The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-06
City toHear
Davis Views.
on Farming.
Nominee to Speak in Audi
torium Tonight at 8; Busy
Day in Omaha Planned
for Him.
Hopeful Of Middlewest
BY SEARS TAYLOR,

On Board Davis Special, En- Route
to Omaha, Sept. 5.-John w. Davis,
standard bearer of the democratic
party, left Chicago tonight for Oma-
ha, where tomorrow he will deliver
the first speech in the stlffest battle
of his career-his fight for the vote
of the western farmer.
Before leaving Chicago the nominee
branded as propaganda reports
which have been given wide circula-
ton recently to the effect that he
has practically conceded the west to
La Toilette and Coolidge.
Everybody knows where those re-
ports emanated," he declared, land
expect to hold every democratic
vote in the west and add to that num-
Der before I finish"
Delivers Platform Addresses.
Davis had expected to spend the
day putting the finishing touches on
his first agricultural address. which
is to be delivered in Omaha tomor-
row, but his large calling list In Chi
eago prevented him from doing so.
He was dividing his time between
platform addresses and working on
his speech as the train rolled over
the western prairies tonight.
Among those who called on Mr..
Davis in Chicago was Gray Silver, one
.of the western farmer leaders, who
advised him with regard to his
speech and brought to him encour-
aging reports of the progress OF the
democratic campaign In the corn belt
area.
A program arranged by Omaha
democrats indicates that John w.
Davis. democratic candidate for presi-
dent will have to step lively. from
his arrival here at s:36 this morning,
Union depot, until he retires tonight
after the Auditorium meeting.
The reception committee will be
headed by G. NJ. Hitchcock, former
United States senator; Arthur f. Mul-
len. national committeeman; Mayor j.
e Dahlman. Tom 8. Allen, state
chairman; James II. Hanley. president
of ths Davis Bryan club, and DR..
Jennie Callfas, democratic national
committee woman.
To Speak at Stockyards.
Mr. Davis will be escorted to Hotel
Fontenelle for breakfast and con
ferences. At 1880 the visitors will go
to the stockyards and packing houses,
where, during the noon hour, Mr..
Davis will make a brief talk. The
party will return TO the FontenelH
where Mr.. Hitchcock will preside and
Mr.. Davis will speak at a dinner
given by the Davis-Bryan club OF
Omaha.
In Mr.. Davis immediate party VIII
be Senator Key Pittman, Cordell Hull
II. G. Hathaway. Joseph M. Nye, Ed
ward Lowry and DIR. j. j. Richards
Automobiles to convey the Davis
party from depot TO hotel will be
furnished by the following: owen Nc
Caffrey, T. c. Byrne, w. F. Baxter
Arthur F. Mullen, NJ. c. Walker. Lee
Huff, Herbert S. Daniel, d. c. Pat
terson and Fred c. Hill.
The program for the Auditorium
tonight provides that Arthur #. Mul'
len shall present Mayor Dahiman
who will deliver an address OF wei
come, followed by Governor c. W.
Bryan and then Mr. Davis. The
speaking program will begin at 8.
Amplifiers Outside.
Amplifiers will be used inside OF
tile Auditorium and also outside, and
the address OF the democratic prcsi-
Dental candidate Will be broacast
from WOAW station at Omaha and
from the radio station at Hastings
Six large ampliflers will be mounted
outside OF the Auditorium to accom-.
modate those who may be unable or
dlsincllned to enter the building.
Doors of the Auditorium will be
opened at $40 when Huster's band
will begin a program.
Five hundred are expected from
Lincoln. A section of the lower
floor of the Auditorium VIII be re-
served for out-of.town visitors. Park
ing and automobile traffic will be
prohibited on Fifteenth street from
Jackson to Howard streets and on
Howard street, Fourteenth TO six
teenth streets. during tho time OF
the Auditorium meeting.
Devote Speech to Agriculture.
Announcement IL made that Mr..
Davis, In his Auditorium speech. will
devote considerable time TO ngricul-
ture from n political point OF view.