Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-24
SHERMAN IS BETTER
Expects to Leave Hospital Not
Later Than Saturday.
CONDITION NEARS NORMAL
May Undergo Operation After He
Receivers.
Passes A RESTLESS NIGHT
Sends Word to Secretary Taft That
He Will Meet Him In Washing
ton Next Week.
CONDITION NEARS NORMAL
Passes A RESTLESS NIGHT

CLEVELAND. Ohio June 24.-Folowing
consultation between DR.. Carter. DR..
Allen and DR.. Stone at Lakeside Hospital
this morning. the statement was author
lied that the condition Of J. s. Sherman,
republican candidate for Vice President.
continued so favorable that there was no
present possibility of an operation being
necessary.
1t was said that the physicians would
not hold another consultation today un-
less Mr.. Shermans condition should
change for the worse.
Mr. Sherman's condition rapidly neared
normal today. Mrs. Sherman. who arose
from a sick bed at her home in Utica.
n. Y. yesterday. to come here. was also
much improved today. She is occupying
a room near her husband at Lakeside
Hospital.
Drs. Carter. Allen and Stone conferred
with MIR. Sherman today as to the ad-
Neither the physicians nor Mr.. Sherman
were of the opinion that there was any
apparent necessity for an immediate OPP
Grafton The physicians expressed the
belief. however. that Mr.. Sherman should
undergo an operation as soon as he was
fully recovered and before the fall cam
paign begins in order to avoid another
attack.
The vice preS1dent1aI candluate agreed
that this might be advisable.
MIR. Sherman now expects to be able
to leave the hospital not later than Sat
urday next. unless new complications
arise
At 1o:45 pm. Mr.. Sherman was quietly
sleeping. with his temperature. respira-
ton and pulse practically normal.
A Restless Night.
Mr.. Sherman passed comparatively
restless night. Both pulse and tempera-
ture fiuctuated. temperature going AS
high as 1902 $40 during the early hours
At times the heart action became greatly
increased. The early morning found the
patient as near normal as at any time
since his arrival a the hospital. His res
piration remained Steadfast at % during
the night. He was very restless early in
the evening and complained of headache
and backache. but expressed a desire FOR
more nouriShment.
After midnight the congressman dOzed
off at intervals and remained In restful
state until dawn.
Mr.. Sherman awakened after nearly
two hours of refreshing sleep. DIR. Stone,
the house physician. who was at the
bedside of the patient, said that while
Mr.. Sherman had been restless during
the greater part of the night. there was
temperature. the physician said. was
slowly approaching normal and the
whole the patients condition was entirely
satisfactory.
Following a night of intense heat
cool breeze sprang up this morning and
this added greatly to the comfort Of the
patient.
The physician in attendance reported
that the temperature of the patient at
7:3O m. was 100 3-5. pulse 40. respira-
ton 81 MIR Sherman fell into a sound
sleep.
Upon the advice Of the attending ply
stefan. DIR. E. P. Carter. all persons were
excluded from Mr. Sherman's room.
Among the early night callers were ex-
Gov. Herrick and others. none of whom
was admitted to the sick chamber.
Mrs. Sherman and son retired early to
their apartments to seek a much-needed
Seeking Specialists.
Early in the evening Mrs Sherman ex-
pressed desire that q specialist be sent
from New York. An hour, later the at
tending physician, DR.. Carter. was COM
municating with Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity of Maryland in an effort to locate
another specialist. but II was explained
that he had departed for Europe. This
activity In seeking alien advice was ex.
planned to be only precautionary meas
ure in case change should take place.
A New York dispatch stated that DR..
Boskowitz. Mr.. Sherman's personal ply
stefan, left Tor TINS CITY al 0.4U pm. yes
terday Upon his arrival this morning
it is arranged to hold a consultation with
Drs. Carter and Allen.
Reply to Secretary Taft.
The following telegram was dictated
by Mr.. Sherman to his secretary last
evening in answer to a message OF SYM
pathy from the presidential nominee.
William H. Taft:
MY Dear Mr.. Taft: My illness is not
of 4 critical nature. and the doctors this
afternoon advised me that I can probably
60 home in three or four days. ! thank
you ever much, indeed. for your cor
Washington Wednesday of next week.
(Signed) -. 8. SHERMAN