Evening star., 1928-06-13


Both Settle and Frank C. Hustons
who said he was Henry County. Ind,
farmer declared that no riotine would
take place and that IL the farmers were
not permitted in the auditorium they
would return 70 their homes and vote
according TO our dictates next Mo-
sember.v
Farmers Ruled Out.
sBuef returned from the convention
hall shortly and informed the farmers
that Leo Nixon, sergeant-at-arms for
the convention. had ruled that the pro-
testers could not enter.
TIaeFeupOn the farmers maxsed them
selves at the west side Of the Audi
toriusn and several Of the leaders be-
gan 70 make speeches IN order TO keep
the kgaywd aroused
From the inside came the strains Of
america" and other patriotic songs,
bit these were almost drowned out By
the repeated shouts from me pfOtestgfs
appIauding their speeches or going into
. chant Of We Don't Want Hoover"
A demonstration yesterday was par
ticipated IL By upward Of 800 men; most
Os whom looked ike they had come back
right Of the farms Of the Middle West
They let their protesting shouts ring
through the streets, convention head
quarters and even within several Hoover
Elass meetings.
Finally broken up through clever ef-
forts III Representative WyaEt Hoover
worker from Pennsylyauia. and 4 corps
Of Hoover lieutensnts who rstlGhed 70 the
scene, the farm leaders averred they
would continue their demonstrations un-
I'll the balio4ing commences in an effort
% show the East just what we think d
Hoover"
Halt at Mass Meeting.
The demonstration received It's Inn
petat6 III a faFmers' meeting, which was
addressed by q number " the leaders
advocating a plank In the party plat
torn fagOring farm relief along the lines
Of the vetoed MckaTy-fiaugen bill. Lin
Ing Themselves up two by two, the throng
pAga6ed nDisily Through convention csn-
ter streets, and at one time halted in
AKafAk Temple IN the midst OF mon
Eser Hoover mass meeting.
Tine Hoover leaders, seeking to stop
the continuous shouts n We don't want
Hootert" sAnybody but HoOyer." and
Thirty million farmers won't vote for
HO0yeTi7 ordered the band 70 strike np
gfta The EtaK EpangIed Banner"
NomentaTtiy diseoneerted, the shouts
WeTe suddenly broken Oh. but tise farm
eFs gson Eegaine1 their presence of mind
aSso goaned IN the singing.
Wien the strains ~ the national
anthem died away. the shouting was
taken pD again, but. as II sensing the
chilly reception, tflf protestors soon left
tige hail
FIRED By tie commands of two on
three self~appolnted leaders, the tk1rong
s0Etie1 Hs way toward the Baltimore
hotel, carrying aloft banners demand.
ing farm relief and cos9dEmnlng the
yeDo OF the McssTy ~iisugen hill
Unity IL Broken Up.
when t3ey reached tiae Baltimore
Hotel, however, tt1s farmers met clever
gsaSe staged under tt9e direction NJ Rep
Yesenfatiye Wyant snd the unity 81 the
demonstration Wss s1Dgn br0ken Rp into
numerous groups, who argued tns merits
og farm legislation pro sild con, WyaDt
called On the farmers ~ they entered
ffls bosfi " "tisink ef the Republican
party"
4 sBs real dirt farmer" he shouted
ssey the cat-esjie and heckiiBg that NJ
gTst greeted him, = voted f0F the
MesaFy- -BaggeH biii, bgt I went W tell
yOE this demonstration ~ yours isn't
goiDg 10 90 snylso0y any good.
Remember tf3e Republican party and
oil tile prosperity ~ has always brought
tg ne country snd feEaenbfT also tgsi
SDB EtI GEL KTgAI 1kSJ more from
Herbert Hoover tbap yoH VIII from Al
Emstb"
~ first the farmers refused ~ listen,
bs1t ann sftAFwsfa with either HaIoyeF
N0rkerg rushing into the nelee. t1Is
ptotestHs were 6iyldeG into groups and
personal argument D,ok the place ~ tbe
more impressive Blaa3 deH0nEiFstbDp.
During Eile parade workers. fOF kfDa-
t0Y CilFf0 gGf IN some telling Hicks ThE
faFmegs had marched into csiFtis hes1-
QgsYsers eBd demanded q spe&ef from
fi9e Kanssn,
speaks for Curtis
Climbing on Top Of . table. Al y
Williams, United States attorney f9T
kaAssS t11k s1Ysn!sEe u ths SlhAa'