Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18
{. I. MEREDITH,
Once CABINET
MEMBER, dies
Head of Agriculture
Department Under
Wilson Was Iii For
Many Months

~ = MONIES, Ia, june IS.-P-
La~in II. Meredith. secretary u az
ticulture n the Wilson cabinet, died
lass night. The end 81 y ionr illness
slept.
~ the bedside Of the 5l-ycar-old
farm publisher and democratic pres
ldentlal candidate were Mrs. Mere
uithi his mother, Mrs. vi. y. Meredith
q lbs Angeles; a son, 4 daughter,
1o4r brothers and 4 sister.
HtArt failure resulting lIen high
btocd Pressure HEs given as the
aus Of death. DIR. Meredith haa
been III Tor several months. 1ut the
illness did not take 4 critical turn
lntil a month ago, shortly after he
had returned from John Hopkins.
hospital, Baltimore, where he had
gone for observation
unerll services Wili De h1ld from
the Meredith home Wednesday after
noon q 2 o'clock.
Despite his illness, DIZZY. Meredith
Permitted the use Of h's name against
Gov. AT smith on New York II the re-
cent Iowa democratic presidential
preference pIim4Iy. which Gov.
smith won. Ar. Meredith always had
been known Us a "Eroero sYe Dry
and he was an 0utsp0kcn opponent 0f
thc New YORK governor views on
prohibition.
Besides his political activities. Mr.
Meredith was widely sHoWA Tvs tine
publisher OF farm papers.
An inherited love of the SOIL and
general interest in tile welfare of
farmers lifted Edwin II. Meredith
from youthful obscuriy t0 national
prominence and q place ia President
Wilson's cabinet.
lie started ia boyhcod ais "a real
dirt taFmer, the occupation W HIS
father and has grandfather. A high
school education and one gcer III col
iegc we4ncd ham away from actual
work on the farm, bIt tended t. III
crease his interest in tho i0t Of those
who till the soil.
Mr.. Mercdi this grandfather. in adj
cltion TO his agricultural interests.
was the publisher III L farm weekly.
The Farmers Tribune. IL was devol-
ed 10 P~opularism q met wita flnan-
ciai difficulties when that movement
died III
Having completed q ycar in Highs
land Park College, Dcs Aoines. Young
Meredith. then - years ol age, bor-
rowed $500 with which hc pur-
chased has grandfather publication.
Through six years il brought him
much hard work aud lit.lo success.
The Farmers Tribune was discon-
tinued ana ia its place Nr. Meredith
established Successful Farming IS .
monthly periodical.
That proved the foundation OF the
UmWHnamFn#N MmmnMHHM. Qualification. elk.
name Of Ar. Mcrcdilh's business. rs
which eventually were added Better
Homes and Gardens and "The Dairy
Farmer the three having a COM
blned circulation &c more than 2,-
100000.
Through his publications and rc-
coEniti0n as q business leader in pes
Moines, the growth of Mr. Mcrcdith's
influence was "a natural sequence.
and led him into politics. ln 1914
he was the democratic candidate for
governor Of that state. Lle Wla Den
1eated on both occasions.
In 1917, William G. MaAAao. then
secretary o fthe treasury, appointed
Mr.. Meredith ~ the Rnari cf Excess
Profits Advisers. Two wears latcr
President Wilson named him " meme
Der Of the industrial Conference
Commission and in January. 1920. sl-
lected him for the post or secretary
Of agriculture 70 succeed David E.
Houston.
Continuing bis interest il rublir
affairs, Mr.. Meredith became one of
the leaders ~ the "rrorrcs I'VE fryH
element Of the democratic PARTY.
Although not ar active cal iete for
the democratic nomination fnr r-csi-
dent in 1924. his namc was presented
10 the convention ana hn rn.nLnna