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T1FT IS COMPLETELY
,:q(R TRUST CONTROL
Republican empaign Committee
Work D. 'er Direction of
the Interests.
SHELDON OFFICIAL FAT
FRIER OF CAMPAIGN
List of Those From Whom the
Treasurer Got His Fattest
Contributions in 1906.

Chicago, October 1.-(special)-1
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
few of the controlling spirits in the
Republican Committee who are &C.
lively interested In trusts and monop.
olies.
At the head Of the list stands George
H. Sheldon, treasurer Of the Republi
can National Committee. Mr.. Shcldon's
selection for this important post of Of
fetal "fat frier" was made upon rec
ommendation of VIM. Nelson Crom
we'll. the great corporation lawyer Of
Wall Street, attorney for the Panama
Canal Company, E. H. Hartman, the
Standard Oil Company, the Sugar
Trust, Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. bankers and
brokers, and other favored interests.
Almost Immediately after his appoint
ment, Mr.. Sheldon is reported to have
received contribution from Mr.. Crom.
well, amounting to $4,000.
In 1906 Mr.. Sheldon was treasurer
Of the New York State Republican
committee, and succeeded so well in
frying the fat from the interests that
Mr.. Cromwell recommended him for
a similar job with the National com.
mittee. According to the sworn state
ment of Mr.. Sheldon, published after
the campaign, he raised $393,923.60
chiefly from these interests
The following is partial list of the
contributors as shown in Mr.. Shell
don's statement: .
J. Pierpont Morgan, Wall street
banker and promoter $40 600
Levi P. Morgan, banker, Wall
street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
John D. Rockefeller, OF Stand
ard Oil 5000
Andrew Carnegie ............ 5000
Chauncey NJ. Depew, railroad
and Standard Oil senator .. 5000
II. R. Hollins, financier ....... 5000
Jacob H. Schiff, favored banker $500
Harvey Fisk &, Sons, bankers
and brokers ............... $500
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. bankers and
fiscal agents ............... $500
J. & w. Seligman & Co., bank
ond facoJ ooonfe Enn
Chas. w. Schwab, steel trust
and other trust corps. ....... 1000
&. R. Mackey, Postal Telegraph
20. Z,UVU
John w. Gates, stock gambler
and trust operator ..... 1000
W. E. Corey, Prest. U. S. Steel
Corp. Z.0OU
w. c. Sheldon & Co., bankers
and fiscal agents ....... 1000
John Jacob Astor, tenement
house owner ............... 1000
VIM. Nelson Cromwell. trust
lawyer 1000
Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad
interests .............. ..... 1000
w. n. V2AuCA OAAI, JAsS Ac1AAA OSaO
interests ................... 1000
Edwin Gould, railroad interests 1000
w. F. Havemeyer, sugar trust. 800
B. NJ Duke, tobacco trust ..... 800
D. o. Mills SOC
II. M. Flagler, Standard OIL. %. 500
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Trust. 90. 500
Henry Clews, Wall street
banker Z5U
This is only a partial list of the
trust magnates and fnanclers who con
tributed to Mr.. Sheldon's fund. An
index as to how much more Mr.. Shell
don may be able to raise from these
interests for the national campaign
the fact may be cited that Mr.. Crom
we'll gave $1,000 to the state fund
and increased the amount to 500, ,o0C
for the national campaign.