New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

John sherman. WHO r"'ircs rom the Office - Sec
Rotary ., STATE. Is within two weeks - seventy
Ave Years ola. has h"er tn public III" for hail
century md has boon leader in National arnlr'
for forty ycar- ana in the Republican party from
90 inception He was born 10 Lancaster ohio. on
MAY 10 1872 and le,' orphan when six years
old He became a Government surveyor n h''"~n.
hu, was removed IN ls7s because - was Whig
lie thcn s,udied law and was admitted 20 the nnr
in 1876
-Four yeArs later he vRs feegn'~ - -" Wig
convention N Philadelphia 'hat nominated zachary
TAYLOR ana m lVc hc So 'u ~" convention ~ Bal
timorc Tint nominated winfield Scott lie was
elected 20 Congress ~ conservative Wink ard
took h's seat on December lsT and became
promlaen, a. once IN 80 debates attending Tho
anf,-slave-y agitation He supported John -. Fro
mont for President and thus ~ an" Identified WITH
the Reyuh lean pnrty. which 30 has s"rs"i con''nu-
ously throIgholt i's cnr"er NJ sherman vas ne
Republican candidate ,or speaker al ne beginning
- his ihlrd term 10 Congress. IN 1854. and cam"
within three votes - being elected The contest
lasted cigai works and terminated hy rs
Welding 90 william Pennington, who made Mr.
sherman chairman % ID" Ways md Means COM
m.''ce. IN which capacity he rescued IN" country
from bankruptcy by securing the passage Of hills
authorizing the issue % the treasury notes or iN9
and providing revenu"
He was promoted ~ ohio - place IN the SEN
ate on the resignation u Salmon p. chase and
took his seat March 1 1861 lie was reelected
1893 AZ chairman % the Finance Committee he
hare q large share OF the burden - maintaining tho
public credit In the time % the civil War ana OF
supporting the armies In tho neli. besides which no
recruited a brigade Of over ,wcnty-ihree hundred
men IN ohio which served throughout the war
and was known as 'rne sherman brigade" 1t was
cc,a,or Sncrman's insls'cnce and Secretary Chases
personal Influence that secured the passage OF the
bin in 1862 making United States notes legal tender
u. made the only speech IN favor Of the National
rank bill In 1851 he introduced the Refunding Bill.
which was adopted 30 ~" m" resumption cause
having been stricken out. ana In lst he was chair.
man Of the committee which ngre"d upon me OH
fixing time Tor me f'sHihp'"" 90 9P''' P"'
mcnt January J. M
Mr. Shcrman's career IN the senate was Interrupt,
.d I'm March ls17 when President Hayes appointed
mighi carry out the financial policy which he had
iaTe"ly framed and watch had been enacted under
M ,ssn Nr sherman was a candidate for the Re
.,si,r.n nomination for President. receiving ~ the
,.nr,n,s ballots from ninety 10 ninety seven votes
H. ,ae alen named in the convention ~ ~ but
"a encrman re- Owed only thirty votes In m" con
,nn,inr ~ 1855 Pcnnsylvnnin led strong hght 'or
domination and he received s's votes ana '''',
,,,,'d i'm the lead until Harrison was nominated
ny the combination ~ me V"''s ~ '""'' ""' "
vithdrawn from the contest. , --.- 4, soc,
pLto returned Mr. sherman to IN" S"nh'" IN ~,
and reelected him twice. ana ne Al one "l' ,ra
q ,ov ned OF pnblic service ~ m"fn'ct OF tnr
"a 49,, Relations Committee. of which h" has b"en
a,,nan most Of the time. and In winch caphcl,ii,
So" has hcon one Of the dominant influences IN az
~" . .ar ner,aining 10 foreign affairs, Will" MS
49,, n 'c,,ic. I'm the financial commiii"" ana IN W.
treasury Department kept him prominent Ms" ~
= teadcr IN the night for sound money 49,, 4,
senator Sherman again relinquishcd hIs p'aoe !"
. 49, house of Congress March 4 lE' 70 ac-
cont he once Of Secretary Of State under fres'o'
Mckinley.