Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-22

mitted to the bar in 1874 He entered
politlcs IN lS4S as delegate to the whig
convention that nominated Zachary
laylor Tor president. In 1855 he was
eietced to congress and Immediately
took a leading part in the fireat debates
tnen gong on in congress- He acted
with the republican party in supporting
John John =. Fremont for president in 1856.
sherman continued in congress till 1851.
When ne vas elected to the senate on
the resignation of Salmon P. Chase
ne was Reelected senator in 1867 and
IN 1873. During most of his senatorial
career ne was chairman of the com
tllltee on nnance and served also on
tne committees on agriculture, the Pa
enc railroad, the Judiciary and the
\ patent off1ce. After the fail of Fort
4 sumter, under the call of President
4 Lincoln for 10000 troops. he rendered
4 1is, services to Cen Rober. Paterson.
A was appointed aide-de-camp without
pay and remained with the Ohio regi-
ments until the meeting of congress in
July. After the close of this extra ses-
SION he returned to Ohio and received
authority from Governor William Deni-
son to organize a brigade. Largely a L
his own expense he recruited two regi-
ments of Infantry. a squadron OF cav
airy and battery of artillery, com
Uprising over 1900 men. This force
served during the whole war ana was
known as "sherman's brigade. The
most valued services rendered by him
to the union cause We're his efforts in
/ the senate to maintain and strengthen
/ the public credit and to provide for the
4 ell Of a.
the suspension of specie payments.
about the 1st of January, 1882 the issue
of United States notes became a ne
cessitY. The question of making them
a legal tender was not at first received
with favor. Mainly thru the efforts Of
Senator Sherman and Secretary Chase
this feature of the bill, authorizing their
issue was carried thru congress. They
4 justified the legal tender clause of the
bill on the ground Of necessity.
4 Mr.. Sherman was an active sup
porter of Rutherford B. Hays for the
ipresidency in 1876, was a member of the
4 committee that visited Louisiana to
4 witness the counting Of the returns OF
that state. He was appointed secretary
A of the treasury by President Hays III
4 March, 1877, and Immediately SET about
& providing a redemption fund by means
of loans. Six months before January
4 1879 the date fixed by law for relemp.
q ton of specie payments, he had accum-
ulated S14O, 100000 in gold, and he had
the satisfaction of seeing the lagal
tsnder notes gradually approach gold in
value until when the day came there
was practically no demand for gold in
i exchange for the notes. In 1850 Mr.
4 Sherman was an arowed candidate fol
Il the presidential nomination an5 his
name was presented in the nationa
4 convention by James A. Garfield. Dur
ing the contest between the supporter.
of Gen. Grant and those of James G.
Blaine, which resulted in Alr. Garfield's
A nomination, Mr.. Shermans S Vote
ranged from 80 to 81. He returned Il
M the senate in 1881 and on the eNplra-
ton of his term in 1887 was reelected
to serve until 1898. In 1883 he was chair.
4 man of the committee on foreign re-
81 lations and was an active member d
n the committee on expenditures d
4 public money. finance and rules. II
December, 1885, he was chosen presi
q dent pro tenn of the senate, but he de
clined reelection ait the close Of hi:
senatorial term in 1887. His name wa!
presented by Joseph B. Foraker il
T nomination for the presidency at tht
national convention held in 1854, bu
s the Ohio delegation was divided be
tween him and James G, Blaine, S,
that he received only thirty votes from
, that state. Again in 1883 his name wa
presented by Daniel H. Hastings in be
half of the Pennsylvania delegation il
the national convention and on TIL.
first ballot he received 800 votes and OF
the second 29 being the leading candi
date, and continued so until Benjamin.
Harrison received the support Of thos
whose names We're Withdrawn. MI
Sherman has published .Selects,
i. Speeches and Reports on Finance an,
Taxation. 1s5s-1s7S" (New York. 1879.
Charles W. Miller. the six-day bicycl
j champion, defeated Eddie McDuffee, o
Boston, in ffteen-nile motor pace,
race at the Chicago Coliseum. Mile
i Won by two and half laps in the sloN