Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-17
Sent to Senate.

Sent to Senate.
Although he obtained the nomin
alton easily, Harding was defeated
in a race for governor on the Re
publican ticket in 1910. The Ohio
voters sent him to the United States
Senate in 1914 with majority of
more than 1902, 900 despite the fact
that in the same year Ohio passed
to the Democratic column.
In the Senate Harding was an ac-
tive worker for the preparedness
program. He was a member of the
foreign relations committee of the
Senate.
While a great deal of Harding's
business experience was as publish
er of the Star he is identified with a
number of large business enterprises
and a member of the board Of di-
rectors Of several Of them. He is
hank director aud a trustee of the
Trinity Baptist church, Of which he
| is regular attendant.
Is Much Like Mckinley.
In many respects Mr.. Harding re-
sembles that other favorite son of
Ohio-W william Mckinley. Both
were of Scottish descent. In pres
ence, in manner Of speech, in abil-
ity to Judge of men, in careful,
painstaking mastery of detail and
tact in bringing together opposing
factions on some common ground.
there is remarkable similarity.
Mr.. Harding is first Of all pa
triot. He believes in America; in its |
form Of government; is proud of her
past and hopeful of her future; and
he believes that our highest obliga-
tion is to our own, and that the pro
blems which vitally concern us are
domestic and not foreign.
COOLIDGE'S RECORD
Boston, June 14.-Governor Cool
idge, when notified Saturday night
that he had been nominated by the
Republican national convention for
the vice -presidecy, authorized the
Associated Press to say that hel
would accept the nomination.
Governor Coolidge received word
of his nomination in his apartment
at the Adams house, in company
with Mrs. Coolidge and his aid,
Capt. Charles S. Riley, and his sec
retary. Henry F. Long. The gov
ernor indicated that he was very
well pleased with the honor.
In his rooms that evening, Gov
ernor Coolidge had followed the bal |
loting with the keenest interest,
and upon the announcement OF the
nomination of Senator Harding, he
Immediately sent the senator tele-
gram Of congratulations.
in the little village of Plymouth,
Calvin Coolidge was born in farm
Vermont, on July A, 1872. His
father, in addition to carrying on the
farm, was the village storekeeper.
colleges ancestors, from the time
John Coolidge settled in Watertown,
Mass, in 1880, were all farmers.
Young Calvin worked on the farm
and In the store and attended the
village school Then he progressed
in his education in academies in the
Vermont towns of Ludlow and ST.
Johnsbury, and his father sent him
to Amherst college. At the COM
mencement exercises he was one OF
the class orators.
Coolidge next studied law IN the
office OF a law firm in Northampton
to such good effect that after tweH-
ty months he was admitted to the
bar. He opened a law office in the
same city and continued to practice
there until his public duties occu-
pied his time.
His first public office was as
member Of the Northampton city
council In 1899. Successfully, he
was city solicitor county clerk,
state representative for two years,
mayor for two years, state senator
for four years, the last two serving
as presideht Of the senate, and lieu
tenant governor for three years. In
1918 he was nominated by the Re
publicans without opposition for
governor and was elected by a plu-
rality of about 1900 He was re-
nominated in 1919, and aided by the
prestige gained through his relation
to the Boston police strike, was re-
eelcted by plurality Of more than