The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-28
ONE DAY EARLIER
SEPT. 5 OPENING DAY-FORMER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO SPEAK.
TAFT Is ON THE PROGRAM
illumination Of Politics" Sheds Now
Light on consress.-MeetIns Held
at Chicago Perfected Final
Arrangements.

Chicago, Ill. The elimination
of politics from the national %conserva
ton congress-, to be held in st. Paul
in September has made 1t a gathering
of much import. President Taft has
been invited 10 open the congress on
September s, a day earlier than 1t was
scheduled TO begin. Theodore Roose,
welt will be the principal speaker On
that day. The first day will be presi,
dents and governor day, all the gov
ernors in the United States having
been invited. These facts were set,
tied at a meeting of the executive
committee % the congress with a com
mittee from the Twin Cities, held at
The Congress hotel.
The meeting was attended by B. N.
Baker of Baltimore, president of the
congress; j. B. White, chairman of it's
executive committee; Thomas r.
Ship, its executive secretary and by
j. II. Beck, II. w. Hunter and Phil
w. Herxog or st. Paul, represer ling
the Twin cities local committee, which
had protested a week ago before a
committee In Chicago.
j. r. Rhodes, secretary Of the Min
nesota Forestry association, was pres
ent.
Both sides of the controversy claim
a victory. Shrewd political strategy
and clever diplomacy were used in
forcing the former forester and
president of the conservation associa-
ton to alter his program, and just a.
clever diplomacy was used by him in
making the changes.
packing" Was Charged.
1t was charged that the original pro-
gram which did not include President
Taft was packed" with Pinchot ad.
herents, and that men in public life
who knew a great deal about conserv-
ing the nations resources, but who
were known to be favorable to tho
Ballinger idea Of doing things were
notably absent from the program.
The original draft included former
Roosevelt, Clifford Pinchot.
James r. Garfield, Senator Dolliyer
and Senator Beveridge, to the execu-
sion OF certain prominent Northwest
men, including the governors Of the
Dakotas, Senator Knute Nelson. and
Moses Clapp of Minnesota.
The Pinchot people, it Is understood
are agreed willingly to invite the pres.
ident. Secretly they were charged with
doing so because it was figured he
would not attend. The opposition,
however, hurried delegates to Wash.
and secured a promise that if
friction could be avoided he would
be happy to attend, but not on Roose.
welt day.
President to Open Meet.
The dilemma was quickly dispelled
by opening the congress a day earlier
than originally planned and President
Taft was to have the honors to him
self on the first day of the meet.
The governors of every state in the
union have been invited to attend.
This will given an opportunity for the
followers gracefully to allow
state executives who were not origin
t'y Va INC bbh I dppSdl.
1t is understood also that certain
persons who were strongly objected to
will be unavoidably absent, and that
his regrets will be read.
President Taft was visited by Capt.
B. White, chairman of the execu.
tive committee of the National Con-
Bervation congress, and President B.
n. Baker of the congress. 1t was
decided that Colonel Roosevelt will
probably deliver his address on the
day of the congress, Sept. 6.
The remaining days of the national
meeting of the supporters of the con.
servation movement, Sept. Z, 8, and 9,
will be occupied principally with lay
man speakers interested in the move.
Physicians, college professors.
and business men have been
to make addresses.
Louis X. CLAWS, Jas. r. Garfield.
Pinchot, Senator Bereridge
and others will speak.
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