THE I. A. A. RECORD 



Page Nine 



Picnic Crowds Grow 



In Size As Season 

 Advances, Last, Sept. 3 



Harvest Conflicts With Gatherings At 

 Taylorville, Highland and Sullivan 



be modified and that the Drys should 

 lead in the modification, not the Wets. 



Study the I«>ues 



"Farmers should study both plat- 

 forms and also the promises made by 

 both candidates and vote for what 

 they believe to be the best for their 



,~__._,^ ■, . . . . ,-,,,, business and their families," said Mr. 



pjISTRICT I. A. A. picmcs held last ^^^^^^ ..-^g g^ould not allow any 



'-^ week at Taylorville, Highland and other issue to confuse our minds on 

 Sullivan were highly successful in spite this question. 



of the fact that they •..■-•^ . .» 



competed with thresh- 

 ing in each case. Be- 

 ginning with the pic- 

 nic at Taylorville on 

 Aug. 8, which drew a 

 crowd estimated at 

 3,000 to 5,000, at- 

 tendance increased at 

 the gatherings held 

 in the days following 

 at Highland and Sul- 

 livan. More than 

 5,000 crowded into 

 Wyman Park, Sulli- 

 van, the scene of the 

 19 th district gather- 

 ing on Aug. 10, ac- 

 cording to official ob- 

 servers. 



Wm. H. Settle, of 



Indiana, known to corn belt farmers as "Now seems to be the opportune 

 "Fighting Bill," spoke at all three pic- time to secure for agriculture legisla- 

 nics. His listeners were not disappoint- tion that will place the industry on an 



J. L. Whisnand, Con. Chas. Adkins and Wm. H. Settle at Sullivan 



ed. Mr. Settle laid bare the issues of 

 the campaign, reiterated organized 

 farmers' stand on the agricultural 

 question, fearlessly discussed candi- 

 dates as well as principles, and chal- 

 lenged the world to 

 dispute his assertions 

 as they were vigor- 

 ously marshalled out 

 for the enlightenment 

 of his thousands of 

 interested listeners. 

 Public Address 

 System 



With the help of 

 the public address 

 .system which carried 

 the speaker's voice to 

 remote parts of the 

 picnic grounds, Settle 

 probably reached 

 10,000 people in the 

 t h r e e-day speaking 

 tour. 



At Taylor ville. 

 President Earl C. 

 Smith again empha- 

 sized the policies of 

 the I. A. A. in po- 

 litical affairs which 

 were fully presented 

 in the last issue of the Record. He 

 urged that farmers study the issues 

 of the day, fully inform themselves on 

 the expressions of candidates, and vote 

 for the best interests of agriculture. 



Settle spoke approvingly of the 

 Democratic farm plank and of the 

 presidential candidate's frankness in 

 asserting he would stand on that plank 

 as adopted at Houston. He expressed 

 the belief that the prohibition act must 



equal basis with other great industries, 

 and establish a permanent policy with 

 a degree of bargaining power which 

 is essential to the farming business as 

 it is for any other business that can 



O. Whitler and C. Whitler of Macoupin Co., Horseshoe Champs at Taylorville 



ever hope for success," continued 

 Settle. 



"Regardless of who is selected Pres- 

 ident, a majority of the agricultural 

 people of the country will carry on this 

 fight until victory is attained and the 

 American farmers will have secured 

 equality with industry and labor under 

 our protective policy." 



Executive Committeemen Samuel 

 Sorrells, Frank Oexner, and J. L. Whis- 



nand presided at the 21st, 22nd and 

 19th district picnics, respectively. 



' Whitlers Champ Pitchers ' 



O. Whitler and his brother, C. Whit- 

 ler, of Macoupin county, carried off 

 the honors in horseshoe pitching at 

 Taylorville. Macoupin and Christian 

 counties each entered two teams, San- 

 gamon and Montgomery counties only 

 one. Frank Ritchie and Tollie Whitler, 

 another brother, also of Macoupin, 

 placed second high in 

 the contest. The cham- 

 pions won each of the 

 six games played. 



Merrill Sorrells of 

 Raymond, son of Ex- 

 ecutive Commit t e e- 

 man Samuel Sorrells, 

 won first in the auto 

 driving contest. Ver- 

 na Deal of Morrison- 

 ville placed first in 

 the contest for wom- 

 en. Ernest Minnis of 

 Taylorville took the 

 Cow Calling Contest, 

 and Mrs. John R. 

 James, the Husband 

 Calling Contest. An 

 i m p r o V ised Andy 

 Gump in effigy was 

 the target for many 

 a rolling pin in a contest for women, 

 which was won by Mrs. Minnie Deal 

 of Christian county. Montgomery 

 county won the relay race, Dick Wil- 

 son of Christian county the Fat Man's 

 Race; Helen Henry of Farmersville 

 proved to be the champioir ball 

 thrower, while Ray Privott of Kincaid 

 carried off the honors 

 in the Milk Man's 

 SpeciaL 



Highland Picnic a 



Success 

 Highland Park 

 i n Madison county 

 proved to be an ideal 

 jA location for the 22nd 



^^^j district picnic on Aug. 



^^^^ 9. The crowd was 

 ^B estimated to be larger 

 than that of the day 

 before at Taylorville. 

 The horseshoes were 

 hurling through the 

 air long before 10 a. 

 m., and by 10:15 the 

 cars were rolling in 

 at the rate of two a 

 minute. Threatening 

 clouds hid the sun at 

 times during the day 

 but the rain held off 

 until after the pic- 

 nickers had started for home. 



Prairie Farmer's newly painted air- 

 plane, carrying Murvin Ator, pilot, and 

 Floyd Keepers, flew low over the 

 crowds at all three picnics. The plane 

 attracted much attention. Men, wom- 

 en and children craned their necks to 

 see thfe spanking white Waco flyer as 

 she maneuvered about, skimming the 

 tree tops. 



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