Connecticut western news., 1920-06-17
HARDING and COOLIDGE
 CONVENTIONS CHOICE
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 Iaft's name before the convention for nomination. He was temporary znd permanent chairman of the 1S16 convention and I have met kssm at various other times. Since first meeting him have always had a desire to see him nominated for the presidency, and l fully believe Ae IS as we'll qualified to fill that res punsible position as any man in pub lsc life today, and further that he is the type of man which this country requires at the present time.
 To my mind he resembles Presi- dent Mckinley, one of the best presidents we have ever had. He looks very much like Mckinley, is modest and no self advertiser. He believes in speaking through action Father than words. He came from the same homely surroundings as did Abraham Lincoln and Mckinley. In aH of our history we have never made a mistake when such selec- tion has been made for high office, and further and most important of all he believes that the best way to xzave the world today is to first be Sure of saving the United States. While such an idea may. not inspire 1lgenius, believe it to be a mighty sound business proposition, and one which will appeal to level headed people"
 Sketch of Harding
 Warren G. Harding has always been a resident of Ohio, which state he has represented as United States senator since 1914. In private busi- ness life he is publisher of the Ma rion, Ohio, Star.
 He was born on a farm, near the village of Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865, tze eldest of eight children. His father, George T. Harding, was a country doctor whose forbears came from Scotland. Before going to Ohio, the Hardings were residents of Pennsylvania, where some of them were massacred by Indians. Others fought in the revolutionary war, The mother of Warren, Mrs. Phoebe, Dickerson, was descended from an old-time Holland Dutch family, the VanKirks.
 In his youth Warren Harding lived the life of farmer boy attending 4he village school until IA years of age, when he entered Ohio Central College of Iberia, from which he was graduate. As editor of the college paper he first displayed talent for Journalism. He was obliged to stop school now and then and earn the money with which to pursue his col tege course. At one time he cut CSrn, at another painted barns and aG still another drove a. team and helped to grade the roadbed of a new railway. At IT he taught dis trict school and played horn in the village brass band
 At odd times he worked in the vil- aage printing office, in time becom- ing an expert typesetter and later linotype operator. He is a practical Piessman and job printer, and as
 make up man" is said to have few equals. The luck piece he has car Tied as senator is the old printers rule he used when he was sticking Eype.
 In 1884 Dr. Harding moved his family to Marion. A short time af- ferward the father purchased for Warren The Star, then a small paper
 On the paper Warren Harding performed every function from devil | fc managing editor. Tn all the years 1ne senator has owned it there has never been a strike or a threatened | one.
 Senator Harding is closely identi- he'd with many other large business enterprises in Marion and other Sarts of the state. He is director of a bank and several large manufac &uring plants and is trustee of the Trinity Baptist Church.
 MT. Harding has twice represent ed the 18th senatorial district of Ohio in the state legislature and served one term as lieutenant gov EInor. At the 1914 election Hard Lng was elected United States sena- her by a majority of more than 100, 900 running 73,OOO ahead of Ehe next highest on the ticket. In the senate he is a member of the cS1n1mittee on foreign relations. Senator Harding married Miss Flor e1ce King in 1891.
 Sketch of Coolidge
 Governor Coolidge, the candidate For vice president, was born on a Esrrm near Plymouth, Vt., on July 4, aS72. He was raised on the farm zod in store owned by his father. l8E attended the village school at Plymouth thence went to the old Black Rock River Academy at Lud- lcw, Vt., where he prepared for col lege. He entered Amherst college n 1891 and ranked high in his -2aasses each year, winning in his sEnior year gold medal for the