Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-26
SENATOR GOODRICH
GIVES IMPRESSION
. OF TR|NKLE'S TALK
Corroborates State IN c nts
Contained in The Times
Dispatch.
EXECUTIVE BARS BONDS
IN FAVOR OF A GAS TAX
Others Agree With Fred
cricksburg Man as to His
Understanding.

Substantiation of the report. con-
tained in The Times Dispatch yes
terday morning, of what took place
Thursday at the conference here be-
ween Governor Trinkle and mem
hers OF the Senate and House, whom
he had summoned for consultation
over highway needs and the p-opo-
sal TO convene the Legislature in
special session TO issue bonds for
roads. was given last night by State
Senator c. O'Conor Goodrich. Of
Fredericks burg. and other leEisla-
tors at the conference.
Here Is what Senator Goolrick.
recognized leader of the better
highways advocates and an active
member OF the Virginia Good Roads
Association, had 10 say about the
matter over long distance telephone:
barred Highway bonds.
The impression left upon the
four state Senator's and two mem
bcrs of the House of Delegates who
conferred with Governor Trinkle last
Thursday as To the advisability OF
calling special session of the Cen
era! Assembly. was that no would
not issue tho cali II the road bond
| issue was to be taken I'D.
The Governor may not have said
| that he would not call the special
| session IL an attempt were made TO
put through the road bond legisla-
ton. but he did say that he wanted
us to assure him that no such at
| tempt would be made, and that II II
should be. he would oppose 1t and
advocate the imposition OF tax OF
cents on gasoline as A means OF
relief for the state Highway Com
mission and for road building until
the people OF the State can pass
upon the bond issue at the next cleo
tion.
He also said that In event the
road bond bill should pass he would
veto It unicss II had a large. substan-
tial majority. and thae a fight in the
General Assembly over the road bond
proposal would split the Democratic
party In the state asunder.
hid Not Chnnge Attitude.
The Governor was told by Senator
James r. Cannon that no matter
"hat the majority. II the bill were
passed II would be the will OF the
people This did not seem TO change
his attitude"
Senator Goolrick said he had adj
viSed III" Governor by letter yester-
dag morning that he did not give out
the story that appeared in The Times
DISPATCH. In talking over long dis
lance last night Senator Goolrice
-" 'iidl ilt anu the otNeT members
az the delegation had been requested
ny tho Governors secretary 10 treat
tn" discussion as confidential and
that. while none pledged himself to
do so. he ala not want II to appear
that he had told anything OF what
happened in the Governors Office on
Thursday afternoon.
Senator Goolrlck said they were
astonished al the turn affairs took
last Thursday.
Were Invited by TrinkI-.
We did not so TO Governor Trim
kle's office until we we're asked 70
appear there by the Governor.
through Senator Julien Gum" said
Senator Goodrich. We were in tho
offices OF tho Good Roads Assoc!a-
ton. In Murphv's Hotel when Sem
ator Gum presented his plan TO us
ana We hatly refused to accept IL.
or 10 assure him that We would not
bring up tn" road bond issue II a
special session were called on the
contrary every one OF us made IL
very main that we would Introduce
the road bond bill II the opportunity
not accent the 3-ccnS tax on gasoline
as substitute until the psople can
vote on tho road bond Issue We
reiterated this when the Governor
made known his stand
Others who we're a, the conference
hut VIII" have asked that their names
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