Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1912 — VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN DEAD [ARTICLE]

VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN DEAD

Death Due to Bright's Disease— Governor Hadley of Missouri Likely to Succeed Him on Ticket James S. Sherman, vice-president of the United States of America, died at his home in Utica, N. Y„ at 9:42 p. m., Wednesday of urenic poisoning caused from Bright’s disease, after a lingering illness. His age was 57 years. The funeral will be attended by the entire U. S. senate of which he was the speaker. Governor Hadley of Missouri is being talked of to succeed Mr. Sherman on the republican national ticket. Hadley was a prominent Roosevelt man in the regular republican epuvention held in Chicago last June, but did not bolt the Taft Ticket