Evening star., 1926-11-02
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE VOTES
AT HOME AS PRIVATE CITIZEN
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through which they walked. Several
Of those in the crowds called out en-
Enthusiastically, Hello, Grace!" to which
Mrs. Coolidge sm.lingly and just as
informally responded.
In Northampton everybody votes in
the same place. They don't have rot-
ing places scattered through the wards
of the city. It's population is not yet
sufficient to warrant the latter, &C
cording to the voting laws of this
State. Therefore the little over 5000
voters in this city mus. file in and
out of the IA sboothS, divided among
the four wards of.th city, which have
been erected in Memorial Hall.
The voting was in progress as the
Presidents party arrived There was
some little handclapping as they
reached the election inspectors desk
and applied for their ballots. The rou-
tine of checking up on the applicants,
to determine whether they were resi-
dents of the. town and entitled to
vote, was gone through with just as
in the case of any other ordinary
citizen. The President and Mrs. Cool
idge were shown to booths next to
one another.
Neighbors Visit Home.
E. T. Clark, the Presidents person
al secretary, who is a citizen of this
town, and who was a member of the
party, had to wait for a moment or
so until there was a vacant booth
down the line.
Further, IN the booth next to the
President. was Charlie Redo, retlr'
ed mechanic. He appeared to oe ntt!e
concerned about the presence OF ms
distinguished neighbOr. He seemed tc
be having great difficulty with his bal
lot and he was still busted over the
long sheet spread out before him. :,
Richard Cole, who operates small
tr,lck farm on the outskirts or the
town, occupied the booth adJolnlne
Mrs Coolidges'. Cole was noticeably
self-conscious. He really did not ge'
his mind on the business before MIN
until the Presidents party had oe
parted.
A score or more camera men were
stationed in strategic positions IN the
big room to photograph the Presloeh'
and Mrs. Coolidge: ,t
In all, this business or VotlHS s'ii,
| posing and waving responses u
greetings did not take more than flv'
minutes. President and MRS. cooi
| idge then motored directly to thell
home where they found Mrs. Elmyrs
Goodhue. Mrs. Coolidges mother
who occupies the house in their ap'
sence. on hand to greet them. MOS
of their immediate neiShbOrS WERE
there. too. Mrs. Will Kenney, whose
husband works in the water clerk
office and who occupies the mouse
next to the Coolidge home, greeted
her friends and neXt-door nelShborS
from the kitchen window, Whlci
oyerlooks the bit Of ground separdl
ing the two modest properties. Inc
President tipped his hat in Response
and Mrs. Coolidge waved and caliet
out something to the effect that sn'
was mighty glad to be back. IL
answer to something else, MRS. hell
ney said. Mrs. Coolidge replied ina
| she wished she was going to be apl'
to stay longer.
| Children Out in Front.
The two Huxley sisters--malden'
of that picturesque type SO tamllla
| in New England-were standing OF
| their front porch opposite the Cool
| idee home. They did not wave, the.
| bowed. Mrs. Dewhurst and the DE"
hurst children, one of whom was
great pal of young Calvin Coolidge
| the son of the President who dle'
| two years ago, were out III IRON
| of their house on the other slde o
the street. The Browns, the Small
! and the Dickinsons also were ou
front to participate in this nttl
neighborhood demonstration. EuSeh'
| Dickinson, head of the D1cklnSol
| household, and who lives two doors
| below the Coolidges, is turnkey II
| the Northampton Jail and is reputet
to be the political leader in that I'm
mediate section of the city.
However, the real welcome home
was accorded by John Ruddy, sergeant
of police. He, too, lives on Massasoi,
street and has patrolled that peaceful
section for more than 25 years. He
knows the President as Cal, but ne
called him Mr.. President this morn
ing. He was stationed in front OF the
Coolidge home and both the president
and Mrs. Coolidge shook hands with
him in the friendliest sort of fashion
The old sergeant took it all as a mat
ter of course and his only remark
afterwards was that Gals is looking
well" and Mrs. Coolidge never
changes"
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
were not permitted to remain long
within their old home. They barely
had time to freshen up bit and look
about the familiar rooms in which
they lived before the President started
up on his ascent to fame which took
him to Boston as governor and then
to Washington as Vice President
They seemed sorry when the time
arrived for them to depart for the
high school downtown, where the real
event of the day was to be held. 1t
was at this school that the citizens of
Northampton really paid tribute to