The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-03
INTERESTS" ARE STRONGLY
REPRESENTED ON THE REPuB-
LIcAN COMMITTEE.
SHELDON OFFICIAL FAT FRYER
LIST OF THOSE FROM WHOM HE
GOT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Republican Treasurer 10 Director In
Twenty.one corporatIons-RaiSed
Big Fund In 1sos-Reeommend.
ed by Standard OIL Attorney.

Chicago September (SpeclaD In
connection with the controversy which
the president has raised as to whether
the trusts and financial concerns are
most interested In the election OF Mr..
Taft or Mr.. Bryan, the Democratic ma.
tiOnal committee calls attention to u
few Of the controlling spirits In the
Republican committee who are active
ly interested in trusts and monopo.
lies. ,.... ..........
At the head OF the list stands George
X. Sheldon, treasurer OF the Repub-
lican national committee. Mr.. Shell
don's selection for this important post
OF official Fat fryer" was made upon
recommendation OF William Nelson
Cromwell the great corporation law.
yer OF Wall street, attorney for the
Panama Canal Company, +. II. Har.
riman, the Standard Oil Company the
sugar trust Kuhn, Loeb Il Co., bank.
ers and brokers, and other favored in
terests. Almost Immediately after his
appointment Mr.. Sheldon is reported
TO have received a contribution from
Mr.. Cromwell, amounting to $50. 900
Mr.. Sheldon IL multi-millionllre,
the active head OF the banking firm OF
w C.. Sheldon 4 Co., 2 Wall street.
According TO the Directory Ct IN
rectors" for the present year, Mr..
Shedon's name appears as director
In the following corporations:
American Locomotive Company,
American Locomotive Automobile
Company,
Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Cincinnati Northern Railroad Com.
pany,
Detroit Edison Company,
Electrical Securities Corporation,
Laclede Gaslight Company,
Locomotive and Machine Company
Of Montreal limited),
Locomotive Security Company,
Metropolitan Trust Company,
Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light Company, ....
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction
Company,
National Copper bank,
New Jersey Terminal Dock and
Improvement Company,
North American Company,
Republic Steel and Iron Company
OF New Jersey,
Rogers Locomotive works,
St. Louis Traction Company,
Union Bag and Paper Company OF
New Jersey,
Union Electric Light and Power
Company,
Union Electric Light and Power
Company OF 81. Louis.
Mr.. Shedon's connection with the
locomotive trust places him In con.
nection with the railroads Of the cOun.
try where he is able to procure their
9sEY tpgA L.,
confidential agent OF j. PierpOnt Nor
gan in his Wall street deals and as.
sisted In the formation of the Ship.
building trust His North American
Company controls the traction inter.
ests OF st. Paul and Minneapolis. lie
is president of the Union League club,
of which Rockefeller, Morgan, Car.
negle and other powers in Wall street
are also members. lie is also said
to be member OF 20 other clubs
whose membership includes practi,
cally all OF the operators in Wall
street. .......
In 1906 Mr.. Sheldon was treasurer
OF the New York state Republican
committee, and succeeded so wen In
frying the fHt from the Interests that
MIR. Cromwell recommended him for a
tee. According TO The sworn state
ment Of Mr., Shelton, published after
the campaign, he raised 1898 923. 20,
chiefly from these interests
The following is a partial LIST OF the
contributors as shown in Mr.. Shel.
dons statement:
j, Pierpont Morgan, Wall street
banker and promoter. ...,,... sec, 900
Levi p Morton, banker. Wall
street .,,....,.,..,,..,.. 70, 200
John ID. Rockefeller OF Standard
OH ..................... 5000
Andrew Carnegie .,,,..,,.. 5000
Chauncey NJ Depew, railroad
and Standard OIL senator. 49,. 5000
ii, II. Hollins, financier. ..... 5000
Jacob IL. Schif, favored banker. $500
Harvey Fisk a. Sons, bankers
and brokers .,.,..,........ $500
Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co., bankers and
fiscal agents, s,.............. $500
j. q w, Seligman q Co, bank
ers aud fiscal agents .,.. $500
Charles w, Schwab- steel .rust