The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
SHERMAN IS 4 GOOD
 COLLECTOR AND Is FOE.
 OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
From a Democratic Standpoint Sher- man Is Weak Man on the Ticket, and Was Mixed Up In the Har- riman-Roosevelt Campaign
 Fund Controversy.

Chicago, June 19.-(Special.) )-Taft and Sherman. That is the ticket James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York, representative in Congress from the Twenty-seventh New York district, the president of the Utica (N. Y) Trust com pany, a member of the committee on rules of the House of Representatives, who on every ballot has voted with Speaker Can- non and his fellow republican associate, Dalzell of Pennsylvania to pigeon-hole legislation demanded by labor organiza- tions. tariff revisonists, free trade with the Philippines, and every other demo- cratic policy advocated by President Roosevelt was nominated by the repub- lican national convention to the vice pres idency today. He received vote exceed- ing by 100 more that given Secretary Taft for the presidency. His nomination was brought about in a spirit of compro- misc Cannon Dalzell, Paine, Tawney, and 100 more republican members of the House, urged that he be placed on the ticket.
 The White House insisted upon med ding in the Iowa situation. The Presi- dent preferred Deliver. Then he said he would take Cummins The friends of each of the Iowa candidates declined to allow the use of their names. At o'clock this morning the President telegraphed that the nomination of sherman would be sat isfactory Within two hours the leaders of each delegation had been informed of how they were expected to vote.
 Sherman's Victory.
 Sherman won overwhelmingly. Guild of Massachusetts and Murphy of New Jersey got a few scattering votes. The con- yention was one of proxies, large per oeptage of delegates were on their way home and had surrendered their seats to most anyone who would go In on a delegates badge. The big coliseum, yes terday packed and jammed, was an empty barn.
 The republican newspapers are already heralding Sherman as the best candidate his party could have nominated. From democratic standpoint there is only one candidate who could be weaker than sherman. and that is Cortelyou. Secretary Cortelvou. as chairman of the republican
 
 lected the great republican campaign fund of 1904 Mir Sherman is now chairman of the republican congressional commit tee and four years ago he was the vice chairman. He was one of MT Cortelyou's most valuable assistants, and there was turned over to him by the chairman of the national committee to use In the congressional races a more than sufficient sum to finance the committee in each doubtful district of the country.
 Harriman's Letter.
 More than this, everyone remembers the Hartman Roosevelt correspondence of two years ago when Hartman gave out his letters from Roosevelt. sherman was on the sea en route to New York. Before his ship docked Sherman had re- ceived a wireless telegram signed 'J. O. instructing him to decline to answer all questions of newspaper reporters con corning the collection of campaign funds. The identity of "J O." has never been es-s tablished, but the message sealed Sher- mans mouth, and he declined to discuss the matter with the newspaper men who met him at the dock. Having defeated the plank against the publication of cam Da1gn IunuS lne nOIIludllOu Ol olciiidu is most logical for the republican party to consummate. Through the efforts of Hartman. and at the request of Cortel- you Babcock and Sherman about $260,000 was collected.
 Of this amount Hartman gave $50000; the Standard Oil company s30,000, the Equitable Life Assurance society $10.000, and there were numerous contributions from Morgan Hyde, Speyer and other interests
 In his explanation of the campaign con tributions four years ago, E. H. Har- riman said: 'The checks were given to Treasurer Bliss, who. took them to Chair man Cortelyou. I do not know who the subscribers were other than a friend of Depew This amount enabled the state committee to continue its work with the result that at least 50000 votes were turned in the city of New York alone, making difference of 100000 votes in the general result" w. s.
 ANOTHER WILD SCENE.