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ocratic members Of Congress from
the Southern and border States.
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan made strong plea for his
farm program. He pictured it as
a forward step for American agri-
culture, which the Democratic
Party must insist upon.
Movement Declared Weaker.
The only three Governors at
tending the conference insisted
that the States Rights movement
was far weaker in the South to-
day than ii was in 1948.
Gov. Folsom of Alabama said in
reply to a question:
IF President Truman were
running today he would carry
Alabama overwhelmingly"
Gov. McMath of Arkansas said
that in his State the States
Rights movement was getting no
where. 1--WE are Democrats" he
said.
Gov. Scott of North Carolina,
elected with Mr.. Truman in 1913,
has no trouble with States Right
ers in his States
There is underlying bitterness
in the atmosphere. Fifteen South
ern and border States are in
cluded in the CONFERENCE.-THE
one of them, Louisiana, failed to
send official representatives. Gov.
Long declined because he was too
busy with a session Of the Legis-
lature on his hands. Gov. Thur
mond of South Carolina and Gov.
Wright of Mississippi, the States
Rights Democratic ticket in 1913,
were definitely not invited to the
conference. 3~,
Governors Preside.
Gov. Folsom presided at the
morning meeting, Gov. Scott at
a luncheon meeting and Gov.
McMath at the afternoon meet
ing. Many of the Governors
of other States have indi-
Gated they were too busy in their
home capitals to leave at this time.
While every effort is being made
to keep the conference meetings
free of criticism of other South
erners-including the States
Righters-in informal gatherings
and small groups the. name of
former Secretary of State James
F. Byrnes. candidate for Governor
OF South Carolina. keeps bobbing
up. The comments regarding
Mr.. Byrnes, who is running on an
anti-Fair Deal platform. are not
complimentary.
Secretary of the Army Gordon
Gray. North Carolinian, started
the ball rolling at this mornings
session of the conference, with an
address in praise of unification of
the national defense system.
He was followed by Undersecre-
tary of State James Webb, another
Tar Heel. who discussed the eco
nomic side of Americas foreign
policy.
Mr.. Knoll, Mr.. Keenan,, and Mr..
Anderson-and Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder-were speakers at
a luncheon at the Carolina Coun-
try Club.
At the afternoon session in the
Capitol another member of the
cabinet. Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan, was to top off a long
series of speeches by Assistant
Secretary of Labor John Gibson,
Director of the Budget Frank
Pace. Leon Keyserling, acting
of the Council of Eco
nomic Advisers to the President;
Mrs. Charles w. TiHett, vice
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee; Mrs. Dorothy
vredenburgh, secretary of the
Democratic National Committee.
and Wilson Gilmore, national
president of the Young Demo-
cratic Clubs of America.
Barley Speaks Tonight.
The climax will be an address
tonight by Vice President Barley,
who, accompanied by Mrs. Bark
ley, will arrive late this afternoon.
They will be guests of Gov. Scott
1T the Governors mansion. The
occasion will be a Jefferson Jack
son dinner at $50 a plate, for
which some $50 persons have pur-
chased tickets. National Chair
man William Boyle and Mr.. Dam
els will speak, too.
While members of Congress
from the Southern and border
States had been invited to attend
the conference, only the North