Sherman was an inside Washington choice whom very few knew outside the Capitol. Sherman served so often as the presiding officer of the chamber that Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Mass.) recognized that job function in eulogizing Sherman on the Senate floor.
The Senate historical office noted that Sherman probably had very little effect on the race. Sherman ran on the ticket led by Vice President William Howard Taft. Taft faced off against William Jennings Bryan, who had won the presidential nomination for the third time and for the third time would prove unsuccessful.
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