The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-31

cog in the Republican party machine
Three times nc served as cha rmar
Of state conventions. and he has beer
Spoken or In connection with almost
every important political poet since
fsaa
In the house Sherman served as
chairman OF the committee on rail-
ways and canals. of the committee on
Tndsan affairs and Of the committee on
rules, all-powerfuf in its inaac aee4.
The part sherman played In the ma
tiunal counc Is of the Republican party
was more felt than observea. eat X
was always CT highest importance. He
was Invariably consulted in the map
ping out Of national campasTns
The VICE presidents marriage 70
M - Carrie Bsbceck. OF East Orange,
II. j.. gransdaughter Of Colonel Ella
KIN Sheriff. noted Wing leader
10 New YORK Ia the days OF Henry
Clay. took place in 1851
His s.Aaa6z@a arc Sheriff., = banker.
Richard Hugh, a Hamilton college
mathematics professor, and Thomas
NJ, an Official tn ene ef bis father =
cesnpen es~-au married and residents
NJ Ct3ca-
siar~s~an Intermediary.
Before SeserrSAr's election 10 taS
vScx- presidency TIVE things n psrfic
al8r hsa se-Ee4 10 make him grcF71f-
-znx IS a national figure. They were
49, Roosevelt Hartman affair ana
tN@ congressional campaign plan OF
81 80 e 4@trESgsss0TsS~ IN the Hartman
-=aas.e~. President Roosevelt made
SHERMAN tA@ intermediary. address
f1g &c A9-z sse famous letter contain
snx the Shorter and @gs1er wood
Mesa wh1Ae sesrsrsAa had coTne 20 he
as&asy Sncun So Dollar Jim" AZ
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eeIns8ss&S IN E$9s. Re sent out calls
ss~ 81 90 subscriptions. Afssrward he
xa4S ira. tAess srssI} gifts had praC-
tscastx betrayed expenses.
sherman was aot long in congress-
before NE WAS recognized as one OF
the really influential men in the ma
tienal legislature Fran she begin
nsng - was one OF the most popular
raan n Washington. with host Of
perso~ friends even among the
Der ats A friend Of all the naeh
pewerfu3 in his party. his appoint
merits during his eighteen years as
CONGRESSMAN were numerous. He
was closely allied with Speaker Can
nor, and once ne tried To Vet the
speakership himself~-when Reed re
tired. A Western combination pre-
vented his election. however Sher-
man stood next to Speaker Reeu IN
his grasp of parliamentary law.
When defeated for the speakersh'p,
sherman was Offered the position Of
secretary of the senate, but way COM
peIled 10 decline because Of the ur-
gent request of his townsmen that he
continue TO represent them In con-
press This action of his townsmen
occurred second time. when Mckln'
ley offered to make him general ap'
praiser of the port of New York
Mass meetings were held in Utica and
great gatherings sent delegates to hin
Is. to- beg him TO ramain In CON gress ~
their representative So he declined
this place also, and stayed in CON
gress
sherman could have had number
of federal positions. even to Judge
st,iu hui he preferred to remain IL
congress.
With other business men Sherman
I'm 1899 organized the Utica Trust anc
Derosst company, now one of ms
leading banks Of Central New York
and he became It's president. He Ii
also president Of the New Hartfort
Canning company. orga nized by hi
father In 1881, and Is Interested II
many other local, enterprises.
Great Personal Popularity.
The personal popularity Of the vice
president In ana eersally conceded. A
political gatherings and at the Capt.
yoi in Washington he Is always sur
rounded by friends, and seems to ra
diate good fellowship. He tips tn
scales at 225 pounds and looks a
foTiy AZ the president Genera II
wears a square-topped derby hat. al
English walking coat, fancy wais,
coat and conspicuous spectacles, III
face in round and the Sunny Jim
smile Ii rarely missing. Below NJ
ea-s are little rhomhoid whi"kers.
The sherman home In Utica is al
imposing res dence. and social activt
ties are plent fui~ there: Az 1s'@sfsbes
OF the family attend the Dutch IKE
formed Church, where Mr. sherman i
president of the board of trustees he
side his membership in the For
Schuyler club, at Utica. he belongs u
the Metropolitan club in Wash ngtoi
and to the Union League Republican
and Transportation clubs In New York
Not Brothers in Politics.
Mr. Sherman once said In regart
To h 8 political relat oas with hi
brother. Richard w Sherman, twice
MAYOR OF Utica. and one of the lead
ing Democrats Of central New YORK;
There In good understanding be
tween us. We are brothers in every
thing hut politics asked him Z
come to the inauguration OF Mr. TAFT
but he declined He va that he wa
obliged to me- but he didn't belieV'
the Inauguration would be OF stimiat
snK interest to It Democrat. Whe'
he runs for Office in Utica ! work am
speak against him. When ] was rum
II rig for ce president in 1905 n
presided at several BRYAN meetings.
Before the Republican national con
vention met in 1908 Sherman relation
with Taft had not been intimate HI
opposed his latter's candidacy pre-
ferrsng Governor Hughes. Of New
York state. and reserv ng speake'
Cannon as second cha O.
Baseball Fan.
Baseball comes first on the vice pres
tdent's favorite sports. He was once
an expert billiard shot, and he also
likes golf While he doesn't care FOL
horses OF hunting. he has done mucf
fishing since he was a young ter. Hi
father was the organizer of the OLD
Walton club, of the odirondachs. Hin
three sons are all fond OF outdoor
sports. the youngest, Thomas. helms
one of the most expert golfers II
New York State.
II was on the committee on lndiar
affairs that Sherman did his most no.
s'tAhs. work in she itsase Of re ~ essaiA
tives- He held the craftsmanship foi
fourteen years being at the head OF
the committee when first nom mate
for the vice pres dency He recent.
stated. in reply TO an inquiry as TO his