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President of the United States,” he Photos Joseph Slacian loop by those close to Wilson, even
is quoted as saying. “But if I sought refusing to keep him updated on
a blessing for a boy I would not pray Shively and John Worth Corn. the condition of the president. That,
that he became Vice President.” During World War I, Marshall they believed, would prevent him
from setting his sights on assuming
Marshall also is credited with toured the country delving speeches the presidency.
saying, “Once there were two bolstering the country’s war
brothers: One ran away to sea, the efforts. It was during this time that Many urged Marshall to assume
other was elected vice president, and Marshall helped pass regulations -- a role as acting president while
nothing was ever heard from either brought on by anti-war senators -- to Wilson recovered. However,
of them again.” allow filibusters be ended by a two- the North Manchester native
thirds majority vote. A variation of refused to do so, fearing it would
Hatfield noted that even as the rule is still in place today. create a precedent for future
President of the U.S. Senate, administrations.
Marshall was often times Marshall could have assumed the
overshadowed by Indiana’s two presidency during his second term, As Hatfield noted, “His years in
Democratic senators, Benjamin when, in October 1919, President Washington had convinced him
Wilson suffered an incapacitating that he desired the good will of
stroke. Marshall was kept out of the others rather than the ‘pomp or
power’ of the presidency. Rather
than act as president, or even preside
over cabinet meetings, Marshall
contented himself with replacing
Wilson as ‘official host’ for the
many visiting European royalty
and other dignitaries who came
to Washington to offer thanks for
American assistance during the
First World War.”
Marshall was urged by many
Washington insiders to run for the
presidency in 1920 and again in 1924,
but he declined to do so. Rather, he
and his wife, Lois Irene, and their
adopted daughter, Morrison “Izzy”,
returned to Indiana.
Marshall died on June 1, 1925, and
is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in
Indianapolis.
Marshall’s boyhood home was
located at 124 E. Main St., in North
Manchester. It was moved to
102 E. Third St. in 1869 by Daniel
Marshall’s brother, Milborn. It was
moved again to 902 Walnut St. by
Bart Krisher in 1905.
The North Manchester Historical
Society purchased the home in 1992
and two years later moved it to its
current location at 409 N. Market St.
The refurbished home is open from
1-4 p.m. on the first Saturday of each
month for tours.
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