National Affairs: New Senator

Out in Cherokee, Iowa, where he used to teach high school and coach a championship football team, David Wallace Stewart, recently nominated by Republicans and appointed by Governor Hammill to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Cummins (TIME, Aug. 9, THE CONGRESS), made his first political blurb at an annual homecoming. He "deplored sectionalism and provincialism"; he said, "I shall fight with all the power that I have to advance, protect and maintain the best interests of the state of Iowa." (Cheers.)

Back in Washington, D. C., Major General John A. LeJeune of the U. S. Marines said: "We are proud of Stewart. He became a top sergeant in a few months after enlistment and it takes a mighty good man to be a top sergeant in the marines."

Although there are now five one-time marines in the House, David W. Stewart is the first "devil dog" to occupy a seat in the Senate. His term is a brief one, beginning actively when Congress reconvenes in December and ending on March 3, 1927.