Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-16
CONFERENCE OF
GOVERNORS OPENS
WITH MANY PRESENT


states have equal right and equal
claim to glory in its history.
We feel. too, that Maryland has Pc
culiar right to welcome the governors
of all the states. for in a way Mary
land belongs in some measure TO you
all. for the national capital was carved
out of Maryland soil.
And then again, in this time OF the
downfall OF autocracy the recognition
of the brotherhood of mankind. and
the overthrow of tyranny throughout
the world. where should we rather
meet than in that state which was the
first in the whole world to proclaim
civil and religious liberty TO all man
kind who would come within her
borders.
/ And now too, may we not justly
mention at this time of national pride
and national rejoicing that the people
OF Maryland are likewise proud that
/ it was a distinguished Maryland citi-
zen, who, amid the shot and shell in
the dawn of the early morning, as he
I looked out upon Fort McHenry and
saw our glorious flag still waving DER
its ramparts. gave to us the anthem
we have just sung, our national
anthem. the Star Spangled Banner
/ know not whether the flag that
gave Francis Scott Key the inspiration
that same old flag, Old Glory is rest
ing behind the speakers chair or not,
but we know this old flag was carried
Z l. A. n II, %
Cowpens. was in the battle of North
Point September 14th and 18th, 1914,
and il is claimed is the only national
| flag in existence which was carried by
Cumberland troops in the American
| Revolution and the oldest United
States flag extant.
Gentlemen of the Conference, the
whole state is yours today. / welcome
you with all my heart, may the God
of our fathers be with us today as he
was in the days of our beginning and
as He has been so manifestly in the
great war which has so happily ended.
Mayor Strange welcomed the COVER
nors to Annapolis and said that he felt
sure that the result of their delibera-
I tions would have its effect at the peace
table. He spoke of Annapolis as fit
ting place for this meeting on account
of its historical associations.
Among the incidents in the history
of Annapolis which Mayor Strange
mentioned was the fact that Washing
ton had resigned his military commits
sion in that very room in order to ac-
cept the presidency. He also said that
two of the Signers had lived in An
napolis, and told of the burning of the
Peggy Stewart.
Mayor Strange closed by saying that
he hoped all the governors would take
pleasant recollections of Annapolis
away with them, and extending to
them the key of the city
Those governors who are now here
or who have given definite assurance
that they will be here, are: George
w. p. Hunt, Arizona; Marcus H. Hol-
comb. Connecticut; John c. Townsend,
Jr., Delaware; Hugh NJ Dorsey,
Georgia; Moses Alexander, Idaho;
James p. Goodrich, Indiana; w. L.
/ Harding, Iowa; Arthur Capper, Kan
sas; Ruffian G. Pleasant, Louisiana; G.
K. Miliken, Maine; Arthur <. Sleeper.
Michigan; j. A. A. Burnquist, Mime
sofa; Frederick ID. Gardner, Missouri;
s. v: Stewart, Montana; Emmett d.
Boyle, Nevada; Walter E. Edge, New
Jersey; w. e. Lindsey, New Mexico;
Thomas w. Biskett, North Carolina;
Lynn ]. Frazier, North Dakota r. L.
Williams, oklahoma Martin G. Brum-
baugh, Pennsylvania; r. L. Beeckman,
Rhode Island: Richard /. Manning.
South Carolina; Simon Bamberger,
Utah; Westmoreland Davis, Virginia;
Peter Norbeck, South Dakota; Ernest
Litser, Washington; John J. Cornwell.
West Virginia; Emanuel L. Philip,
Wisconsin,; Frank L. Houx, Wyoming.
The list was augmented by number
of governor-elects.
During the afternoon session, there
will be addresses by the following
members of the Presidents cabinet:
Hon. Newton ID. Baker, secretary of
war; Hon. David f. Houston, secretary
of agriculture; Hon. William b. Will
son, secretary of labor They will
talk upon topics pertaining to their de-
partments.
Hon. Josephus Daniels, secretary of
the navy, will address the conference
tomorrow