The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
MIR. SHERMAN IS VERY ILL Vice Presidential Nomi- nee in Hospital. WIFE AND SON AT BEDSIDE Temperature of Distingushed Patient
 Takes Sudden Rise. Mir. sherman's nlnes. Assumed very Serious Phase Early Yesterday
 Morning when He Suffered .
 severe Chiu.

Cleveland. O., June 23--At Midnight Mir. Sherman's temperature was 102; pulse SC and respiration 2s. He Is sleeping at intervals. No more bullet ins will be issued. unless there is de- cided change.
 An effort to reach pr. Morrison of Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, failed late tonight as pr. Morrison had departed for Europe.
 Cleveland. O.. June 23.--Representa- tive James Schoolcraft Sherman, Re- publican candidate for Vice President, removed early today from the home of former Governor Herrick to Lakeside Hospital a sufferer from gail stones, after somewhat restless day, Is re- ported in an official bulletin tonight as holding his own. If the patients con- dition continues to improve. the bulle- tin said. it is not likely that an ope- ration for the removal of the gall stones would be necessary. The physi- clans state that Mir. Sherman's well known abstemious habits have given him much bodily strength to resist the ravages of the disease.
 The following telegram was dictat- ed by Mir. sherman to his secretary late this evening in answer to a mes sage of sympathy from the Presidential nominee, William H. Taft:
 Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland. O.,
 June 2S. Hon. W. 1T. Taft, Nov Haven, Conn. |:
 My illness Ia not of critical na- ture and the doctors this afternoon ad- vised me that can possibly go home in three or four days. l thank you ever so much indeed for your cordial telegram. I expect to see you in Washington on Wednesday of next week. J. S. sherman"
 The unfavorable symptom in the case Is the continued high temperature. In the 9 o'clock bulletin given tonight, It was given at l02 i-2 with pulse normal. At that houH Mir. sherman was rest less,
 The extreme heat of the day, run hing into the nineties, did not add to the comfort of the patient.
 Representative Sherman arrived In Cleveland last Sunday from Cincinnati, following a conference with Secretary Taft. He went to the home of ex-Gov- ernor Herrick. where he remained un- til taken to the hospital at 10s30 o'clock this morning. MT. sherman felt the pangs of pain while coming here and retired to his bed on arrival at the Herrick home. His condition became rapidly worse until 1t was thought by the physicians called in to attend him that an operation would be necessary. Wh en received at the hospital, Mir. Sherman was very restless with a tenn perature Of I02 and pulse sa
 The doctors postponed action until further developments. About D. m. Mir. sherman rested comfortably and upon awakening from a short sleep seemed refreshed. At 2:30 D. m. his condition had improved to such an ex- tent that the physicians stated tn cir confidence in the quick recovery of their distinguished patient.
 Temperature Increases.
 No special change was noticed until 5:3O p. m.. when the temperature in- creased one degree with quicker pulse, due, the doctors said, to the ex- citement attending the arrival of Mrs. Sherman and son from Utica. During the afternoon the attending physicians communicated with pr. Finney, a spe- cialist, at Baltimore, who has here- tofore treated Mir. Sherman. pr. Fin- ney was Ill and unable to come to Cleveland. Later Mir. Sherman's secre- tary. H. E. Devendorf. stated that Dr. Boskowitz. of New York, who also had been summoned, would not come, but would hold himself in readiness In the event of a serious change in the pa- tient's condition.
 Mrs sherman and son Richard are rived in Cleveland at 4:35 p. m. from their home in Utica. They hurried to the hospital in an automobile. Upon arriving Mrs. sherman was 50 nervous and weak as a result of her anxiety that she had to be carried in a chair to the apartments assigned to her. She did not immediately enter the sick room of her husband, but remained in her rooms until she had recovered her strength.
 The meeting of the father. mother and son were very different from those planned for this evening at their Utica home, where elaborate arrangements had besn made for the homecoming of the Vice Presidential nominee. MT. Sherman expressed his profound inter- est in the plans for his reception and voiced his keen disappointment at not being able to be at home.
 At 10 o'clock tonight Mir. Sherman's temperature had dropped two-tenths to 102 s-10; pulse s2 respiration ss. The patient complained of a headache and a pain in his back. He Is very rest less.
 To the Associated Press representa- tive, pr. Carter said the conditions were as well as could be expected ex- cept the increased pulse. indicating bad heart action.
 Mrs. sherman and Richard Sherman both desire the presence Of a special ist and communication has been es- tablished with Dr Bull of New York, to have him in waiting. If called upon he will come upon a special train.