Evening star., 1928-06-10
.|OWANS CONTINUE
FARM AGITATION
Leaders More Confident of
Forcing Nomination of
LoWden.
;peciaI Disnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DES MONIES. Iowa. June e.-Secure
in the belief that their chances of
forcing the nomination of Gov Lowden
Is better than for many weeks. leaders
of the Iowa fight for farm aid legisla-
ton are either in Kansas City or pre-
pairing to depart for that city.
Just how largely Iowa would be rep
resented in the second covered wagon
caravan" which is being fostered by
Gov Adams Mc,dullen of Nebraska, is
not known. This Is time when most
farmers are working from 10 to le
hours day. and while thousands in the
last few weeks have attended local pro-
test meetings, it is improbable that
many will go to Kansas City.
NJ. j. Tobin. Iowa keynoter in the
March convention, shows evidence OF
the most effective activity. His COM
mittce of 800 prominent Republicans, to
represent the agriculture of IA States
will have nucleus of some OF the in
fluential Republicans in Iowa. He
promises that each Of his -l3 State
chairmen will produce representative
and influential committees The 900
will act as proselyting group to obtain
the support of delegations from Eastern
purpose of stopping Hoover.
Threat of Bolt Seen.
Farm bureaus in scattered localities
continue to hold meetings Of which the
result seems always to be determined
and nceL-opposltion to Hoover
and not always yelled threat to bolt
the party should the Republicans nomi-
nate the Commerce Secretary or the
President.
Regardless of the number of Iowa
farmers who may attend the conven-
ton, it Is certain that the sentiment
of the State is more strongly anti
administration and more wrought up
over the veto of the McNary- -Haugen
bill than was considered probable be-
fore or even shortly after the PreSi-
dent vetoed the measure.
Farmers who have been interviewed
on the veto. among them four OF
Iowa's master farmers, grant that Cool
idge was consistent in vetoing the bill,
but maintain that he has killed him.
self with the Midwest. The con-
senSus is that the nomination of q
man In sympathy with the Middle West
is tho first step in the solution OF their
problems.
The action of the executive COM
mittee OF the corn belt committee meet
ing here June suggested hearty OPP
position for Hoover and Coolidge
among the ranks of the farmers rep
resented by the corn belt federation.
which claims to represent 100000 or
ganized farmers from Indiana to Mon
tana.
Hint at Swing to Houston.
This committee declared that there
was but one thing that would retain
for the Republican party the support
Of its membcrShip--the jettisoning of
the administration and its policy. Will
liam Hirth, Columbia. Mo, chairman
OF the federation and of the commit
tee acting as spokesman. declared that
should the Republican party at Kansas
City refuse to accede to the demands
of the farmers i'll nominating a SYM
pathetic candidate and specifically ap-
proving acceptable legislation. the or
sanitation was prepared to so to
Houston.
He predicted the Democratic party
would so the full distance to meet the
farmers demands. and as a result
would make a big dent In the solidly
Republican Middle West in November
election. c. C. CLIFTON.