Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-31
THOUSANDS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY TO ASSEMBLE
AT ST. LOUIS IN MAY.
POLITICS MAY PLAY PART
The Presence of Gompers Lends
Color to the Rumor That New
Parry May Be Launched
Many Leaders to Speak.

81. DOulS.-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 Geographic advices from
Washington, has agreed to use his in
iuence in the formation Of a 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 TEN
pie Graves, editorial writer of the
Hearst publications, and A. M. Law
renee, editor of the Chicago Exam
iner have promised to speak at the
meeting.
John Grady, manager of the Farm
ers' convention, in asking the rail
roads for a rate of one cent a mile
has announced that an attendance of
more than 200, 900 is promised if the
roads will grant the concession.
The convention will be held in the
Coliseum. It's session will be supple
mented by pleasure trips on the Mis-,
sissippi and by visits to the ummer
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. K~reismann, mayor of
st. Louis, address of welcome.
G. S. Barrett, president of the Farm
ers' Educational and COOPERATIVE
Union, "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. E. Monroe, Delhi, La,
''The Call of the South"
]. j.. 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"
DR.. J.. w. Long, educator, Madison,
Wis, Educating the Farmer"
A. o. Stanley, member Of congress
from Kentucky, Tobacco Situation / n
Kentucky"
T. A. Hoverstal, educator, Fargo,
N. d., practical Education of the
Country Youth"
M. 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, fexas, "The South's Place
in History"
Ed. L. Norris, governor of Mon
tana, Address by Representative"
e. j. Watson, commissioner, depart.
ment of agriculture, commerce and
industries, Columbia. The Farmer
and His Relation to the Economics
Of the Nation"
The following have agreed to speak
but have not yet sent to the conven-
ton bureau the subject that they
will discuss.
Samuel Gompers, president Ameri-
can Federation of Labor; A. M. Law
renee; r. M. LaFollette, United
States senator, Oklahoma; john
Temple Graves; G. Porter johnson.
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