Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-28
WILSON AND FORT
At CONFERENCE
OF GOVERNORS
Both Will Be Prominent Figures
in National Meeting of
State Executives.
GOVERNOR ELECT MAKES
SESSIONS FIRST SPEECH
His Address Expected to Be an
Important Pr0n0uncement
on State Policies.

IFTom a stan Correspondenf-1
TRENTON. Nov. Ex-Governor John
Franklin Fort and Governor-elect
Woodrow Wilson are on their way to
Frankfort, KY, where they will attend
the third annual conference of the ex-
ecutives of the States Of his Union.
which will convene In the State House
Of historic Kentucky on Tuesday and
continue during Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week.
Both the present executive and the
future executive of New Jersey ex-
pressed great interest in the proceed-
gether nearly all the present governors
and those which were elected on the
eighth of this month. The two disfin-
gished Jerseymen will return here the
latter part of this week. and will then
turn their attention to the approaching
transfer of the gu~bernatorial Office,
which Governor Fort will surrender to
Woodrow Wilson on January II next
This conference of the governors win
be the first appearance Of Woodrow
Wilson among the political leaders Of
this nation. and his words and actions
while at the conference will be closely
watched by those who will be present
from all parts of the country, as the
reputation of the Princeton man has
been greatly enhanced by his great
victory on election day, when he
wrested the State from the grasp Of
the Republican party. which had held
the destinies of New Jersey for the
last fifteen years. He must now be
looked upon as one of the foremost
leaders of the Democracy of this ma
ton. and his attitude on the burning
questions which are now before the
American people will be eagerly fol-
lowed by the members Of the Demo-
cratic party. as well as by the leaders.
Delivers Opening Speech
Mr.. Wilson has beer given the posi-
ton of honor on the program, which
will begin Tuesday evening at Frank
fort, and will deliver the opening ad-
dress of the conference. 1t is probable
that in the address he will outline his
position on many of the questions
which will be considered during his
coming administration in this State,
and the voters of New Jersey by read
ing that address, which win be an
important political u~tterance for the
entire nation. will be able to get some
definite data concerning hesz1nheses
which will be prominent during the
early days of the Wilson ADMINISTERS
ton il this State. During the sessions
of the conference a number OF inpor-
tant topics will be considered IN
Woodrow Wilson will take a prominent
part In the debates which will be incl
lent TO that part of the york of the
conference 1t Is altogether probable
that during the three years OF hts
term of office Mr.. Wilson will be
of the most prominent and influential
members of the House of Governors az
this annual meeting of he executives
of the different States of h nation
has come to be known.
Governor Fort has taken an active
and intelligent part in the two confer
ences which have been held IN Wash
ington City prior to that of this year.
and has been on the program commit
tee upon two different OCCASIONS He
will also be a prominent member OF
the conferences this week, and will
participate in the debates which will
be a part of the proceedings of the
three days of the meeting.
Judson Harmon, governor of Ohio;
Judge Baldwin, governor-elect OF Con-
necticut; John Dix, governor-elec3lo of
New York; Edward Bass, the Repub-
lican Progressive elected governor of
New Hampshire, and Governor-elect
Foss, of Massachusetts, will be present
at the conference this week and will
take prominent parts in the proceed
ings.
These men. who AVE by their cleo
ton been placed in the class of leaders
for the Democracy for the next ma
tional campaign. will all be narrowly
scanned as they make their sta ements
and deliver their addresses at h dff-
ferent sessions. That the keynotes cor
the next national campaign will BE-
struck is altogether probable ant
freely admitted by those who are
prominent in the councils of the
Democracy of the country.