Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-09-12 | Page 1 | Governors on Hand for the Conference

GOVERNORS Oil HAND FDD THE CONFERENCE Wilson of New Jersey to Make Welcoming Address; Carey Will Respond. SPRING PAKE. N. J., Sept. ). "The vanguard of thirty-five governors, who are expected to participate during the week III the third annual governors' conference, con-ference, arrived today. Fifteen state executives. ex-ecutives. With their wives, sat down tonight to-night at dinner, while others arrived later. The convention will open tomorrow. tomor-row. Governor Marlon K Hay of Washington Wash-ington was the first of the delegates to arrive. While the committee was welcoming the eight, western governors. Governor Judeon Harmon of Ohio, accompanied by Mrs. Harmon, drove p, the hotel In a hired hack. They had trailed the special ear and made their way unescorted from iho station to headquarters Illness will prevent the attendance of Tasker L. Oddle of Nevada and Governor Gover-nor Charles S Deneen of Illinois other states whose chairs arc expected to be vacant are Arkansas, California, Iowa, Louisiana. Michigan. Minnesota. South Carolina and Tennessee. Governor West of Oregon, who is unable un-able personally lo attend, will send a r. presents 1 1 vc Wood rOW Wilson, New .ler.sev s gov -emor, will deliver the welcoming address ad-dress toniomuv and Governor loseph M. Carey of Wyoming, who arrived tonight, will respond. Interest centered tonight largely about Judson Harmon, Ohio's governor. Mr. Harmon spoke genially on many topics, but- avoided political matters. "I am here to listen to what others have to say, not to talk myself." he said, 'it Is neither the place nor the time to talk politics." Other 'governors who reached Spring Lake tonight are. Edwin P. Norris of Montana, Chester F Aldrlch of Ne-bsraska, Ne-bsraska, John Burke of Nortli Dakota, Pee Cruce of Oklahoma and Robert s. Vessey of South Dakota.