Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-07

HAD A STORMY session
south Caroliuinr Laughed a~ 'hr
Crowded Galleries ..i-~rd lii-
speech Continuously

| governors conference unanimously tc-
pudiated today the recent uttcruurcs
Of Governor cole Blcase of South
| Carolina, concerning the lynchiug ,t
negroes by a vote OF II to ! II
adopted resolution declaring against
mob violence and for the impartial
enforcement Of the law. The four
governors who opposed the resolution
declared themselves AS strongly lu-
dorsins its support but voted mo
because they thought they had no
right to reprlmand a colleague.
Governor Rlcase. himself target Of
the attack. hotly defended his .,n-
| victions, snapped his fingers in the
face Of his colleagues, told them 10
| go 10 it, declaring that he cared not
a whit VIII the conference said,
thought, did or did not do and an
nounccd that all the resolutions ;hcy
! might ever adopt would not keep him
/ from the governors chair nor from a
]
| 1915 or earlier. -Four times within as
many hours, he asserted. his life had
been threatened because of his utter
ances. but this appealed to his as little
as did the resolution.
All Of the four threatening letters.
| Governor Blease said he received,
were anonymouse. One WAS mailed
! Ia, tpI g,, 4,
the third in Louisville and the fourth
in Pittsburgh The Washington
writer told him he would pay he
penalty If he ever came to that aity,
the Pittsburgh writer said you viii
be taken to account on sight for your
Words the Richmond and Louisville
missives were not fit for publication.
Governor Blease was taken to ask
by a dozen governors Governor
Carey Of Wyoming denounced him
FOR claiming a monopoly for South
Carolina Of the respect Of the white
nan for women"
Governor Iadley Of Missouri dr.
clared that the floor Of the conferen "a
hall WAS not clearing house for lo-
Governor Goldsborough of Mary.
land said he stood solldly by the reso.
luton because it was matter of
right Governor Dix Of New YORK
thought it would be most unwis."
not to adopt the resolution.
Governor O'Neal Of Alabama I'm 20.
ringing speech which was drowned
time after time by applause asserted
his belief that the entire conference
had been belttlcd by the South Car
olinian's remarks and that 1t was the
sworn duty Of every executive to NJ
hold the law and the enforcement Of
law.
To these declarations Govcrnor
blease declared that he had been
quoted yesterday as saying ITO hoh
with the constitution and that what
he said yesterday he repeated toGs>
"to all the good governors here. to a.,
the governors of all the states; to an
the people of the United States
Once, when his voice was drowned IN
storm Of Kisses, he turned to tho
galleries and to his colleagues and
laugher.
"What care / for your hisses?" nc
asked. Then shaking his clcuchcl
fist, he shouted: Hiss if you mus'
only snakes and geese hiss"
Governor O'Ncal unlooscd the storm
when he introduced the followiue
resolution.
This conference Of governors docs
not undertake to control the inli- .
yidual views Of it's members upon any |
questions Of law or administration. II
declares that this government is bascl /
upon the Fundamental principle OF law I,
and order; that the constitution " !
each state imposes upon IFS chief cv. |
ccutiye the supreme duty Of taking /
care that the laws shall be faithfully |
and equally enforced, that II adro- .
Gates all proper methods for strength 1