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Illinois A^icultural Association 



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Volume 6 



AUGUST, 1928 



Number 8 



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Caraway and Dickinson Speakers 



Will Present Party Views On Agriculture On Farm Bureau Day, State Fair, Aug. 24 \ ■ 



SENATOR THAD- 

 DEUS H. CARA- . 

 WAY, of Arkansas, 

 that sharp, witty, dis- 

 cerning son of the 

 South who is at his 

 best on the speaking 

 platform ; who de- 

 lights in expounding 

 the virtues of De- 

 mocracy and defend- 

 ing its principles of 

 government has been 

 chosen by the Na- 

 t i o n a 1 Democratic 

 Committee to repre- 

 sent his party in a 

 discussion of the ag- 

 ricultural question on 

 the morning of Farm 

 Bureau Day at the 

 State Fair, Spring- 

 field, Friday, Aug. 24. Senator Cara- 

 way was an ardent supporter of the 

 McNary bill in the 70th Congress. 



Congressman L. C. Dickinson of 

 Iowa, grrey-haired but young-looking, 

 vigorous, a practical politician, an ora- 

 tor of note, and a champion of the Mc- 

 Nary-Haugen surplus control measure 

 in the last two sessions of Congress 

 is the choice of the Republican National 

 Committee. He will present his party's 

 views on the farm issue from the same 

 platform with the Democratic senator 

 from Arkansas. 



Both for Surplu* Control 



What a setting for an interesting 

 time. Both men champions of the ve- 

 toed farm surplus control measure in 

 the 70th Congress and now both on 

 opposite sid^s of the fence working for 

 their party's success in November. 



The two speakers will address the 

 farmers of Illinois at the invitation* of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association. 



Sen. T. H. Caraway 



Congr. L. C. Dickinson 



Previously the Association had invited 

 the two vice-presidential nominees, Sen- 

 ators Charles Curtis and Joseph T. 

 Robinson, to speak. Both declined. Then 

 the matter was left in the hands of the 

 two National Committees. Dickinson 

 and Caraway were named only last 

 week. 



I. A. A. Policy Non-Partisan 



In announcing this feature for Farm 

 Bureau Day, President Earl C. Smith 

 said, "The invitation to the two Parties 

 to provide representative speakers was 

 extended in pursuance of the Associa- 

 tion's policy to furnish full, fair, and 

 impartial information to our members 

 on political and partisan questions- 

 Farmers who hear these two men will 

 not be disappointed. Both are nation- 

 ally prominent, and both eminently 

 qualified in ability and experience to 

 discuss the agricultural question." 



There All Week 

 The Illinois Agricultural Association 



will be at the State 

 Fair the entire week 

 beginning Aug. 20. 

 Farm Bureau head- 

 quarters will be in a 

 large tent near the 

 grandstand. Several 

 department exhibits 

 illustrating the many 

 services available to 

 Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers in Illinois will 

 be presented. 



There will be chairs, 

 drinking water, 

 checking facilities for 

 leaving wraps and 

 packages, and other 

 conveniences for the 

 benefit of visitors. 



Fair Officials Co-operate ' 



The invitation to the two speakers 

 was made possible by the permission 

 and excellent co-operation of S. J. 

 Stanard, state director of agriculture, 

 and State Fair officials. The morning 

 special feature program will be called 

 off and the races postponed at least 

 half an hour after lunch to provide 

 ample time for Caraway and Dickin- 

 son to speak. 



A public address system, permanent 

 equipment in the grandstand, will carry 

 the voices of the two speakers to re- 

 mote parts of the stand. . 



The speaking program will begin 

 promptly at 10:30 a. m. Each speaker 

 will be given approximately an hour. 

 President Earl C. Smith of the I. A. A. 

 will be there to introduce the two men. 



Farm Bureau headquarters on the 

 fair grounds will be open to all visitors 

 whether affiliated with the organization 

 or not. 



Don*t Miss the I. A. A. Farm Bureau Picnic in Your District 





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