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Governors
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ton for the investigative commit
tee, with a new meeting in 40 days
to review developments, and it was
carried.
While most of the Governors yes
terdaV assailed the civil rights pro-
gram with some bitterness and much
oratory, they left scarcely a doubt
that nearly all will be working for
their objectives within the party,
and for the party in the fall elec-
tions.
Educational Plan Voted.
Earlier, the conference, of which
Gov. William Preston Lane, Jr., OF
Maryland, is chairman, adopted a
plan for regional "compacts" be-
tween States for jointly supported
colleges for specialized education.
The meeting was called to further
this plan, which the Governors have
been developing for several years.
The colleges would be for under
graduate as we'll as graduate study.
Some would be for whites, others for
Negroes.
While the educational phase OF
the meeting will continue tomorrow,
the revolt against Mr.. Truman's
ideas apparently ended, at least for
the present, to night.
II think the boys got their steam
off today, commented Gov. Beau
ford Jester of Texas, after the
rather heated debate on the Presi-
dents program ended.
Nine of the Is Governors repre-
sented in the conference attended.
Among the missing was Gov. Tuck
of Virginia, who was prevented from
attending by the session of the State
Legislature.
Gov. Lane was among those who
said he believed the revolt talk"
Is over. He refused to comment
specifically on the civil rights pro-
gram but did say, Il am for the
two party system-that is what has
made this country great, and ma
turally I will continue to work from
within the democratic party"
Governor Lane, as presiding Of
fcer, did not take part in debate
on various resolutions offered in
the open session.
Truman Program Castigated.
Cows. Wright, McCord of Tennes-
see, Jester, Caldwell of Florida,
Laney of Arkansas and Folsom
joined Gov Thurmond in castigat-
ing Mr.. Truman's program.
They took exception to demands
for antilynching and antipoll tax
legislation, an end to racial segrega-
tion,' and enactment of permanent
commission to bar racial dlscrlm-
inauon in employment.
Said Gov. Laney of. Arkansas:
"We have been betrayed by the
leadership of the democratic party.
We have been sacrificed to the gods
of disilluSionment . IF these
Oaws) are to be imposed upon us,
I for one would rather they come
from a Republican than from the
party for which I have given my
allegiance He added: Mild meas
ures will not get much hearing"
Cows. Folsom and McCord urged
the Governors to fight their battles
within the Democratic Party. They
said the South should especially
insist on return of the historic two
thirds majority was required for
nomination of party candidates.
Blame Put at Own Door.
Gov. Caldwell told the conference
that the South had only itself
to blame for allowing repeal of the
two-thirds rule in 1886, when Presi-
dent Roosevelt was renominated.
IT will favor any effort to recap
ture the two-thirds rule" said Gov.
Caldwell" but I am not interested
in any measure which would elect
a Republican"
Gov Wright, who seemed by no
means satisfied with what hap
pened here, described Mr.. Truman's
program as "ill-considered' and
INTENDED to divide the people" I"
Gov. Thurmond said the Truman
proposals were "communistic" and
unconstitutional"
Gov. Jester, supporting the 40-day
waiting period resolution, said:
This is our opportunity to cody ex-
plot the solidarity of the South
TO regain some of our important
privileges"
Gov. Jester said the South should