From South Carolina and Indiana, from Minnesota and Oklahoma, from Wyoming and Maryland, from Iowa and Vermont, from Florida and Nebraska, from nine other states.† 19 Governors assembled. In addition, there were the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island and a personal representative of Governor Richardson of California.
The rendezvous was Poland Springs, Me., the gathering the 17th annual meeting of the conference of Governors. There was, for the first time in 17 meetings, a woman memberGoverness Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming. There was also the son of Mrs. Ross, a lad of 10,...