The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-03
MAPS OUT
TALKS IN
WEST
confers With Senator Pitt
man, Hull and Others
Ready for Long Swing
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
international News Service.

international News Service.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga definite
pledge of Governmental aid in
time Of distress will be offered
American farmers by John w.
Davis, Democratic Presidential
nominee, in his drive to win the
agricultural West, it was learned
today.
This pledge will be featured by
Davis in his first big agricultural
address to be delivered September
6 at Omaha. In addition the NOM
inee will lay down a complete re.
lief program intended not only to
provide remedies in time of hard.
ship, but ~ establish foundation
on which an even tone of prosper
ity can be secured for agriculture.
Writing His Speech.
Davis began the actual writing
Of the speech this morning. He
spent several hours studying farm
data with Senator Key Pittman
of Nevada, Cordell Hull, former
national chairman, and Edwin T.
Meredith, former Secretary of
Agriculture. Davis told them he
was determined to deal with the
subject in a bare listed" way.
Among the relief measures, which
Davis will both recommend and
pledge in his Omaha address, will
be Governmental assistance in or.
ganizing and operating cooperative
marketing associations, creation of
q Federal system for the dissemina.
ton of crop, market and price condi.
tons to all farmers and administra.
tive step to reopen foreign markets
Tor American raw materials.
A delegation of farm organization
men, headed by Grey Silver, visited
the candidate during the forenoon.
They came to recommend specific
pieces of farm legislation, but it
was probable the candidate would
not go into the legislative subject
IN his address.
Maintains Open House.
Later in the day, Davis main.
tanned an open house" at his
private suite in the Congress- Hotel.
Scores Of State and county COM
mitteemen from all sections of
Illinois were among his visitors.
They were especially invited by the
nominee so that he would become
personally acquainted with the men
directing his campaign in the field.
They brought him highly encouras.
ing reports.
This series of conferences will
be a part of the candidates nro.
gam in every section of the
country.
At Omaha and Lincoln, Neb,. he
Will devote several hours to in.
terviewing district leaders from the
corn belt.
At Denver he will meet not only
local leaders from the Mountain
States but a number of Pacific
Coast chieftains who will join his
party there. The invitations al.
ready have been forwarded.
The Davis itinerary for his swing
through the farming sections was
nearing completion today.
1t was announced that he would
60 direct to Denver from Lincoln.
Neb., where he visits Charles w.
Bryan, his running mate, on Sep.
TENDER z.
Ihe nominee will make a formal
address at Denver on the night NJ
September II. Prior to the sneech.
be will spend several days in visit.
ing nearby cities.
Turn to The East.
Following the Denver address.
Davis will turn east again to cross
Kansas and Missouri, with the
probability Of three speeches in the
latter state. Then he will 60 70
Des Moines, Iowa, to make a Sec
ond agricultural speech September
II. A jump through Illinois, In
diana and possibly Kentucky will
round, out his first western swing,
The nominee planned to spend the
last week of September in the east
combing the Atlantic seaboard with
the probability of appearances in
Maine, New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland. He already has vir-
tually agreed on these ENGAGEMENTS
but no itinerary has yet been ar
ranged.
Once the campaign enters October
Davis will keep criss-crossine be-
tween the seaboard and the middle
west. continuing his speaking cam
paign right up to the eve of the
election.