Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-27
HENRY c. WALLACE.
P|CKEDFOR CABINET
Des Moines Farm Editor to
Be Harding's Secretary
of Agriculture.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Henry Cantwell Wallace of Des
Moines, Iowa, editor and publisher OF
Wallace's Farmer. one of the largest
of the western farm publications, has
been selected by President-elect
Harding to be Secretary of Agricul-
ture in the next administration.
ranged for in the last few days He
is at present preparing his business
affairs SO that he may leave for
Washington in March. Curfously
enough MIR. Wallace will succeed his
friend and neighbor. Edwin T. Mere
dith, the present Secretary of Agri-
culture. who is also an editor and
publisher Of large farm publication.
Successful Farming" and. who also
makes his home at Des Moines.
Knews Fara Problesas.
Mr.. Wallace is = progressive re-
publican, one of the number who was
intimately associated with Col. ,Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He is q conservative
minded man with q. splendid grasp Of
hereabouts who hail from Iowa say
his selection win probably please the
faEricultutists of the country.
Bonator Harding didn't know Mr..
He met him through Senator Capper
OF Kanaas. to whom Mr. Harding had
written asking that somebody join
him In the preparation of a speech
on agricultural topics at the Min
nesota state fair. Mfr. Wallace is
credited with having furnished most
of the data and informa ton for the
speech and any one who wants a
cue as to agricultural policy under
the Harding administration can look
up that speech
People here who know Mr. Wallace
O n a no <1f h tcvt. n To
a rock-ribbed Christian, as was his
father before him, and a man who
from childhood has been STEPPED in
the atmosphere of the farmer
Mr Wallace is sixty years old. He
was graduated from the State Agri-
cultural College at Ames, Iowa. and
spent most of his time for many years
as farmer and breeder Of pure live
stock He was professor Of dairying
at the Iowa State College for while
editor of Wallace's Farmer, a posi-
tion which he held until 1916, when
he became editor of that publication
he IS now president. and treasurer Of
the Wallace Publishing Company and
the Capital City Printing Plate Com,
pany. and a director in the Central
State Bank of Des Moines
MI Wallace's activities have extend
ed over the whole agricultural belt,
however He is member of the
States livestock industry commi ssion.
and for fourteen years was secretary
| of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' AZ
sociation. He is permanent Chairman
OF the national shippers conference.
tive as a member of the National War
Work Council of the Y. NJ. C.. A. and
took particularly prominent part in
Iowa committees of the Y NJ. c. A.
He is member OF the United Pres
| byterian Church and is a Freemason
While not wealthy man. Mr.. wal
lace is said to have been sufficiently
successful to withdraw temporarily
portfolio. Like other officials in the
government who own newspapers or
| periodicals. there is no necessity n
relinQuish income from those sources
while holding office.
Advocates Packing Supervision.
Talking with Senator Capper of Kan.
wallace's selection would probahIv
! create a very favorable impressioyy
among farm organizations generaiiy
Mr.. Capper called Mr.. Wallace a pro.
pointed out that Mr.. Wallace could
hardly be called a radical Of the Nor
partisan League variety.
Mr.. Wallace has editoriaIly advoca+-
ed reasonable laws to supervise the
packing industry. He has been ouite
| active, too, in recent years. in re.
publican politics. This year he was
chairman of the resolutions commit,
tee at the Iowa state republican con-
vention and wrote a platform on
/ agricultural matters that was regard
| ed by farming interests as one Of the
| best of all the platforms adopted hv
| any state convention. At Chicapo
| MIR. Wallace appeared before re
| resolutions committee and he is gen
orally credited with having succeeded
| in getting into the nafiopaI ra..I
lican platform the planks about Co
operative marketing and kindred
ideas pleasing to the agricuIturai
| folks
! Both Senators Kenyon and cpn.
| minis of Iowa have been urging the
appointment of Mr.. Wallace and
practically the entire agricultural
| group in Congress has for some time
taken it for granted that Mr.. HARDIN
would select the Iowa editor. MOI
until the last twenty-four hours. how
ever. has confirmation come that NJ
| Harding had definitely made i'm ~