Evening star., 1928-08-12
C. 0. P. AND FARM
RIFT IS W|DENED
Experts Now Place Indiana
Definitely in Doubtful
Column.
speclaI plspatch 70 Th. star

Special Dispatch 70 The star
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. August Ii
The rift between the Indiana Fedora
ton Of farm Bureaus, representing
so 900 IIoosier farmers. and the Re-
publican State organization was wid-
ened further this week when Eliza
Rogers. G. o. p State chairman. named
committee of farmers To confer with
Herbert c. Hoover at Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, August 90. as spokesmen for
Indiana agricultural interests.
James Moore. editor of the Hoosier
Farmer. official publication of the
Farm Federation. Immediately charac--
terized the committee as group OF
"hsnd-picked Hoover sympathizers,
destined to agree in advance TO any
thing the Republican presidential nomi-
nee might have to say about the agri-
cultural problem" He also pointed out
that of the II men named. 7 we're city
farmers: that is. they either lived In
cities or held official positions under
the Republican State government.
Reeors' action was in line with the
policy laid down by the Republican
leaders TO ignore w. II. Settle, presl-
dent of the Farm Federation. and other
agricultural leaders who have indorsed
the Democratic agricultural plank.
One immediate reaction noted was that
Settle and his farm chiefs came mn
mediately into the open in behalf OF
Gov. Smith. Up to that time they had
been comparing the two agricultural
planks to the disadvantage OF the Re-
publican pledge. but were not saying
mich about Gov. Smith.
Addressing Meetings.
Now Settle and his co-workers are
addressing farm meetings practically
every day and are urging farmers, re-
rardless of past partisan lines. to sup
port Smith and the entire Democratic
ticket
Republicans have raised the cry that
Settle has always been Democrat. In
reply. however. Settle says that he al.
ways voted the Republican ticket until
1924. when he supported John w. DAVIS
because he could not reconcile his agrl-
cultural views with those held by Prest-
dent Coolidge. He furthermore pointed
out that he was the Republican nor1i-
nee for State Representative In WeIs
County in 1920.
The Democratic State organization
cemented its bonds with the Farm FED.
Grafton when 1t named an agricultural
advisory committee. AL Of the MEM
bers of this committee were approved
by the farm bureau leaders. Among
those in the group is Peter j. Lux,
thrice named corn king OF America at
the international Live Stock Exposition
at Chicago.
In Doubtful Column.
Most political observers now place
Indiana in the doubtful column, and
a good many Republican leaders VIII
privately admit that the result IS un-
certain. although publicly they are
claiming the State for Hoover by ma
iorities ranging from 100000 to 400, 600.
Arthur NJ. Evans, political writer for
the Chicago Tribune. after tour OF
the State. said Indiana was doubtful.
Senator James E. Watson, who OPP
posad the nomination of Hoover at
kansas City. has urged the Republican
organization to increased efforts and
has sounded a public warning that
much work is required"
The first of what is said TO oe
series of newspaper advertisements In
behalf of the Snith-Roblnson ucHet.
appeared in Indiana newspapers this
week. The ad was an appeal for money
for campaign purposes.
HAROLD c. FEIGHTNER.