The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-28
Furnished Data to Harding.

SENATOR harding dldnt know wal
lace before the recent campaign. He
met him through Senator Capper OF
Kansas, to whom Mr.. Harding had
written asking that somebody Join
him in the preparation of a speech on
agricultural topics at the Minnesota
state fair. Wallace is credited with
having furnished most Of the data
and information for the speech, and
anyone who wants cue Jas to agri-
cultural policy under the Harding adj
ministration can look up that speech
People here who-know Wallace re-
Ter TO MIN as a man of high ideals
q rock-rtbbed Christian, as was his
father before him and man who from
cnlidhood has been STEPPED in the at
mosphere of the farmer. Wallace Is
so years old. He graduated from the
State Agricultural college at Ames
Ia, and spent most of his time for
many years as a farmer and breeder
OF upre bred live stock. He was pro-
lessor of dairying at Iowa State col.
lege for q while and then, in 1895,
became managing editor Of VILLAGES
Farmer. position which he held nm
" 1885, when he became editor of
that publication He is now presi
gent and treasurer of the Wallace
Eubiishing Co. and the Capital CITY
Iuhting Plate Co, and a director In
the central State bank Of Des Moines
Waiiace's activities have extended
over the whole agricultural belt
however lie is a member OF the
executive committee of the United
states Livestock Industry commits
SION and for four years Mas secre-
tary OF the Corn Belt Meat Produc-
ers association. He is permanent
chairman of the National Shippers
conference.
During the war Wallace was ac-
tive as a. member of the National
war Work council OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
ana TOOK a particularly prominent
part IN Iowa committees of the Y. NJ
- A Wallace is a member of the
Iuted Presbyterian church and is a
While not wealthy man. Wallace
Is SAID to have been sufficiently sue
cessful to withdraw temporarily from,
business and take a cabinet portfo-
Ito. Like other officials in the gov
eminent who own newspapers or ne
riodicals, there is no necessity to re-
hnquish income from those sources
while holding office.
progressive in Farm Matters.
Talking with Senator Capper. OF
Kansas, the Writer was told that
Wailace's selection would probably
create very favorable impression
among farm organizations generally
senator Capper called Wallace a pro-
gresslve in farm matters. though he
pointed out that Wallace could hard
~ be called radical of the Nom
partisan League variety,
wallace has editorially advocated
reasonable laws to supervise the
packing industry. He has been quite
active TOO, In recent years in Repub-
Hcan poles This year he was
chairman of the resolutions com
Hsttee at the Iowa State Republican
convention and wrote a platform on
agricultural matters that was re-
garded by farming interests as one
or the best and strongest of all the
platforms adopted by any state con-
Vention. At Chicago Wallace an
peared before the resolutions com
mlttee and he is generally credited
with having succeeded in getting
into the national Republican plat
form the planks about cooperative
marketing and kindred ideas pleas
ing TO the agricultural folks,
Both Senators Kenyon and Cum
minis of Iowa have been urging the
appointment of Wallace and prac-
tically the entire agricultural group
in congress has for some time taken
II for granted that Mr. Harding
would select the Iowa editor Not
until the last "a hours, however. has
confirmation come that Mr.. Harding
mad definitely made/up his mind to
make the appointment
2 Copyright. 1920, by David Law
renee