The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-07

views OF its members upon any Qu'S-
lions OF law or administration, II de-
clares that this government is based
upon the Fundamental principle Of Law
nad order. that the Constitution OF
each state imposes upon its chez
executive the supreme duty OF taking
care shat the laws shall be faithfully
and equally enforced. that II adFo-
Gates all proper methods for Strength
,.ning and simplifying our methods
OF civil and criminal procedure
THE conference protests against
any disposition or utterauccs by those
.ntrusted with the execution Of thu
law IN any Of The states 81 this MO"
which tends OF could Ia construed as
Vending 20 the enc0ura cement or JUS
4incation % mob violence or ,ntcfi'r-
ence with the orderly proc sses OF 'Ae
law"
The first speaker 10 the resolution
was Governor George " ponaSheE.
of Arkansas. who thought . unwise 10
attemp, to bride any member of tAe
conference. each being responsible 10
his own constituency. For himself
he desired II known that he was ut
terly opposed TO mob law in anv form.
Governor Mann then offered his sub
stitute. which was hnal,: adopted
Governor ONeal accepted j..
People Know Their views
The principal address against tine
resolution wa, by Governor " w
Kitchin. OF Norte Carolina. lie thought
II unnecessary. doubling II there - a
Governor in the United states who
holds the same views as does the Gov
ernor OF South Carolina. and believing
that the people know this. II a ma
Jority. no matter. how large, began 10
overrule ninorities in this conference
SIS usefulness would be at an end.
The country knows" sad Governor
Kstchin that we all agree. save one.
in support OF law ard order. This
action would create a precedent. Il is
IN the nature OF ceasure. Tho Gov
ernor Of South Carolina has reached
certain conclusions. We don't knew
what conditions ia his STATE led h.m 20
these conclusions. The CONSTITUTION
and laws o. his and every state 90 not
stand Ia the way % protection OK NO
men. bat provide such protection and
he has only said tina; Il Jhey did stand
N the way he would disregard them
A similar position was taken by
Governor James H. Hawley. OF Idaho
who said ne had risked his life ia op-
posing mobs The Mann resolution. IN
his opinion. would be q reelection upon
another Governor. and therefore upon
another STAT
All DcnOunce uobs.
All the Governors were one by one
put:.nx themselves on record in these
remarks as opposed - lynching. said
Governor Albert W Gilchrist. OF Flor
ioa. Therefore. why not do IL with one
vote? He added his name TO the list
saying he had four times called ou1
1he militia 20 protect negroes
The Mann resolution was neces-
s,tv said Governor Francis + MCCOY
~r1. OF wisconsin II did not reflect
on any one. but defined tho position o.
7he conferences before the country on
question that has had wide publicity.
He assumed all opposed mob law.
Even Kitchin. who opposed the rcso-
luton he said. had deemed X advis-
eble 70 define his individual position.
we cannot foreeo doing anytnine,
said Governor McCioverr. "to place this
conference right before the people
The drst duty Of Governors * to on
force the law Governor should be
the las. man to give public expression
20 the doctrine 81 mob rule It il
neces ssry that We correct the impres-
sion made IN the headlines Of the
metropolitan press
Bicase Heard Again.
Governor Blease arose. and the au-
dierce settled Itself for one more thrill.
lie began with his assertion about the
threatening letters one Of which. he