The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30

Mt $50 o'clock tonight. and at II
O'Clock still was sleeping. DIR. Peek,
| who had been With hin most OF the |
| time fog twenty-fOur hourn, left for /
home. expressing confidence that
| his patient would 70 through the
| night without great Distress. HIS
kidneys are acting somewhat more
favorably.
Utica, n. Y. october 2s.-No ma
terial change was noted to-day In the
, condition OF Vice President Sherman.
At o'clock tonight DR.. Peck Is
sued the following statement relative
to the condition OF his patient:
"For the past week or ten days Nj.
Sherman's friends and physicians have
felt a great deal OF solic!tude about
him, and for the past three or four
days his uremic condition has caused
a great deal OF alarm. After very
distur bling day yesterday he fell into
/! natural sleep at IL o'clock last night
without the aid OF sleep-producinS
drugs and slept until o'clock tbs
morning quietly and comfortably. This
afternoon there has been q recurrence
OF his disturbance, but for the larger
part of the afternoon he has been
resting quietly. His heart strength IL
keeping up well. his pulse Is from I'd
to So; temperature practically normal;
respiration from II to 3d."
During the day there were several
/ emergency calls from the Sherman
!. house for the physician. The Vice
President was not in great pain. but
was extremely restless and at times ir-
rational, both of which conditions were
! caused by the presence OF uremic
poison due to the inaction of the kid
neys DR.. Peck makes no enort To
minimize the seriousness Of this con-
dition. but is hopeful to stimulate the
kidneys and. II he succeeds. expects
a marked improvement. In no event
! does he anticipate vital crisis Tor
day or two.
No Effort to Conceal Facts.
There is no effort to conceal the
facts concerning tho Vtos-Pres1dents
case. On the contrary. both DR.. Peck
and Mr.. Sherman's family concede Its
critical nature
The doctors say. however. that kid
ney diseases are Of such q nature tnst
il is quite impossible to foreten the
course Of any given case with exact
ness. Mr. Sherman's robust constitu-
ton IL in his favor. but the fact that
he has lost ground steadily since Au-
gust weighs against him.
DR.. Janeway. Of New York, ana Dr.
| E!sner, OF Syracuse. both Of whom
have been called into consultation
during the past ten days. condrm Dr..
Peck's diagnosis. leaving no doubt
that the kidneys are the seat Of the
malady, while the heart. the arteries
and the muscles about the heart are
all seriously involvea.
DessA wsssA Creste PsUHse~
tereot was manifested to-day through
out Washington IN the condition OF
vice-President sherman at Utica. His
Illness was the subject Of repeated In
CURRY St the White House and was
discussed At the Cabinet meetinG. The
most optimistic DO not expect him to
be in the chair when the Senate recon
venes In December.
The absence Of the presiding ofllcer.
however, vii; give the Senate no new
problem to solve. The bitter fight over
the election Of . President pro tenn
. ended last session In an agreement
to have Senator Oainnger. OF New
Hampshire. Republican. and Senator
Facon. Georgia Democrat to alternate
IN the chair. Just before Congress adj
journed Senator Bacon was chosen to
serve N president pro tenn until De-
cember Is. and the understanding -
that the rotation with senator GAL
Iinger viii continue indefinitely.
should the vice-Presidens's illness
result fatally or compel his witAdrawal
before the election- the spinioa was
expressed that the national or exc
cutive committee would select . sub
stitute candidate whose name would
b printed on tho ballot In States
where the tickets have not already
been sent TO the press No presidents
were found. however. covering the Sit
uation-
Dascussssa ASses GseeeeyS DessA- :.
death OF Horace Greeley in 1871 was
recalled in the Investigation to-day.
His death occurred after the NOVEMBER
election. but before the electoral col
l~ge me, 10 select o President and
Vice. President. The ability Of electors
20 vote for others than those named
by the party convention or whose
names had been printed on the ballot
was then demonstrated many Demo-
cratic leaders voting for others than
Greeley.
Z The Georeia electors conceived %
their Ausy 20 vote for greeley. al
though he was dead. The Senate De-
csded that the 0eorgia vote SA0uia
~ counted. bot the Howe voted That
10 should nos. u b ccnseudeA that
| since Congress smsrsed the manner
/ Of ranvassspg the Sailsss In 1881 - Q
/, result ef the Hayes-Tg1Aen ccatesS
! votes for q caaalAsss dying betwesa
4 ne Novsmber slecssce saA the 1ses-
ecsssssssa - ssvsssA rsGNl