Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
PLAN Of GOVERNORS
To Put Next Conference on
More Businesslike Basis.
fewer SOCIAL EVENTS
Dinners and Receptions 1nterfered
With Work at Louisville.
TO ESTABLISH HEADQUARTERS
Hear suhfragist Speech Last Day of
Meeting-Automobile Reel
procity Discussed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 2.-After
starting a movement to put the next con-
ference Of governors on a businesslike
basis and establish permanent headquar-
tiers where programs will be arranged in
| surfing better results and listening to a
suffragist speech and discussions of vari-
GUS important subjects, the third annual
conference of governors adjourned here
late yesterday afternoon.
Some opposition to adourning was ex-
pressed, as many of the governors be-
lieved they should stay in session longer.
so much Of the time having been taken
up with social functions. Next year the
program will include more real work and
fewer dinners and receptions
The plan of organization advanced by
Gov. Sloan of Arizona and adopted in ex-
ecutive session is that the present COM
mittee on arrangements. of which Gov.
Fort of New Jersey is chairman, draft a
statement Of the object OF the conference
for presentation to each legislature, and
that an appropriat on be asked OF each tor
maintenance. 1t was decided that sub
jects for discussion would be selected with
more care and that the papers on each
prepared by the several governors be sent
to all governors in advance of the con-
ference, so intelligent discussion could be
heard.
Sessions to Last Week.
Future sessions will last week These
plans were adopted to get away from
the haphazard manner in which the con-
ferences have been conducted, and with
a view Of making them more beneficial.
At the afternoon session Gov. Wilson
asked that Miss Laura Clay, president
of the kentucky Equal Rights Associa-
ton, be allowed to address the confer
ence. Miss Clay made an appeal to the
governors to recommend equal suffrage
to their legislatures.
General discussion today was on the
employers liability and workmen's COM
pensation act, direct primaries and auto
mobile reciprocity. The first resulted in
the adoption of a resolution that COM
missions of several states investigating
this question supply each governor with
their findings. The second developed
into an experience meeting. many gov
errors explaining the elective and pri-
mary systems of their states. Widely dif-
ferent views were expressed, principally
as to whether it was better for the
public If party lines were eliminated or
strengthened. This and the previous SUBJ
ject proved the most interesting on the
program to the governors.
Automobile reciprocity interested only
the eastern governors, where the subject
recently has received much attention.
of New Jersey: Gov. Weeks Of Connecticut
and Gov Draper of Massachusetts, All
agreed the laws Of New Jersey and Penn
sylvania were too strict and that in the
near future a uniform law for all the
states would be necessary.
Many Communications Received.
No action was taken on any COM
received by the conference.
They all were referred to q committed
Many important matters were embodied
in these communications. including the
report of the National Civic Federation,
received also at the last conference, and
the recommendation Of Senator Root that
the conference discuss the subject of
national jail commission as recommended
by the National Prison Reform Associa-
ton. Gov. Sanders asked the governors
to aid New Orleans in getting the Fan
anna exposition, and New York aud
Jacksonville asked for the conference to
meet in those cities.