Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-28
IOWA MAN MUCH DISCUSSED As
CANDIDATE ON DEMOCRAT.
&c TICKET.
PROBABLY WILL BE
GIVEN SECOND PLACE
May Land Presidential Nomination IL
Deadlock Ensues = Recognized BY
Leading Newspapers Of East as
Possibility--An Organized Effort to
Boost Meredith. With Gerard.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 2s.-The political
fortunes OF Edwin r. Meredith at
San Francisco are being watched
with keen interest here. whore Mere
9th has made his home since he
came to Des Moines from Gass coun-
" twenty-five, years ago and had
won success AZ a publisher OF farm
paper At long range and taking the
word OF newspaper correspondents on
the Job as wired back to the papers
the, Iowa man seems destined for a
place on the ticket. possibly presi-
dent. probably vice president.
Washington correspondent now
at San Francisco has referred to
Meredith as "one Of the Hardinrs of
the race" Named secretary of agri-
culture last January, the Iowa man
has not been long enough in public
life to be very generally known
among the class OF men who make up
the delegations from the various
states. according to Lawrence, but
he says he Is "one of the dark hors-
ec who happens to have the endorse
tnent of Bryan. the friendship OF Nc
Adoo. n cabinet portfolio from W.T.
son. a wide acquaintance among
farmers. the respect Of business men
and Is a successful editor and pub
Usher himself--in short he possesses
all Of the qualifications except two
thirds, OF the delegates. most all Of
whom know nothing about him" de-
clares Lawrence.
( c. G. Lyon. special correspondent
writing from San Francisco. declares
that "one OF the, safe bets" Is that
Secretary. of Agriculture E. r. Mere
dith will be the vice presidential
nominee.
Recognized in East.
The Baltimore Sun, credited with
being on the inside and close to the
administration. in fact called an ad-
ministration paper, declared in its
Saturday issue that r. r. Meredith
looms large as the dark horse in the
democratic conventions The Sun de-
clared that dark horse" is most
probable as no present leading can
didate can be nominated.
The first news the folks back home
had Of the probable candidacy Of Sec
rotary Meredith for the presidency
was some three months ago when II
was learned thru reliable scources
that at a Washington conference
VIM. Jennings. Bryan favored Mere
dith for president. A Meredith FOL
president club was organized here
soon after that. without the knowl-
edge Of Secretary Meredith, and lit.
crature, was prepared and sent out
thru local headquarters to members
OF state delegations. Meredith did not
at that time take the matter serious
ly.
The campaign headquarters of Am
bassadors Gerard, opened in Dc,
Moines early this year. made Der
Moines the center OF the campaign Of
the former ambassador to Germany
for the presidencys The campaign
was in charge OF I. T. Jones, Des
Moiness attorney who went to New
York City to do war work during thu
war, and Floyd T. Miles. Des Moines
newspaper man. who served in the
Inavy thruout the war period. They
had become acquainted with the am
bassador while this country was II
war with Germany. Instead of pro-
noting Gerard's candidacy from hit
home city, New York City, they SO.
cured his approval to establish thu
national headquarters in Des Moines
since nationally it was considered 9
more central location.
Hence when 1t came time to go gu,
to San Francisco 1t was arranged
that Meredith and Gerard headquart.
ers be opened together at San Fran
cisco.
Secretary Meredith was in Del
Moines few days before starting
out to the big San Francisco exposi'
ton. While here he SHE'D away from
a discussion OF his candidacy for tn
presidency but discussed altogether
whep approached by newspaper mer
questions related to the United States
department of agriculture and thu
food supply.
It was apparent a few weeks agt
that admirers Of Gerard and Mere
dith were favoring Meredith for pres
ident and Gerard for vice president
and shortly. before campaign mana
gers left for Frisco 1t was learned
that the movement to make the dem
ocratic ticket Meredith and Gerart
had been determined on and tina
| workers from here would work fol
such a program. It was recognized
that Gerard was possibly more avail,
able for vice president than for pres
ident.
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