Show MOUNTAIN AND COAST RICHARDS ENTERS DENIAL Governor of Wyoming Explains Postponement Post-ponement of Conference riRIBUtfU SPECIAL Cheyenne Wyo Jan 22i51ucc Gov 1 lUchards postponed time proposed Sail Lake conference of AVentcrn Governors ho has been assailed on every side by I Iho ° Democnillc press of IK t Slate and time D < nor News who charge that Uic the schemes or mecllng was lo piom u a few wealthy land grabbers and was called off because of larpolyslgsied po Utlons from central VyqmlnK protesting protest-ing against the t bill now before Congress Con-gress which provides fur the session of lands in this States To The Tribune corrcsnondcnl Gov Illchards ald tonight to-night Tho Ktatcmcnls made broaflcasi by Journals who SWIM always ready to sou seeds nt illHford and jipprcU nslon that lie gall Lake cmifruce wan called In advocacy of a specihY policy lor tho rcBslon ui nil Ibc ii rid lands to the Stales is not into JIH the call plainly I plain-ly I stated that the object of lie mcel I lug wus to discuss the question und try and arrive ut I m usrccmenl as lu what was best for all The charge thai this conference hay been abandoned because be-cause of criticism based upon misrepresentation misrep-resentation of time object oC lie meeting meet-ing is m also untrue The conference will yet be held jnul T believe that an organization of I Western West-ern Governors will be made permanein to consider thIs question and others nf paramount interest lo the arid Ami xemlarld West I believe thai sonic imporiant changes In UK t handling oC our 1 graxlnjr lands arc impending bul It would bo a great misfortune to have Ibis workdone by Washington oillcluls who are nol familiar with our iieedp The State authorities whn uiuler slaiul local conditions omilel loa e these hintlK for Ilte best good of all and our stock Interests would be fostered fos-tered lo the fullest extent The general charge Unit the small ranchmen are In danger of being tiny en out of business by Un present sys lem of leasing lands Is nol borne nut by Un facts The small ranchmen are the very ones who have been Rolling these leased tracts nncl who are now clamoring for more land for time further fur-ther protection of their growing titter esls yet they Jiro loudest in their cries against this Imaginary land grubbing business They have been led astray by false reports but there will be a reaction and when it comes they will bo the strongest advocates of a conference con-ference and arranging for concerted action which will result in the arid lands being turned over to the Slules to handle |