Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-23
HIS TEMPERATURE is 1o2.
Illness Raises Question What
Would Happen in Case Of
His Demise.
No Precedent, but Chairman New
Thinks National Committee Has
Full Power in the Premises.

81 cleveland, Ohio. June 23.-The i'll
~ ness of Congressman James S. Sher-
'M man. Republican nominee for vice
~ president. who has been Ill at the resi-
II sence of ex-Gov. Herrick since Sunday,
n assumed serious phase early this
~ morning when the patient suffered
& severe chill. Mr. Sherman's illness,
81 which as first was diagnosed as bill
81 ious attack, now turns out to have
Il been caused by gall stones. Upon the
81 advice of Doctors Allen and Carter
"a who were called to attend the pat
N tent he was removed TO Lakeside hos
q ptal. An operation may later be per-
a formed but this step has not yet been
n fully decided upon.
81 1t was stated that MIR. Sherman
Il suffered no i'll effects as a result Of
q his Journey from ex-Gov. Herricks
residence to the hospital which was
made in an invalid's carriage.
Ex-G Gov Herrick this morning got
into communication with Mrs Sher-
man over the long distance telephone.
She was greatly agitated upon hear
Ing of the condition OF her husband
and declared her intention of coming
Mt once to Cleveland. An effort to per-
suade her not TO come at present failed
and she and her son, Richard U. Sher-
man an instructor in Hamilton college
at Clinton n. Y, started for this city.
Congressman Sherman suffered
similar attack in New York city two
years ago while serving as chairman
of the Republican congressional cam
paign committee. He was taken seri-
olrsly i'll but no operation was per-
formed
RESTING COMFORTABLY.
AT Lakeside hospital it is said that
Mr.. Sherman is resting quite comfort
ably During the early hours of the
morning the temperature of the pa
tient rose to 1902. Subsequently, how
ever his physicians announced that
&c had again become normal. Con-
gresham Sherman came here from
Cincinnati last Sunday and at once
went to the home of ex-Gov. Herrick.
There he was forced TO take his bed
yesterday. The illness caused by gall
stones is generally more painful than
dangerous The stones form in the
gall bladder and If not dissolved by
medical methods, increase in size UNI
Ill they are too large 10 pass through
the gall duct Then it is often neces
sary to perform an operation, and
frequently the gall bladder is removed
entirely The operation itself is not
necessarily dangerous. There is
large percentage of recoveries, though.
according TO physicians there Is always
danger of complications.
MRS. SHERMAN DEPARTS.
Utica, n. ". June 23.-Word was
sent to the family OF James s. Sher-
man in this city early today that the
vice presidential candidate had been
compelled to go to a hospital in Cleve-
land, and that DR.. Fincy of Baltimore
who attended Mr. Sherman during an
attack of the same trouble in Wash
ington last year had been summoned.
Mrs. Sherman and one of her sons
have gone to Cleveland.
The news received here is very dis
quieting and It is said that Mr.. Sher-
man Is in q serious condition. Ex-
tensive arrangements had been made
TO give him a great reception on his
return and special trains from all sec
lions of central and northern New
York had been arranged TO bring the
people to the city.
POWER OF COMMITTEE.
Washington. June $50 far as is
known, no power Is vested in the Re-
publican national committee to fill u
vacancy on the presidential or vice
presidential ticket that might occur
between the date OF the nominating
convention and the first Tuesday in the
November following. when the people
by their votes determine the status or
the candidates, either by rejecting them
at the polls or by comforting upon them
the titles of vice president andTpres-
dent-eleet hasty study OF the 'prece-
dents shows that no emergency has
arisen In the history of the republic,
euch as would arise by the death or
retirement Of one of the candidates be-
fore election day.
or course there can be no statutory
law on the subject because. after all,
not only the national committees, but
the conventions that create them are
oN-ofiicial-they have no standing Ia
law. Therefore. there is nothing 10
prevent q committee from filling a va
cancy on a ticket-that H. no law Of
prohlbtion-but of cours> that commit
tee would be answerable TO the OUT
ragged sense OF the great party which IL
represented. II has been suggested I'M
the past that the committee be author
tied to M vacancy In event that one
OF the persons named as a candidate
on the ticket should decline the honor.
but that after all would be a clear
case of delegated power and very diff
ferent from such n contingency as
might arise through the inability OF
Mr., Sherman to accept the nomination..
CHAIRMAN NEWS VIEWS.
Chicago. June 23.-When appraised of
the illness Of Representative James S.
Sherman, the Republican Vice presiden-
tlal nominee. Harry s. New, chairman
Of the national committee expressed
great regret
While the friends Of Mr., Sherman are
taking hopeful view OF his case, the
question naturally arose regarding the
course Of procedure In case OF his de-
mise. Mr. New was clearly OF the
opinion that In such event the national
committee would have fun power 10
name vice presidential candidate.
They are, he said. vested with similar
power with regard TO the presidential
candidate but said that where there
was sufficient time before election 10
40 so, the committee would re-assem-
Pc me convention and have nominee
~ the regular way
AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEES.
chicago, June &c. While there Is no
precedent TO guide the national commit
Ne IN ming vacancy, there seems
~ pe no doubt that the committee has
hllnurity 10 nauo a candidate for Vice