The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-31
HE HAD SERVED NEARLY
ALL HIS FOUR YEARS. TERM
Republican National Committee
Will Select His Successor
as Candidate for Vice-Pres-
ident on Nov. l2---Expres-
sions Of Sympathy Pouring
In.

Utica, n. Y, Oct. 3l.-Utica is mourn.
ing to-day the death of VicePresident
Sherman, who passed away at 9:42 last
night at the family residence, of Bright Is
disease, complicated with heart trouble
and hardening of the arteries, and fol-
lowing a. 24-hour period of almost total
unconsciousness. All the city flags are
lowered to half mast, and by every other
possible means the vice presidents home
city indicated its grief over his demise.
Arrangements are being made for the
funeral, which is expected to be simple,
rather than pretentious. 1t is thought
President Taft and many members of
his cabinet and Congress will attend.
Many measures of coincidence were re-
ceived during the night and continued
today.
The funeral will be held Saturday aft
ernoon at the Dutch Reformed church,
of which Mr.. Sherman was parishioner.
Vice President Sherman had been sink
ing ever since early morning and it was
realized that death was a question of
only few hours. There was slight
relief shortly after o'clock, caused
by an apparent improvement in the con-
dition of the kidneys, but it did not
prove real or lasting and at best gave
only temporary hope. At 0 o'clock the
temperature rose to l06. From that
time the patients condition rapidly
passed from bad to worse until the end.
All the members of the immediate
family were witnesses of the final scene.
In addition to Mrs. Sherman there were
their three sons, Sheriff., Richard u, and
Thomas M. Sherman, and their respec-
tive wives, r. W. and Sanford Sherman,
brothers Of Mr.. Sherman, and Mrs. L. B.
Moore and Mrs. II. j. Cookingham, sis
ters of Mrs. Sherman
Soon after Mr.. Sherman's DEATH DR..
Fayette II. Peck, the attending physi-
clan, who was present when death came,
issued the following statement:
'The vice president died at 9:42 p. m.
without regaining consciousness for
moment. He was perfectly quiet. He
died in the presence of his wife, her
brother and sister, his two brothers and
his three sons and their wives. He had
been entirely unconscious since o'clock,
when he had a period of partial con-
sciousness lasting for about Is minutes.
He died in a uremic coma as a result
of Bright's disease, heart disease and
arterio- sclerosis'
h. ,au,ad;a. Euor,, 30
science were used but none of them gave
more than temporary relief. So long
as he remained rational he was what
the physicians call "a good patient" but
when delirious he resisted the applica.
tion of all remedies.
Mrs. Sherman bore up bravely under
the shock of her husbands death as did |
the other members of the family. Al |
though it was said at the house that |
the hopelessness of Mr.. Sherman's fight |
against death had been realized since |
Friday. the blow was nevertheless a |
crushing one.
The announcement of the vice -presi- !
dents death spread throughout the |
city with lightning rapidity. Universal |
sorrow was expressed and immediate I
steps were taken for the proper recog- /
milton of the sorrowful event Mr.. /
Sherman was regarded as the first citi-
zen Of the city aud all differences grow
ing out Of politics died with him.
The mayor gave out statement voic-
ing the general grief and the big bell
az city hall. as well as many church
bells. tolled out the doleful news to a
pubic to which IL was not news.
Not only did the Republican organiza-
tion take proper coguiEance Of the event.
but the Progressives announced their
intention Of canceling all meetings until
the vice-president's funeral Governor
johnson. who 80 long a. Mr. Sherman
lived. was his rival for vice presidential
honors. was to have spoken here to-
night in behalf Of the Progressive ticket.
but bis address. like all other events Of
the kind. has been deferred.
The Democrats also siCnified their in
'ention Of removing a Wilson and Mar
shall banner which had been flung across
one of the city streets and Of suspend
ing al political activity until after the
funeral
Mayor Bakers Tribute.
In the course of his tribute Mayor