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row .ay Mr.. Coolidge. Governor Nor
rings ~ d: "Senator Hnrdiny,s uo;c.
When Ike bugIe throughout the land
know you have spoken the nation will
shu mat thu party has turned the
COY ,rso u sea6e from her wandering
rrse nom sward"
nin;stoc Morrow charged the Ad-
to Ama.on wiV. an attempt TO fasten
and seored y the ills of the world
Wilso suored Wnat he termed Presidapt
na tisons iY;lination to strip us of
the n,1,,a.u by clothing the naaip, in
nationnuS colored garments of inter
"" nr ISM"
tus ~ Clark Seelye, presideut emeri-
ovx of Smith College, who presided
~ the notification ceremony, de-
7 Ared that no citizen of. Northampton
Auring all its history had received the
ovation and honor accorded Calvin
Coolidge to-day. He recalled the former
most honored Northamptonite, Caleb
Strong, ten times Governor of Massa-
chusetts, but added "9o citizen of this
state has ever received the honor given
this day to Calvin Coolidge"
Tribute from Democratic Mayor
Michael j. Fitzgerald. Narthampton's
Democratic Mayor. in an address of
welcome to the official notification
committee, assured that body that
whatever our politics, we all believe
IN the sincerity of his excellency"
You have selected q man." he told
the committee, "who has proven his
/ fitness for any Office and if elected he
will bring to the office of the Vice
President of the United States the
i dignity, the same rugged and just prin-
clples that he has brought to every Of
flee that he has ever held"
Among the members of the official
committee and visiting notabtes who
attended buffet luncheon as the
guests of Governor and Mrs. Cool
lde IN their home Just before
the exercises were Harry M.
Daugherty. who came from Marion as
Che official representative of Senator
Harding; Ex-senator Murray Crane, of
Massachusetts, who was slightly over
come by the heat at the Coolidge home;
T. Coleman du Pont, of Delaware;
Governors Bartlett of New Hampshire
and Milliken of Maine; Senator Lodge
and former Senator Weeks, of Massa-
chusetts; ex-senator Fred NJ Warner
Of Michigan; James B. Reynolds, of
Massachusetts,, former secretary of the
Republican National Committees; j. H.
Duke, of Durham, N. c.; National
Committeeman H. L. Remmel, Of
Arkansas; J. Henry Roraback, Con-
necticut; Guy P. Gannett, Maine; J. W.
Tolbert, South Carolina; H. F. Nc
Gregor, Texas.
Among the National Committees
committee on arrangements F. w. Esta-
brook. New Hampshire; Earle S. Kns-
ley, Vermont, and l. A. Caswell, of
Minnesota, were present.
Streets Bedecked for Occasion
special train from Boston, bearing
ll5 persons, led by Senator's Lodge and
Weeks and Frank Hall, Massachusetts,
Republican state chairman, preceded a
special delegation from Connecticut
INTO the city shortly before noon.
Northampton's streets were decorated
with the national colors, flags and slo-
gans rejecting the citys faith in Mas
sachusetts and Coolidge. Three bands
took turns playing during the entire
day in specially erected stand on
Main Street, and the entile population
of the Connecticut Valley. which
tiocked in early, seemed to enjoy the
musical diversion before they packed
themselves sardine-like into the Allen
Field bowl to hear the speaking.
Governor Coolidge and all members
of the notification committee were
photographed along with the two fam
lily Coolidge house in Massachusetts
party entered gayly bedecked Official
cars which came in droves to carry
them to the scene of the notification at
8 p. m.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, Senator Har-
ding's special representative, delivered
the Senator's greetings and conferred
briefly with Mr.. Coolidge. After the
conference he said: "A brief talk with
Governor Coolidge brings out all the
coi% h. IL
tory this fall. He is an ideal running
mate for the Senator, and the combna-
ton makes victory certain. The people
have confidence in both men,"
Calls Harding Stalwart American
of Senator Harding expressed by Gov
ernor Coolidge in his speech: "Aleader
in Warren G. Harding, the united
choice of united party, statesman
of ability seasoned by experience, fit
ting representative of the common
aspirations of his fellow citizens. wise
enough to seek counsel, great enough
to recognize merit and in all things a
stalwart American"
at Governor Coolidge's notification was
perhaps his father. A delegation from
Plymouth. Vt, the Governors parental
home, also was present.
The elder Coolidge was perhaps not
so thrilled as were the others. He has
seen his farmer boy son mount stead
lily up the political ladder step by step
from minor municipal Offices until he
stepped into the Governors chair He
is now convinced that Gal" can fill
any office, even the Presidency, and it
is only matter of time until he will
have attained that.
Immediately after tho notification
exercises the Governor consented to
held an informal reception. The first
to pass by and grasp his hand were the
old folks from Plymouth who knew
him since the day he began to walk
All received an affectionate greeting
Thousands of others lined up under the
mercjless rays of the sun and took
their turn at shaking hands with Mas
sachusettss most distinguished citizen
Governor Coolidge planned to leave
Northampton tonight for Boston, even
though admonished by Mrs. Coolidge
that he had better remain here a day
OF two and recuperate from the IA
tiguing experiences of the day.
Its the same as any other day" he
commented; I'D better leave tonight"