The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-01
HADlEY AT HOME
IN HIS LOG CABIN.
THE GOVERNOR SETTLED DOWN
FOR THE SUMMER.
Kentucky Will Be Honoreb BY Con.
vention of Governors. Public
Men Interested in Senatorial
Dis,rictin9 Amendment.
Special correspondence.

OPeSldi correspondence.
J,fferson City, June 2s.-After a
MOS. dehgh full trip 70 Iadi4na M
Kentucky, Governor and Ms.
Hadley returned to Ghe capital of
Missouri last Tuesday nigh, and
on Wednesday beg pep rIticns
for occupying their new log cao.n
summer home on *he Governors
farm For nearly IN on:h Gov
ernor Had,ey had 9eeh making
short trips and responding to calls
! for his presence "a various points.
The "trip 10, Indiana and Kentucky
/ wound up the Strenuous going and
coming of the governor TO" the
present and, excep ing a few en-
/ gagements at intervals, he will
now be at the capital Or at his farm
near by, where he will spend che
summer with his family.
Governor lHadley and Mrs. Had
ley enjoyed trip through The
famous Blue Grass region OF Ken
lucky in an Automobile. From
Lexington to Versailles a distanee
of IS miles, they travelled over one
of the smoothes6 and best turn
pike macadamized roads in Ken
lucky, Through a region as rich,
productive and beautiful as can
be seen anywhere in the world.
Al Versailles Shay encountered a
terrific storm OF thunder, ligh:-
ming and rain, but they sped thru
of Woodford and portion
of Franklin 20 Frankfort, The fair
capital of Ken -ucky. vhere hey
were royalty entertsi I y Gov.
Wilson, popular 4,e 1u li'an.
Monday ghe executi committee
OF Tihe National convention o. Gov
errors, of WIN cn committee Cover
nor Hadley is a member, me- with
Governor Wilson TO fix the tim ,
and place and 20 arrange pro-
gram for the next meeting ~ he
wanted it held at jefferson City
out a majority of the governors
who had been consulted prior to
the meeting iof the committee had
expressed preference for Ken
lucky, where the mint grows fine
the liquor sparkles bright and the
: ladies shine brighter, and where
4 politicians are born and reared by
, fair mothers for craftsmanship and
glory. Governor Hadley haC
equally good claims to present fol
the governors will be entertained
, at Frankfort and Louisville Nov
80, when President Taft, Col
Roosevelt and Jus iica Harlan O
: the Supreme Court of KenSucky
r and Glow. Hughes OF New York vii
be their special guests. L: will b,
remarkable meeting.
j., Public men here are jlst nov
more interested in the proposed
e constitutional amendment TOR re
: districting the state than in an,
y other political matter. 1t is con
. ceded that the amendment, i
placed ION the November ballot
e will be adopted. Whether it find
r its place on the ballot depend
}. upon how a Democratic Secretar
! of State deals with the petition
. By the last of this week there wi
be filed thousands of copies Of tn
,, petition signed by the requisit
number of qualified voters in ever
a congressional district. AS far a
!. the petition itself is concerned
- will be i'm perfect line with the la
and cannot be rejected on il
d merits.
|. Lieutenant Governor Gmelicl
, while circulating a petition la,
. week, called ON Hon. Sam b. Cool
81 who was Secretary of State whe
le the present gerrymander of sen,
e. torial districts was made. M
Cook was very courteous out d,
chned no sign the petition. IL
" legislature OF 1901 having failed ,
q re-d.strict the state into senate
h. ial districts Mr.. Cook with Alto
a ney General Crow and Govern,
Dockery We're required by law
d. make the appo- ntment. Mr.. Coz
rs and other Democratic leaders ere
!. ted the districts as they stand b
day, land as far as MIR. Cook is CO.
y. cerned he has no concealmen
SO about it. Several OF the distric
" did mot return the Democratic m
=, iorities expected OF them else the
- would have heen 20 Democrat
's' Senators lin the Senate during Il
Is past decade instead OF only %
Democrats here who have be-
free to sign the petition have n
= listened TO objections by Dem
be cratic leaders. The poi ical aspe
i'd OF the. movement Is well unde
\ stood here and but little e
coalragement ls given to Those W
I" oppose 1t. The petition has be
'e- signed xresly by Democrats