Evening star., 1928-06-10
LOWDEN WILL INSIST ON FARM
AID PLANK IN G. 0. p. PLATFORM
Former Illinois Governor De-
tends Equalization Fee
as Relief Plan.
Says 1t Should Be Champion
ed "UnIeSs Some Better
Way Be Found"
BY EDWARD J. DUFFY,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

Associated Press STAN Writer.
KANSAS CITY. June 9.-Farm relief
and farmers kept Frank o. Lowden
busy today from the moment he ar
rived on the pre-convention scene.
While keeping apart from the gossip
and hustle, the former Illinois governor
was cloSeted hour after hour in his
hotel room with leaders of the coalition
against Hoover and militant advocates
OF legislation TO relieve agriculture. His
door was guarded while hurried con.
ferences took place, but one interim in
this program was allowed for q meeting
with newspaper men.
This found the ite-haiIed aspire Mt
for the Republican nomination vigor-
nuSly defending the equalization fee of
the McNaTy-Haugen farm relief bill
while avoiding other topics relative TO
the party platform. He said he would
insist that the controversial fee pro-
vision be incorporated into the plat
form unless some better way be found"
OF distributing the burdens OF farm re-
lief among all producers.
Expounds Fee Principle.
Tiirty-eignt men crowded into the
small room for the conference, and
Lowden shook hands with each one
upon entrance, calling many by their
first names. The conference took on
an aspect OF cross-examination at the
outset, with question after question be-
ing fred from the standing group as
the portly Iliinoisan sat smiling In their
midst.
He cheerfully expounded on the
equalization fee principle. with Incl
dental references 10 the history OF the
Republican party regarding agriculture
and his administration as governor
So far as all else was concerned, it wRs
case Of verbal Sparring. and the laurels
went to Lowden. The Republican farm
relief plank In 1924 was mentioned
leading the IlIinoisan TO say that 1T
was broad enough, and demanded some
legislation which would restore equality
TO agriculture"
AS between agriculture and indus
try" he was asked, has that obliga-
tion been filied?"
You ought not TO ask me that" re-
what sort OF plank do you think
there should be on prohibition?" in
quired another
Signed Dry Measure.
Il don't understand your question" !"
returned Lowden instantly, adding that
he was mot discussing prohibition"
When the topic was brought up later,
however, ne said he was standing on
his record sS Governor OF Illinois in
reference 10 prohibition. Pressed about
what his record was, LOwden recalled
that 'the Law enforcement was passed.
rigi6. before the Federal Government
had acted" and added. There was q
good deal ~ controversy over the meas
IRE and good deal of opposition 10 It;
and / signed IL"
Asked what sort Of missionary work
are you going 10 DO ~ bring the con-
yention 70 your point Of view" Lowden
said he had not the slightest idea
lie lifted leg over the arm Of his chair
and continued slowly: Il am here. II
anybody has sny doubt about what !
believe. suppose he viii look me up.
Won't you have 10 take the in"
itistiye7"
4 am, Of course, interested tre-
nendously in the Republican party
Meeting 'i~'s issue and meeting IL
sguareiy." Is replied i am thou
sand times more interested In that than
en- in my nomination. IL am not
dominated, my troubles are over ana
] csn Eee a happy Summer and a happy
Autumn shead but II ! am nominated,
! know there Is n lot 81 grief ahead
IN certain respects
Many Seek Audiences.
Both before and after the press con-
ference ihe corridor 10 Iowden's room
found NUMEROUS convention types
streaming IN and out, with several VINO
lscSsd tb@ necessary appointments
waiting for q chance ~ get " him
These included some IoWane who hsd
been his classmates ~ the University
NJ Iowa bong ago. several MEMBERS bl
he ttlm uniformed Kansas CITY po1ee
foFne, ana occasionally group oi
rough heWD, sun ff-tsHned farmers VINO
1sjked about the forthcoming corn crop,
ONE tFiumyjfale standing against
Hoover emerged just ~ the news
paper men entered, 00y. Adam Nc
Mullen 81 Nebraska, Marx Woods 0i
Nebraska and George n, Peek, fhslt 3.
man ~ tns agricultural committee oi
~ There's just one issue Ia tbis
! convention" SAID Peek upon Leaving
ftle Illinois candidate, "snd that n
whether the Eskt Is going ~ fztend thf
/ protective systsm " sgrlcullufk =
/ That ihepf required time and tins
/ sqain in LqwGt1s talk, and 1e ssi1 tle
+ diG mi consider H. more important
nsn the nom1natiOD 0f candidate =
! Il ihink that there ls such tnina
ifsqtlratiy 81 II political CoDgention
/ he ssid, "ss nominating candidate
vino Ia his 0Na platform on paEtieii'
iaf question"
/ Cs0iidss u Wsplisnsd,
"W9uI1Ht th9t b. pat calAiy liz
fass @nh M rloijdaf Who hss tNle1
~ ksE akEs ~