The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-15

committee OF five he named with Judge
| Harmon as chairman"
Second that notion said Gov. Wood
row Wilson.
Gov. Gilchris, Of Florida was recog
pired He said his State for one didn't
need any help. More than that. il a 10;
of money was to be spent hiring lawyers
he didn't believe Florida would consent
| 10 such action.
Gov. Hawley OF Idaho got up to say
, that the committee because Of it's mem
bership ot State executives would carry
| great weight with the Supreme Court.
Gov Hoke Smith Of Georgia approved
! heartily. III Sanborn decision stands"
| he said there will be no day light through
the twilight gloom. The Governor OF
| Florida will pardon me for saying thpt
we would not think Of him as one to pre-
| sent the matter before the Supreme Court.
| Or course he is no lawyer.
| -it's great step said Hay Of WASH
ing,on. Il should approve OF it even
IL | had to pay money out oi my own
pocket to help meet expenses.
Gov. Stubbs OF Kansas then put this
motion. Il move the appointment OF a
cOnmittee OF three gentlemen. Cows.
Harmon. Hadley and Aldrich. to repre-
sent the Governors conference in this
matter before the Supreme Court"
Gov. Kitchin Of North Carolina said
he was in sympathy with the idea. but
he didn't believe the Governors con-
ference should go beyond the purposes
for which it was formed. lie believed
that great opposition would I've aroused
against the conference IL any such step
| was taken.
Shafroth OF Colorado fastened to say
that he believed the committee would
exert = tremendous effect on the Supreme
ICourt.'
Gilchrist Of Florida arose and said
drawlingly: do you think that the Su.
preme Court would let itself be bulldozed
by these three gentlemen il they thought
one way and the court another? think.
Governors. we had better take q night and
sleep over this before action is decided on. :"
From all over the house came requests
for the question TO be put. The roll was
called. One after another the Governors
voted aye until it came to kitchin OF
North Carolina. He said NO" plainly
From then on to Wyoming there was an
Governors who voted for the motion we're
O'Neal of Alabama. Sfmfroth OF Colorado.
Gilchrist OF Florida. Hoke Smith OF
Georgia. Hawley Of Idaho. Stubbs OF
Kansas. Crothers OF Maryland. Foss Of
Massachusetts. Noel Of Mississippi. Had
ley Of Missouri. Norris Of Montana; Al
drich Of Nebraska, Bass OF New.Hampshire.
Wilson OF New Jersey. Burke OF North
Dakota. Harmon Of Ohio. Cruce Of Okla
hOma. Tensr of Pennsylvania. Pothier OF
Rhode Island. Spry Of Utah. Mann Of
Virginia. Hav of Washington. Glasscock
OF West Virginia McGovern Of Wisconsin
and Carey ri Wyoming.
The conference gave no instructions
to its committee, leaving it free to move
on the Supreme Court when it pleased
Gov Aldrich said to-nigh that the com
mittee would not be ready TO make its
appeal to the Supreme Court inside of six
months, possibly not much under ayear.
Tonight the Governors agreed with one
another pretty generally that their action
this afternoon was necessary and wise
Hoke Smith said il vas the one thing to do
Aldrich was elated, as were the other
Western and Southern Governors. who
were largely instrumental in getting th'
committee named. Gov Harmon OF Ohio
mad not hing TO saw