Evening star., 1928-04-19
HOOVER DECLARED
FRIEND OF FARMER
Former Agriculture Commits.
sioner Recalls Record of
Commerce Secretary.

commissioner OF agriculture. aS the
farmers friend not his enemy, in .
statement issued today urging the nomi'
nation Of Mr.. Hoover by tho Republican
national convention.
Al the same time. statement sup
PORTING Frank Q. lnWden for the Re
publican presidential nomination came
from Oswald Garrison Willard, editor o.
q the Nation. liberal weekly,
While these interchangeS were hrco
IN the Republican battle for the preSl-
Sent,al nomination, the Reed-for-p -prcSl-
Se,t HEADQUARTERS here was putting on
a statement charging The widespread
claims that Gov. Al Smith mas tne
Democratic nomination safely IN nIN
rocket are nothing more than pN''
propaganda"
Fear Smith Steam Roller
The Reed supporters realize that oh- -
less something is done quickly, H'. H.
Smith band wagon movement NAY ~.
away entirely and run roush Si'ou w, ~
nll other candidates al tne ho"S'oi' N''''
ventlon. -. ., tho
.;s ~ secretary Hoover attacked m
r,aDv Quarters as sn enemy ~ tle
s.v,,e~ vas in active contact WITH N!1
Ennver many times during the "ot.0
War when MIR. Hoover was food ao-
"'..i' - Snou Of no farmer who has ever
49,, associated with Herbert Hoover
.st,,cr j., ms food administration WoFN
<.,,-,,,S the war. or in his RELIEF or odltt
srt,xifjeS since the war, who IS no1
srt;yely supporting him TO-DAY Ior '''e
r,residencv." said Mr.. Livingston
~>n many occasions my work IN oe-
A.7F ~ toc farmer brought me IN con-
s.rt with Herbert Hoover. IN Sel''sIh-
her 1917, the rules OF the gram eN
changes concerning grading ana h.n,
cling Of grain we're not IAN 70 ny ny
farmer. went n Washington. tooN s eIis
matter up with Mr. Hoover anu u "'''
Immediately corrected. .a go.
ssrTu-Y, months later. We hac oSo 81
va.ior, because OF the great amount %
80. co-n and lack of cars 10 move 'he
r--sin Ia the dryers. Every eEoTl nag nag
hsrr, made 10 secure cars. without aNa'1.
A,s4y, wert TO washington, TOOK tilt
,sa.tcr m with Secretary Hoover. alu
hssc~e cot back to South Dakota me
farmers had been given priority % a,.a.,s tass
20 move their corn. TINS saNeo 'li@'''>'''
of bushels from sponsge. -. E..
prom that time on. ] met MN IiS-
r,,o,,tlv When the wheat price nA.Ns
ss-.,,y ss'-...,,,s,.eo was appointed the speaker
- .sa south Dakota House OF Repre-
.s,.aY,xes wired me TO go 70 Washitg-
s,~,, y, the Interests Of the farmers. MA
contact Al that time gave me aoso1s@
Information that Mr.. Hoover haa ilots1-
trc n do either with the dehhsf.tleils aI
~ ,he committee or the fsssag & Wie
price Of wheat.
Supported Farm Beard.
~u,s whole public record since the
v~,ar. tnasnuch as il touches agr'csA1re
n all, has been directed toward "'e
Mariners best interest.
.Ee NAV not have approved the NC
.Nary-Ea1een measure in its entirety.
-; he was one OF the first 20 adyecafe
a Federal Farm Board He has always
believed that the Federal Farm Board
should assist in direction Of farm mar
ksftnr working as far as poSSloae
through, cooperative associations
-He has repeatedly said that the
farmer mus, have as full and adequate
x~asr protection as has Industry.
ne has stood for downward revision
Of transportation rates on iarm
ne mas not believed In Government
price fixing. Most people have come
fo fully agree with him IN this.
Asr. Ioxden. former Governor o.
Illinois. NJ. Willard considers AN Old
fashioned anti-irnperiahsi. He Is no'
too old. in spite Of his SO years. Nj.
Willard SAWS. pointing 10 the TACT that
(;lsdstone. in England became prime
minister al 30 the last time he TOOK
Gsfce.
Although Iowden is rtch and allied
n some Of the greatest capitalastic en-
1eypT3ses IN the country" and should "a
Nr. viliar6'E opE'ion. be as easily
pinned 10 page Rno classihed as one
psns. mounts and Catalogues faTni'iaE
butterfly" stiil. sAyS MT. Willard. oEiee
In a while he cuts Ioose and does the
uYexpected-as. for example. IN sup
porting the income tax and In e&poas-
ang the McNsry -Haugen bill TINS Is
the sort Of thing which makes him
pslstable 10 progresSiyes.
Mr.. Willard believes IL In not ialr 10
Iowden To say that his support OF the
McSary- -Haugen bin Is simply an eGort
10 wan the farmer vote.
mo man knows the farming situation
better than ne" says Mr. Willard.
Other snags Lowden viii run against
o. q candidate. Nj Willard points out.
are the fac; that he viii not have the
delegation of his state solidly behind
fasgn, due 10 the bitter feud with Mayor
Thompson begun ia war time. when
L0w6ea's intolerance a1ienated the
foreign born groups. whose champion
T150n9pson became and the fact That
Jowoen's IS 1920 campaign for the presI-
dency collapsed under charges u byib~
cry and corruption. That L0wden MIN
self has been cleaFed ~ all blame will
not help him much. according to Mr.
Eaas H. r #Ktaf fsxa.sa
are bound ~ be wsTy of giving 'lr
Democrats any further opportunity io
fs1k along this line.
Presents Reed Viewpoint.
Ire bferisether. vice chairman u the
Feed i1eaoquarterB mere. said that
friends Of ne Kew York governor viii
nof stampede delegates W The national
convention a. Houston" He presented
the Reed view of the political sit9a-
ton tn Arkansas. Missouri West Viz
ginia. Pennsylvania. Illinois and Call
foFnjs He SAID
ytbsY are trying ~ stampede the
UolKtGn delegates fef their candidate
TO achleps this tt2sSS oyerAfalous ngen
80 even ~ ths absurd length VI put
ing Missouri % the Smith column
EseFYUgcY u esJlFse. Knows thst Mis-
sour deifRales were not only IN,
s1ygelA1 by the Stzsk convention to yols
for Senatog Iteed until released by blm
b1t sIsg that ths delegates sfe per
E1nsijy 6es0ted - him
Senator Reed won magnificent
victory 10 Oklahoma yet ttes,e pfopa
RsUglAa& care claim even Okla ia1nn
Former SeUEtof Gogf himself Il 6ela
gsgf xlsec nIe that Oklahoma = n
deleRstss ,4sldeF tige Bnlt rule. VIII ~
" EenstpT EGee
"Ths prOpaRsu1ls1s claim Arkansas
Elt}a0ggG the tao Democratic Senator
fgon that Etsle Taraasg apG Is<ysJiD
eoTl So Eyksnsss ls 0pPGAeo ~ GoF
Smith afd gha3 the osiegatl0n S3l
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