Alma record., 1913-02-20

It was through Mr.. Sherman's work
dropping Of hazing has come about.
Mr.. Sherman continued the practice
Of the law till 1906, but was also in
terested In various outside enterprises.
He was president Of the Utica Trust
and Deposit company and Of the New
Hartford Canning company. He was
married In 1881 to Miss Carrie Bah
cock and had three sons.
Sheriff. Is teller In the Utica Trust
Company bank, of which Mr.. Sherman
was director and former president.
Richard y. is professor Of mathematics
ct Hamilton College, from which his
father graduated and Of which Mr.
Sherman was trustee. and Thomas
M. is secretary Of the Smyth-Despard
company Of Utica.
Mrs. Sherman a Social Leader.
Mrs. Sherman is very prominent So
cially and enjoys great popularity
During her sojourn at the national
capital she won an enviable position
for herself. Owing to Ill health she
gave no large entertainments, but her
email dinners at the New Willard
were invariably noted for their ex-
treme smartness. Little was ever said
about them in the papers owing to
Mrs. Sherman's dislike Of publicity.
A story is told of Mr.. Sherman that
he was in his committee room at
Washington one evening debating n
No.. No.. =. -. his, s.s st.SSIn11SSranheg s.Sn1 while tive
na ges were carrying oh d diseu<sioi
40 70 the relative batting ability OF
sole and the late Delahanty. Mr.
L~., an apparently was engrossed IL
shern>> rs and figures in front o
the repoA> 'aball scores and averages
him, and bae> Nest from his mind.
seemed the furs>> H2 last year." sale
"LaJoie batted - md Delahant!
one of the pages, ~ = this year
hasn't bit more'n a dott,> much"
He's battin' about 200. if tllsa day
HE batted .316 up to yes<se>
sonny" came the sudden interrupsto,.
from Congressman Sherman, "and he
leads the league in extra base hits
And you've got the Lajoie dope wrong.
He batted .406." And then he resum-
ed his dictation.
Mr.. Sherman was one Of the best
presiding officers that ever occupied
the chair in either house Of congress.
He was a skilled parliamentarian,
prompt In his rulings and stated his
position so simply and fairly that there
Is no remembrance of his having
been overruled. In the house he was
probably called to the chair oftener
than any other floor member. In the
senate he handled matters with the
quickness and facility Of a veteran |
He had clear voice that carried we'll |
Headed Congressional Campaign.
In 1906 Mr.. Sherman became chair
man Of the Republican congressional
Of which he had previously |
been vice chairman. He presided over
state conventions In New York and |
was often talked of for governor.
After his election to the vice presi |
1ency Mr.. Sherman's name was
brought out in the Indian scandals in |
Oklahoma, but he was completely ex.
onerated by the report of the commit.
tee conducting the investigation. One |
of his last appearances in New York |
politics was In connection with the Re |
publican state convention of 1910, whe
ne was chosen by the state committee
% become temporary chairman, the
spposing candidate being Colonel Theo- |
lore Roosevelt. This was the begin.
hing Of the fight that finally resulted in
Roosevelt winning the convention, de
eating Sherman and nominating Hen
y L. Stimson for governor.
One who had known him long and in
imately said of him:
Young Sherman was q boy whom
,ther boys tied to. There wasn't Il
mean streak In him. Men tied to him as
,oys tied to him, fact that the visitor
o the halls Of congress might learn
With little trouble inside of an hour.
"Mr. Sherman had strength and a
will Of his own when principle was in
'olved. Popular and genial he was, but
le did not give way to the demands Of
riends when the demands were not
what he thought they should be.
''Mr. Sherman was a man of strong
haracter and Of deep convictions. His
word was binding, and no man ever
loubted his sincerity"