Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
GOVERNORS IN CITY
Eight From Western States
Arrive at Noon.
SPECIAL TRAIN LEFT BEHIND
Big Cars Cannot Squeeze Through
Tunnels in Baltimore.
MET BY DISTRICT HEADS
Commissioners on Hand to Extend
Welcome Of City Along With
Civic Bodies.
MET BY DISTRICT HEADS


the Great Northern railway, which were
provided for the trip Of the governors.
could not squeeze through the Baltimore
tunnels, and the train had to be aban-
doned at Bay View. on the outskirts OF
the city.
The five big cars filled with exhibits of
| the products Of the western slater at
tached to the governors train, will re-
main at Baltimore, much to the sorrow of
the governors. who had hoped to have
the exhibits shown in the National Cap
| ital.
The governors who are in Washington
today are James ]. Hawley Of Idaho,
Adolph o. Eberhart of Minnesota, Ed
| win I. Norris Of Montana. John Burke of
North Dakota, Oswald West Of Oregon.
Robert 8. Vessey Of South Dakota, Jo-
seph M. Carey Of Wyoming and Tasker
L. Oddie of Nevada.
Gov. John F. Shafroth of Colorado was
expected to make the trip, but failed to
join the party, and Stephen R. Fitzgerald,
lieutenant governor Of Colorado, is repre-.
senting that state. California is repre-
sented by Colvin B. Brown of the Pana-
ma-Pacihc International Exposition Com
pany.
To Show East the Great West.
The governors are in the east. they say.
to show the eastern people something Of
the great west: to get the two sections of
the country in closer touch They decline
to go deeply into a discussion Of the po-
ltical situation.
The democrats among them however,
gave the opinion this morning that the
race for the presidential nomination lay
between Harmon and Wilson and that
while both were going strong, Harmon
seems to be gaining.
Gov. Hawley Of Idaho declared that
both Wilson and Harmon have strong
support in his state.
Speaking Of the republicans" added
Gov. Hawley. although am not of that
party. I believe that Taft has an over
whelming advantage over La Toilette in
Idaho at present"
The opinion expressed by the governors
generally was that Taft had STRENGTHENED
his position by his trip through the west
The governors reached Washington just
four hours behind their scheduled time.
This prevented their attending the morn
ing session Of the National Rivers and
f1arbors Congress at the New Willard, as
they had planned to do. They went di-
rectly from the Union station. after they
had obling1ngly posed for the cameraman,
to luncheon at the Capitol with their
various state delegations.
Party Of Welcome at Station.
The party was met at the station by
District Commissioners Cuno H. Rudolph.
Gen. Johnston and Maj. Judson, and by
committees from the Board Of Trade and
the chamber of Commerce, consisting Of
PRESIDENT Thomas c. Noyes and Secretary
| W. J. Enyon OF the board, and President
| James +. Oyster and Secretary Thomas
<1rant OF the chamber. They were given
| coro1al welcome to the capital The
governors Joked about the inability of the
eastern railways 10 care for the big cars
OF the west, and told the committee and
the commissioners how glad they were
| to be in Washington.
When 1t was definitely settled that If
would be impossible to get the big cars
OF the special train under over or around
6ait1more, the excited officials of the
pennsylvania railway hurried a train Of
fuIiman cars to meet the governors at
Day view. Inc governors remained in
their special during an hour and a half S
wait.
FORMER Gov. James II. Brady, the presi-
dent and organizer of the special trip OF
the western governors, declared that he
was particularly Srieved that the exhbi,
cars or the special train would not be
brought To Washington. He talked en-
Enthusiastically of the reception Of the
party all along the line.
Afternoon Program Carried cuJ.
Although the program for the morning
had been knocked awry by the delay OF
the governors party, the afternoon pro-
gram was run off as planned. The gov
| ernorS assembled In the marble room al
| the Capitol soon after O'Clock, and II
the automobiles provided by the Cham
| Der OF Commerce and Board of Trade and
accompanied by officers and members OF
| the two organizations. they We're taken
| swiftly to the White House TO pay then
/ respects to the President with whom
/ they viii dine at the White House at
| o'clock tonight
/ Reilly Atkinson of Boise Idaho. was q
! busy man when the party arrived mere
rounding up the governors and perfect
| ing plans for this afternoon. A tele-
| gram was delivered to Former Gov
! Brady of Idaho, from Gov. Wilson oi
| New Jersey, stating that Gov. Wilson
| would join the party at Trenton and ac-
| company the governors to New York.
Troubles Began at Albany.
| Mr.. Atkinson declared that the specia
! train had been in trouble all the wa,
from Albany y. Y. to Baltimore An en-.
| gine provided for the train had been un
able to draw the big train of eleven cars
and an engine was taken from a freight
| train to help out The train had JUS
crawled along. making slower and slower
time. The special which carried the gov
ernors from Baltimore to Washington
however. made the trip in forty-two min
utes.
Al the Capitol the governors. who b,
| right of office are accorded the privileg
or the floor in both House and Senate
| were a center of attraction while TIL
sessions were going
| At the end OF the automobile trip abou
Washington, the governors ard the mem
berS of their party. some fifty in number
will he given an informal reception at th'
Commercial Club, where former Dstric
Commissioner Henry r. +. Macfarlan,
will make an address describing the rela
tions between Washington and the fedora
government.
The party is to leave for Baltimore to
morrow morning at . o'clock. where i
will board again it's special train.