Evening star., 1936-08-21
Kansan Quickly Agrees to
Attend Drought Conference
in Des ,Moines.
PRESIDENTS ITINERARY
FOR TOUR ANNOUNCED
Trip to West Coast Later and Six
Major Addresses for Cam.
paign Planned.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

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HYDE PARK, N. Y, August al
President Roosevelt today sent tele-
grams to Gov. ALI Landon of Kansas,
his political opponent, and the Gov
ernors of other drought States. in
viting them to confer with him on
his visit to the Western Dust Bowl"
and at the same time made public his
complete itinerary for this trip.
At Omaha, Nebr., Gov. Landon an
nounced he will accept the invitation.
The conference with Gov. Landon
will be attended by Cows. Herring
Of Iowa, Cochran of Nebraska, Park
Of Missouri and Marland of Okla
homa. 1t will be held at Des Moines,
Iowa. September /.
The other conferences with drought
State Governors will be at Bismarck,
N. Oak, August 81, with Acting Gov.
Wexford Of that State, Acting Gov.
Holt Of Montana and his State ON
cials: q. Pierre, S. Dak., August %.
Gov. Miller of Wyoming; Lacrosse.
Wis, August 81. with Gov. La Toilette
Of that State: Springfield, ILL.,, Sep
tember 3. with Gov. Horner Of that
State; Indianapolis, September 4, with
Cows. McNutt of Indiana, Chandler of
Kentucky. Davey of Ohio and Fitz-
gerald of Michigan.
Senators Also Invited.
At each of the Governors confer
ences the President has invited the
Senators and heads of interested Fed
eral agencies In the States to attend.
According to the itinerary made
public, the President will leave here
Sunday night for washington. He
will leave washington Tuesday about
midnight. going directly to Bismarck,
N. Oak.
Arriving at Bismarck about noon
Thursday, August ~. the President
will motor in the vicinity before call
ing his conferences with North Dakota
and Montana oficials.
The next day he will proceed by
train and motor, touring several
drought-stricken sections Of the Da-
kotas before arriving at Pierre, early
on the morning of August 20.
Late that day the President and his
party will leave for Rapid City. s. OAK,
to spend Sunday at Mount Rushmore.
After the Des Moines conference
tentative plans call for q motor trip
September 2 in the Western part Of
Iowa before boarding the special train
late in the day for Hannibal, Mo. He
will 60 to the Springfield conference
from Hannibal by motor.
Plans Trip to Carolina.
The President will conclude his
drought inspection tour at Indian
apolis. He will not come directly to
Washington from there, but instead,
will 60 to his home here at Hyde
Park where he will remain until the
time for him to start on his journey
to Charlotte, N. c., where he will make
a political speech on September 10.
He will return to Washington the
following day, when he is scheduled
to address the National Power Con-
gress that afternoon.
The Presidents telegram to the
various Governors inviting them to
confer with him were identical as to
the wording, except for the place Of
meeting and time.
In the telegram he said:
las you probably know, I am COM
ing West next week to get at first
hand of all the information can with
respect to the situation in the drought
area"
The President then mentioned the
time and the place for the meeting.
And I would appreciate much if
you could find it convenient to meet
us there for q general discussion of
the situation"
In conclusion he named the other
Governors being invited to the con-
ference.
The President later turned from
drought relief and other pressing prob
lens to give his full attention to q
more personal problem-his campaign
for reelection.
To See Farley Today.
During the day the President will
60 over the tentative campaign plans
with James A. Farley, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
and q group of other party leaders.
These early campaign plans are be-
ing closely guarded, but there are in
dications that the Presidents Western
swing will be late in September or
early in October, and that he will
include all the States along the Pa
cific Coast. It has been learned also
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-4.)