Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10

5000 delegates from 10 Of the great
farm States OF the Midwest officially
opened their grass roots" regional
conference. Their announced purpose
is to write set of principles to
which Republicans. not only of this
section but of the whole country, may
subscribe.
In no sense, the leaders say. is this
declaration Of principles to be con-
sidered a party platform for the COM
ing national campaign.
A thunderstorm greeted the dele
gates when they awoke this morning.
Democratic weather." they groaned.
BY 9 O'Clock. however. the rain had
stopped and the delegates began troop
ing out to the State fair grounds,
where the Coliseum is located.
The hall, large and airy, capable OF
seating $500 persons, was decorated
gaily, the Stars and Stripes predom-
mating. A band played popular airs.
Applause greeted familiar Republican
leaders as they entered the confer
ence. Nothing formal, more like an
old home week. The delegates from
Kansas wore huge sunf1owers pinned
to their coats. Jim" Watson, Re-
publican warhorse, was with the In
diana delegation. Former Senator
Charles Deneen headed the Illinois
contingent, some 1000 strong.
Former Governors Present.
Former Senator Glenn, also of ILL
nois, was on hand, and also former
Gov. Emerson Most of these Re-
another. But they seem determined
to stage comeback.
The Iowa delegation rose to sing
its famous chant, Iowa, Iowa, That
Where the Tall Corn Grows" They
put a lot of vim into it and the
crowd cheered them.
The crowds were slow assembling
The hall at 1890 O'Clock was filled
so far as the floor was concerned
and seats in the gallery were rapidly
being occupied.
Committeeman on Platform.
On the platform were some mem.
bers of the Republican National Com
mittee. George w. Getz, national
treasurer, had come from Chicago fol
the conference Former Gov. Arthur
M. Hyde of Missouri occupied front
row seat, platform.
The session was almost three-quar-
tiers of an hour late getting started
But no one seemed to care. Conven-
lions are always late
When Harrison E. Spangler, Repub-
lican national committeeman for
Iowa and temporary chairman of the
conference. rose to speak he was
greeted with cheer. His speech was
punctuated with applause from the
crowd ready to hear an arraignment
of the Roosevelt administration.
Harrison E. Spangler, Republican
national committeeman for Iowa,
who has had charge of the arrange
ments for the conference. served as
temporary chairman of the confer
ence. He delivered bristling ar
raignment of President Roosevelt and
his administration. The President, he
said, had promised, when he sought
election, to keep the cost of Govern
ment within its means, to reduce gov
ernmental agencies and offices, to
balance the budget, to practice econ.
omy in governmental thrift, to main
tain sound and stable currency
based upon gold, to keep the Govern.
ment out Of competition with private
enterprise, and to keep and main.
tain the merit system with govern
mental employees. He was elected upon
these promises, the speaker said.
Address Is Halted.
When Spangler declared that thu
issue today was "the philosophy OF
Lincoln against those of Franklin De.
lano Roosevelt" the crowd roared. Hi
address was halted while the banc
struck up the battle hymn of the re-
public and the delegates sang.
There were boos for Roosevelt wher
Spangler referred to the promises o
the President during the 1882 cam
paign. His sharp declaration tina
Roosevelt had violated these pledge
applauded and there were cries, ''giv,
it to him."
Spangler's mention Of the Suprem,
Courts "rebuke' to Roosevelt in TIT
N. r. A. decision brought another
burst of cheers and the delegates stoot
and waved their hats.
When Spangler directed his crit
cism at the agricultural program o
the administration, most of the dele
gates sat in silence. Only few ap
plauded his structures on the crop
reduction program, with Its wheat ant
corn hog checks to the farmers. Tn,
popularity of this subsidy from tn,
Government has still not waned il
this great farm area, 1t appeared.
Their Violation Declared.
HE stands today" continued
Spangler, before the country as &
violator of each and all of thes,
solemn pledges"
The temporary chairman said tina
the President and his advisers, having
forgotten the campaign pledges anc
the Democratic party. began q wilc
| orgy of experimentation" He sale
that the leading legal minds in tn,
Democratic party had warned tina
many of the New Deal measures VIC.
lated the Constitution.
"Heedlessly they proceeded under
the advice of Frankfurter lawyers,
Spangler went on. "only to waste two
years of precious time while tn,
country languished in distress"
Finally the New Dealers WERE
brought before the bar of the Supreme
Court. the speaker continued.
THAT sturdy court, composed Of
liberals and conservatives alike, con.
tanning men appointed by five differ.
ent Presidents, selected on their dis.
tinguished records for wisdom, cour.
age and patriotism, has rebuked Mr.
Roosevelt and told him and the New
Deal party in no uncertain languag,
that the American eagle, and not tn,
Blue Eagle, scars aloft, keeping 1t!
watchful eye over the liberties of $780,
000, 900 people.
Big Bureaucracy Claimed.
Continuing his indictment Of the
Roosevelt administration, Spanglel
declared: "An immense bureaucracy
has been built up; the sanctity Of
contracts has been donied: the dollar