New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
Saws Little, but Proves Good
Mixer" at Conference OF
the Governors.
MAY SPEAK IN NEWARK
"Solid South" Will Be Divided IN
Next Convention, if Appear
ances at This Time Count
for Anything.


cove~ro~.s Conference at spring Lake "
tr, orf-,ou of many Of the chief executive
al, took part I'm the conference, dozen
-, Of whom are now in this city some
Tor the first time.
when Governor Harmon arrived at the
New Monmouth Hotel last MONDAY HlE''
h. didn't attract much attention ouI ""s"
h. left for Knoxville Tenn. on Friday a.
,erpoon. he was pointed out as the biggest
Governor al the conference. the one Whom
Z, was probabl the Democratic party would
select as ifs candidate for President next
year.
Do was a combination Of circumstances
,bat made the Ohio Governor so mucn
,suzed about II wasn't his speeches for
e,a--irute address on the utility law OF
orfo represented his sole effort IN the
sreechmaking lire. II was his personality
,hat attracted attention, and before the
s.ra-r dav of the conference had passed
his putatiou as a mixer had been
made This is one Of the qualifications or
q s-.rcessfru politician and the Ohio Gov
err0r far outpoiuted the chief executive or
New Jersey in the practice Of this art
NJ course. Governor Harmons selection
"a chairman Of the Governors committee
mat is 10 assist in the protection of state
rights before the United States Supreme
court had much 20 do with placing him IN
.He 1fDeHzht. and while the ohio Cover
NOV protested vigorously that he had no
rarr In suggesting the appointment OF the
committee 10 was pretty well known that
-rs original idea for the appointment or
o.. committee found its inception IN the
t~s.r Of the Ohio Governor and was trans
..--af -o the conference hy Governor
C-cssr Of Alabama, who on the opening
T.- or the conference had walked out or
tne hall. asserting that Governor Wilson OF
New Jersey had treated him unfairly in
answering his paper on the initiative. ref
rrarlGm and recall
Criticism Ranked, It Is Said
This criticism by the New Jersey Gov
s~-e- ranked I'm the breast Of Governor
C.Nra. for the rest Of the conference, ana
when Governor Harmon, during the recess
between sessions on Thursday, suggested To
me Governor Of Alabama that a committee
should .e chosen 10 protect the rights OF
tie states in the rate cases fl apparently
inferred an opportunity for him 10 even un
the events Of the opening day, and when
the Governors began their afternoon ses-
sion t. was the address Of The Governor OF
Alabama and his motion that committee
b. appointed that stirred up the discussion
that resulted in the selection of Governors
Harmon Hadley and Aldrich
Although Governor Harmon, I'm discussing
tra appointment Of the committee, denied
that he had any part I'm the events which
brought IL about f. was pretty well under
stood that Governor Harmon had played a
stek piece Of politics and had 'put one
over on Governor Wilson
He admitted after the committee had been
arrotrted that he had discussed its appoint
uert with half a dozen of the Governors
and while saying that he would have liked
10 have got out OF the place if he could do
30 in an workmanship way, later admit
TED that il was only natural that he was
chosen as chairman, because. he said. his
experience as Attorney General and as
LAWYER gave him a standing which made
him the logical choice for head Of the com
rl-tee
While Governor Harmon was busy mix
ur" with his fellow Governors the New
Jersey Executive and his friends were not
lue and they were credited with being
sponsors for a story concerning Governor
Ea-~o7 on THURSDAY which made him the
uaF5est man around the hotel
When Governor AIdrich finished his adj
f-aes fr the morning. Governor Harmon
R.u-E with a number Of the other Gov
t--o--. congratulated the Nebraska Excel
tie on his speech Five minutes later
r-uor- reached the room where the news
paper mon worked that i'm cOugratulaun-
Governor Aldrich Governor Harmon had
Fad that 70 was about time that the
American people were relieved from tho
oppression Of the federal judges"
Mr. Harmon up in the Air"
When Governor Harmon wa asked to
yo-ly this statement he went cup Boa the
D.. "Taat statement is false he said.
o. never made IT, An I did was 90 con-
graduate AIdrich on his paper from law.
ser- point of view"
Is was that same evening that the dinner
O. the reception committee was held at the
hotel Governor Fort presided. After the
hundred or more Governors. ,heir wives
and other guests had listened 20 humorous
Speeches hv Governors Mann of Virginia
end Wilson OF Kentucky. and delightful
rhetorical effort on the part Of New JerSes'
Governor Fort was about 10 declare the
dinner a. au cn1 when loud cries for FL
{. czech hg Governor Harmon were heard.
40 first tire former Governor Of Ne"
Ja-rs paid no heed Goo them. but the
Shouts of Harmon, Harmon, We wan
O. hear Harmon" became so numerous and
noisy that the ohio Governor although not
O. Che fr9grsmme. mad O. make "a speech.
Nr. the things that stuck out strongly
g. rho Conference was the fact that VIII
s9- wI not have the support Of the dele
gates from the solid South. DO spite Of Oh.
Claims of his supporters. lie won't nave
Alabama. Ir Governor O.NeaI can help it
because fac Alabama Executive SAYS he oA-
poets su urIustructed delegation will go FOO
~. convention from his state. ana he
won. have the delegates from Georgia f
Iota Smith has anything 20 say, for the
Governors of Georgia and ohio have been
ire closest of friends ever since the days
tncr were both members Of Cleveland s.
fa.lEel
Mississippi is another state that is eN-
Iesfel 20 Boz found Do the Harmon column,
although John Sharp Williams and d NUM-
Ter O.. Princeton alumni are "aSHs ah
t'r.o campaign Tor Wilson.
Florida Not FOR Wilson.
FLORIDA IS aaotuer Southern state that
cannot be put in the Wilson column nor
p fne Harmon column, either Tor inc
seiesates from that state. according L"
Governor GiichrisL Will go 10 the coh'eH-
Ion and vote for the winner
Governor Harmon is not dismayed ps u's
reports that both factions OF the Demo
Gratis lH Pennsylvania viii be Tor " "9o"'
e. was shown by bis acceptance Oh an In-
s.fsfg, o., .,raL .t th.. PeuUsyl Vdnid