The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-18
Sen. ]. w. Foster
Confident Wallace
Will Get Position

/ Senator J. w. Foster of Daytona
Beach who has served the state OF
Iowa with distinction and honor in tn.
state senate Tor some years. is in
1 close touch with the political condi
tons in the great western state in
which he still maintains his summer
home
/ Senator Foster feels confident that
Harry Wallace OF Des MoiHos. editor
OF the iowa Farm Journal. viii be Of
Tered the agriculture portfolio in thu
Harding cabinet Il knew Mr. Wal
laee's father well" said the senator
70 the News He founded the Jour-
nal the SON now conducts. The Wal
laces We're close friends OF the late
James Wilson. VINO distinguished
himself for so many years as secfe-
tary Of the agriculture Harry Wal
lace is an able man, a pleasing pub
lie speaker. Is popular with the voters
Of the Aate and especially the farm
ers OF whom there are hundreds OF
thousands. and he Will make an atfi
Gent successor to Edward Mere
dlth the present secretary OF agricul-
ture, who IS also the editor OF an
Iowa farm paper monthly with
very large circulation. and he Is also
very good man as wen as an able
cne Meredith is not popular. however
with the present leadership of the
Iowa democracy He is particularly
anfriendly 10 Treasurer Marsh OF In.
National Democratic Committee and
one OF the big bosses OF the party ma
tiona!ly. The Democratic organiza-
ftion OF Iowa. led BY Marsh. is wet.
while Secretary Meredith is dry IN
fact, he is prohbitfonist. and Harry
Wallace is also entitled to be placed
in the same class. Both are men who
are MOI AFRAID to stand Tor good
things at all times
Senator Foster is and has been for
many years close personal and 20
litical friend OF Senator a b Cum
fnfngs In speaking OF the latter's re
cest contest for reelection. he said:
Certain interests started such
fight on Senator Cummings and they
made SO much noise that some
thought his usual maiorities would be
reduced and Others thought 50 be
cause the senator was IN and unable
10 take any part in the campaign
When he is Well he IS whole host
in himself on the stump. bur this
time he was unable To help himself.
But he has been s8ch a faithful serv-
ant OF the people Of cur state ever
since he aas been III public life and
has done SO much in The way OF pro
viding the people Of the state and the
nation with wholes9lae and progress
sive legislation that his record. which
is very familiar 10 the voters Of
Iowa. was sufficient to secure Tor him
an unprecedent victory, in spite OF
all han 1icSps
When asked as to the probable po-
8ticai future of Senator W. 5. Ken
Won. the colleague Of Senator Cum
ings in the United States Senate, Sen
ator Foster SAID: lie will also he
reelected by a great vote when the
+ time comes. At ais last election he
had 10 0Hposi, ioI- The Democrats
4 so ROT Asfh3ld1t aHEoltt ~ &A
against him. an honor that has rarely
been paid 10 q United States senator
ia the history of the nation. Senator
Kenyon is one oil ne great men OF
the nation. was one of the first ia
propose the budget system ia Con
gress in place oil The corrupt pork
barrel methods o. making appropria
lions. ami has always stood and
fought for good things il every kind
of weather. He has been foremost "a
ain anti-Iiquor legislation and has
been the leader in lighting political
and official corruption. He would
make country d great president
Senator Foster first CAME 70 this
peninsula - years ago. When
first came here" me- observed There
was bat on house ou the beach, anC
the land upon which these cities arr
now located was little more than
trail ] have seen it grow and de
.velop until j, now promises to he ,h'
most deservedly popular winter rasor
in the world. Il has ali the nrces
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