The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-29
JOHN SHERMAN.


candidate for the Presidency. on. this
the verge Of nomination. will interest
our readers Of either party.
John sherman was the eighth OF
eleven children of Judge Chas. r. Sher.
man, one Of the pioseers and most
honorable citizens of Ohio. At the
death Of his father. in 1929, he was
only years Of age. Friends came to
the assistance Of ths widow. Hon.
Thos. Ewing adapted VIM. Tecumseh
Sherman, the third son. Tor whom he
procured an appointment to West
Point, and who is now General OF the
Army Of the United States. John WAS
given hone by % uncle With whom
he lived number Of years, snd b
whom be was much sided. In 1885,,
while still . mere led. he went ont
surveying. From this service b uas
relieved tive ysars lstsr b the Dssss-
Gratis for the political c6sDss of being
. Wing. Poverty kept John from col.
lrge, and at nineteen he beRan the
study Of 1a~ In his brothers Office. ct
Nansasld.. BE worked theughtfully
end diliesstly j and in due time wss I'd
united to the bar. HIS town and
county were thoroughly Dsmocrs6e.
aHording the young Wing No oppsftu.
nifty for political adsApesmsat This
Of course. was no dstsimest. He strug.
glcd 90 and 10 good time occupied :
leading position among the Attorney
Of bis neishborhood. His first politi;
csl honor Was an election TO the Ne.
tional Convention ct Philsdelphia. In
lSlS, 10 which he and Schuyler Colfsx
we're made Secretaries, Zscharish Tay-
los was the noninee, apd was sapcted.
In that yssr Nr. 6hernas wss usarrisd
10 Miss Cecilia Stewart. In 1852 be
wss again delegate to The National
Convention. which met then st Balti-
more end which nominated Gen. W. s..
Scott. who was dsfssssd. Il the early
ags Of 81 yeirs Mr.. Sherman wss mona
iuatsd for Congress. against the then
Incumbent, whom hs bsat badly. In
1856 he was Chairman Of the Conven-
ten that nominated Salmon p. Chase
for Govssnos Of Ohio. he took On
active part in the Kanoas troubles and
in the Presidential campaign Of 1856,
and by the close Of his second Congress
sional term was recognised by the
country generally - one Of the fore
most men in the House Of Representa-
tiveA 10 the fsmous struggle for the
Spsaksrahip Of the House, 10 the
Tbirty-Sixth Congress. Mr.. Shefuar
bore . conspicuous part. For eight
weeks the House was unable to com.
10 . decision between Grow and Hhar
man. He finally yielded plAoe to NJ
Pennington. Of New Jsrsey. who VA
chosen. In 1861 Mr.. Sherman wa,
elected by the Ohio Legislature mem.
Der Of the U. 8. Senate. aud was 70
elected twice subsequently. remaining
in that body sixteen peers and Until
called from it by President Hayes Il
the Treasury Department 10 1877
When he entered tho Senate, Brsck'
snridgs. Polk, Wigiall and other trail
tors were among its prsminent mem
bsrs. He fought their treason
able eacets. snd stood BY the 0evsru-
msnt Ard the Union unflinchinsly
during his whole period Of HsnatoriA
life. Mr.. shesnan h great fnancisr
HE rsfunding operations bsing Of To-
recent occurrence 10 need more than
passing notice. He i one Of thos'
esascnnsioss. hossa. ssady. rslisbi'
statssnsn ID whose hsnds the 0svsrn
nsat would b. entirely safs. and shoul,
John 6hsrman receive the nominatiol
at Chicago In june. and be elected Il
November. ws. fosfons. would breath
quite - easily - II che favored ma
vses Tildsn, Grant, Blaine. Field y
anyone else.
ODD rRLLOWaulP IN OREGON.