The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-26
SHERMAN FOR
vlCE-PRESIDENT
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN Is
NAMED FOR PLACE ON
FIRST BALLOT.
ONLY. TWO OTHER CANDIDATES
Fairbanks Gets One Vote and Gov.
Sheldon Ten-Senator Warner
Heads Committee to Notify
TAFT of Nomination.

- CoS-
man James S. Sherman of Utica, N.
Y, was nominated for vice-president
on the first ballot by the Republican
national convention Friday as running
mate for William H. Taft. He got
SIG of the $50 votes of the conven
ton.
The other candidates presented
were Gov. Curtis Guild of Massachu-
setss and former Gov. Murphy of New
Jersey.
The convention then adjourned.
The official vote was: Sherman,
SIC; Murphy, II; Guild, 10; Fairbanks,
l; Gov. Sheldon, 10; absent, /.
The nomination was made unani-
nous on motion of Senator Crane of
Massachusetts.
S%heldon's name was not formally
presented to the convention.
Taft Men Fought Him.
The nomination of Sherman was as
sured when the convention met. but
it was only after a struggle all night
and morning to present it by the Taft
forces, to whom Sherman was not ac-
ceptable. All night long Manager
Hitchcock was in conference with the
White House, trying to agree on a
candidate to oppose Sherman.
The suggestion Of Gov. Cummins
met insurmountable opposition. An
attempt was made to induce Gov.
Hughes to run, but he refused.
Efforts to get Senator Dolliver into
the race were also futile.
There was talk for a few hours of
getting all the favorite sons into the
roll, thus taking from Sherman's
strength until some other arrange
ment could be patched up.
Decided to Surrender.
A recapitiulation by the Taft man.
ayers showed that even this expedient
would be doubtful. Then the Taft
managers decided to surrender, and
gave their followers the tip to get into
the Sherman band wagon. The tip did
not come until the opening of the
convention, but all the favorites ex-
cept Guild and Murphy gave up.
Judson Lyon, negro national com
mitteeman from Georgia, had the dis
tinction of moving the sine die ad-
journment of the convention.
The adjournment carried at 11:46
a. m.
Sketch of Sherman.
James Schoolcraft Sherman was
born in Utica, N. Y, October "a, 1855.
He received an academic and college
education, graduating from Hamilton
college in the class of rs. In 1880
he was admitted to the bar, becoming
a member of the firm of Cockenham
& Sherman. In March, 1884, he was
elected mayor of Utica, then a Demo
cratic city, with a substantial major
ity of votes. In 1895 he was chosen
temporary chairman to preside over
the deliberations of the Republican
convention at Saratoga.
Sherman is an orator of no lei
ability, and during his political career
has been chosen upon many state and
historic occasions to deliver addresses.
In this manner he enhanced his pop
ularity to the point where he thought
he could venture to enter the congress
sional race.
He was elected to the Fiftieth, Fiji
ty-first and Fifty-second congresses
and reelected to the %Fifty-fourth con
gress. receiving 22,510 votes against
1929 votes for John D. Henderson,
the Democratic candidate. The two
other tickets in the field drew 1000
votes for w. F. Curtis, the Prohibition
candidate. He was again elected to
the Fifty-hfth, Fifty-siXth. Fifty-sev-
enth, Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth and Six
tieth congresses.
Head of a Trust Company.
Sherman is head of the Utica Trust
Co. and president of the New Hart
ford Canning Co. A few years ago
there was a combination of all the ice
companies of Utica under one head,
and the pool interests vas headed by
Mr.. Sherman. In addition to those en-
terprises he is a member of the d.