New Britain herald., 1928-08-14
SMITH COMPLETES
 WORK ON ADDRESS
Acceptance Speech Ready
 Farm Relief Issue Up

Albany, N. Y. Aug. II R-Gover- nor Smith had at least one important campaign task off his mind today completion of his speech of accept ance of the democratic presidential nomination to be delivered a week from tomorrow.
 Alter winding up a long confer ence with south and middle western farm leaders the governor last night put the finishing touches on the ad- dress which will form the nub of his campaign arguments and cleared the way for initiating a series of confer ences today with party leaders, two of whom were pre-convention oppo- nents,
 Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, who had an important part in draw ing up the Jaw enforcement plank at the Houston convention, heads the list of prominent democrats Smith has invited here to talk over the sit nation. He vas due in Albany today. Josephus Daniels will arrive tomor- TOW. to be followed by Senator George of Geoxgia on Thursday and Senator Walsh of Montana on Fri day. All are a@owed drys.
 Further than these discussions, Smith has no plans but it is doubt full whether he will find time to make a weekend trip out of town for rest before his notification.
 The governors speech formally ac- cepting the nomipation will be about as long as Hoover's," one Of his associates said. adding it would take about an hour to deliver all lowing for brief pauses. The word has been passed that Smith will dis cuss all issues and will treat ex- haustively the prohibition and farm relief problems.
 One of these problems-farm re- Iief-came forcibly to the front yes- terday when the governor spent more than five hours listening to an outline of the question as they saw it from II farm group heads from the south and middle west, headed by Geo8ge N. Peek. of Illinois, who recently joined the Smth camp.
 Politics. both Smith and the farm leaders emphasized. did not enter into the discussion. it being pointed out that-the nominee had invited the ten men and one woman to Albany 10 obtain their views on a subject considered economic, not political.
 At the end of the meeting, Gov. Smith issued a brief statement re- iterating that he intended to discuss the subject fllly in his speech Aug. P and declaring he had informed the conferees that. in his mind, 'the essentials of the relief they are seek ing through legislation are covered in tho democratic platform on whict l stand" There remained only the details to make those essentials ef- fective, he said.
 In a joint statement the farm lead CTS said they were pleased with tn, governors interest in and under standing of the agricultural prob lem"
 Declaring their primary purpos' was to see that agricultural surplus es were effectively controlled, the. said that if such control is brough about without federal subsidy. thu cost of handling must be borne b, the units benefited.
 Besides Peek, those who attended the meeting were Earl C. Smith president of the Illinois Agrlcultura association; Frank w. Murphy, o Minnesota, legislative chairman o the corn belt committee of farm or ganizations; William Hlrth. chair man of the corn belt committee an' publisher of "The Missouri Farmer w. H. Settle. president of the In diana Farm Bureau federation Chester C. Davis, former commls sioner of agriculture of Montana; \ Caverno, president of the Mlssour Cotton Growers association; J. N Hekoe, of the Burley Tobacc