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Meredith (EDWIN THOMAS editor)

EDWIN THOMAS, editor and publisher of Des Moines, Ia.; born in 1876 and educated at Highland Park College, Des Moines, From 1896- 1902 he was editor and publisher of the "Farmers' Tribune." Through this and other publications he has exerted considerable influence over the farmers of Iowa and the Middle West. In 1913 President Wilson appointed him a director of the Federal Reserve Bank and in 1914 he was the Democratic candidate for United States senator. In 1920 President Wilson appointed Meredith Secretary of Agriculture to succeed Houston, at that time appointed to the Treasury Department. Secretary Meredith has always been a Democrat, and his strong influence among the Western farmers caused him to be mentioned in connection with the Democratic presidential nomination in 1920.