Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-06-25
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
HAS so FAR RECOVERED THAT
PLANS FOR PLACING HIM UN.
DER KNIFE ARE CHANGED.
EXPECTS TO LEAVE
HOSPITAL SATURDAY
REPORTED THAT PA
TENTS CONDITION IMPROVED
AND NO FURTHER coNSULTA.
TloNs WILL BE NECESSARY.

Cleveland, June 24.-At 9 a. M, to-
day DR.. Stone, the physician in at
tendance upon James S. Sherman,
who is lying i'll at Lakeside hospital,
reported that while Sherman had not
been resting the greater part of the
night there was a marked improve
ment this morning, his temperature
was slowly approaching the normal
and that on the whole his condition
was entirely satisfactory. Following
night Of intense heat cool breeze
sprang UP this morning. This added
greatly to the comfort of the patient.
Following a consultation of physi-
clans attendant upon Sherman at 10:30
o'clock the statement was authorized
that the condition of Sherman contin-
ued so favorable there was no present
possibility Of an operation being nee
essary. The physicians will not hold
another consultation today unless his
condition should change for the
worse.
Sherman now expects to leave the
hospital not later than Saturday un-
less new complications set in.
Sends Word to Taft.
The following telegram was die
tated by Mr.. Sherman to his secre-
tary late yesterday evening in answer
to message of sympathy from the
presidential nominee, William II.
Taft:
Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, O.,
June 23.-Honorable William H. Taft,
New Haven, Conn. Ny Dear Mr..
Taft: My illness is not critical ma
ture and the doctors this afternoon
advised me that can probably go
home in three or four days. | thank
you ever so much indeed for your cor.
dial telegram. expect to see you IN
Washington on Wednesday Of next
week.
81. S. Sherman"
Ex-Governor Herrick, who had been
the host Of Congressman Sherman.
expressed the opinion of Drs. Carter
and Allen that the patient would be
convalescent within short time.
Taken III on Train.
"Mr. Sherman was taken Ill Sun
da morning while on the train from
Cincinnati" he said. He was sleep
| ing when the illness came on. Real
| izing its danger, Drs. Carter and Allen
were summoned at once upon Mr..
Sherman's arrival at my home. They
remained with him constantly. When
they decided that an operation might
be necessary he was taken to the
Lakeside hospital. The f1ve-mile ride
had no i'll effect and but one opiate
was given him during his illness. I
have no reason to doubt that he will
1 be entirely recovered within a day or
two
The arrival Of Mrs. Sherman and
their son, Richard U. Sherman, an in
structor in Hamilton college, Clinton
N. Y, excited the patient for time
and his temperature and pulse arose
perceptably, but the physicians were
not alarmed, declaring it but tenn
porary.
Mrs. Sherman was notified over the
long distance telephone by former
Governor Herrick shortly after Mr.
/ Sherman had been removed to the
hospital She was greatly agitated on
receiving the information and declar
ed her intention of coming at once to
Cleveland despite the persuasions to
defer her visit for short time. Ac
companied by her son, she arrived in
Cleveland at $50 p. m. Mrs. Sher
man herself was i'll from excitement
and fatigue and had to be carried tc
her husbands bedside in chair.