The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-06-18
THE REPUBLICAN
STANDARD BEARERS
SENATOR WARREN G. HARnin,
WAS BORN ON FARM in
STATE OF OHIO.
Legislator and Editor Heads rlet..
His Running Mate Being eoyernor
Of Massachusetts,, Who Came
From Vermont.

United States senator from Ohio
who was the choice of the Renuhu
can national convention for the presi.
dency, was born on farm in Ohio
November 2, 1865. His father was tba
village DOCTOR
The Hardings were of colonial
stock, coming originally from Scot.
land, settling in Connecticut, removing
/ later to the Wyoming valley, Pennsyl.
yania, where some of them were mas
sacred. Others fought in the reyolu.
tionary war. Warren's mother, Phoebe
Dickerson, was descended from an
I old-time Holland Dutch family. and
thus was blended the blood of the
Holland Dutch with that of the hardy
Scotch. u.
AS Warren grew up he learned to
fell trees, chop wood, split rails, plant
and hoe corn, and do all the things
incident to farm life. Those were the
days when farm labors We're per-
formed by hand. In this way young
Harding acquired the habit of indus
try.
At odd times Harding worked in the
little printing office in the village
nearby. He became first-class com.
| positor and interested himself in the
mechanism of the entire plant. When
linotypes were introduced he mastered
the keyboard, so that he finally
mastered the intimate workings of a
newspaper office, from the editorial
room to the press room.
Senator Harding's love for news
paper work has never subsidized and he
is at present one of the owners of the
Marion, Ohio, Star. After Senator
Harding had established the paper on
sound financial basis, he organized
stock company, distributing shares to
each of his employees, and he and
they still own it.
Senator Harding has twice repre-
scented the Thirteenth senatorial dis
trict of Ohio in the state Legislature,
served one term as lieutenant COVER
nor, refusing to stand for reelection,
and he is now nearing the close OF MS
first term as United States senator
One of his first official acts upon
reaching Washington was to sponsor
the bill for preparedness which had
the Endorsement of Colonel Roosevelt,
and he was closely associated win
the late president during its pendancy'
He was selected chairman OF the
national convention soon after ne ed
tered the senate without factonal
strife.
As a public speaker, he is calm, YET
forceful. He has a wide VOCABULARY
and is quick at repartee.
Governor Calvin Coolidge, the non-
inee for vice president, was born In
typical American town-Plymouth, VI
twelve miles from a railroad, on Jup
4, 1872. His family was a typical AM
erican family and behind him Were
generations of Massachusetts ahsces,
tors who had served their country u
every emergency. He was not broush'
up in poverty, but enjoyed the con'
forts of farm home, free from luz
uries. Early in life he learned 'n'
dignity and necessity of work.
Calvin Coolidge entered pohtN'
actively in his home town, Northalnp
ton, in $780, when he was electeu =
the city council. The next year he was
made city solicitor and held tha' =
flee for two years. He went 10 tne
Massachusetts state legislature
1907 and 1908. He left the legislatui'
to become mayor of Northahp'ol
holding that office two years. he was
then elected state senator, wheie Il
served four years, during the last wa
years of which he was president =
that body.
AS governor, Calvin Coolidge Il -
is to Judge by the constantly lheie"J
ing majorities he received IN e
succeeding election, has auFane
rapidly In the estimation Of the pe0
pie of the state He was etecteu
: 1918 for his first term. His reeieel.s.
by an increased plurality was pa 4
tically conceded when the ponce
Boston left their posts. III.
After night of rioting, the soNs
nor took, command of the situalion' u.
stored order with state guardsn'ens to
stroyed every effort of the ponce !, \
win their places back, ended tol IAN
time the possibility of police un.e
| with an outside authority, ana "a" IN
) the electorate on the issue OF law -
) order. -
: He was reelected BY plurality :
125,00O.