| Show YORK NAMES james S sherman of utica N Y s receives nomination as tafts running mate chicago the republicans on fri day nominated congressman james jamea schoolcraft Schooler School cratt aft sherman of utica N Y for the vice presidency providen by when governor hughes was defeated for the presidential nomination the new york delegation started an active campaign for the naming 0 of congressman sherman for secona second place on the ticket and pledged the seventy eight new york votes tor for him then it became only a question of whether the taft and roosevelt forces would support the now yorker the wires between chicago and washington were kept hot during the night and early friday morning finally the word was passed around that taft wa was willing that sherman should be his running mate and the field was clear for his nomination after the result of oe the ballot had bai been announced the floodgates flood gates ot of wild enthusiasm were let loose as floor and gallery joined in a pandemonium of demonstration tor for the tha nominee the nominations completed final details were now quickly perfected committees from tho the various states to wait upon the candidates for president and vice president and formally notify them odthe of the action ot of the convention in nominating them prospective meetings of the national commit too teo to perfect plans tor for the coming campaign and thanks and congratulations to the chicago men who have given a convention of such perfect equipment and then just before noon amid cheers ibers cl still cheering and the inspiring strains of the national anthem tho the national convention finally adjourned and the multitude dispersed ex governor timothy L 1 woodruff of 0 new york placed the nane name of mr sherman before the convention anu and speaker cannon was unanimously accorded the privilege of the floor and made the seconding speech senator lodge nominated governor guild ot oe massachusetts thomas thoma 3 M mccarty placed the name of ex gov arnor murphy ot of now new jersey before the convention when the vote was taken vice president fairbanks got one vote governor sheldon of nebraska ten votes governor curtis guild ot of mas mabi sev seventy I 1 enty five governor murphy ot of new jersey seventy seven anil and james S sherman of new york james jamea schoolcraft Schooler aft sherman was born in U utica tica N Y october 24 1855 lie he received an academic and collegiate education graduating from hamilton college in the class of 1878 ile he was admitted to the bar in 1880 and has practiced law ever since ile he was president of the utica trust and deposit company for several terms as well as president of the new hartford canning company lie ho served as mayor of utica la in 1884 1984 was delegate to the republican national convention in 1892 chairman of the new york state republican convention in 1895 and again in 1900 chairman of the national congressional committee in 1906 was elected to the fiftieth fifty first farst fifty second fifty third fifty fourth fifty fifth fifty sixth fifty seventh fifty eighth fafty ninth and six I 1 bieth congresses receiving votes at his last election to for the democratic united lalor lab or party and independent league candidates and a i majority of 2984 over all his opponents combined |
