Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
c. O.P. SHIT TSFARM
POLICY IN INDIANA
Leaders Throw McNary-
Haugen Bill Overheard Fol-
lowing Talks With Hoover.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

leans have shelved the McNary- Hanger
bill and the equalization fee and have
started a drum-fire against w, H
Settle, president of the Indiana Fedora
ton Of Farm Bureaus and one of the
national leaders in behalf of farm re-
lief legislation
The farmers were told plainly by
Eenstor James E. Watson. who sup
ported the McNsry-Haug bill. that
Hoover would have none of it and that
the equalization fee proposal was Out
Of the campaign so far as the Repuh-
leans are concerned. but ii remained
the Lafayette Journal-Courier and
Indisna's member of the resolutions
committee at Kansas City. to open the
fight on the leaders of the Farm
Bureau.
Unusual significance is attached to
Marshslls statement repudiating ths
McNary-Eausen measure and attacking
Settles motives because he generally =
looked on as the political adviser If
Harry G. Leslie. Republican NOMINEES
for governor. Leslie recently had
conference with Hoover and it is as
suned the agricultural situation va
discussed. and that Leslie and Marshall
co-operated in shaping what has be-
ans in Indiana.
Farm Leaders TO Fight.
Settle and the federation leaders.
who already had Endorsed the Demo-
cratic plank on agriculture. have ac-
cepted the gauge Of battle. They con-
srrue Marshall's statements to mean
that they must fight for their official
existence as the Spcxesnen Of organ
@ni~ Nrff ssN=s
that Marshall is attempting 70 drive
wedge between Settle and the rank an5
fle Of the organization. and that he
has set out deliberately to wreck the
federation because lis leaders are act
ually supporting Gov. Smith.
AfarshaIis statement has had even
more far-reaching effects. Il has seTV-
ed. because of his proximity TO Leslie.
70 generate opposition among the farm
leaders to the Republican nominee Tor
governor Leslie. because he formerly
vas a farmer. had besn looked on BIZ
Republicans as their best asset in the
rural districts and they even had count
ed on him helping Hoover there, but his
status among the organized farmers
now is uncertain. with the chances that
he viii get little help from the leaders.
Marshairs assault on the equalization
fee was all the more surprising because
he had signed the minority report Of
the resolutions committee at Kansas
City which Endorsed the principles of
the McNary-Haugen bill Because he
is a trustee of Purdue University in
dsana's great agricultural school. his
attack on organized farmers. according
TO some observers. tends to draw the
university into the controversy
Probably no one is more affected. how
ever. than the 10 Republican Indiana
CongreSsmen who voted for the Nc
Earv-Hsugen measure IN two sessions
OF the Congress. These Congressman,
as well as Senator's Watson and Robin
son. largely made their CAMPAIGN for
reelection tvo wears ago on their stand
for the farm relief measure Now they
ere cut adrift and. if they follow Mar
shall. will be obliged 70 60 before their
farm constituents and say they were all
wrong IN the first place. that the Nc
Tary-Haugen bill is unsoand and that
they must place their faith in Hoover
and the constructive genius Of the
Republican PARTY
Two Factors in Campaign.
Two factors now stand uppermost in
this Sta&. One is that the Republicans
have definitely decided to make cam
paign for the farm vote by appealing
to the great mass Of unorganized farm
ers an6 those who we're not favorable
to the McNary- Haugen bill and the
second is that they viii make prohibi-
ton. precipttated BIZ Gov. Smiths dec
lagstsc. for modification of the Vol
stead act. IN issue. They are pro-
ceeding on the theory that Indiana Is
fundamentally cry. SO they not only
propose TO tie up the national ticket
but 'he State candidates as well on the
6rv side.
But no sooner had the Republicans
led By Marshall. who appears TO some
IN the role Of new dictator Of policies,
beccne the exponents of aridity. than
trouble arose The patron saint of the
dry forces, r. S. Shumaker, superin-
tendent Of the Indiana Anti-Saloon
League and the man on whom the Re-
pubiicans planned 10 rely for The bulk
C their dry votes, found that he mag
have 10 serve term on the State
penal farm before election.
The Indiana Supreme Court. COM
posed exclusively Of Republican judges,
declined &c rehear the contempt action
81 which the Anti-Saloon League head
had been found guilty Of contempt, and
ordered him committed TO tbs penal
farm for 60 days and 70 pay fine OF
$3.50 Snun7aker Is contemplating an
appeal 70 the United States Supreme
Court, but the fact remains that the
elper!ntendents friends are openly hos
tile to the Supreme Court and especial
y 10 Judge DAVID Myers. who is up
for reelection.
Il probably was 10 counteract thai
effect tina. the Republican leaders de-
cided 10 become politically dry for tbs
Campaign and 70 espouse NOT only the
eighteenth amendment. but the Vol
stead act and the Wright bone-dry Law
s. well They hope. IL seems. 10 be
thus IN position 10 stay the dry drift
sway from the State ticket at least
becsuse o. the Shunaker case.
Evidence that the Republicans Intend
70 anticipate Democratic attacks on Lax
enforcement Of the prohibition laws Il
contained in the unwonted activity Of
the Federal prohibition squads They
I-ace conducted raids IN Fort Wayne
Anderson and indianapolis In the lssi
few weeks, and runlors are ont that
they plan even greater ciean-aps.
Hopes entertained by the Republicans
that the Ku Klux K!an could BE- rallied
rs an unseen adjunct In the campaign
have received g setback through ms
announcement Of Arthur l.. Gilliom
Republican attorney general, that hs
PROPOSES To continue his suit 10 revoke
TIE Klan charter IN Indiana. Gilliom
started his fight against the Klan be-
fore the primary and then became
candidate for the Republican nonhl3'
ton for United States Senator only u
be- defeated by Senator Arthur r.. Rob
inson. who has enjoyed the favor Of tbs
hooded order. The attorney general
however. served notice few days aRc
that one Of his first steps viii be "
take a deposition from u. G. Stephen
son, Indiana's notorious life~tern prih'
oner and former head Of the Klan.
Stephenson. who has been keeping
political Indiana IN a fernent with
frequent boasts that he wanted u
talk remained mute when GilIion
gave him his chance % discuss tas
verdict that sent him 10 prison foi
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