Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
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BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

NEW YORK June 30.-Npw
York is having forced home on it's
consciousness the fact hat the fight
ing farmers of the west and middle
west mean business.
Above all the din and clamor of
khan and anti-klan, wet and dry.
league and anti-league factions at
tending the early days of the Dem
ocratic convention, the one clear,
seady, constant call comes from
delegates representing the great az
rlcultural states for a. platform ard
a ticket that will win the confidence
and supper of the men who pro-
duce bread and butter that the ma
ton may eat.
While the Smith and McAdoo
forces battle to emphasize or sub
ordinate the khan and prohibition
issues to suit their own situations,
an increasing body of delegates are
wondering how these can be handl-
ed to satisfy the country's demand
for economic relief. And it is on
the outlook for economic assistance.
particularly to agriculture, that the
hope of the Democrats in the com
ing campaign admittedly rests.
In this situation, pending the
breakdown of the McAdoo-Smith
deadlock, delegates are turning
more and more to consideration
of what candidates can satisfy this
need.
Among the Ozark horse" posRAi-
ties for, the okShe - he
quest is for * mn vi y
derstands and appreciates the
lens of the farmer and who miE4s
be expected to give it consideration
at least equal to that given manu-
featuring and merchandising.
Of the three leading figures in
the clark horse" group-Ralston,
Glass and John W. Ralston
pnd Glass find most favor with the
farm contingent.
Both have had direct and init
mate touch with farm life and farm
problems. Davis is not so well
known west of the Alleghenys and
sentiment concerning him is not so
well crystallized: Davis sentiment,
however, has been steadily develop
ing and the West Virginia lawyer
must be taken into serious account
IN any re-shuffling of ballots fol-
lowing a deadlock.
**
The five names with which the
agricultural delegates are chiefly
concerned, however, are;
David F. Houston, former secre-
tary of agriculture.
Edwin T. Meredith, also ex-secre-
sary of agriculture.
Carl S. Voorman, farmer and
former assistant secretary Of agri-
culture.
Jonathan NJ, Davis, "dirt-farmey
governor of Kansas.
Charles Bryan, governor of Ne
braska and brother of William J. B.
Of this group Houston seems
likely to develop greatest strength
as possibility for the presidential
nomination, should protracted
deadlock develop. He can win a
large following outside the farm
groups. He carries the aura OF
having been one of Woodrow Viii
sons trusted advisers and can hold
much of the Wilson strength. Also
he is we'll known to eastern finan-
cial and business interests ard
would be much more satisfactory to
chem than a man who mthey had
had Hess opportunity to gauge. Hu
Is, ofntJ1s ~ tbs Only one Aksly
to be serfoXSa prrsg
showdown for the TOP Of the ticket
The other four, while being
boosted by small groups as presi-
lentiaI possibilities, are really be-
inc iockeyed for second position on
the ticket Any one Of the quar-
tet. their hackers believe, would be
more appealing to the sons OF the
soil than is Charles G. Dawes, the
Chicago banker running mate oil
President Coolidge.
Over the convention, too as an
additional reason for taking def
mite steps to placate agricultural