The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-19
BLACKSMITH'S
SON NAY Be
PR.ESIDENT
Governor LoWtin OF Illinois,
Leading republican Candi-
date, Had Humble Start.
WON over MANY OBSTACLES
A schosln1sster at Fifteea-Worked
Way Through College and Law
school---From Law TO Politics
farming His Big
Interest

Gov. Frank o. Lowdcn OF IlliHois,
one Of the prominent candidates for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton. won success In life by grit and
hard work. Son Of village black.
smith. confronted by the prlvations OF
an undcveloped country. enjoyins only
such advantages IA he could earn BY
unremittins work and sacrifice-it was
not the kind Of beginning to premise
4 brilliant future. But by dctcrmlna-
t'pl. AMBITION md nhllity I.owden lev
ci"d TN Dosta' - ihtt rose abo;l, him
sr' maze suct - luJk his way.
Governor La dsn was born near
Siarisc. uisB.. On January 81, 1851.
His father VA l.sr"nzo Lowdcn who
r,ii the lllsEe hiac ,'aaith shop. The
'C'YdenS left : irisc when t'lau, was
Sos sn years old. barely out Of the
p'i!.ier clnss al the s,.Coi which io-
renzo helped TO build. and moved tn
Hardin county, lava. There the elder
I,owden took up farming. The hoy
farmed. too. but did more. He made
spare time for himself and demanded
an education. So we'll 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-nt the head of his class.
Then he went to Chicago. He want
ed to be lawyer. BY the same pro.
gram OF work and sacrifice that had
advanced him thus IA: L0wden work
cd his way through the Union college
OF law, completing two-year course
in one year-agaln 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 Americas
greatest business men -Four children
have been born to them, Il son and
three daughters
Lowden began 10 take an active in
terest in politics He was delegate
% the national convention that in
1900 nominated Mckinley and Roose-
welt. -Four years later he was a can
didute before The Republican guberna-
torial convention, but combination
Of the Yates-Dcneen forces defeated
him. LoWden took the stump and
helped elect his successful rival,
Charles s. Dcneen
Two years later he was elected to
congress from the Thirteenth Illinois
district. lie retired voluntarily after
two and half teriAs. On quitting
congress be went to his farm near
Oregon, ILL.,, and devoted himself 10
making that one of the finest proper
ties OF its kind in the state.
Meanwhile in 1904 he had been
made member Of the Republican M.
tional committee from Illinois. on
which he served until 1912. In 1916
he entered the gubernatorIai primary
AID ~'ns nominated for that Office. He
was elected and took his scat the fol.
lowing JanSary 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
or Lowden's life, are as follows:
1S8l--Born. Sunrise. MINI.
1s6s-Moved to Hardin county. In.
1s8o-Graduated from University
Of Iowa.
lSS7--Gradunted from law school.
1S90-Married to Miss Florence
Pullman.
lS9S-Entcred law partnership Of
Lowden, Bstabrook & Davis Appoint
ed lieutenant colonel. FIRST infantry.
Illinois National Guard.
l9O4--Defeuted for Republican aom.
ination for governor.
loco-Eleeted to congress.
l9ll-Ret.red from congress-