Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

outcome of the campaign.
His peace of mind was more dis
turbed over his illness, as several of
his relatives have died from the same
disease" the physician said.
18th VICE PRESIDENT.
The 9th vice president of the
United States and the only one re-
nominated, was christeled James
Schoolcraft Sherman. But, in nearly
quarter of a century of public life,
Jim" Sherman he was to his init
mates and probably half the nation
referred to him as Sunny jim" a
scbriquet he earned as one well might
imagine by a never failing, all-year-
round sunny disposition.
Sherman belonged to the school of re-
publicanism nowadays popularity call
ed regular" and he fought his polit.
ical battles shoulder to shoulder with
men of his faith without compromise
or f1inching. Like every public man,
he had critics, some bitter; but he
also had friends who were a match
for his enemies. The events he help
ed to shape are so comparatively re
cent that history cannot assign him
to his proper place until 1t also re
cords the work of his contemporar
/ les.
| To the house of representatives oil
the 50th congress he came in the win
ter of 1887, Just passed his 9th birth
day, with the energy and optimism o.
youth, college bred from the halls o.
Hamilton which has given to public
life many other statesmen and public
figures, none without some mark O.
distinction. He had been elected
mayor of Utica two years before Lik,
many others who came to lead in tn,
national legislature. he brought will
him an education in law. He was vel
born and we'll bred. His father, Rich
ard U. Sherman, was an editor ant
public figure in New York state.
DEFEATED BY BENTLEY.
Two sessions of congress fount
Sherman defeated and out of Office, blu
not for long. Henry w. Bentley O
Bonneville, Oneida county, beat hin
by less than a thousand votes in tn
race for the SIND congress. In tn
interim Sherman went back to Utica
built up his law practice and return
ed to the 53rd congress with a sigma
victory. He remained in the hous
! without defeat to the Goth congress
when ne was nominated and electe
vice president on the ticket with MI
Taft.
His first years In the house brough
him into close association with leaC
ers. Joseph w. Bailey, later senf
tor; Breckenridge, Bryan, Bourk
Cochran, Crisp, Dalzell. Dingley, Do
liver, Henderson, Payne, Paynter, Ra.
nor, Reed, Wadsworth, Fighting Joe
Wheeler and score of others who's
names became household words 1
; discussion of the tariff and other nj
tional policies were his fellows. Tn
senate held such men as Aldrich, A
lison, Cockrell, Daniel, Frye, Gormal
Eoar, Hill, Teller, Vest and Wolcot
All were not republicans. but all wer
Jim" Sherman's friends, and in sue
. an environment he worked to a hig
place in the councils and finally wa
number one Of the big five in tn
house.
: Cannon, Dalzell, Payne, Sherma
and Tawney were the great quinte
during the comparatively recent year
in which congress was republican
Each of them invariably wore a re
carnation for a boutonniere, an
when Sherman went to preside owe
the senate and occupy the covete
marble room IN the other wing of til
capitol he took the custom with hil
:. and the flower always appeared &
every session Of the upper house.
WORK IN STATUTES.
. ANY review of Sherman's life woul
not be complete without a reference I
his work in the house Briefly, theI
Is recorded no time when he move
galleries to applause by a debate frol
the floor, or changed any votes b
: eloquence. But the statutes bes
1 marks OF his work in committee an
: caucus and the results or his labor
4 Oh the rules committee, the interstat
5 commerce committee and otht
: branches of the machinery of tn
house where the real legislating
done, while speeches prevail upon tt
: floor.
d 1t is not to be said he was no car
paigner. In New York state polite
: he was a leading figure. He W;
: known in other states His appea
:, ance in campaigns, state and nation
II were not infrequent. He was at OF
time chairman of the republican co