New-York tribune., 1920-10-18
Coolidge Starts
Tour to Break
The Solid South
Will Devote Special Atten-
ton to Mountaineers of
Eastern Kentucky, Ten
nessee and No. Carolina
Discusses $32 House Rent
Virginian Questions Candi-
date Regarding His Mod
crate Priced Apartment
From a sto0 Correspondent


STAUNTON. Va. Oct. II Con board
the Coolidge campaign specially Com
vinced that he will be able to swing
some of the doubtful Southern states
into the Republican ranks, Governor
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts is on
his way tonight on 2,l00-mile speech
making tour through Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Virginia and
Maryland.
I'VE have an even chance of DAIRY
ing Kentucky and Tennessee and
good fighting chance of carrying Mary
land" said Governor Coolidge tonight,
after comforting with Governor Morrow
of Kentucky on the effect which Sena-
tor Harding's recent visit to the South
had produced.
Governor Coolidge's trip, which marks
the most distant venture he had made
from New England since the opening
OF the campaign, is intended to
strengthen the hold on the Southern
states which Senator Harding is be-
lieved to have gained by his outspoken
criticism of the Wilson Administra-
ton. Governor Coolidge says he in
tends to be equally outspoken. His
speeches will be delivered chiefly to
the people of the mountainous districts
OF eastern Kentucky and Tennessee and
western North Carolina. The noun
taineers are generally Republican, but
according to Governor Coolidge, are
the type Of citizens who require to see
their candidates before they will come
out and VOTE
The mountaineers of Kentucky and
Tennessee can put it all over the Mis-
sourians when it comes to being shown
what they are bargaining for, said Job
|. rryho
Governors party.
Speaks in Kentucky Tonight
The chief points at which Governor
Coolidge will speak will be at Somer-
set, KY, tomorrow night; Middlehor-
ough, KY, Tuesday night; Asheville,
n; C., Wednesday,; Charlotte, N. c.,
Frederick, Md, Saturday. Rear plat
form speeches are to be delivered at
small towns along the way.
Despite his reluctance to do any
campaigning on Sunday the Governor
had not travelled two hours out of
Washington this afternoon before he
was called to the rear platform. A
crowd gathered to meet him at Char
lottesville, Va. When the Governor
showed timidity as to what he should
do IN lieu of speech somebody in the
crowd who had been reading news
paper anecdotes of the Massachusetts,
executive yelled: "Tell US about that
$32 month fiat you've got up in
Northampton, Govcrnor.n
That was the South's first question
hurled at Governor Coolidge Without
attempting to make a speech the Gov
ernor mingled with the spectators at
the station and while shaking hands
described his inexpensive apartment.
He said it was true that he paid only
$32 month for his home, but it was
lease in two-family house. 1--WE live
very comfortably there and are glad
the rent is no higher" he said.
When he got back on the train Gov
ernor Coolidge expressed himself as
elated over having been received in
that informal way.
Sees Anti-Administration Trend
"Whcn a group of men hundreds of
miles away from where l live evnce
interest in person who pays low rent,
it illustrates what the country is think
ing about" he said. at shows that
they are growing tired of an admin
istrations under which their old-time
domestic arrangements have been dis
turbed"
While in Washington to-day Gov
ernor CoOlldgc, lnNlooklnC for pros
pective home, learned he would have
to pay 5000 to $500 a month for an
apartment suitable to his needs.
The first man who announced him
self convert to Republicanism as a
result of the Governors visit was the
conductor of his special train. He is
David Edward Hardester, who has the
distinction of having been conductor
en- special trains for four Presidents,
Cleveland, Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson
He said he used to take Cleveland on
hunting trips. His acquaintance with
Cleveland resulted in his becoming
Democrat. He thereafter voted for
Wilson.
"What I like about Governor Cool
idge is he don't say much," said Hard
ester. II believe working people are
coming to have confidence in that kind
(f man."