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Show 0.','.15 LILIuS to li ice - FOOPjMT Friend of Kama Governor Gover-nor Launch Doom for Hint at Candidate in Democratic Convention OPPOSES FIXED FARM PRICES Declarer He It Opposed to All Forms of Clatt Leg-itlation; Leg-itlation; Suggests Ford Buy Wheat Crop CHICAOO. Au. L--W1.il iWenda of Governor Jonathan H. Darls of Kaneag have put hla hat In the ring for th Democratic aireelden-tlal aireelden-tlal nomination, th gorenior, who refrained from commenting to any great extant upon th boom his support!- hav launched, wag em hi way today to Kansa City after spending two dayg her on state business. , Whll asserting- that he had no political" 'ambitions, the governor Indicated that ha would gladly a-w-cept any position In which he oould be of eerv.ee to his 'country. Including the presidency. 1 have no political ambitions." the governor said. "I have gone higher than I ever anticipated, and I am thankful to th paopl of my state for the honors they have conferred con-ferred upon me. But If my party should nominate me Is there a men living who would refuse such an honor? the Democrats of Kansas Kan-sas have made me their first choice and X am In their handa." AGAINST FIXED PRICES? The governor expressed himself as opposed to fixing of price for the farmers products. v 1t the farmer can have definite defi-nite price fixed n tile produei, why should not th baiter and ro!T ndj ehoemsker be ffred in a e'miltjr mannwr f. r"f'rw1 ' T am ariii'it I- - Whether for the fur-i r or f r t . cepitHKst or f'r an bo i- f Oover-nor Oover-nor Davie declared. "Put I do bel!eva In fair play and the farmer haa not been rettinr it. "The Inflation period fotlowtng th war le ended. The farmer knows that He has pOd the prof, itaer as well as the city men. We are now at point where we must use common aana to help the farmer paa through a crlala. That crisis 1 du to overproduction of wheat end the shutting down of the !Turopoan market. Overproduction Overpro-duction will be remedied next year by diversifying the crop, planti. alfalfa and other things In place of wheat. But w cannot destroy the overproduction of this year. Yv must do aome thing practical to tide the farmer . over until . next year. f would call an economic conference con-ference of everybody Interested actively and dlrect)y In th production pro-duction a no: growing of food product. prod-uct. I would auggeet that trie farm loan- board, or, let us ear. perhaps, Henry Ford, take -ever 1 MJ.OfiO.Oo bushel of wheat at $1 and hold It- for a year. Whoever Who-ever did that would toe nothing, for he would control prloe absolutely." |