Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-20
SHERMAN's CAREER.
Nominee For Vice President In Public
 Life Many Years.

Life Many Years. Utica, \. r., June 20.-Representa- tive James Schoolcraft Sherman has represented in congress the Twenty seventh congressional district of New York. formerly represented by Roscoe Conkling. comprising Herkimer and Oneida counties, continuously. with the exception of one term, since 1887. He is lawyer, with many business inter- ests, and was elected mayor of Utica in 1884. He has long been leader in the house, serving as chairman of the committee on railways and canals, of that on Indian affairs and finally of the all powerful committee on rules. His influence in the national councils of his party has for many years been of the highest, and he has performed notable services in mapping out the national campaigns
 Beginning as the protege of Senator Plat, he became the stanch supporter of B. R. Odell and was the closest of Speaker Reeds friends. his Fidus Achates. Regarded with trust by Pres ident Mckinley, he is held in the same esteem by Mfr Roosevelt, who made of him his intermediary with the public in his recent bitter controversy with E. F. Hartman.
 He is known as a resourceful, prac- tical politician, an indefatigable work CT, stood next to Speaker Reed in his grasp of parliamentary law and has had much experience as substitute presiding officer of the house, notably during the Reed administration. He was n candidate for the speakership upon Reeds retirement in 1900, but did not get the indorsement of his own state and lost to General Henderson of Iowa. As balm for his disappointment he was offered the secretaryship of the senate, an $S.000 year place. but was compelled to decline 1t in response to the vehement demands of his constit- uency that he should remain in con- gress.
 President Mckinley had in 1899 ap- pointed him general appraiser of the port of New York, and he had pract- cally accepted the place when his ad- hiring constituency called halt. Press and people clamored for him to remain In congress: great mass meet ings were held in this district, and he was forced to decline the honor and the S7.500 salary.
 Mir. sherman was a delegate to the national convention of 1902. was chair man of the New York state Repub- lican committee in 1895 and in 1900 and chairman of the national Republican congressional committee in 1906. He was prominently mentioned for the governorship in 1902 and could have had federal iudgeship from Presi- dent Mckinley for the asking. He was also mentioned for cabinet position under Mir Mckinley.
 Mir Sherman made the famous call for $l contributions to the 1904 cam. paign and is often referred to as "Dollar Jim" sherman. He was fore most in putting through the rate bill In 1906 and was the author of q two cent railroad fare bill.
 Mir. Sherman's wife wus Miss Carrie Babcock. granddaughter of Colonel Eliaklm SherrIll. a whig leader in New York in the days of Henry Clay and member of congress.
 Down in Washington everybody calls Representative sherman "JIm.s He Is the ''roly-poly" congressman. and IL spite of the fact that he Is a bitter partisan he Is as popular with Demo crats as with Republicans. It is common thing to see him and John Sharp Williams at each others throats in debate and few minutes later walk away arm fin arm swapping lies" and thinking not of the affairs of state
 Congressman Sherman's father, the late General Richard Updyke Sher- man. was the stanchest of lifelong Democrats and held prominent county and state offices for that party. His brother, Richard w. Sherman. Is now and has been for two terms Democratic