The evening times., 1900-10-22
JOHN SHERMAN.
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of the national bank bill He introduced
the refunding act in 1857, which was
adopted in 1870.
In 1874 a committee of nine, of which
he was chairman. was appointed by Re
publican caucus to secure concurrence
OF action They agreed upon a bill fix
iHg The time for the resumption of specie
pa yEeents at January l, 1879. This bill
was reported to the caucus and the Sen
ate with the understanding that there
should be no debate on the side OF the Re
publieans and that Mr.. Sherman should he
left TO managed it according TO his own
discretion. The bill was passed. leaving
| its execution dependent upon the will of
| the Secretary OF the Treasury for the time
being.
Mr. Sherman was an active supporter of
/ Rutherford q. Hayes for the Presidency
| in 1876. ard was member OF the com
mission that visited Louisiana to witness
! The counting of the returns in that State.
| H was appointed Secretary of the Treas
ury by President Hayes in March, 1877,
| and at once set about providing a re-
demption fund BY means of loans.
/ a Candidate for the Presidency.
/ In 1880 Mr Sherman was an avowed
candidate for the Presidential nomination
and his name was presented 10 the Re
! publican National Convention by James A.
Garfield. During the contest between the
| supporters OF General Grant and those CT
! James G. Blaine which resulted in Mr..
/ Garheld's nomination. Mr.. Sherman's vote
/ ranged from 90 TO 81.
| He returned 10 the Senate in 1881. was
| Reelected in 1887, and again in 1893, re-
! signing in 1897 to enter President McKin-
/ ley's Cabinet as Secretary of State. His
advanced age induced him to resign soon
! after the outbreak OF war with Spain
! In December, 1885, he wes chosen Presi-
I dent of the Senate pro tempore. but he
/ declined reelection at the close of mis-
/ term in 1887. His name was presented
! by Joseph B. Foraker in nomination for
! the Presidency in 1854 but the Ohio dele
cation divided betwesn him and Mr.
Blaine, so that he received only 80 votes
/ from his own State. Again in 1883 his
name was presented by Daniel H Hast
| iEgs in behalf OF the Pennsylvania dele
| cation at the National Convention and on
/ the first ballot he received 229 votes and
/ on the second 249, being the leading can
didate. and continued so until Benjamin
| Harrison received the support of those
whose names had been withdrawn.
/ When hostilities with Spain had ceased
! Mr.. Sherman went to the West Indies and
! while in Cuba contracted pneumonia
/ At one time a report Of his death was
circulated in the United States. He was
/ brought to the United States from San
| tiago on an American warship- Since that
attack OF pneumonia Mr.. Sherman has
never been fully restored in health.
| The death of Mrs Sherman last year
! was a severe blow to Mr.. Sherman. It
! was after that bereavement that bis
| daughter, Mrs. Mary Sherman McCaI1um
| came TO live with him in the white stone
/ house on K Street. which faces Franklin
| Square.
Early in the present year Mr.. Sherman
! went as usual TO his home at Mansfield,
! Ohio, 10 spend the spring and summer.
He left Mansfield in September with the
| inEe ention it is said, of never returning
Before he left the place where he had
! laid the foundation of his large fortune
| by a lucky investment in real estate he
| made arrangements for the transfer of his
Mansfield property. The homestead, with
| part of its splendid grounds. will be sold
| and the rest Of it will be divided into
| building lots and placed on the market.
| Immediately after returning to Washing
! ton Mr. Sherman placed on file deeds con-
veying his Washington residence and the
| adjoining property to Mrs. McCallum
| These were dated November II, 1S99 just
! before his wife died, and were signed by
| fer