New-York tribune., 1920-06-14
Coolid &c Puts
Campaign Plan
Up to Leaders


camera man captured them in the Pub
lie Garden, near the Washington Mon
ument, and to impart background of
pure democracy waylaid an elderly citi-
zen smoking a corncob pipe and trail
ing by the hand little girl. The cam
era man beguiled the pair to stand in
focus, but no method Of persuasion
could prevail upon the citizen to keep
his pipe in his mouth
lie carefully deposited it in his
pocket and deprecatingly declined TO
accept assurances that neither the
Governor nor Mrs. Coolidge objected
to smoking.
Why He Smokes Stogies
The Governors favorite brand of
cigar is a stogie. When asked when
with a whimsical smile, "When the
landlord first raised the rent"
Did smoking the stogies have any
effect, Governor asked the reporter.
81 can't say that it did on the land
lord" he replied, "but it did on the
cost of living
The Governors home has been in
the same house ever since he was mar
ried, save for one year in the house
of q college professor who was away.
While in Boston as 4 member first of
the House of Representatives later of
the Senate, and its President, then
Lieutenant Governor and Governor, he
has lodged at the some house He pre-
fers his modest quarters there, he said,
to accepting any official residence as
was planned IN the bill to erect a
replica of the Hancock mansion on the
State House grounds.
How about the White House, Gov
ernor?" he was asked
"Wcll," he replied, II might be will
ing to put up with considerable in
convenience for that
Congratulations Come in Flood
The Governor and Mrs. Coolidge did
not have time to attend church before
evening. What time they had left after
meals and receiving the horde of news
paper representatives of one kind or
another had to be given to opening
kilograms and congratulatory messages
from far and near. Secretary Long de-
parted with an armful carly in the
afternoon and still they kept coming.
Among the congratulations received
were kilograms from former President
Taft, Governor Clement, of Vermont;
Governor Bartlett, of New Hampshire; !;
the Massachusetts Society of Washing
tiona chief of staff of the United Span
ish War Veterans; Adjutant Leo Spii-
lane, of the American Legion; General
William Weigel, T. S. A., who trained
the 10th Regiment at Camp Devens;
General Beaumont b. Buck, y. S. A,
and Representative l.. d. 1pslcy
Mr.. Taft's telegram read:
II congratulate you most heartily ard
sincerely on your nomination as Vice
President The ticket of Harding and
Coolidge will sweep the country, and
its certain victory means useful and
successful Republican administration
of the affairs of this country the next
four years"
One of the kilograms which particu-
larly pleased the Governor was that
from Chief of Staff Kelly, U. s. ". ",
reading, Congratulations and best
wishes for success to you, a proven
friend OF war veterans and their de-
pcndents"
Takes Hike in Afternoon
In the Afternoon the Governor, accom-
panied by his guard Edward +. Horgan,
of the State Police, did a three mile
hike in forty-fve minutes.
Governor and Mrs. Coolidge are
planning to visit the old Coolidge
homestead in Plymouth, VT, among
the Green Mountains. The Governor )
stepmother recently died, and his
father is seventy-fvc years old. The
Governor does not care for fishing
finds haying too strenuous, and prefers
to take life easy for n while. He will
take thorough rest at Plymouth.
Governor Coolidge belongs to the
Belmont Country Club, the University
Union and Algonquin clubs.
Mrs. Coolidge likes outdoor life and
ell kinds of sport. but as the Governor
does not care particularly for golf
she has not as yet found much en-
courngemcnt in that direction Of "two.
some"
No Plans for Washington
Neither was prepared to discuss their
plans for Washington or whether their
boys would go with them or be sent to
some school in New England While
the Governor believes in woman suf-
fragc, his wife is not so keen, never
having taken an active part, but now
that suffrage has virtually arrived she
believes all women should prcparc
themselves for an intelligent use Of the
franchise.
SO many dwclt upon the Governors
plans as VicePresident, he calculated
you boys seem to think .hat the