Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-29
Wilson Trying to
Win Back Farmer
Vote For Party

washine ton. Jan. a9.--CAbinst
changes effected by President Wilson
today and others that are to fol-
low ere relied on by democratic leaders
to place the Wilson administration on
better footing with tho people. re-
cover lost popularity, and enhance the
chances OF democratic success In the
approaching presidential election.
A third cabinet change expected
soon Ia tho appointment OF a secretary
Of Interior to succeed F1ankiin X. Lane
who desires to retire to private life.
Mr.. Lanes successor has not yet been
selected and officials generally would
not hazard a guess as to who II would
be,
Tries TO Win Back Farmers.
BY transferring Mr.. Houston from
the agriculture to the treasury port
folio, the president relieves the ten
sion OF the relations OF the admin!s-
tration with the farmers OF the coun-
try. which were beginning to give the
democratic leaders grave concern.
Mr.. Houston has never been popular
with the farmers II Is said, and crlti-
cism of his administration expressed
thru the national board of farm or
ganizations and other agricultural
bodies has been steadily increasing.
In explanation of the numerous spe-
cihc complaints an officer of the ma
tional board said that Mr.. uouston's
forte is the theory OF economics and
that his attitude toward the problems
Of the farmers had been professional
instead Of practical.
With Mr.. Houston and J. w. Alex
ander. tho new secretary of commerce,
the cabinet now contains two members
from Missouri, the state the democrats
hope to reclaim from the republicans
next fall.
Confidence in Meredith.
There Is every confidence among
democratic leaders that Mr.. Meredith
vii recover the lost ground among the
farmers even If he should not be ab'e
to swing republican Iowa from its
moorings. In Mr.. Meredith the presi-
dent selected practical farmer as
well as a business man. Mr.. Meredith
IS the editor of Successful Farming
and before establishing that paper was
publisher of the Farmers Tribune. He
Is president Of the Associated Adver-
Using Clubs of the World. a director
of the Chicago Federal Reserve BANK
and was one of tES excess profits
advisers of the treasury department
appointed in 1917.
IN statement today at Miami Fla,
Mr. Meredith said one Of his first
Undertakings as head OF the agricul-
tural department would be to work
out some method of getting crops to
market without too much lost mo-
ton" He Is expected in Washington
within a day or two to take up his
duties.
Many Changes in Cabinet.
Should Secretary Lane pass out OF
the cabinet only four of the presidents
original official family will remain.
Besides Mr.. Houston. they are Secre-
tary Daniels of the navy department.;
Secretary Wilson of the labor depart
ment and Postmater General Burleson.
And some Of the democratic leaders
would be greatly pleased if the latter
would resign and permit the admin
,stration to regain favor with organic
ed labor and post office patrons.
Mr.. Wilson has had two secretaries
of state-Wiliam ]. Bryan and Robert
Lansing. two secretaries Of war--Lind-
lev NJ. Garrison ard Newton D. Ra'Sor:
three attorney senerals-James Clark
McReynoids. now an associate justice
Of the supreme court: Thomas Watt
Gregory. and A. Mitchell Palmer: two
! secretaries of commerce--William G.