The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-02
Will APPOINT
FARMERS, COX
TELLS NUMBER
Harding Makes Two Front
Porch Speeches-Democra
Nominee To Cover 5000
Miles on Western Tour.
CUBS AT MARION, 0.

IVA eoaoy oOSidI GU thdt IL OiOSSSo iO
would appoint good farmers" to re-
sponsible government positions, in
cluding the secretary of agriculture
and members of the federal reserve
and regional reserve board tariff COM
missions and the interstate commerce
commission.
The Democratic presidential candi-
date discussed agricultural questions,
and outlined his proposed policies in
en- address at the executive Office to
about 100 representatives on the ma
tional board of farm organizations,
holding a convention here.
Federal regulation of coal storage
facilities, a fair test of private owner
ship of railroads and operation and
cooperative buying and selling by
farmers, was advocated by him.
Say They Must Define.
He also declared that business, Ia
Dor and agricultural interests must
have defined by law limitations, which
they can understand and stay within,
In their future conduct.
Declaring himself to be farmer"
and not an agriculturalist, Governor
Cox said he congratulated American
farmers on ending their Rip Van Win
kle sleep and moving toward organized
betterment of their condition.
Farmers are not only entitled to
large representation" he said, but
the public service will have it's effic-
lency advanced by larger representa-
tion of agricultural thought"
He Means "Good' Farmers.
Advocating appointment OF farmers
to the federal reserve board, and also
regional boards, Governor Cox. added:
Il mean by that good farmers;
you know what l mean"
E. H. Moore, Governor Cox's pre-
convention manager, was in Chicago
ready to furnish the senate sub-com-
mittee investigating campaign expendi-
lures with alleged documentary data
intended to back up the Democratic
presidential candidates charge of a
$15,000,00 campaign fund being raised
by the Republicans.
In announcing last night that he in
tended to go to Chicago to represent
Governor Cox personally at the cam
paign finance investigation, Mr.. Moore
asserted that he was taking with him
documents and other data that would
back up the governors charges that
II the committee could not get the
evidence from witnesses which 1t may
CALL he would furnish it himself. He
asserted that he would see that the
committee gets the information
Says There's Another Fund
Mr.. Moore declared that If Treas.
urer Upham had told the truth in Civ
ing the Republican campaign financial
figures, there Is another campaign
fund in existence and that he intends
to find it.
Governor Cox's departure tonight on
his Swing around the circle in the
west" will take him into % states le.
fore he returns to Dayton. Oct. 4. His
itinerary calls for 81 extended ad
dresses, an average of two daily, not
including innumerable rear platform,
and other minor speeches.
Between 5000 and 5000 miles will
be traversed by the governor on the
trop, mostly by railroad on regular
trains, but with several special trains
for and automobile side trips planned
The governor will have private car
the Federal, used in the past by Presi
dent Wilson and former Presiden,
Taft, and at least two other cars fol
others of his party. including the gov
ernor's secretary Charles E Morris
Joseph J. Sinnott, representing the
Democratic national committee: a
stenographers, publicity assistants anC
others.
Speaks In Minnesota Sept. 6.
The governors tour opens on Friday
in Michigan. He will be met at Tole
do by a state committee and after rea,
platform addresses at smaller towns
enroute, he will speak about noon al
Jackson at an open air gathering and
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sing. On Saturday the governor viii
speak at Milwaukee. spend Sunday a
Chicago, and Monday, Labor Day, ir
the twin cities, making his principa
address there at the Minnesota state
fair.
MARION, o., Sept. 2-Putting his
political creed into the vernacular o
baseball, Senator Harding delivered {
front porch speech today to the play
ers of the Chicago National League
club. appealing for better team worl
by the American nation Ion the home
grounds, under the rules"
Many issues, including the League
of Nations, one man government, pre-
paredness and progressivism, were
touched on by Senator Harding in de
claring his love for the great American
game. The Cub players had come tt
Marion to play a special exhibition
game late in the day as a persona
compliment to the nominee.
In another speech, delivered to ;
committee representing several asso
Citations of teachers, the senator sale
the low compensation of teachers hat
brought on "a crisis
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-The midwest
ern conference of Republican leader:
continued today with a discussion o.
problems of state campaigns in the
Mississippi valley territory. Coordin
alton of the work of the state commit
tees and that Of the Republican
national committee was declared salts
factorial arranged.
PRINCE LEAVES WAIKIKI
HONOLULU, Sept. 1.-Bearing the
Prince of Wales. the British cruiser
Renown cleared from here tonight fol