Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-10-23

which nominated salmon p. Chase for
governor ana participated al..l az a Gele-
gate In the formation of the Republican
party at Philadelphia. after whie. h. toos
his seat IN the national congress xix years
before the breaking out of the civil War
There was "A fierce and prolonged stsnrgla
attendant upon the election Of II speaker
Of this house. and Mr. Sherman finally de
elared his intention TO vote for Gen fil y
r Banks. because OF his attitude f9ward
slavely. Mr.. Banks having said tat the re-
peal u the Missouri Compromise would
not give any advantage to the slave traiiic
II he could avoid It.
Mr.. sherman was appointed member OF
Eie Isansas investigating committee with
regard to the troubles there end this ap
p0intmenf marked the turning point In his
political career. Mr.. Sherman. at ths re-
quest IF his colleagues. collected the festi-
Meny and formulated the report. When
presented % congress 1t caused GeeIskeeiing
and WIS the issHe IN the peeaideDtial cam
paign IF 1856 In that campaign Mr.. Sher-
non supported John G. Fremont for the pres
idency.
Bills approrriating public money We're al
ways closely scrutiniZed by MIR. Sherman
and by his close attention to the business
Of the house he became recognized toward
the close of his second term ms one Of the
foremost men in the body. In February
1861, he first saw Abraham Lincoln, and
the friendship between the two men formed
at that time lasted until the death of the
latter, When the civil War broke out Mr..
Sherman rendered his services as an aide
de-camp without pay until the meeting OF
the first war congress lie then had re-
cruited ut his own expense TWO companies
of infantry, a squadron Of cavalry and u
battery of artillery.
- ft,os4a r.4f,,r oil ID root
as United States senator from Ohio In 1861
to accept p portfolio In Lincoin's cabinet
Mr.. sherman was elected senator, and re
tanned the seat during the var. although he
strenu9nslg desired TO enlist ana 81 TO the
front. He was 4 member OF the senate
committee on finance during the war, ana
had charge of those great measures which
upheld the credit of the United States at
home and abroad during that frying period
In the summer of 1852 he took charge of
the national banking bill ut the request of
the secretary Of the treasury, ana made the
only speech in the senate IN It's favor, al
though the bin WAS before that body for 10
DAYS. After the war. when he had been re-
elected senator, be again chairman Of
the senate committee ON finance, AMI his
many brilliant financial successes rs q
member of that committee or its chairman
for many years are well remembered, men
the Credit Mobiier investigation was being
Ht'NtfNANNN
people, who said he had made much money
during the war and must have made it
improperly. He answered these attacks
with proof to the contrary, and silenced
his accusers
In 1874 he initiated at Washington the
movement for the resumption OF specie
payments and was chosen to the United
States senate for the third time. President
Hayes was inaugurated March q, 1871, and
at once made Mr. Sherman secretary OF the
treasury The later took measures Tor the
sale of bonds. aad in other ways provided
for the Resumption of specie payments,
against the croaking Of fnanclers all over
the country. and his success stamped him
as one of the greatest fnanclers of the
world In 1877 he was again elected United
States senator In 1880 Mr.. Sherman was
candidate for the Republican nomination
for president of the United States his name
being presented to the convention by James
A Garaeid. of Ohio. to whom the nomina-
tfon finally went Afterward Mr.. sherman
charged that he had been deliberately
cheated of the nomination. lie was 1outed
at later conventions as possible eandl-
date for president. but never attained his
ambition In this direction, which is known
to have embittered the last few years Of
his life In 1892 he was chosen United
States senator from Ohio, but resigned the
seat in 1897 to become secretary OF state
in the cabinet Of President Mckinley. III
health compelled his retirement from that
position In the spring of 1893. and he then
retired from public life, vacillating be-
tween his summer home at Mansfield, o.,
and his winter residence at Washington.
Early in the present summer Mrs. Sher-
man died at the Mansfield home, after
very brief illness. The couple were child
less, and adopted daughter some years
apo who afterward married and resided
at the sherman house In Washington. Dur
Ing his entire public life Mr.. sherman
maintained his home at Mansfield, O. There
he was n familiar figure during the summer
months we'll known to every person in that
city. and being an especial fayorite OF the
children