Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
ropyrIght. ZOO By Franh 9 carpenter,

COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY Frank G Carpenter.
ANsFIELD, O.-Withln the
NJ next few weeks two new biog-
rlphies OF John sherman VIII
be given to the press. SO far
the only books written about him are
his life by the Rev. Dr. Bronson, once
an Episcopal preacher here at Mans
field, ana his own autobiography which
he penned during his last years, wAel
his mind had already begun to fall.
Bronsons work was gotten up when
sherman was a, the height OF his presi-
DENTAL possiblyties and II IS OF little
value. TIE autobiography While bull o.
interesting "reminiscences and political
observations. lacks the strength OF
shermans best days and is, to say TIE
least. dlsapr antins
These two INC which are now 90 be
published are BY mca who were closely
associate9 with senator Sherman, VINO
are each Dcll known as congressman
and who have each SPENT mucA time
and care ~ ga,rsrlng their material
and IN putGSs y 3rfo llly.ary 44pe,
one Of ttsrs ,yts IS hs sir Theodore
n. Burton ior the AmerirGn Statesmen
series ana The other Is by MI Winfield
=. Kerr. 81 GccOIdanfe with the direc-
tions left in JOIN sEerrlans Will 4in
Burton has bees. a neu'fr ~ congress
for dozen Old years, and he was one
Of Senator saV7nae > Numdlt lt'r'its.
M Winhal8 subtt Kerr was tie repre-
sentative IN tie house from THIS tMans-
iled) district during Sherman's latter
days IN Tho senate aud cabinet, and he
was chosen by him as one OF the two
EXECUTOR VINO disposed Of his papers
and administered his vast estate.
TALK WITH JOHN sHERMAN's Elk
BCUTOR.
During my stay in Mansfield tramp
ing about in the footsteps Of the great
senator. / have had a long talk with
his executor-bUgrapAc We chatted to-
gether on the porch OF Mr.. kerr's beau
tiful home--wchin stones throw OF
where John Sherman lived, within sight
Of the r,iacc where he wrought and
hoped for the presidency during the lat
ter part of his lie, and or the great
lawn. every foot OF which was tramped
by him again and again.
NY first questio IS 10 Mr., Kerr were
IN regard TO John Sherman's biography.
He left directions IN his will that 1t
should be written and q Request OF slQ,-
600 20 pay for the work upon II, All his
papers vera 10 be ut The disposal OF the
author, and the book was To contain
the authentic story OF Sherman's life
Said Mr. Kerr;
II have been working on this book for
about three years ana The manuscript
IL now reAd. for the press. II has
taken great deal OF labor and re-
search. John Sherman's public services
covered more than 40 years. and ! had
to go thr gaL al the congressional pro-
ceedlngs - ihet period for o part Of my
material. Soina ~ his earliest speechoJ
have nuvtr con published outside of
the Consrcs -tonal Record and some OF
them were nis best. | refer especially
10 those 10 laade during the Kansas
Nebraska controversy"
How atou, Ms papers,"
"They ,STe VoluminOus He kept
everything, and ne had a great mass OF
speeches correspondence and notes OF
one kind or Another His autograph LETT
ters filed many iolumos. They were
pasted IN scrap books, each OF which
was duly labeled. Important and un-
important letters were put In together,
and side by side with correspondence
about public matters were formal notes
accepting Invitations to dinners. The
latter were kept, suppose, on account
OF their autographs. for they were from
some OF the most distinguished men of
the world"