Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-14
republican national campaign in. the
interests of Senator Harding and

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the campaign, but, according to his
secretary, Henry f. Long, his activi-
| ty will be conditional on his ability
to do full justice to the demands of
his present office. He has finished
every job he has ever undertaken and
intends to complete his record as
governor. without sighting the lob
in hand in order to try for another.
the secretary sad.
Governor Coolidge has before him
| several important state matters, IN
cluding a special session Of the leg
lslature next fall to re-codify the
statutes.
To one of the friends who congrat-
ulated him on his nomination for the
vice presidency the governor remark
ed
II don't know about that; the gov
ernorship of Massachusetts has al
ways been considered the second
most important office in the United
States"
Telegrams Of congratulations re-
ceived today included messages from
Harry Dougherty, manager Of Sena-
tor Harding's campaign, and Charles
E. Hughes.
Coolidge Man of the People.
Governor Calvin Coolidge, the nom
inee for vice president, is a Yankee,
descended from 300-year line of
Vermont and Massachusetts formers.
He Is a real American and was borri
on independence day, July 4, 1917, in
Plymouth village, Vermont, formerly
known as Salt Ash. He graduated
at Amherst college with high honors,
winning first prize, gold medal, for
the best essay on THE Principles Of
the War for American independence"
From college he went into a coun-
try law office in Northampton, Mass.
Twenty months afterwards he was
admitted to the bar and hung out his
own shingle. The clerk of Hampshire
college died shortly afterward and
the supreme court appointed Cool
idge to complete the unexpired term.
The republican party offered him the
nomination to so on with the office,
but he declined and went back to his
law practice. In 1899 he was elected
to the Northampton city council and
the following year was elected city
solicitor. He was reelected, but quit
that year and went back to his pri-
tate law practice. He wanted to get
enough money together to get mar
ried. He did not, however, it is re-
lated Of him, tell anyone of the rea-
son for his return to private practice.
not even the young lady who had
promised to become his wife. The
young lady was Miss Grace Goodhue,
of Burlington, VT. She was teach 4
er in deaf school. They were mar
ried in the summer of 19O4y They
have two sons, John, IA, and Calvin,
Jr., Ii.
Still Living There.
The 1Coolidges are still living in the
house in which they began their part
nership-one- half of q two-story.
two-family frame dwelling which
many workman Of the day would
spurn. It's ancient coat Of white
paint is blstered and peeling. Public
service has not brought Calvin Cool
idge wealth, nor hig office changed a.
simple point of view. 1t has been an
expensive life for him. His salary as
governor, $4,000, is the largest earn
ing he has ever received.
Political Career Began in 'O7.
The political career OF Calvin Cool
idge began in 1907, when he was
elected to the lower house of the
Massachusetts, legislature. He was
reelected for the next term, after
which he dropped out and practicedl
law for a time. Then he was elected
to the senate for four consecutive
terms. He first gained the attention
of the party chiefs in 1914 when he
sought the presidency of the senate.
Usually candidates for that office be-
gin to stand forth about the middle
of December Before November was
over, however, Coolidge had pledged
a majority Of the membership to vote
for him. He had stolen march on
his opponents. He was elected pres
ident Of the senate second time, and
thereafter the republican party in
Massachusetts began an examination
OF the Coolidge record with a view to
utilizing SO useful a man for some-
thing else besides service in the Iegis-
lature.
He was the author Of an anti
law which was on the
books and working. He had forced
the passage of an anti-discrimina-
tion bill to prevent the squeezing |
out Of small traders He had put
among the statutes a law limiting
the scope of injunctions against |
striking employees. He had fought |
for woman suffrage, for the direct |
election Of United States senator's |
Az ciI -
twice cast the deciding vote on oc- !
casions when feeling ran high, once
to defeat an amendment of the |
charter of Boston, the second time |
to side with the colored people Of the
city and establish a bureau to pass |
upon the licensing of public shows
or picture exhibitions tending to in- |
cite race prejudice. He had nerve. |
Labor credited him with having in |
1912 settled the Lawrence strike and |
obtained wage increase of from |
to 25 per cent thruout' the mill in !
dustry of the state.
Might do for lieutenant governor" |
said some Of the party chiefs.
He was induced to take the nomi- |
nation as the running mate of Sam |
uel P. Mccall. He ran ahead Of his |
ticket.
Makes Record As Governor.
In 1918 he was nominated for gov
ernor. He was elected by majority |
Of 10000. after strenuous campaign in |
which 1t was freely predicted he |
would be defeated. In September,
1919 he was renominated for a Sec
ond term as governor. on a record |
including. among other things, re-
auction Of the working week for wom-