The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-15

This was the wireless message
which James S. Sherman, now Repub.
lican candidate for vice-president re-.
ceiyed aboard ship year ago last
spring when returning to New York
from cruise In the Bermudas accom-.
panied by Speaker Cannon and other
Republican congressman. Who the
mysterious -. o. was has never
heen made known to the public HIS
Warming to Mr.. Sherman was occa-
stoned by the publication OF the ia.
nous Webster letter written by e. II.
Hartman disclosing the fact that Mc.
Hartman had raised S260,000, at the
request of President Roosevelt for the
Republican campaign fund in 1904.
Mr.. Sherman's name had been brought
into the matter by way of letter pre-
sumed to have been addressed TO him
concerning Hartman and made public
by the president In his futile effort to
explain why he had called upon the
railroad magnate for campaign funds.
That Mr. Sherman was concerned ~
the matter OF raising this slRsh fund
was shown by tho presidents letter
and the mysterious wireless message
sent by ~ o." Mr. Sherman having
"
publication OF the Webster letter and
accordingly ~. O's" message vas lo
give him warning not 10 let the cat gu
of the bag. Whatever Mr. Sherman's
connection with this infamous matter
waa he has never seen I'll TO reveal
The political career OF Mr.. SHERMAN
is one which should receive the con-
sideraticn OF every voter Ia view OF
the fact that nc is appealing 10 inc
people to support HIS candidacy. MS
young man. Mr.. Sherman presuInec
to be Democrat. His father was
Democrat as were his two brothers
one OF whom still adhercs to that po
utical faith. Realizing that the com
rnunlty In which he lived was largely
Republican and having decided upon
political career. he found II easy-io 1
abandon Ms conviction for purposes o.
expediency. He first sought the hc
publican nomination for state senator
in 1883, bat being too recent conVer'
TO the Republican party he was os
feated. In the following year, now
ever. he turned up with the backing
OF Thomas Wheeler, the RepublicaI
boss OF his home city OF Utica ano
received the nomination for mayor o
that city. Through pohtical deF
With the Democratic boss, a MAJ
named Dishler, he was elected III
became known at once as the TOOL q
the wheelcr-Dishier Gang Accord
ins TO the daily papers OF Utica at thal
time, the city was thrown wide open
and vice and gambling we're iianntet
10 the faces OF citizens with no eiioH
an .fhe, part OF Mayor Sherman TO en-
force the law. According TO these pa
ma files OF which are accessible
houor licenses were violated, COCK
fiThting prevailed, and Utica became
known as tough town wnere
gamblers aud law breakers held sway
For months the Utica Press, an IN
dependent newspaper aided by public
spir,ted citizens carried on campaisl
Ia induce the mayor to enforce the law
ana nut a stop to gambling, but ne al
lowed the nefarious business 10 go on
without let OF hindrance. cone OF the
nrincipal gabmnng dens was owned
bv wheeler and Dishler, his political
snonsors). These gambling dens were
a.,nt open all hours OF the day ana
nsht and on Sunday according 70
li,cse newspapers, In violation OF the
NV. but to the great profit OF the pro
,rnters. Keno was the popular game
q, The Wheeler and Dishler estaDhsh-
mont. ana the ''press" estimated its
nrofits at $4,000 year uhaeI tnc
sherman regime Public meeunsS
,y4re held, men gave interviews 10 tnv
rofers. the ministers took up the mat
ser in the pulpits. and united WIN
law-ablding citizens in q demand ina
400, ana awiessuess which were max
lng tftica notorious should be stamp
"a ont. sun Mayor Sherman, the crea
tpre of the gambling gang remaineu
nhdurate As q last resort moVemeh'
sas etarted to take the matter before
ma GOVERNOR of the state and demanu
he removal of Mayor Sherman. TINS
artion coupled with be fact mat inc
sny,ns electlons were coming on fright
SneS the gang and after consuming
osl,h the ring headers. Mayor sherman
AaclAad "a enforce the Law. His ordel
Ninstna these places vent into eitee
taat three weeks before the ehartel
ssAcstoa y So notorious had Mayo
sah.,yTaan's administration become ina
cven the ring feared 20 .renominas'
h,nn and an independent movemen
sIs,Sitaa ~ he election o. magyar o'
\ ~. cIiia4ns ucket Tho story Of MAY
h AZ georrnan's conduct In Office Is tol'
"a he nSwsaapers OF Utica from IA
"a dsy darlng his term Of office. Whsl
na Ffiire6 tssa Utica Press an inds
nenaent boper. said OF him: Mayo
SbermaeS exit from official s'a'iol
Sss lone been impauently waited 10
NV 5be pspp5e; a0S whea. on yestefoN'
se steppes doun and OFT there wa
9n oveg the city AZ NncommcaieApc
isesno Of Felitg. Thy last bas bee
saar0 OF this sbiect tool q lhe snn
Sor aa iadesinite psfloo, - be coui
ne scfaotten, as easily 90 he Res pee
4gonpe6. II aeve eel Cor him
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