Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — SHERMAN'S BUSY TWO WEEKS [ARTICLE]

SHERMAN'S BUSY TWO WEEKS

Has Spoken in Sixty Towns in the West—Tour Ended. Mansfield. 0., Oct. 9.—A vigorous two week’s political campaign through the middle west, during which he visited sixty towns aqd traveled over 3,(XX) miles, was brought to a close here by James S. Sherman. Republican vice presidential nominee, in a rousing rally. The candidate left Columbus early yesterday. At Delaware. Sherman addressed the students at the Wesleyan university, a co-ed institution. Girls and boys joined in “raLrahing" for “Sunny Jim," when he) gave them advice on various matters from athletics to mathematics, asking them to “take the American eagle as a pattern, who soars so high that no one was ever able to deposit salt on his venerable tall.” Following his talk on the college campus Sherman delivered an address to a large audience in the opera bouse. At Marion a large number of railroad employes came out of the ■bops to listen to a five-minute talk •K free trade Somebody iu the crowd

asked the candidate to shake band* but another voice shouted: J*You’ll get your hands dirty. Sunny Jim." It took the candidate about a second t® climb down among the crowd of grimy faced workmen, and begin to grasp their hands, dirt and all, saying: “By George! It does not make any difference how much dirt you boys have got on your bands as long as your hearts are all right.” This brought a rousing cheer. From Marion Sherman came to Mansfield and got a warm welcome. At night he boarded a train for the east.