Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-31
WHOLE NATION
IN MOURNING
FOR SHERMAN
CONTINUED from i,sge ~

..uv sriei sui.."
A message notifying President rat.
Of the vice presidents death was flash
ed u few minutes after the end came
No arrangements for the funeral
have been made. His last resting place
will be in II magnificent mausoleum re
Gently erected III Forest Hill cemetery
IN his city. Yesterday afternoon the
physicians had administered oxygen to
the dying statesman.
Sherman's Active Career.
James ~schooicruti Sherman was
born Oct. "A. 1880. III Utica. y. Y. He
attended pubic schools OF hrs native
city nnd was graduated Ills Ii bacurior
OF arts III lsIo-the same year that
Fresldeut TAFT WIS graduated trum
ale from Hamilton college. at Gin
til. l., neal his home.
Following his graduation he studied
law aud war admitted to the bar III
1850. He began The practice OF Ills
profession immediately. As Il young
lawyer Mr. Sherman displayed con
siderable ability aud took II lively IN
terest IN the public affairs of his city
and county He was elected mayor OF
Utca IN 1874 and was sent as n dele
gate in lSr2 to the Republican uutiunai
convention. He served as chairman,
Of the Republican state convention tn
1873. I!HsI aud iNlS He had In lSSi
been elected to the Fiftieth congress
and WIS Y eleetpd 4 member of the
Ftfty-nrst. Fifty-thtrd Fifty fourth
Fifty nth. Fifty-sixth. Fifty seventh
FIFTY eighth. Fifty ninth aud Sixtieth
congresses
Experienced Campaiener.
The n%"nlnAt OF sherman for the
vice presidency fou- years NJ" was
determined On the advice Of his cn'
leagues In the house. who Argntt TINT
hr was the man for the place. not ont,
because he would swing he New
York vote. hut because OF his train
and parlia menfartan.
During the campaign Of 1908 the can
didHtp was In a hospital OF Cleveland
O.. for some days suffering from gall
stones. an old ailment In spite OF
favorable reports At the time the III
Meas WAS critical and It was feared
that he might not survive He recov
ered. however. and lived 10 become
vice president and the 'suunie.t" pres
idpnf OF the senate The country has
known A presiding officer In the
SENATE he WAS praised for his fairnes.
to both parties. and hia personal popn
larity maintained a steady growth
While active In public life. Mr. Sher
man was able to carry on Importan'
business associations He acquired y
fortune OF considerable size He wa,
president nf the Ittca Trust and De
posif company. vice president Of tn.
Utica City National hank. president o.
the Ttira Ice company. Il director II
the Utica and Mohawk Valley railrnnd
Inn electric system covering Utica. witt
branches to Syracuse. Rome. Little
Falls and other towns OF the section
He recently acquired control Of his M
five city's water supply corporation. OF
which his son. Richard s Sherman
WIS made president
His Homo Life Ideal.
The marriage of Mr. sherman to Car
rie Rabcock. the daughter OF l. Fl Bah
cock. n Utica lawyer. took place some
thIrty-two years ago Mrs Sherman
was educated IN the Utica seminar!
and Mt the Rnlllol school The married
life Of the Shermans was ideal There
are three snn Sheriff. Sherman. thirt.
years old. who IL connected with the
Utica Trust and Deposit company:
Richard Jpdike Sherman. for some
time a professor Of mathematics Il,
Hamilton college. and Thomas Moore
sherman. secretary and treasurer OF
the Smytb Despard company of Utica
The vice president enjoyed a great de
gree Of personal popularity. His fel
low townsmen Of Utica called him Our
Jim" or sunny jim and his nomina
ton and election IN 1908 was the occa
sion Of most enthusiastic celebrations
The vice president was known as M