Jamestown, Aug. 27, The conference between President Roosevelt and Mr. Alfred Messman London, Republican candidate for the Presidency and Governor of Kans fat which relief to drought-stricken states will be considered, was postponed to-day because of the death of Mr, George H. Dern, Secretary of War. "The President has announced that his attendance at Mr, Dern's funeral at Salt Lake City will delay the drought conference with Mr. London until September 3, The President plans to meet. the Governors of all mid-western states during his present tour of the drought Jaren. After inspecting the situation at first hand, meetings at various western state capitals will attempt to evolve a programme for relieving the plight of poverty stricken farmers in the drought region, When President Roosevelt's special train arrived here to-day, the Pres-Ident was too busy to address the ferowd which hud assembled at the railway station to greet him, His soa, Franklin Roosevelt, Jr., stepped to th platform of the train to apologize for hig father's inability to appear, "The old man will see you when he comes through here to-morrow," young Roosevelt said, at which the crowd of farmers' roared with Jloughter—United Press.
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