The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26

Salt Lake City, Utah. June 1e.A 4
Governors OF more than two-third1 ok \
the States will be In Salt Laka CIt
Monday night. The occasion IL 49,
ninth annual session OF the d0veG
nors' Conference which opens herr
Tuesday morning. The program foxH
the confidence includes discussion eEA
problems OF the day arising from bOtKg
local and exterior conditions, nWap~l
ping OF experiences In statecraft bJka
the governors, dedication Of UtAhsna
new State capitol building. trip - n
the great copper mine and q sotouru
through Yellowstone National Park
The governors OF the westerns
States arrived Sunday evening an1
early this morning, while most Of TN K
governors from the Eastern, soufl12
ern and Central States arrived In upos
cial cars this evening. Sessions WIN
last until Friday.
Program Of Meeting.
The formal program for the 0Oys
ernors' Conference as announced b1sj
Miles c. Riley, secretary. Ii a. fol-.
lows:
Tuesday morning:
Addresses OF welcome by 0overnoe
William Spry, Utah, and Mayor W.
M. Ferry. OF Salt Lake City.
Response to addresses of welcome
OF New Hampshire.
Tuesday afternoon:
Governor Marcus Fl. Holcomb, o.
Connecticut, presiding.
/ Preparedness Within the States ~
Meet the intensified Internationa1s
Competition After the Close Of tho
War" Addresses by Governor San1~s
uel W. Mccall, Of Massachusetts, Gov
ernar Charles Henderson. Of AlAbamas3
and Governor Moses Alexander. Of Ids
no. followed by general discussion. U
| Wednesday morning:
J Governor J. A. A. Burnquist. c1s
Minnesota, presiding.
State and Federal Aid in Land 6et.s
Element" Addresses by Gov. George
A. Carlson. OF Colorado, and 06vxrn6Ts
Hiram w. Johnson. Of California, foI.3
| lowed by general discussion.
Wednesday afternoon:
Governor Theodore @. BiIdo. ofs
Mississippi. presiding.
| Waterway From Lakes to Gulf. ~
Address by Governor Edward III
Dunno, of Illinois, followed by gensa
eral discussion.
| Thursday morning:
| Governor Ernest Lister. Of wash
| ington, presiding. ND
State Administrative Probiems,S q
Address by Governor George w. III.
Hunt, OF Arizona, followed by Gsn@s
eral discussion.
Thursday afternoon:
Governor A. o. Stanley, OF Keu~;
lucky. presiding.
THE West and It's Water Powern.
Address by former Governor James
II. Hawiey. Of Idaho, followed 6y2
10 Dedicate Capitol.
On Wednesday afternoon Utahs1
new State capitol will be dedicat0dss
for which occasion elaborate oranges
ments have been made. The Utah
capitol will have tho unique distinctioME
OF having present At the tins Of tt&
dedication more State executives thai
have ever been present ct the dedtM
cation Of any. other State capitax
| building. $|
The governors, with their military
escorts and parties will 30 by spe~5
cial train from Salt Lake City tGs
II ellowstone. Montana, ThurndaS
from whence they will enter YslloWs
stone National Park for four 90
Ave days trip az the E,aest OF IL
the governors present have signi10G
their intention OF taking this -tx43
The Federal Government has entore3
into the arrangement for caring fors
the governors and their parties on tljoS
trip.
This Confsenos Of Governors pieaGs1
antly follows busy convention day~S
present. All OF the Democratic eos@s
ernors were IN attendance at the -
Louis convention ana most Of the NeN
publican governors were In attond&3
ance at the ono or the other or tn
Chicoga convention. Political &C.
tivities they have set asldo tor ~
present. The Salt Lake City confer3
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