The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
Mr.. SHERMAN IS
NO BETTER TO-DAY
HIS TEMPERATURE CONTINUES
UNUSUALLY HIGH.
RESTLESS DURING THE NIGHT.
Wife and Son at His Bedside-Phy-
stefan Who Attended Him Be-
fore is III and Unable
to Come.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 24.-Hon.
James S. Sherman, the republican
nominee for yice-president, who is in
the hospital here, put in restless
night and is not so well this morning.
His temperature continues very high,
standing at 102h.
When advised of President Cleve-
lands death, Mr.. Sherman expressed
regret. Physicians say an operation
will not be necessary at once. They
advise an operation, however. when
fthe patient RECEIVERS sufficiently to
lstand it,
At 2:30 yesterday afternoon his
condition had improved to such an
extent that y physicians stated their
confidence Ia the quick recovery Of
their distinguished patient.
Slight Change For Worse.
No special changes were noticed un.
til $50 p. M, when the temperature
increased | degree, with a quickened
pulse. due, the doctors said, to the ex-
citement attending the arrival of Mrs.
Sherman and son from Utica, N. Y.
\ During the afternoon the attending
physician communicated with Dr Fin
ney, specialist of Baltimore, who has
treated Mr. Sherman. DR.. Fin
ney was i'll and unable to come tot
Cleveland. Mr.. Sherman, later on,
stated through his secretary, Ii. &c.
Deyendorf, that DR.. Boskowitz, of New
York who also had been summoned,
would not come, but would hold him
self in readiness in the event of al
serious change in the patients con
dition.
Mrs. Sherman and son, Richard, ar
rived at Cleveland at ABS p. IN. from
their home in Utica. They hurried tol
the hospital in an automobile. Onl
their arrival Mrs. Sherman was sol
nervous and weak as result of herl
anxiety that she had to be carried mi
chair to the apartments assigned toI
her. She did not Immediately enter
the sick room of her husband, but re-
manned in her rooms until she had
recover her strength. The meet
ing of the father, mother and son was
under conditions entirely different
from those planned for this evening
at their Utica home, where elaborated
arrangements had been made for thel
home coming of the vice-presidentialI
nominee Mr. Sherman expressed
his profoundest interest in the plans
made for his reception, and voiced his
Of hIp
to be at home.
Committee Could Fill Vacancy.
Washington, June 24--So far as
known no power is vested in he re-
publican national committee to fill al
vacancy ON the presidential or vice.
presidentialty, that might occur be
tween the date of the nominating con
yention and the first Tuesday in No
vember following. A hasty study OIL
presidents shows no emergency hasI
arisen in the history of the republic
such as would result from the death
or retirement of one of the candidates
before election day. OF course, therel
can be no statutory law on the SUB.
ject because not only the national
committees, but the conventions that
create them are extra officials, and
have no standing in law. Therefore,
there is nothing to prevent the COM
mittee from filling q vacancy on thel
ticket, but of course the. committed
would be answerable to the outraged
sense of great party which it repre-
sented if blunder in the selection
was made.
Might ReassembIe Convention.
Chicago, June 24.-The illness oil
Congressman Sherman today was re-
ceived among members of the national
committee, who are still in the city,
with great regret, and all express al
sincere hope for his recovery. Thel
question naturally arose as to what
course would be taken for filling thel
vacancy in the event OF his demise.
While there is no precedent TO guidel
the. committee, it was the opinion OF
Chairman New and the other commit
teemen that the national committed
has authority to name a candidate for
vice-president. IL was pointed out
that representatives of states on thel
national committee stand in the place.
of state delegations to the national
convention, therefore it has authority
TO act for the delegation should al
vacancy on the national ticket occur.
New said that ii such contingency
should arise and there was sufficient
time TO do so before the election, the
committee would re-assemble the con-
vention and have the nomination
made in the regular way.