The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-12

Spring Lake. n. j.. September Ii
The vanguard of thirty-fve Governors
who are expected TO participate during
the week in the third annual Cover
nors' Conference reached here late to-
day. Fifteen State executives will
their wives sat down together at din
ner. while others swelled the number
during the night. The convention will
open at 1880 q. NJ. Tomorrow
A special car attached TO the Penn.
sylvania fier brought eight Cover
nors here from the West at o'clock.
Governor John F. Shafroth, of Colo
RADIO. and Mrs. Shafroth were not
aboard. Governor McGovern. of Wis.
consin, and others say that they left
Chicago Thursday. but were stopping
en- route and would reach here to-mor-
row.
Governor Marion E. Hay. OF Wash
ington. was the first Of the delegates
TO arrive. followed by Governor VIII
liam w Kitchin. OF North Carolina He
was not expected. as the Legislature
of his State failed to make an appro-
priation for his expenses. Governor
Thomas r. Marshall. of Indiana, has
notified the secretary, William George
Jordan. that he will not be present be-
cause of a similar oversight
While the committee was welcom
Ing the eight Western Governors, Gov.
ernor Judsnn Harmon. of Ohio, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Harmon, drove to the
hotel in hired hack They had trail
ed the special car. and made their
way unescorted from the station to
headquarters. Governor Harmon soon
was the centre of welcoming group
South Carolina will not be repre-
sented as Governor C. L. Blease has
written that he has been elected 8
State delegate to the national conven-
ton OF Red Men at Cleveland. and be-
cause of conflicting dates cannot be
Tasker L. Oddie. of Nevada, and Gov
ernor Charles S. Deneen, of Illinois.
Some Vacant Chairs.
Other States whose chairs are ex-
pected to be vacant are Arkansas, Cal
ifornia. Iowa, Louisiana. Michigan,
Minnesota and Tennessee Governor
oswold West, of Oregon. who Is I'M
able personally to attend will send
representative. Governor Woodrow
Wilson. of New Jersey, will deliver the
welcoming address tomorrow, and
Governor Joseph NJ. Carey. of wyo-
ming, who reached here tonight, Will
respond.
Interest centred largely to.saght
about Judson Harmon. ohio.s Cover
nor. MIR. Harmon spoke generally on
many topics. but avoided political mat
tiers.
II am here to listen to what others
nave to say, not to talk myself" he
said 1T is neither the place nor the
time TO talk politics"
Other Governors who reached Snrinr
Lake tonight are Emmett O'Neal Of
Alabapa; Albert w. Gilchrist, of Flor
Ida; augustus f. Wilson. of Ken
lucky; Edwin L. Norris. OF Montana.
Chester Fl. Aldrich. of Nebraska; John
eurke, OF North Dakota; Lee Cruce.
OF Oklahoma Robert s. Vessey. Of
South Dakota; William II. Mann of
Virginia. End Aram Pothier, OF
Rhode Island. %
employers Liability" The Inherit
ance Tax" 1.-THE Right of the state to
Fix Inrastate Traffic Rates" state
Control OF Public Utilities" and Prob.
lens of Prison Labor" are among the
chief topics that will be discussed bv
the House of Governors.
In contrast 70 the frst one THE
House of Governors is of a strictly o.
rious nature. 1t is working confer
ence, for the exchange of ideas Last
year there were too many social do
ings. and the Governors, when they
appo."ted Governor Woodrow Wilson
chairman OF the committee on program
directed him TO see that most of the
time this year be devoted to business
Accordingly, there are only two So
cial events arranged. a reception by
Governor and Mrs. Wilson and a din
ner by the members OF the receptlon
committee at the Casino.
While there is no place provided for
1t upon the program. the question of
uniform divorce lows Is expected to
take up much of the time of the Gov
errors. In statements to-day twenty
three of the Governors declared them
selves in favor of uniformity in tho
laws, either by Federal enactment
or general agreement, upon n statute
to be adopted by the various State
Legislatures. All these expressed the
hope that a definite result would be
reached at the conference. Governors
Hadley. of Missouri. aud Hoke Smith.
of Georgia, declined to express their
opinions.
In stating their views, many of the
Governors. intimated that for legal
reasons a Federal law would BIS In.
advisable. But 1t was generally ad-