Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
SMITH ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH IS FINISHED;
FARM HEADSLEAVE
Completes Address After
Long ParIey on Agricultural
Problems.
NOMINEE CLEARS WAY
FOR NEXT CONFERENCES
Senator Glass Due in Albany To-
day-George and Walsh to
Come Later.
BY n. III. OLIVER.
Associated Press Stat Writer

ALBANY. y. Y. August l4.-Gov
smith had at least one important cam
k,aic7l task on his mind today-com-
snietion OF his speech Of acceptance, to
D. delivered week from tomorrow
After winding up long conference
kith Southern and Middle Western
farm leaders. the Democratic presi-
6ential nominee last night put the i'm
kshine touches on the address and clear
ho the way for a series Of conferences
sooav with party leaders, two of whom
were pre-convention opponents,
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. who
had an important part III craving up
fhe law enforcement plank at tne aous-
ton convention. heads the list OF proIll-
snent Democrats smith mas invited iis.e s,.s
10 talk over the situation. He was cue
In Albany today. Josephus Daniels VIII
arrive tomorrow, to be followed by Sen
istor George of Georgia THURSDAY ana
Senator Walsh of Montana FRIDAY. Al
tre avowed drys.
May Not Take Trip
Further than these discussions, smith
has no present plans ana II Is oolot-
SiY,,e 70 have a week end trip out OF
tovrl for west before his notification.
The governors speech formally ac
renting the nomination VIII be ABOUT
as long as Hoover's," one OF ms asso-
riates said adding it would take ABOUT
ar hour to deliver. allowing for pIleI
sasuses. The word has been passed tna1
smith will discuss all issues ana VIII
treat exhaustively the prohloIIloh anu
Farm relief problems.
so~ciF,lv to the front yesterday wnen
@he governor spent more than nVe
q,ol,rs listening TO an outline OF the
~nesfion as they saw it from ii farm
szro,In heads from the South ana Ald-
GIe west. headed by George N. FeeA
1f illinois. who recently joined the
En,iTb camp. Politics, both Smith ana
the farm leaders emphasized, Oio ilot
enter into the discussion, pens
pointed out that the nominee nae y, ~
vited the 10 men and ] woman - - r.
narv 60 obtain their views on { ..s1ss So 8
sert considered economic, not porllcai.
Promises Full Discussion.
At the end of the meeting, Coy
xr7irn issued a brief statement ret-
Grating that he intended 70 discuss tl1e ~
xuniect fully IN his speech august %
ard declaring he had informed the con-
Sereee that. in his mind, the essen
4iais of the relief they are SEEKING
through legislation are covered ~ the
Dpnocratic platform on WHICH i
stand" There remained only the oe-
fails to make those essentials enecsiVe'
Tn ioint statement the farm lead
ers said they were pleased with tne
Governors interest in and unoeFsIaI1o-
sY7o nf the agricultural problem.
Declaring their primary purpose was
In see that agricultural surpluses were
Effectively controlled, they said that II
rIcf control is brought about without
Tederal subsidy. the cost OF nanollng
must be borne by the units oenenteo.
Besides Peek. those who attended
fhe meeting we're Earl c. Smith, presi-
oent of the Illinois Agricultural As
Soclation: Fxank w Murphy OF MIN
rasofa. legislative chairman OF the corn
helt committee OF farm organizations;
william Hirth, chairman OF the corn
FeIt committee and publisher OF the
missouri Farmer; w. H. Settle, pTesl-
r;er9t Of the Indiana Farm Bureau red
Grafton: Chester G. Davis, former COM
missioner Of agriculture OF Montana ]:
y Cayerno. president Of the MISSOURI
Cotton Growers Association; j. ". ke-
hoe of the Burley Tobacco Growers AS
eoeiation: DR.. TAFT Butler Of Memphis,
eTeun co-publisher Of the Progressive
Farmer; DR.. g. w Kilgore, president
OF The American Cotton Growers Ex-
change, and Mrs. Vernie Hatch, head
OF the women's department OF the In
diana Farm Bureau Federation.