Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-25
GEO. SHELDON
A FAT FRYER
Of ABILITY
Treasurer of Republican Ma
tional Committee a Director
in p Big Corporations and
Is Widely Known Trust Man
Especial to the Review


NEW YORK, July 24.-Even before
ne had secured quarters, George b.
Sheldon, financial lieutenant of 7 P
| Morgan, trust organizer, and treas
| urer of the Republican national com
mlttee, began the work of collecting
the immense fund that, if is me-
Gicted, will support the G. o. P. can.
didateS this year.
Trained in Finance.
Trained under Cornelius n. RIiss
having served as treasurer of the
New York state committee when
Bliss occupied that position on the
national body, George r. Sheldon. Is
regarded by mary as even a better
man for the place than Bliss, his pre-
decessor.
Where Bliss was a director in only
tAree corporations in this CITY. Shell.
DON is director in twenty-five and
besides is the active head of the
banking firm Of William c. Sheldon q
Co, Of ? Wall street, known as a
close connection Of the Morgan IN
terests. He also has interests IN
ne arIy thirty states.
List of Directorships.
The following companies claim the
Republican fund manager as director:
American Locomotive company
American Locomotive Automobile
company.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Cincinnati Northern Railroad con-
pany.
Detroit Edison company.
Electrical Securities corporation.
Laclede Gaslight company.
locomotive and Machine company
of Montreal Qimited.)
Locomotive Security company.
Metropolitan Trust company.
Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company.
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Trac-
ton company.
National Copper bank
New Jersey Terminal, Dock and I'M
proyement company.
North American company.
Republican Steel and Iron company
Of New Jersey.
Rogers Locomotive works
Union Bag and Paper company of
New Jersey.
St Louis Transit company.
Union Electric Light and Power
company.
Union Electric Light, Heat and
O"Nl3 COMPANY OI Louis.
May Beat Bliss Record.
insiders declare that as Bliss ue-
sired Sheldon as his successor, and
viii give him all the aid he
IAN, it is possible that the immense
'uTEds raised By Bliss in the cam
1aigns Of 1896 and 1900, from which
several scandals grew, may be equal
ID or passed.
Sheldon's records as an organizer Of
trusts and corporations is greater
han that of Bliss In Morgan's or
saniZing he has taken an active part
1t the time of the formation Of the
notorious shipbuilding trust. Sheldon,
hen treasurer of the Republican
state committee, induced Odell, at
hat time governor, to subscribe
100000 and interested many friends
Of the governor.
His connection with the locomotive
trust puts him in touch with every
railroad in the country.
Belongs to Twenty-three Clubs.
Many of ais companies possess an
absolute monopoly Of lighting and
traction facilities in the sections IN
which they are located. The traction
interests of st. Paul and Minneapolis
are controlled absolutely by Che North
American company.
He is president Of the Union
League club, of which John d. Rock
efeller. Andrew Carnegie. Morgan and
other financial Napoleons are mem
bers, and in addition is an active
member of twenty-taTee other clubs
with which well known Wall street
men are connected.