The Holbrook news., 1920-02-27
BLACKSMITH'S
 SON MAY BE 7
 PRESIDENT
Governor LoWden of Illinois, Leading Republican Candi- date, Had Humble Start.
WON OVER MANY OBSTACLES
A schooImaster at Fifteen-WoFked Way Through College and Law SohooI-From Law to Politics Farming His Big
 Interest.

Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois, enc of the prominent candidates for the Republican presidential nomina- tion, won success in life by grit and hard work. Son of a village black smith, confronted by the privations of an undeveloped country, enjoying only such advantages as he could earn by unremittfng work and sacrifce-it was not the kind of beginning to promise a brilliant future. But by determina- tion, ambition and ability Lowden lev eled the obstacles that rose about him and made success look his way.
 Governor LoWden was born near Sunrise, AIinn., on January 26, 1881. His father was Lorenzo Lowden, who ran the village blacksmith shop. The Lowdens left Sunrise when Frank was seven years old, barely out of the primer class at the school which Lo- renzo helped to build, and moved to Hardin county, Iowa. There the elder Lowden took up farming. The boy farmed, too, but did more. He made spare time for himself and demanded an education. So well did he succeed that at fifteen he was master of the country school, saving his few dollars for college. At twenty he entered the University of Iowa. By outside work he made enough money to complete his course-at the head of his class.
 Then he went to Chicago. He want ed to be a lawyer. By the same pro- gram of work and sacrifice that had advanced him thus far Lowden work ed his way through the Union college of law, completing a two-year course in one year-again at the head of his class.
 Now came more years of hard work, but blessed with greater rewards than the young man had before known. In 1896 he was married to Miss Florence Pullman, daughter of one of America's greatest business men. Four children have been born to them, a son and three daughters.
 Lowden began to take an active in- terest in politics. He was a delegate to the national convention that in 1900 nominated Mckinley and Roose- welt. Four years later he was a can didate before the Republican guberna- toriaI convention, but a combination of the Yates-Deneen forces defeated him. Lowden took the stump and helped elect his successful rival, Charles S. Deneen.
 Two years later he was elected to congress from the Thirteenth Illinois district He retired voluntarily after two and a half terms. On quitting Oregon, H., and devoted himself to making that one of the finest proper ties of its kind in the state.
 Meanwhile in 1904 he had been made a member of the Republican na-. tional committee from Illinois, on which he served until 1912 In 1916 l he entered the gubernatorial primary and was nominated for that office. He was elected and took his seat the fol- lowing January to begin what has proved one of the most constructive and successful administrations record ed in the history of the state.
 In brief, the chief events of Govern pr Lowden's life, are as follows:
 1s61-Born, Sunrise, Minn.
 1S6S-Moved to Hardin county, Ia.
 1SS5-Graduated from University 'f Iowa.
 1s87-Graduated from law school
 1S96-Married to Miss Florence Pullman.
 1S9S-Entered law partnership of 1Owden, Estabrook & Davis. Appoint d lieutenant colonel, first infantry. Illinois National Guard.
 1904-Defeated for Republican nom- nation for governor. '''' ) 19O6-Elected to congress.
 1911-Retired from eongyes~
 1916-Elected governor
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