The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-31
Always a Close Friend of Cannon
and a Fighter for High Pro-
tective Tariff.
NO PART IN PRESENT CAMPAIGN
Barely Able to Deliver Speech Of
Acceptance - Trip to Register
Caused Fatal Complications.
(By United Press.


Sherman, vice-president of the Unit
ed States and candidate for re-elec-
ton at the general election next
Tuesday, died in his home here at
GAP last night. He celebrated his
fifty-seventh birthday exactly one
week before he died.
Sick for more than a year, Jim"
Sherman, as he liked to be called,
fought against death as he had
fought all of his life, never giving
in and he accepted defeat as he has
accepted it in the past, with a smile.
It was a smile that brought him
political and personal preferment.
Sunny Jim," he has been called here
among his own people for many
years and his friendly grin and hear
ty hand clasp were his trade marks
here long before the ''allies" at the
Republican convention in Chicago,
four years ago, demanded through
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, that the then
congressman be elevated to the sec
ond highest Office in the land.
The dead vice-president was born
in this city on Oct. "a, 1855 his ia
Their being Richard U. S. Sherman,
noted Oneida county editor, and one
of the pioneer settlers of Central
New York. He received his educa
ton in the public and preparatory
schools in Utica and entered Hamil-
ton college, afterward being admit
ted to the bar. All his life Sherman
was prominent in the affairs of Utica
and Oneida counties. As head of the
Utica Trust and Deposit company he
dominated the financial situation
and there were few industries in the
city he was not connected with in
some way He was for many years
treasurer of the Dutch Reformed
Church, a trustee of Hamilton Col
lege; served as mayor of his native
town; was in congress for many
years and twice prominently men
toned for speaker; was delegate to
nearly all of the national conven-
lions since 1884 and affiliated with
Elks, Royal Arcanum, and other
fraternal organizations.
Sherman went to Washington first
as a member of the fiftieth congress-
He was an ultra high protectionist
and his influence was always for a
high tariff.
AS member of congress he al
ways ranked as strict party man,
and was always known, with "Uncle
Joe" Cannon, and Serene E. Payne,
as a "stand-patter."
He was member of the we'll
known "Tapeworm club" which was
a decided factor in preparing many
of the schedules in the Mckinley
law.
The one incident in the life of
Sherman which affected him the
most was when he was defeated by
colonel Roosevelt for the chairman
ship of the Republican state con-
vention held in Saratoga Springs on
September, 1910. Up to that time
Sherman and Colonel Roosevelt had
been warm personal friends. When
the Republican state convention in
yited Sherman to act as temporary
chairman of that committee he &C.
copied and Colonel Roosevelt object
ed to the designation. Sherman ap.
parently had a majority of the cleo.
ted delegates behind his candidacy
until President Taft let it be infer.
red that he would prefer Roosevelt
to have the Office. The federal Office
holders lined up behind Roosevelt
and friends of Sherman demanded
that he pull out of the race. He
positively refused. With the same
smile that had marked him at al
times he declared in the parlor OF
the United States hotel, that, ever
though he received only the votes Of
his home assembly district, he would
stick to the finish, and he did.
Roosevelt won easily and Sher
man made no complaint although tn.
former friendliness between the twt
was conspicuous for its absence.
When the last Republican conyen