The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
THE GOVERNORS VANGUARD ARRIVES
  Interest Centers About Gov. Harmon of Ohio OPENS AT 10:30 TODAY First Formal Address Will Be by Wilson of Kentucky-O'Neal Will Speak on Strengthening
 Power of Executive
OPENS AT 1O:3O TODAY

Spring Lake, N. J.. September H. The vanguard of s5 governors, who are expected to participate during the week in the third annual governors con ference. reached here late today. Eff teen state executives with their wives sat down together at dinner while 'oth- CTS swelled the number during the night.
 The convention opens at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow A special car attached to a Pennsylvania railroad train brought eight governors here from the west al | 6 o'clock.
 Gov. John F. Shafroth of Colorado and Mrs Shafroth were not aboard Governor McGovern of Wisconsin and others said they left Chicago Thurs day. but were stopping en route and would reach here tomorrow. Gov Ma rion E. Hay of Washington was the first of the delegates to arrive, fol- lowed by Gov. William Kitchen of North Carolina. He was not expected as the legislature of his state failed to make an appropriation for his ex- penses.
 Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana notified the secretary, William George Gordan, that he will not be present, be- cause of a similar oversight.
 While the committee was welcoming the eight western governors, Gov. Jud- son Harmon of Ohio. accompanied by Mrs. Harmon, drove to the hotel in a hired hack They had trailed the spe- cial car and made their way unescorted from the station tos the headquarters. Governor harmon was the center Of a welcoming group. South Carolina will not be represented as Gov c. L. Blease wrote that he was elected state dele gate to the national convention of the Red Men at Chicago, and because of conflicting dates could not be pres ent
 Illness will detain Gov. Tasker L. .,.die of Nevada, and Gov. Charles s. Deneen of Illinois.
 ther states whose magistracy chairs will be vacant are: Arkansas, Cali fornia. Iowa. Louisiana. Michigan, Min nesota. and Tennessee. Gov. Oswold West of oregon, who was unable per sonaIy to attend, sends a representa- a- tive.
 Woodrow Wilson, New Jerseys exec utiye. delivers the welcoming address tomorrow, and Gov. Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming, who reached here tonight, responds.
 Interest centered largely tonight around Judson Harmon, Ohios gov ernor MT. Harmon spoke generally on many topics, but avoided political mat ters.
 T am here to listen to what others have to say, not to talk myself he said. Tt is neither the place nor the time to talk politics.
 other governors who reached here tonight are Emmet O'Neal of Alabama, Albert w Gilchrist of Florida, Augus- tus E.. Wilson of Kentucky, Edwin L. Norris of Montana, Chester H. Al drich of Nebraska, John Burke or North Dakota, Lee Cruce of ~--'a- homa, Robert & Ves-y of South Da- kota William H. Mann Of Virginia, and A. J. Pothier of Rhode Island
 The first formal address will be de- livered by Gov. Augustus E. Wilson of Kentucky on Possibilities of the Governors conference, and then per manent organization will follow. Fol lowing this an address on strength ening the Power of the Executive will be made by Governor Norris of Mon tana and Governor ONeal of Alabama