Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
POLICE STRIKE MADE
COOLIDGE FAMOUS
Prior to That Massachusetts, Gov.
ernor Was Little Known Out
side His State.

Calvin Coolidge. of Northampton
Mass. the Republican Nice-Presldentia.
nominee, although 10 public HE IN his
adopted State almost ever SINCE ms
graduation from Amherst College IN
1895 was little known outside OF Massa-
chusetts until the greater part OF the police
force of Boston went on strike III Septem-
her, 1910 Coolidge was governor OF the
State. He ordered out the State Guard TO
patrol the streets Of Boston after night oil
rioting, announced that law and order
would be preserved and declared that the
strikers we're dcserters and that their plac-
es would be filled by other men.
The strikers never regained their po-
sitlons Troops maintained order Tor
several weeks and new police force was
recruited. The stand taken by the gov
ernor carried his name 20 all parts OF the
country. and in his own State he was
promptly nicknamed Law and Order
Coolidge"
REFUSED PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.
As the Presidential campaign OF 1920
approached, his admirers tried 70 induce
him to become an active candidate Tor the
Republican nomination for President
They had gone 80 far as to open head
quarters for him in Washington and
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge had offered
10 present his name to the national con-
vention If the governor so desired, when
| he announced publicly that he was not
| candidate and that he considered that
! while he was governor, his Job was at the
/ State House in Boston. The headquarters
was closed. but the majority OF the Nassa-
! chusetts delegates went to 0hicago WITH
the declared intention OF voting for him. st
/ least on the first ballot
/ BORN on A FARM.
| Calvin Coolidge was born on farm IN
/ the little village OF Plymouth, Vermont,
on july 4, 1872 His father, IN addition
! 10 carving on the farm, was the village
storckeeper Coolidges ancestors, from
/ the time John Coolidge settled IN Water
town. 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 10 Amherst College. At the
commencement exercises IN the year OF his
| graduation from college he was one OF the
class orators.
ADMITTED TO BAR.
IOOll0Ee next stutiicu ta~ III VIC e'~S
of law firm in Northampton 10 such good
effect that after 20 months digging at thu
law books, he was admitted 10 the bar
He opened law Office in the same city ane
continued to practice there until his public
duties occupied all his time.
His first public office was as member o
the Northampton City Council, in 1899
Successivelv, he was city solicitor, county
clerk, State representative for two years
mayor for two years, State senator 10
four wears the last two serving as presl
dent Of the Senate, and lieutenant govern
or for three years.
In 1918 he was nominated b the he
publicans without opposition Tor governo
and was elected by a plurality OF abou
1900 lie vas renominated IN 1917 an
aided by the prestige gained through NJ
relation 10 the Boston police strike, wa
reelected by plurality of more tina
i25. 900 and received the largest total yot
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