Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-02
NATION TO HONOR
VICE PRESIDENT
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I post since 1900.
+ IN the House sherman served as
chairman Of the Committee on Rail-.
ways and Canals. OF the Committee on
Indian Affairs and OF the Committee
on Rules. all powerful in its influence.
/ The part that sherman played IN
/ the national councils OF the Repuhlk
party was more felt than observed. but
! Il was always Of highest Importance.
He was invariably consulted In the
mapping out Of national campaigns.
The Vice Presidents marriage to
Miss Carrie nabcock, of East Orange.
n. J.. granddaughter OF Colonel Fila.
kim Sheriff. noted Wing leader IN
New York in The DAYS of Henry CLAY.
took place in 1891.
His children are Sheriff., a banker.
Richard Hugh. Hamilton college
mathematics professor, and Thomas
I X, and official in one of his fathers
companies all married and residents
+ OF Utica
Before Sherman's election to the
vice presidency two things in partic.
ular had served 20 make him promi-
nent as national figure. They were
! the ACKNOWLEDGMENT affair and the
congressional campaign plan OF $i00
contributions. la the Hartman mat.
ter, President Roosevelt made Sher-
man the intermediary addressing TO
\ him the famous letter containing the
shorter and uglier" word Mean
while sherman had come to be wide
4 ly known as Dollar Jim" As chair
man OF Congressional Campaign Com
mittee in 1906, he sent ont calls for 81
subscriptions, Afterward he said that
these small gifts had practically de-
4 frayed expenses.
4 sherman was not long in Congress-
before he was recognized as one of
4 the really influential men in the ma.
I tional legislature. From the begin
4 ming he was one of the most popular
men IN Washington. with host OF per
sonal friends even among the Defo.
Gratis. A friend OF all the men pow
erfnl In his party. his appointments
\ during his Is years MS congressman
1 were numerous. He was closely al.
lied with Speaker Cannon and once he
tried to get the speakership himself
when Reed retired. A Western comb-
nation prevented his election, how
ever, Sherman stood next To Speak
er Reed In his grasp of parliamentary
/ law.
When defeated for the speakership
! ftC -
secretary OF the Senate but was com
PEELED 10 decline because of the urgent
request Of his townsmen that he con.
4 tinue to represent them In Congress.
4 This action OF his townsmen occurred
n second time, when Mckinley Of
fered to make him general appraiser
of the port of New York. Mass-meet-
I ings were held in Utica and great
gatherings sent delegates to him TO
beg him to remain in Congress as their
representative So he declined this
place also and stayed in Congress.
Sherman could have had a number
OF federal positions, even 10 Judge
ship; but he preferred to remain in
1 Congress.
/ With other business men sherman
in 1899 organized the Utica Trust and
Deposit Company. now one of the lead
/ ing banks OF Central New York, and
he became its president. He Is also
president OF the New Hartford Cam
ming Company organized by his faith
er in 1881. and Is Interested in many
other local enterprises.
The personal popularity Of the Vice
President Is universally conceded. At
political gatherings and at the Capitol
in Washington he was always sur
rounded by friends and seemed to-
radiate goodfellowship. He tips the
scales at 225 pounds and looks as jolly
as the President. Generally he wore
square-topped derby hat an Enblish
walking coat. fancy waist-coat and
conspicuous sepectacIes. His face
was round and the sunny jim" smile
will be badly missed
The Sherman home in Utica Is an
I imposing residence, and social actiy-
tiles are plentiful there. All members
of the family attend the Reformed
3
ident of the board of trustees. Be
side his membership in the Fort
Schuyler Club at Utica, he belongs
10 the Metropolitan club in Washing
ton and to the Union League Repub-
lican and Transportation Clubs in New
York.
Mr.. Sherman once said In regard
to his political relations with his
brother. Richard Sherman, twice may
or of Utica, and one of the leading
Democrats of Central New York:
There is a good understanding be-
tween us. We are brothers in every
thing but politics. ! asked him to
come to the Inauguration OF Mr.. Taft,
but he declined. He said that he was
obliged to me. but he didn' believe
the Inauguration would be Of stimu-
lating interest to Democrat. When
he runs for Office in Uica | work and
cnaak against him When | WAS rIn-