The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-05
STATE EXECUTIVES
PERPETUATE THEIR
CONFERENCE PLANS
Permanent Organization u
Effected With a Salaried
Secretary
NEXT MEETING AT
COLORADO SPRINGS
Governors Spend Day at NofS
folk and Hold Business a
Meeting at Night-Big
Reception Tonight
Morninu Session,

Morning Session.
Governor Edwin l.. Norris, - B
Montana, presiding. n
10 Ocioek-"unifornaity ~ "a
Marriage and Divorce Lava" i'll
Address by Governor Tasksr -
Oddie. Of Nevada.
Address by Governor James ~ IN
Hawiey, of Idaho. q
Discussion. n
"A State Income Tax
Address by Governor Francis
McGovsrn, Of Wisconsin.
Address by Elk Governor AuguoA
tus e. Wilson, Of kentucky.
Discussion.
Afternoon Session.
Governor John A. Dix, at Mo-
York. presiding.
The Development Of Inland %
Waterways"
Address by Governor Eugene ~
Foss, of Massachusetts.
Address BY Governor Charles ~
Deneen, OF Illinois.
Discussion.
what the State Can % to chssle u
the Drift Of Population Fr6ns
Farms to Cities"
Address by Governor Adelph q.
Eberhart, Of Minnesota.
Address by Governor Hsrbsrt 9sa
Hadley, Of Missouri.
Discussion.
Twenty. minutes hearing 10 tho
suffragettes. ssS q H.
Evening.
Reception by Governor WiItfaap
Hodges Mann, Of Virginia, ~
Mrs. Mann to the visiting gsvss
nors and their wives At the exeo1
tive mansion. -
The twenty-tive governors a. ~
States Of the Union. In session noST
last night effected q permanent G
ganization. provided for q salartsd oa5|
rotary. and decided upon Col0ra2
Springs, Cole. as the place for tl
sixth annual conference, at a date ri
be fixed later by the executive COZ
mittee.
The executive committee chCn1
last night for 1919 is composed Of 0Qy
errors Francis E. McGovern. Of WIl
and f. NJ. Ammons, OF ColOrn<
The latter is now governor-eloG
but will be In harness before the IT,
arrives for him to play host 70 t.
house of governors. Ss&
Mr.. Riley to Be Secretary.
the permanent secretary. who =
win probably be chosen today ~
these seems to be little doubt but
M. c. Riley, of Madison. Wis.,
present secretary of the confeTeq
win be chosen without a diaoeut
voice. Mr.. Riley's peculiar htneno
the position has been amply u14[
tested in the few years Of the ula1
ganized life of these executive a.
ferences and he lis generally hall
as the secretary-elect
The organization will pursue
plan that ha sobtained in the r.
of having no permanent presiding
ficer, the governors choosing onn
their number to preside at each
sion.
Spend Day at Norfolk.
Yesterday the governors sp0nt
Norfolk and Cape Henry. the Gu
of the National Guard association.
party left RichmOn1
q special train over the ChesApo
and Ohio at $50. and returned
o'clock last night. While the
moud weather clerk doied
dose Of the elements, the condtt5o
save for a fog. were pG9&
and the governors enjoyed every
ute Of their stay. sas%
Returning last night they
two new acknowledgements PM
L Goldsborough, Of Maryland,
former Governor Augustus e. W1
IF Kentucky. who Joined them i1k2
irst and only business session e.
Two Sessions To-day.
The governors will hold two tnnr6
ant sessions today-morning an1
discuss pending prC&11
principal among which Is the nm
II uniform marriage and divorces
ind will give a twenty minute
ng this afternoon to the Gauss oGA
which Is to be prupN
~ Miss Anna Shaw and prOha6tf
ID advocates. Tonight they III
end the reception OF the oxQ
rendered them by Go@
William Hodges Mann, to whtG&
100 invitations have been 1ssuo
which is to be one Of the moi
liant social affairs Richmol1<
eitnessed in decade.
The important subject ~
realts. winch Is to be preeone1
Governor O'Neal, Of Alaba1
,eeni set for Friday mornta
byron 7. Herrick. ambaaeal
who has been inx2G
he system in use In that c0u1
,een invited to address the
nee Friday morning on that
ambassador Herrick Is now tx
ngton.
To Washingt0n sasnlI = Y
The governors VIII leave HI
morning Ut y o,clo{
viii lunch with President &
lay for the express pnrpO1o
erring with him on the sa6f
urai credit system for tho o6
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