▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Verm ont , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Florida ▁before ▁bu ying ▁two ▁Ben ning ton , ▁Verm ont ▁week lies ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁mer ging ▁them ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁daily ▁Ben ning ton ▁B anner , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁publish er ▁and ▁editor . ▁ ▁A ▁Republican , ▁How e ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁Spe aker ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁elect or ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁How e ▁was ▁elected ▁lieutenant ▁governor , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁How e ' s ▁term ▁was ▁extended ▁from ▁October , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁January , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁his ▁successor ' s ▁term ▁to ▁start ▁in ▁January . ▁This ▁extension ▁was ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁a ▁law ▁changing ▁the ▁start ▁date ▁of ▁Verm ont ' s ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁sessions ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁terms ▁for ▁all ▁state wide ▁office ▁hold ers ▁to ▁January . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁afterwards ▁res uming ▁management ▁of ▁his ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁How e ▁died ▁in ▁Ben ning ton ▁on