Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-25
AS STATESMAN AND POLITICIAN
Twice in the Cabinet and Three Times
Mentioned for President.

Mentioned for President
John Sherman was born in Lancaster
Ohio, May 10, 1928. When he was 6
years old his father died, leaving a widow
and eleven children, with only the home
stead and an income of $4OO a year for
support. The family was broken up. and
most of the children went to live with
relatives and friends. John remained
with his motheS. He went to school for
year or two. and in 1881 his fathers
cousin, John Sherman, merchant of
Mount Vernon, took him to his home and
offered to prepare the boy for Kenyon
College. He stayed there for four years,
but at the end of that time gave up his
school and began work as rodman in
the improvements then being made by
the State in the Muskingum river.
In 1910 he went to Mansfield, where he
made his home the remainder of his life
and began the study of law. He was
admitted to the bar ON his twenty frst
birthday, and soon made a success. In
1913 he married Margaret Stewart. Mr..
Sherman cast his first vote and made his
first speech for Clay in 1874.
In 1913 he was delegate to the Wing
convention in Philadelphia which nomi-
mated President Taylor. Sherman was
nominated and elected one of the secre-
taries, and took the stump. The fight
over slavery had just been made an issue,
and on this Sherman was nominated and
elected to Congress. In 1855 he pre-
sided over the first Republican conven-
ton ever held in the State of Ohio.
Mr.. Sherman made his first speech in
Congress in 1885, and from that time on
= c4l-
House His first financial speech was
made in 1853. In 1853 he was reelected,
| and again in 1860, and had every pros
pect Of being elected Speaker, but resign
ed to go to the Senate in 1861 in place
| Of Salmon E. Chase, who resigned to fill
a place in Lincoln's cabinet. When the
war came on Mr.. Sherman went to Ohio
to encourage enlistments, and for time
| served as volunteer without pay on the
staff of Gen. Patterson.
The congressional problems of the next
four years were banking and currency
questions, and in the debates on these
| Mr. Sherman took prominent part. Dur
ing the stormy period of the reconstruc-
| ton he a>ted as peacemaker between
| President johnson and the Senate, but
| after the veto Of the civil rights bill and
| other reconstruction measures he acted
heartily with the majority of his party.
| Senator Sherman's greatest financial
achievements were in connection with
| the resumption OF specie payments In
1873. After a long fight he secured the
| passage of a bill providing for the re-
| sumption of specie payments on Jan. /,
| 1879. As Secretary of the Treasury in
| the cabinet of President Hayes, Mr..
| Sherman was able to see the bill become
| a fact.
| Mr.. Sherman returned to the Senate at
| the end of his service as Secretary of
| the Treasury, and remained an active
member of that body until he was called
to fill the position of Secretary of State.
the most important position in President
McKinley's cabinet. This he resigned
| in April, 1898. on account of age and i'll
health. and since that time had taken lit
| tie part in public affairs.
Secretary Sherman's death occurred in
| the handsome home on X street. which
he had erected eight years ago. The sec
rotary was a large holder of real estate
in Washington, having invested extern
sively iii that line from time to fine.
Conservative estimates of his wealth
place it at a round million dollars. most
OF which is believed to consist Of Wash
ington real estate. Other investments
consist Of securities and it is stated that
the old family home at Mansfield. Ohio.
remained IN his possession, EotWifh-
standing reports that he had iisr led 81
It prior to his return to Washington