The Washington herald., 1906-11-05
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
sherman Has Been sick.


Washington friends Of the Hon. James
Schoolcraft Sherman. chairman Of the
Republican Congressional Committee. are
being made uneasy by reports from New
York concerning his health. II IS said
that for the past two or three weeks he
has been so 81 that his physicians have
attempted TO keep him from going to his
political headquarters In New York and
taxing himself with the work he finds
there to do. But Mr.. Sherman has disre-
garded the advice Of his doctors and has
been putting in as many hours on the
work Of the campaign as any Of his asso-
GATES Although he is a man Of unusual
~ robust constitution, his friends fear
that the turn i'm his health has come, and
the reports that reach here concerning
him indicate that he will have 70 guard
his health very carefully In future Rep
resentative LOudenslager, Of New Jersey
has been Chairman Sherman chief re-
lance in the management Of the cam
paign. and he, too. suffered a severe
breakdown "A year or two ago, from which
il Is said he has not yet fully recovered.
Burke-ROche known Here.
James Burke Roche, Of Ireland and the
world, who has instituted suit for divorce
from his American wife after she has
married again, is very well known in
Washington. He was here a great deal
four or five years ago, and although at
that time a member Of the British Parlia-
ment. he made 10 effort 10 extend h.s
acquaintance among the members Of Con-
gress. His associates in this city mainly
were newspaper men, Mr.. Burke Roche
having been an active journalist in
Europe many years before he entered
politics he attempted TO interest local
capitalists In an enterprise for the con-
struction Of an overland telegraph line
70 Alaska, and tried 20 have bin intro
duced In Congress giving a government
subsidy to the scheme. john Hay. then
Secretary Of State. was one OF the Few
men Of prominence here with whom
Roche appeared 20 be well acqualnt-
ed or 10 desire to know. Altogether h.
was accounted an unusually strange
character in Washington His American
wife is the daughter OF Frank Work. an
oId-time New York banker. and she had
been separated from him several years
before ne came TO Washington. 20 promote
his Alaskan telegraph scheme.
What Great Wen Read.
Mayor Mcclellan, OF New York. is an
Inveterate reader OF the latest novels,
and be understands German. French, and
Italian as well as he does English. he
reads works IN those languages with the
same avidity that he disposes Of books in
his own tongue. He has constantly piled
upon his desk numerous Of the latest
novels in all Of these languages. Sena-
tor Knox. OF Pennsylvania for all Of his
great legal learning and application, Is a
constant reader Of fiction, prefeTrin8 the
old-Style love story 10 any other Sec
rotary Root keeps up with the works Of
all the American authors OF the day
and is especially fond Of the works of
owen Wister. Senator Stone. Of Mis-
souri,. Confesses that he relishes an eE-
citing detective story in his hours OF
ease more than any other form Of read
ing and he follows the exploits Of Sher-
lock Holmes with intense and unceasing
interest. Champ Clark. OF the same
State, confines his reading mostly 20 the
English classics. though he dips into the
latest books by American nOvelists just
10 keep abreast OF the times Senator
Culberson. Of Texas, and Senator Lodge,
Of Massachusetts, perhaps do more read
ing Of American history than any other
two men in public life. Senator Bailey S
reading is confined mainly TO heavy
works on constitutional law. sc. Seua-
tor ElkiHs. ike Senator Stone. is par
tial TO detective stories. His colleague.
Senator Scott. does not care for ny kind
Of reading and does very little y IL. il
Is known. Of course, that President
Roosevelt is the most on1niverOus reader
Of all the men in public life. Apparently
no book Of ancient or modern times has
escaped him.