The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
mr.. R.SHERMANIS BUSY
Congratulations Keep Him on
the Move All Day.
SPENDS HOUR ON HOUSE FLOOR
ssFrfends OF Friends and Their
Friends Call on Vice President.
elect, Many Of Them with Well
vorded Requests for Little Jobs
in the Next Administration.
Dodging congatuIators.

Oo46ihS CoEsa dlllatOr6.
That answers thequestion. ''HoT did vice
President-eIect Sherman spend his last
day in the House Of Representatives. the
Cay before he must take upon himself the
official duties Of Vice PRESIDENT
All day there was q stream az con
gratulators' calling on Mr.. Sherman.
and, although ne was glad to see them
al and appreciated all the good things
they had in their wish stores" for him,
the Honorable jim" as he is familiariy
known. had a lot OF other things 10 DO
besides sitting Up and thinking about
what a big Job I am going 10 take to
morrow"
The Committee on Indian Affairs, of
which 8fr. Sherman is the chairman. con-
pleted its business several days ago, and,
fortunately for the next Vice President.
he did not have to ''vind-up' things
there. But there were hundreds Of other
little odds and ends that needed atten-
ton. and when Mr. Sherman left the
Capitol yesterday afternoon he had put
in another good days work.
Requests Are Interesting.
Il was interesting to hear the various
requests sent IN 10 the Vice President
elect. Some we're 'old college chums. ''
intimate friends" distant relatives. IS
and former ''closs acquaintsnces. while
the friends OF friends" and the friends
Of the friends OF friends" were countless
scores
Now. as the Vice President-elect said
Il was al right for these folk 20 make
their way to the Capitol to congratulate
him. but what is the use in asking
favors" Some Of the Intimate friends
| OF intimate friends OF college chums
I OF inIlmate college chums." had other
/ little fish 70 fry. and after they had told
{ the next Vice President they wished hiI-
T Tong life and prosperity - two terms as
/ the President OF the Senate o. "the real
! Presidency next time.'' they had I'D their
sleeves neatly clothed little requests that
/ did not amount TO much TO which they
/ were certain Mr. Sherman would agree
Wanted Consular Posts.
one OF the most interesting Of these
was a man who sent into the Houss
/ chamber for Mr.. Sherman. and said hs
was a former college friend. Mr.. sher.
man. OF course. rushed 10 the corridor
expecting 20 ind some fraternity mate o.
class companion, but there he was greet
ed BY a long and lanky friend he had
never seen before-''who did not look Ike
he ever went TO school anywhere"
! This man then told the Vice PresI
/ dent-elect he was friend Of a formei
/ Congressman; that he had heard al
about him, and that he had come from
/ the far away state Of Missouri TO ohfer
/ his congratulations Mr.. Sherman ACCEPT
/ ed them all and wished his visitor Jus
/ as much happiness as the visitor wlshes
/ him. and was about to return 10 hi
/ duties when the man wanted TO get hi,
/ nephew fob as d counsuI TO some pos
/ Of South America.
OF course, the next Vice President had
1 TO be polite, and he told the man ths
/ President hadn't sent batch OF the little
( 'Perqs" yet, and he was even 50 frank as
to tell him he expected no such package
Of authority from the White House Blu
his visitor couldn't understand II. and h
went away hardly as much OF an enthu.
/ siast about the man who VIII succeed NJ
I Fairbanks as he was when he was eating
breakfast and fixing up his little speech
in the morning
/ Mr. Sherman, aside from being polite q
his callers and doing the "bell-hop" trich
every FIVE minutes. was busy getting readl
70 leave. He was interested in the copy
right bill that passed the House IN th'
morning, and spent more than al hour OF
the floor while that was under discussion
he then returned TO the Indian COMMITTEES
room and wrote as many letters as h,
could, answering some Of the great mum
Der Of personal missives he has received
| during the last week OF two.
Dinner Saturday Night.
Mr.. Sherman viii be the guest Of honol
at dinner 10 be given Saturday evening
at the Raleigh Hotel, when Represents,
tive J. Hampton Moore, OF Pennsylvania
VIII entertain the members Of the Grid
iron Club and the Five O'Clock Club Of
Philadelphia, and few outside friends
1 20 meet the Wee President
Many members Of the House who have
been intimately associated with Mr. Sher
man have sent him little tokens OF esteem
during the last few days. The member.
OF the Committee on Indian Affairs CAV,
him q gold card case Tuesday. and las
week he was presented handsome writ
ing desk and set by some OF his other ad
mirers