Show NEW NE YORK NAMES IE James S. S Sherman of Utica N. N Y Receives Nomination as Tafts Taft's is Running Mate Chicago The The Republicans on Fri day nominated Congressman James Schoolcraft Sherman of ot Utica N N. Y Y for tor the vice vice When Governor Hughes was defeated defeat defeat- ed cd for the presidential nomination I Ithe the New York delegation started an active campaign for tor the naming of ot Congressman Sherman for tor second place on the ticket and pledged the seventy-eight seventy New York votes for him Then It became only a question of whether the Taft and Roosevelt forces would support the New Yorker The Tho wires between Chicago and Washington Washing ton were kept hot during the tho night and early Friday morning Finally the word was passed around that Taft Tart was willing that Sherman should be his running mate and the tho field was clear for his nomination After the result of ot the ballot had I been announced the floodgates of ot wild I enthusiasm were let loose as floor and gallery joined in a pandemonium of ot 1 demonstration for the nominee The Tho nominations completed final details were now quickly perfected perfected com com committees from the various states to wait walt upon the candidates for president president president dent and vice-president vice and formally notify them of ot the action of ot the convention convention convention con con- in nominating them prospective Ive tive m meetings of ot the national commit commit- committee tee to perfect plans for the coming campaign and thanks and congratulations to the Chicago men who have given a convention of ot such perfect equipment And then just before noon amid cheers still cheering and the lag Ing ng strains of ot the national anthem ho tho national convention finally adjourned ad ad- and the multitude dispersed Governor Ex-Governor Timothy L. L Woodruff of ot New York placed the name of Mr Sherman before etore the convention and Speaker Cannon was unanimously accorded accorded ac- ac corded the privilege of at the tho floor and made the seconding speech Senator Lodge nominated Governor Guild of ot Massachusetts Thomas M. M I McCarty placed the name of ot Gov Ex-Gov- Murphy of New Jersey before the he convention When the tho vote vote- was taken Vice- Vice President resident Fairbanks got one vote Governor Sheldon of ot Nebraska ten votes otes Governor Curtis Guild of ot Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas- Mas seventy five Governor Murphy of ot New Jersey seventy-seven seventy and James S. S Sherman of ot New York James Schoolcraft Sherman was born In Utica N. N Y October 24 24 1855 He received an academic and collegiate collegiate collegiate colle colle- education graduating from Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Ham Ham- ilton college In the class of ot 1878 He was admitted to the bar In 1880 and has practiced law ever since He was was president of or the Utica Trust and Deposit Deposit Deposit De De- posit company for tor several terms aswell aswell as aswell well as president of ot the tho New Hartford Canning company He served as mayor of ot Utica In 1884 was delegate I to the Republican national convention in 1892 chairman of ot the New York state Republican convention In 1895 and a again aln In 1900 chairman of ot the national congressional committee in 1906 was elected to the fiftieth fifty- fifty first second fifty-second third fifty-third fifty fifty- fourth fifty fifth sixth fifty-sixth fifty- fifty seventh fifty eighth ninth fifty and sixtieth sixtieth sixtieth six six- congresses receiving votes at his last election to for Cor the Democratic United Labor party and Independent league candidates and a majority of ot 2984 over all his opponents combined |