The evening world., 1911-09-15
Harmon Committee Meets in
Spring Lake and Begins
:. Study Of Rate Cases.
L WENT WRONG
Effort Was Made to Put Con.
servative Ohio Execu-
tive in a Hole.

I Opsdsi from . staff Correspondent sf Tie Ne
ming World
0PRJNG LAKE. ". j., Sept. B--Be.
! fore the regular session OF the house
J Of governors began to-day. Gov. Jodson
. Harmon OF Ohio. Gov. Hadiey of Wis.,
consin and Gov. AldrIch OF Nebraska,
I composing the committee which was
YESTERDAY named for the purpose OF
taking 10 the Supreme Court OF the
United States the vase OF the States
eaSainst the inferior Federal courts. held
IA brief session.
They discussed the preliminary ques.
4 ton referred TO them by tho vote Of yes.
q terday. when they were instructed 10
take the Nebraska rate cases. which In.
1clude the Minnesota cases and some
sslght separate actions. before the high
best tribunal for the purpose Of asserting
THE right OF the states to regulate their
ea6airs.
!. we az 70. -e.ch c-- cc.-,:s:ea 60
Any point" said Gov. Harmon after the
1oenference. we merely talked over
fthe matter. and decided that briefs and
1papsrs In all Of the cases nov EXISTING
phouid be sent to each n Of us at once
And that then We might see what action
would b necessary. A. soon y We have
22~teceivsd these papers n ssad them
1rarefuily we viii undoubtedly hold .
meeting to 20 over the position OF the
states In the contest"
There are many here who see Q poiiti-
.cal plot gone sstray In the selection OF
tjov. Harmon a. the head Of this COM
Jnittee.
PLOT 10 SET ON FOOT AIMED At
q GOV. HARMON.
A. I o'clock yesterday afternoon there
came from . dosen active but unseen
sources the Information to correspond.
;ents that Gov. Harmon had told Gov.
sAhrich he thought tho time WAS not
Tar distant when somsthing would have
40 BE- don't with the Federal judges.
The statement vas already on the wir,
- the Associated Press and to . score
Sc leading nswspapsrs that Gov. Har.
lnon had attacked the Federal Judi.
Sisry." The correspondent OF The Eve.
eing world at ones sought Gov. Har.
mon. He denied the statement, ant
H. denial quickly overlook an<
Steppsd the report. 4 few moments
nsrs and the charge would have gon,
all over the United States.
EThe story was being hastily discussed
shout the Hobbies os The new Hotel Mon
mouth whsa ths 0ovsrnors began thsii
aftsrnoon seesAoa at 40 o'clock. They
came the Droposal e Gov. o'Nsai o
Alabama to sans . committee Of min,
70 rsprssent ~ States IN the rate cases
Other 0ovssusso thought the number to,
Hrss. Gov. HAAisV. seeing the chanc
70 make the Ohio nan take tho field
quickly proposed thae GOV. Harmon hea.
the committee. The other Governors fel
for the idea. without thanking. onl.
Gov. Gilchr1st OF Florida. not sure why
but doubling. pleaded with his friend
~ adjourn and think about the matte
nefors taking n action. Gov. stubb
Kansas gave the movement concret,
1prm when he moved that Gov. Harmon
Gov. Hsdlsy and Gov. Aidrich be name,
y push the fight Of the States. 30 ther,
Sas a Democratic candidate who ma.
tesn estesmed Of the conservative typ
harnessed with two radicals as the lead
y Of a radical movsmsnt-the strangss
collection OF political bsdfellows tina