The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-08
FEDERAL AID ma
FEEL COhH|DE
POLL OF OHIO DELEGATION ~
MANY IN FAVOR or cows d;
EMINENT ROADS.
PIONEERING IN EfH
SENATOR BURTON, HOWEVER,
OPPOSED TO PLAN WHICH,
COMES Up At WASHING.
TON CONVENTION.
NEW YORK, Jan 7.--Interest

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.--Interegt L.
the approaching Federal g.
Roads Convention to be held
Washington. by the American Ane
mobile Association has proven u
much more widespread and enthueir
tic than had been anticipated.
indications now are for an attendam4
that Will represent every section, am9
nearly every State, and include laSx
delegations Of farmers, business nse1
motorists and other classes TO Wh0@
the question Of road improvement
a vital one. a$4
That many of the State goveS1
ments are ready for the considenn
ton Of the Federal aid plan y 13l%
dicated by the action of numoe
of governors in appointing deleG0
tons To represent their States At IL
convention. Among those who ha34I
already named delegates are GOvM4%
nors Shafroth. of Colorado; Mc00A&
ern, of WISCONSIN,: Mann. OF vir9tA1mf
Deneen, OF Illinois, Blease. OF 60M4n
Carolina: Allen. of Montana. and 0a|
christ, of Florida. Others who hMN%
promised to name delegates are. 00Y%
ernors Mills. of New Mexico: Osbce
of Michigan. and Harmon. OF O0aN
Most of the other Governors ara ex8
pected also To name delegates.
From boards Of Trade.
The response of the business G4x
CARNATIONS Of the country has AlM1g
been gratifying. Among the asD0QfM4
tons of this kind that have pramlN4
to send delegates are the Blrm1GU
ham tAla.3 Beard of Trade, 41
Greensboro, IN. CO. Chamber Of Cor
merce. the Danyille (Ili) In4uakk1n[
Club, the Nashville tTenn.l Board ca
Trade. the Toledo (Ohio) Comm1e
ciai Club. and other REPRESENTATIVE
bodies OF merchants and manufA&
turers.
A considerable percentage OF GtAt
highway commissioners will be In n~x
tendance, as well as representatives 1.E
several national and State 0rgAnI1f
tons OF farmers. An addition to IT,
list OF speakers at the conventions II
the Hon. NJ. f. Springer. Of OH
homa City. Mr.. Springer will attenA
az delegate from the state OF Ok1n&|
homa, and has prepared a paper N16
methods of financing road buil0tM6
which contains some interesting no%&
suggestions for combined Fcdexq1N
State nd-cauntx- aid -- = T
nc bibalilbt5A ZIG ibtElS Hk A@tGS
Congress on the subject OF Fcder1N
aid. and tho extent to which msH1
bers are favorable TO the general idn4s
poll was recently taken OF the OhtN
delegation. consisting of two senatoH3
and twenty-one representatives.
Favor Federal Aid.
Fifty per cent. of the senators w4fSs
in favor of Federal aid. Senn1n1
Pomerene declaring unqualifiedly 49&
such appropriations In preferences III
spending money for battieships, wht1
Senator Burton was cmphaticaily 01x
posed to any suggestion OF FedonmZ
aid. or this twenty-one represcntMNz
lives. fourteen per cent. declined t&1
state their position. and another fOu14
teen per cent. while approving t30<I
general proposition, addsd c0hd1EI01
to their appreciation. The rcmafniNN
70 per cent, or i 5out fthe
II per cent. or fifteen out OF TN
-tctate of -twcntyxouc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
clared un1ualifiedly for Federal Q
operation with the States in highway
Improvement.
This poll Is especially signidcamE
because Ohio Is not only centrally ~
Gated between the East and WeNG
SO that It's sentiment may be oo1
sidered fairly typical Of that Of IT.
whole country, but its population
almost equally divided between GU
and country. while the balance b<
tween the two great political pA344
in the State. and in its congresa1oq6
delegation. II almost equal. Whale
Is possible that among the es1&r
membership of the Federal Cou9H
the majority In favor Of Federal
would not be found TO be 20 0V1
whelmingly large. yet lettere reoAex
at A. A. A. national headquartsFH oal
thar considerably more than hall
those heard from are favorable. M
The first session OF the convon&
will be held In the Hotel Ral1S
Washington, on the morning
Tuesday. January Is. with AftofnN
and evening sessions on the same ~
on the following day.