Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-05
BLACKSMITH'S
SON MAY Be
PRESIDENT
Governor LOwdsn Of Illinois,
Leading Republican Candi-
date, Had Humble Start.
WON OVER I Any OBSTACLES
A Schoolnaster at Fifteen-Worked
Way Through College and Law
School-From Law to Politics
farming His Big
Interest.

Gov Frank 0. Lowden of Illinois
one of the prominent candidates foi
the Republican presidential nOmina
ton, won success in life by grit and
hard work. Son of a village black
smith, confronted by the priyations of
an undeveloped country, enjoying only
such advantages as he could earn by
unremitting work and sacriflce-it was
not the kind of beginning TO promise
a brilliant future But by determine
ton, ambition and ability Lowden lev
eled the obstacles that rose about him
and made success look his way.
Governor Lowden was born near
Sunrise Mimi, on January 26, 1861.
His father was Lorenzo Lowden. who
ran the village blacksmith shop. The
LOwdens left Sunrise when Frank was
seven years old, barely out of the
| primer class at the school which Lo-
renzo helped to build and moved to
Hardin county, Iowa. There the elder
Lowden took up farming. The boy
farmed, too, but did more He made |
't"AI tAAiAt AOl liiltlStil anu uclIldHucu ]
an education. So well did he succeed |
that at fifteen he was master of the
country school, saving his few dollars
for college. At twenty he entered the
University Of Iowa. BY outside work
he made enough money TO complete
his course-at the head of his class.
Then he went to Chicago. He want
ed to be a lawyer. BY the same pro
gram of work ana sacrifice that had
advanced him thus far Lowden work
ed his way through the Union college
OF law, completing a two-year course
IN one year-again at the head of his
class.
NOW came more years of hard work,
but blessed with greater rewards than
the young man had before known. In
1896 he was married to Miss Florence
Pullman daughter of one of Americas
greatest business men. Four children
have been born TO them, son and
three daughters.
Lowden began to take an active in
terest in politics. He was a delegate
to the national convention that in
lDNU nominated -hANANllAtg anu lANOSH- 4 .
welt. -Four years later he was a can
didate before the Republican guberna-
torial convention but a combination =
of the Yates-Deneen forces defeated
him. Lowden took the stump and
helped elect his successful rival {,
Charles S. Deneen. :,
Two years later he was elected 10 =
from the Thirteenth Illinois =
district. He retired voluntarily after =
two and a half terms. On quitting Il
congress he went to his farm near 4
Oregon, ILL.,, and devoted himself to IL
making that one of the finest proper q,
lies of its kind In the state. e.
Meanwhile in 1904 he had been =,
made member of the Republican ma -,
tional committee from Illinois on y.
which he served until 1912. In 1916 -,
he entered the gubernatorial primary -,
ma was nominated for that Office. He
vas elected and took his seat the fol- ~,
owing January TO begin what has a.
proved one of the most constructive r.
md successful administrations record 49,
ID In the history OF the state. ID.
In brief, the chief events of covor, ~
Vt Lowdens life, are as follows: o.
lSol-Born, Sunrise. MINI. ."
Is s6 to Hardin county. In nj.
lSSo-Graduated from University a art
f Iowa. 'i'' arc
1907 cn, IN
IsoI-Graduated from law school. off
teSo-Married TO Miss Florencs 20,
GOV
lS9s-Entered law partnership of hn,
owden, Estabrook & Davis. Annoin+. %; 90;
lieutenant colonel first infantry. VIII
linois National Guard. w., VA
l9o4-Defeated for Republican nom. sb'
1eOs- L,Ioo,o, nv beh
lsll-Retired from congress. onv
l'io-Elected governor of Illinois Won