Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01
Married Miss Babcock.

s15o.OOO and s20O,0 900 and his income
at $4,000.
Married Miss Babcock.
Mr.. Sherman married In 1881 Miss
Carrie Babc9ck, daughter Of General
Eliakim Babcock of Oneida county, N,
Y. General Babcock was killed fight.
Ing calamity at Gettysburg. Mr.. Sher,
mans married life was Ideally happy.
MIR. and Mrs. Sherman lived In Utica
In n handsome house In the residence
section Of the city. They had three
sons, Sheriff., who is connected with
the Utica Trust and Deposit company,
Richard Updyke, a professor Of mathe.
matics In Hamilton college, and Thorn.
as Moore Sherman, secretary treasurer
Of the Smyth-D espard company, manu-.
facturers of mill supplies. The sons
are all lovers Of outdoor sports, as was
their iather. Autoing, horseback rid.
ing, goling, baseball, are all keenly en-.
joyed by them. Mr.. Sherman himself
was a baseball fan Of the thirty-third
degree and liked to get into the root.
ing when the game grew exciting. Hts
son, Tom Sherman, Is one of the best
amateur golf players in the country.
He has won many cups in this country
and also In England and was account,
ed a few years ago one Of the best
eight players in America.
Outside of baseball, Mr.. Sherman also
loved golf, which he played often in
, Washington, President Taft sometimes
being his opponent. The vice president
was fond Of reading, and 1t is said that
he read David Harum'' at least once
every summer.
Mr.. Sherman played an important
part In the legislation Of the house.
He did little of the spectacular, but
was a hard worker In committees and
usually upon important ones. He was
chairman Of the committee on Indian
affairs and a member OF the all pow
| erful committee on rules. He was also
q member of the committee on inter-
state and foreign Mr.. Sher-
man won the high respect of the OPP
position as well rs the hearts OF the
Republicans of the house by his unfail-
ing courtesy and fairness when he &C.
cupied the speakers chair In the alb
sence Of the speaker. Because of his
ability as a parliamentarlan and his
trustworthlness Mr.. Sherman WINS Sc
iected to fll the chair perhaps moro of.
ten than any other member Of the
house In recent years when the speaker
wished to absent himself while the
house was discussing some subject in
committee of the whole. At one time
he was himself a prominent candidate
for speaker.
A Fine Presiding Officer.
Mr.. Sherman was what may be call
ed a natural parllamentarlan. He was
always fond of the tactics necessary In
a good presiding officer. In this he was
a youth Of mark In his academic class
es, and he soon showed his mettle
when he went to congress, being al
ways ready Gnd confident In passing
upon Il mooteN point and never was
quoted as going wrong or as having q
decision reversed on appeal on account
of error in his Interpretation of the
law.
1t was one Of the charms of his de-
ctsions that they were de ivered with
out the least hesitation and so clearly
worded thdr tines carried
e to members mosr~ disposed to ca.
vii. Moreover, bis decisions were de-
lfvered In such a modest and simple
way that they seemed to be a matter
Of course.
When Mr.. Sherman was doomed for
the vice presidency in 1908 1t WAS not
the nrst time he had been mentioned
for that ONCE. In 1900, when he was
permanent chairman Of the New York
state convention. he was FOR a number
Of days a close rival Of Theodore Roose-
welt. The Nte Mark Hanna at one