The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
HARMON HEADS COMMITTEE
Of PROTEST A6AINST JUDGE
TWsnty-Four Heads OF States
Join in Epoch marking Appeal
to thG President
tBy Associated Fress,

Spring Lake. M j., Sept la.-NoY-
ernors oi "a states voted to unite in
protest To the United States supreme
court against what they consider an
invasion Of states shts by federal
courts
The dec sion 0f Justice Sanburn in
the Minnesota rate case ls the par
tieular invasion To which the gov
ernors object by their action they
establish a precedent I'm Amer can
history.
Ju son Harmon, governor Of OHIO
and once attorney general OF the
United states, will head q commit
Tee of protest His colleagues Will
be Herbert S Hadley. governor oil
Aeissouri and Chester II Aldrich.
governor Of Nebraska. The motion
Id appoint such a committee TO 70 ce
the views Of the conference vas
made By Governor Emmet OlNeal Of
Alabama
Action was declared unanimous,
although Governor William N. Kit
chin Of North Carolina. the twenty
sixth delegate who alone opposed it,
did Sal, he said solely because ~
would be a departure from preced-
eHg-
Aidmch Voices Protest.
Governor Adrich's dennHciati0n ot
what he termed The invasion Of tine
functions and rights Of the states by
tbe minor ledefal courts. discussed
during the forenoon session, uroyOk-
ed enthusiastic applause and was frl
lowed ia the afternoon hy am address
by Governor Francis Il. McGoyeFH,
0fW scOnsin on the same topic.
With the subject fresh In mind the
governors debated the question for
an hour or more before Governor
@ Neal introduced the motion.
During his speech Governor Aid
rich referred tn terms Of c0ndemua-
oink0 the decision 0f Justice san.
born of the United States rcuIt
court in the Minnesota case. He ex-
plaiued tnat The point OF the decis-
ion was that the states iurFa-state
rate law was unconstitutional be-
cause 1T could net be enforced with
oar interfering in rs operation with
the authority of the Interstate Com.
merce commission.
Smith on wiliaht Zone
Hoke Smith. governor OF Georgia
suppor.~0 the motion
SIS the decision Of Justice Sanborn
becomes the law of ia 8 country, he
said. he twilight zone wii so broad
en that we Wili never see daylight
again ia the regulation Of passenger
and freight rates once tie ques-
ti0n Is decided this way, the states
railroad comm ssiouE VIII be emas-
atslatf.tN .-f1H a...F arr
that condition where the Interstate
Commerce commission VIII have 20
control 0f intra-state rates, and
carriers can do exactly as they may
please
Harmon Heads Committee
Governor Hadley Oi Missouri. sug.
gested that Governor Harmon az
Ohio be appointed chairman of the
comm tree. Governor Suabs embOd-
led the suggestion in his motion and
included Governor Hadley and Aid
rich as the two other members.
The Z5 states whose governors
voted for the motion are. Alabama
Colorado. FLORIDA. aseo0Eias - hi1.
Kansas. MARYLAND Nsssachusetts.
Mississippi. Missour Montana, Sc
braska. New Hampshire. New JET,
sey, North Dakota Ohio. Oklahoma
Pennsyivania. Rhode Island. Eah.
Virginia. Washington. West Virginia
" scOnsiu and Wyoming
% have no idea as yet how we asa
present The mliter 40 The supreme
court, Governor Harmon said. after
the session. laFe yef ~ taik or
- The subject a.ta other members
OF the committee suppose we HiI
can meeting and map oui O l'ae 30
purUsue.