The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28
They Believe He Carries.
Weighty M e S S a 6 e
From Washington.
HIS WISHES ARE
AS YET UNKNOWN
Disposed to Let Sec
retary Fix His Own Method of
Procedure-They Will Meet
Him Separately, in Groups
or Joint Session-Guest
of Governor.
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Sacramento. cal. April 27.-When
Secretary of state William j. Bryan
reaches Sacramento tomorrow, he
will be allowed to make his own pla nsy
for meeting members of the Legisla-
ture to lay before them what reasons
he may have why this State should
not have a law prohibiting the own
ership OF land by alons.
IL he wishes to meet them sepa-l
rately OF In groups, or If it is his
desire TO have the two houses called
together in executive session so that
the 100 members may hear him he
Will be granted that privilege
In short. there is no disposition on
the part of those in authority to lays
out line of procedure for Secretary
Bryan to follow
Bryan l. due to arrive at o'clock
In the morning. He will be met at,
the depot by Governor Johnson ana
taken to the gubernatoriai mansiona
for breakfast This will be entirely
family affair. no others besides thu
Secretary, Governor and Mrs. john
son and their two sons being present.
Prepare to Discuss BILL
With Bryan's arrival looming large
on the legislative horizon, Governor
Johnson and his immediate advisers
are eagerly awaiting the message
which he is believed TO bo bearing
from Washington. MI realize The in.-
portance and the gravity OF the situa-
ton. and are keenly anxious to hear
what he has to say. AS evidence or
this anxiety on the part Of the leSis-t
lators, was the conference he'd to-
day in Governor Johnson's Office, ut
which the situation was discussed in
all its phases. The final draft of the
pill was gone over and dissected IN
detail, so that those present might be
prepared 10 discuss .it with Secretary
Bryan. should he care to do SO
There were present at the confer
ence senators Thompson, Gates. Stro-s
bridge. kchoe and Benson; Speaker
Young, Assemblymen Bohnett Chand-f
Ter, Benedict Smith and Suthcr-
land; l-ieutenant- Governor Wallace
and Attorney General Wells. ,Thn
conference lasted about two hours and
hhlf, and at its conclusion. Governuri
Johnson made this statement: s}s
we talked about the matter gem
orally and agreed that we would all
be glad To see Secretary Bryan. We
Will listen to him thoughtfully and give
him our closest attention"
From members who attended the COM
ference, ii was learned that the bilI.S
as now constructed. avoids the Use or
the words "ineligible to citizenship,"
which seemed to be the cause of so
much alarm. by substituting the phrase
that land shall be held only by those
ca pThle Of becoming citizens"
The bill has also been changed SO
as to allow land to he leased by Japa y
nese for three years
Must Hnvc strong Reasons.
So far as the sentiment among tho
Frogressives goes, this bill stands q
fair chance TO bc passed, unless Sec
retary Bryan cam SHOW strong and
sufficient reasons why it should not he.
TO do this he will either have to DENY
that which President Wilson has aI-s
ready conccdcd--that the State has the
right to enact such law il it sees
ht--or plead the certainty Of interna-
tional difference should the bill be
passed. And Ii, because Of The latter.
the bill is dropped, the rrogressiyes
viii insist upon strong guarantee
that the national government will, by
treaty or otherwise, bring about the
result which is aimed at in tho bill
One of the Progressive leaders who
attended the conference with Governor
johnson to-day said that he is still
strongly in favor of passing a bill lii
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