Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-30

that greeted Governor Marshall In the
big coliseum in the state fair grounds,
Indianapolis. on Tuesday were the
greatest in the history of the party.
The west wanted to show the east
what could be done in notification
honors. and. while Mrs. Marshall was
happy, Of course, over the honors for
her husband, she was also worried. for
her husband comes mighty close to
being father, husband, son and part
ner all in one. And when a woman
has that combination on her hands to
care for she has every right to be
worried.
Governor Marshall will never gain
any honors as a hammer thrower. He
IL not built that way.
While all the country was reading
the vigorous words Of Governor Mar.
shall which told the voters what he
expects Democracy to do in carrying
out the pledges for the next four years
its worth while to know what part a
woman IL taking in the affairs Of the
campaign-how Tom Marshall hap
pens to be in the position in which he
stands today.
The good people Of Columbia City
Ind, never thought Thomas Riley Mar
shall was marrying man." For for.
ty years he had lived with his par.
ents, nursing both his father and
mother, who were invalids, which was
the reason Governor Marshall was not
. marrying man. He felt his first duty
was to his parents.
Meeting Mrs. Marshall.
After the death of his parents Gov.
ernor Marshall dived deeper into his
law practice, and one day an urgent
case took him to Angola, Ind. His du.
ties called him to the county clerks
Office, and there he met Miss Lois
Kimsey, daughter Of the county clerk,
who was assisting her father in the
office.
From that day Governor Marshall
had more business around the county
clerks Office in Angola than any law.
yer in half dozen nearby counties.
Governor Marshall was forty-two
years Of age when he was married,
Mrs. Marshall being nearly twenty
years his Junior.
The Marshalls had been married
only few weeks when the future
Independent was called to an adjoin-
ing county on case that would con-
sumo some five or six weeks of his
time.
Nov, did not want to be starting
OF like that" Governor Marshall ex.
planned to friend one day, $50 lust
told Mrs. Marshall that l thought she
should go along. And she did"
Since then Governor Marshall has
never made trip without Mrs. Mar.
shall going along. They have trav.
eled all over the country together:
they go to banQuets and political
meetings together until the friends of
the Indiana executive refer to him and
his wife as the "pards."
"Tom Marshall is not over strong"
explained one Of his friends. while
not delicate man, his constitution is
not Of the most vigorous type.
when he gets into a political bat.
tie he forgets his weakness. He gives
ell that Is in him, and that will tell on
any man. Mrs. Marshall soon discov.
cred that the governor would become
heated in making a speech and the
next day his voice would be husky
She decided that he had better give ur
some of the handshaking and take care
Of his health first. So when you inc
him making a speech when he has fin
ished he does not stay around to hear
the applause of the audience Rather,
he hnrries to his room and changes
his clothing.
Some people have said that Tom
Marshall is not handshaking politi-
clan. He is not His wife thinks it is
more important to guard his health
than to carry out the old time policy,
and she is correct, as she Ks in most
all other things"
"home Air" Prevails.
The Marshall home is typical Of the
mistress. It is home Of books, and