morning special train
will carry the governors to Louisville
where sessions viii he he'd until Sat