The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-11-02
The Vice Presidents Death.

The death OF Vice President James s. Sherman at his
home in Utica, ~ Y. in the closing hours of the admin
istraton Of which he was and of q ma
nonai election in which ne was the candidate his
parry Tor return to the high office he filed
OF national interest and Mr. Sherman can hard
ly be classified of the great statesmen of his
times but he held high esteem had served with
credit member of congress and had filled the Of
hce OF vice president accepaby during practically
complete term he was very ikeable and he had
many devoted friends. His cheerful disposition and op
tmistc nature proverbiaI and earned for him
the sobriquet of sunny jim" He will be remembered
with kindly affection by in whose councils he
sat for many years.
The twenty ?seyenth vice president of the United
States Mr. Sherman was the seventh occupant of that
office TO die during the of his service His pre-
uecessors die in office were George Clinton in
lSIZ; Elbridge Gerry, in 1914; w. r. King in 1855
Henry Wilson, in 1875; Thomas A. Hendricks in 1886;
and Garrett A. Hoba in 1899 is rather curious that
the office OF vice president which is generally regarded
as station of repose should record of fatality
considerably in OF thai president with al It's
hazard and strain. Five presidents have died in office
since the foundation of the government and of these
only two have died causes the past fifty
nine three presidents assassinated but
not one has been carried away by disease.
period four presidents died of natural causes
The death OF the vice president creates no problem
OF government The presidential succession is amply
provided for through the offices of the cabinet
the secretary OF state being the in line
dent Taft should die before March 4, Mr.. Knox would
become president of the United States unexpired
term ending that date. The senate will be pre-
sided by the president pro tenn Of that body AS
there has been deadlock in the selection OF senator
to fill that position by the senator's Sen
ator Bacon of Georgia will preside for the remainder
OF the session of the present senate
The death OF Mr.. Sherman however has created
vacancy the republican to be voted for by the
electors who will chosen by the states next Tues
day As the president vice president are chosen
by electors and for directly there is ample
time for the republican national committee the highest
authority of the party, supply the vacancy caused by
Mr. Shermans death This may be done after the cleo
tors have been chosen well before, and such a
source has been agreed upon. Chairman Hiles of the
republican national committee has called meeting of
the committee for November 12 week after the
uonal election to nominate candidate in Mr. Sher-
mans place AT that time it will be known definitely
whether or not the nominees of the republican party
will have majority of the electoral college and this
knowledge will doubtless influence the choice of the
nominee for vice president IT, as is generally expected
the republican electors found to be in minority
the nomination OF running mate for President Taft
will be an award of empty honor If the unlikely
should happen and the republicans have control OF
the electoral college, the national committee will. with
full knowledge have the naming the vice pres
dent of the United States dependent of course upon
the party loyalty of the electors There is nothing in
law to bind the electors support partys nomi
nees but it is unlikely that any elector would refuse
his vote TO the choice of the party whose will the cleo
tor had been chosen to register