The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-09

running mate Of President Coolidge In
the 1924 campaign. Sanders was draft
ed to run the speakers bureau in the
fight for President Coolidge's re-elec.
ton. He chose as his assistant a
young member of congress from Min
nesota-Walter Newton. Newton, who
was lin charge of the speakers bureau
in the Hoover campaign four years
ago. is now one of the White House
secretariat. They did good job.
After the election, still planning to
get back to his law practice, Sanders
phoned the White House on the day
after Thanksgiving, 1924, to make an
appointment to pay his respects" to
the President and to notify him of his
plans to "get out Of politics"
Come on up" said Secretary Bas-
com Slemp, 81 think the President
wants to see you"
Arrived at the White House offices,
he was promptly shown in to Presi-
dent Coolidge. After greetings were
over, the President sprung surprise.
"Slemp has told me that he wishes
to resign" Sanders was told, land if
it's agreeable to you I'd like to have
you come up here as my secretary"
Sanders gulped, hesitated and asked
that he be permitted to think it over"
Here were his plans for the law go
ing glimmering again. However, aft
er holding the offer ''in allegiance" for
awhile, politics again had its way. He
accepted. His record as White House
secretary is part of the record of
the efficiency and effectiveness of the
Coolidge administration.
With the retirement of the Coolidge
administration, Sanders chance at the
law seemed certain. Instead of re-
turning to Indiana he became the head
of a large Chicago law firm-one OF
the oldest law firms in the United
States, established fifty or seventy-five
years ago and Of which James w.
Good, who resigned to become Hoo
ver's first secretary of war, had been
at the head. But now it became San
ders, Childs. Bobb & Wescott
Sanders was content. Finally, he
assured himself, he had settled down
so he believed-to his real life's work
and the pursuit of satisfactory golf
score, which his duties heretofore had
made elusive.
During all the years following his
entrance at the Terre Haute Normal
school, Sanders chief adviser and
counselor in every move of his career
had been his wife. Ella Neal, of ia
sonville, Ind, who was to become Mrs.
Sanders, was also a student at Normal
when he enrolled. Their courtship
was carried on between studies. They
were married, after each had taught
two years, on December 13, 1908. She
accompanied him to Indiana university
when he entered there. in the fall of
1904, and attending the university also
provided the inspiration and encour-
agement that enabled him to complete
the law course in three years.
Throughout her husbands service as
a member of congress and as secretary
to the President, theirs remained an
ideal partnership" Her tact, gra-
ciousness and understanding won an
intimate place both for herself and
her husband in official and social life
at the Capital. Her sudden death in
Paris in the summer of 1881 shocked
all Washington.
In June this year-only few short
weeks ago !-Sanders was planning
two-months' vacation which would en-
able him to return to Washington
with the first cool breezes Of fall. Be
fore starting that, however, he'd look
In on the Republicans at Chicago, he
decided. Just in memory of old
times! Then. to be agreeable and do
his duty by the party he had served.
he consented to accept the post Of
sergeant-at-arms at the Republican
National convention. That would be
a nice last chore, he conceded.
The convention was nearing its close
and Sanders was paying off the door
keepers when he was notified that
new and more responsible job had
been passed to him by the party's can
didate and it's national committee.
Good-by the plans for that two-months'
vacation! Politics and ones party are
exacting masters. And one who has
been in the harness as long as Sanders
and who has responded as wheel-horse
to so many calls for service could not
refuse the call to duty. With the feel
of the collar against his shoulders
again, Sanders enthusiasm for the
pull ahead is unmistakable.
Everett Sanders is no stranger to
Herbert Hoover. Their friendship
was established even before the time
of Sanders Presidential secretaryship,
when Hoover was secretary of com
merce. Because of their association
during that period, each came to un.
derstand and admire the others meth.
DDS of doing business, and they fire.
quently consulted together on impor.
tant public problems.
There's only one real issue in the
fight ahead" Sanders says. THAT'S
the issue of sound government. Well
win on that. All the nostrums and
isms that are proposed as cure-alls
for our problems will be recognized by
the people as fundamentally unsound
and will be rejected.
"Our democracy, which is a govern.
ment of the people, is not going to
be destroyed by the people. They
will demand at this time as never be-
fore leader who recognizes the fun.
damentals of sound government and
who has demonstrated his determine.
ton, his courage and his ability to