The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
BY JAMES B. MORROW.

face we're long and buShy. ana II MS
eyes and nose were larger than they are,
James SchooIcraft Sherman. who is TO
be Vice President Of the United States
on and after next Thursday. would look
like John Adams. the first heir appar-
ent-" as he called himself in a quaint
letter which he wrote Abigail, his wife. q
prudent, sagscious, and otherwise re-
Tnarkable woman
More nearly 70 the day. and clearly
within the recollection OF many thousands
OF his countrymen. it may be said that
Mr.. Sherman belongs TO the physical and
tempersmental type OF men OF which the
late Marcus A Hanna was SO bold and
picturesque q representative.
Stamping up and down. taIkative and
vehement about intervention, young The
odore Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy, hotly said that the blood OF
Cuban women and children stained the
White House steps The high paints had
not fully set before the verbal picture,
losing nothing in its transmission, was
carried 10 the President.
There were other persons. Of course,
but Mr. Hanna. in Philadelphia-Mr. Nc
Kinley being up for his second Romina-
ton. with a Iong-distance telephone wire
Of his own and a sIenOgTapheT 10 put
down every word he said, or that was
said 10 him-openly and persistently de-
clared that each man on the ticket should
be competent IN temper. balance. knowl-
edge. wisdom. and character 10 meet all
the duties and dignities of President The
contingency OF death was tremendous
matter. There was Andrew Johnson as
Cy,.te.5t~ illustration. And Tyler, toe,
# one wanted a more ancient example
How lie Was Nominated.
The new requirements were impersonaI.
but they were read and interpreted
against a blue-eyed and spectacled gen
tieman who. having returned to the walks
Of peace. had forgotten to remove his
rough-rider hat The sentiment which
then vainIy suggested Cornelius y Bliss
and John D. Long for Vice President
nominated Charles ". Fairbanks in 1904.
and uniting with the geography Of the
general situation. put Sherman on the
ticket with Taft. The resemblance, there
fore. between Hanna and Sherman IS
more than physical and JemperaInental,
il Is historical. IineaL and fundamental
After Charles Dickens had slSwed him
self and read from his books as far West
as St Louis. seeing many cuspidOrs and
hearing much bad grammar. and 20 the
North rs distant as Quebec. he returned
70 New York by way OF Lake Champlain
in a vessel. which I praise he after
ward wrote in his American Notes.
very highly. but no more than il de-
serves when I say il is superior 70 any
other IN the world
This steamboat. which is called the
Burlington Dickens put down in MS
Notes - is a perfectly exquisite achieve
rnent Of neatness. elegance and order.
The decks are draWing-rOOms. the cabins
are boUdOirs chOicely furnished and
adorned with prints. pictures. and musi-
cal instruments, every nook and corner
IN the vessel Is q perfect curiosity OF
graceful comfort and beautiful contriv
ance. Capt Sherman. her commander,
10 whose ingenuity and excellent taste
these results are solely attributable. has
bravely and woTthily distinguished him
self on more than one trying Occasion-
He and his vessel are held in universal
respect both by his own countrymen and
by ours. and no man ever enjoyed the
popular esteem who. in his sphere Of ac-
ton. won and wore IL better than this
gentleman BY means OF this floating
palace we were soon in the United States
again"
Owned by His Ancestor.
The captain Of the Burlington was
James Schoolcraft Sherman's maternal
grandfather. His mothers maiden name
was the same as the one she got at her
wedding. Until his marriage TIE father
Of the new VICE President was Richard
J-pdyke Shearman- When he took a wife
he dropped the "a" thus making his
name less German and harmonizing its
spelling with the orthography Of his dis
tant relatives in Ohio. John. the eminent
statesman, and William Tecumseh, the
famous general
Have you any personal recoIIections
OF the master Of the Burlington" l asked
Mr. Sherman
oh yes he died in 1s6S-I was thir-
teen years 0ld-leaving forty-six silk and
velvet vests. Of various cOlors and pat
terms. and half \ dozen chests flied with
Other fine ralment, including many pairs
Of short trousers, which he had worn
while a young man. For long tine aft
eT his death his clothing was loaned near
and wide to men who wanted 70 dress I'D
for special events. In his day be was
called a famous dandy. Now he would
he known. I fear. as q dude. Fortunate
ly.' Mr. Sherman said. regardless Of his
own gray vest and purple buttons. none
Of his grandsons inherited his fondness
for dress. However. he was an able and
thrifty man. and left A handsome estate
for his time"
Was your father engaged IN bust
nesST
By profession he was q Journalist. He
wrote for 2 paper IN Rochester while a
young man. and later established the
Utica Morning Herald. But politics and
public Office took a share Of his time
When I was child he was tally clerk in
Congress. and wrote Washington letters
for New York newspapers. in which he
praised Roscoe COnkling, who lived IN
Utica and was under many obligations
Tor other fsvoTs-
Voted for Horace Greeley.
In 1S2 my father became a Liberal
Republican and worked and voted for
Horace Greeley He was q member OF
ne New York assembly. where he led the
opposition TO the Republicans. being an
able parIiamentarian and the author Of A
manual on legislation. He was also the
candidate Of the Greeley party for Con-
sress. After 1872. and until his death. in
1886, at the age Of seVenty-six. he was an
active and uncompromising Democrat.
He was a competent. pushing, and self
composed man. During all the years
knew him ] never saw him out OF temper
more Indn fOuT OF I'VE times
While my father was an OfIeehOlder
IN Washington my mother and her six
children lived near Utica on farm Of
about 100 acres I suffered no hardships
as a boy, but I was expected 20 do my
share OF the work, such as driving the
hay-rake. hOeiRg In the garden, ard
50 on
When my grandfather died-the same
gay captain Of the Burlington-be left my
mother an Inheritance Of about S100.000
We then moved away from the farm and
went 20 live in the village Of Nev- Hart