Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
THOUSANDS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY TO ASSEMBLE
AT ST. LOUIS IN MAJ.
POLITICS MAY PLAY A PART
The Presence Of Gompers Lends
Color to the Rumor That New
Parry May Be Launched
Many Leaders to Speak.

St Iouis.-One of the most Import.
ant events of the year, both from a
political and economic standpoint,
will be the convention of farmers, to
be held in st. Louis May 2 TO s.
Thousands of delegates will attend,
representing all the various farmers
ORGANIZATIONS OF the United States,
and questions of Importance will be
considered.
Members Of the Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union OF
America and the American Society of
Equity have been invited to attend.
and officials of both these bodies
have pledged their support to the
movement.
The fact that Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, is to be one of the speakers,
lends support to this belief, Gompers,
according to telegraphic advices from
Washington, has agreed to use his in
fuence in the formation of new
party to be composed Of farmers and
working men, and some of those
familiar with the affairs of the
federation predict that he will select
the St. Louis convention as the place
In which to launch the movement.
Notable Speakers Coming.
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin,
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, John Tenn
pie Graves, editorial writer of the
Hearst publications, and a. NJ. Law
renee, editor of the Chicago Exam
liner have promised to speak at the
meeting.
John Grady, manager of the Farm
ers' convention, in asking M rail
roads for a rate of one cent a mile
has announced that an attendance Of
more than 100000 is promised il the
roads will grant the concession.
The convention will be held in the
Coliseum. Its session will be supple
mented by pleasure trips on the Mis-.
sissippi and by visits to the summer
gardens and other points of interest
in and near st. Louis.
The following is the programme of
speakers and subjects as completed to
date:
Important Subjects Assigned.
Frederick H. Kreismann, mayor Of
st. Louis, address of welcome.
c. S. Barrett, president Of the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union, 1.-The Farmers Union, the
Greatest Constructive Influence. Past,
Present and Future in the History of
the American Farmer"
c. c. Drayton, president Of Ameri-
can Society of Equity, "A National
Union of Farmers"
Judge w. F. Monroe, Delhi, La,
''The Call of the South"
]. ]. McCumbers, United States
senator, North Dakota, Justification
of Organization Among Farmers"
]. C. Cantrill, member Of congress
from Kentucky, "The Mission Of the
American Society of Equity"
]. H. Worst, Fargo, N. D., THE
Farmers Opportunity"
DIR. ]. w. Long, educator, Madison,
Wis, Educating the Farmer"
A. o. Stanley, member of congress
from Kentucky, Tobacco Situation in
Kentucky"
T, A. Hoverstal, educator, Fargo,
N. D., practical Education of the
Country Youth"
NJ. H, Jackson, Grand Rapids,
Mich, Agriculture in Our Schools"
C. A. Windle, Chicago, ILL.,, Indus
trial Strength Of the Farmer"
Thomas Watson, Georgia, THE Ag
ricultural South and West Must
Throw Off the Shackles Of New Eng
land"
Clifford Pinchot, Conservation Of
Natural Resources"
Ed. r. Kone, commissioner of ag
riculture, Texas, 1.-THE Souths Place
in History"
Ed. l.. Norris, governor of Non
tana, Address by Representative"
e. j. Watson, commissioner, depart
ment of agriculture, commerce auC
industries, Columbia. THE Farme
and His Relation to the Economic,
Of the Nation"
The following have agreed to speal
but have not yet sent to the eonVen
ton bureau the subject that the,
will discuss.
Samuel Gompers, president Amer
can Federation of Labor; A. M. Law
renee; r. M. LaFollette, Unite
States senator. Oklahoma; JON
Temple Graves c. Porter Johnson.
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