The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-06
a TRUST BOSS
Collecting Funds For the Nae-
ionat1 Republican Committee,
SHELD0N'S RECORD

/ SHelUUN,S ReGURU
AS Trust Magnate, Assaflcd by
i Mack, the Chairman of the Naaona.
4 Democratic Committee. WIN Go
AFTER Cromwell and Other: Active
K Republican Trust AGasnates.
| Following an attack OF NationaE
i Chairman 2Mack Friday on the cor
Eporation affiliations of George r
;ESheldon, treasurer of the Republicans
national committee, IT,. was learned.
Friday night that the Democratic
national committee is preparing "t0
assail the corporation connections CT
II William Nelson Cromwell, member
4 Of the advisory committee of the Re-
publican national committee.
Other members Of the Republicasa
[advisory committee, it Is understood.
are also to be investigated and rep,
resentatives of the Democratic COM
mittee are carefully .inquiring iuts
the financial records ofvthe Repubh-.
can committeeman. For. several dayG
the corporation records of Mr.. .Crom-
well have been under quiet inves-
tigation, but whether, the represer-
tatiyes Of the Democaticr committee
| have learned anything OF Mr.. .Crom-
wells financial operations other than
i, the companies with which he b.
identified has not been made known
Mr.. Mack made the following
statement: r..,, '.,ge =.
"The trust and corporation affilia-
tions Of George r. Sheldon, treas
urer, of the Republican national COM
mittee for the past 10 years make
interesting reading in view OF .tne
recent Developments in the campaign
"I wish to recall in this connec-
!. ton that, because of these very, as
. sociations of his, Governor Odell in
! 1902 refused to permit the party
leaders to put Mr.. Sheldon in nom
nation for lieutenant governor.
Governor Odell at that. time rdeclare:y
, thai he could not accept, the ;. re-
, nomination for head Of the, State
| ticket If sheridon we're named az
}, his running mate. Pit while the
|. Republican party has refused to put
: up Mr.. Sheldon's name for public
i Office, It has for the identical reasons
i OF this refusal selected him. for, its
| campaign fund COLLECTOR. V s5.~-..,t
II "This can not be denied. Woat
, of the corporations with which NJ.
i. Sheldon is identified are capitalized
for millions. How much Of their
; stock is of the liquid variety can be
easily ascertained. Yet Mr.. Rooss-
: welt has defended him, and bis
resign alton was not demanded when
r Mr.. Dupont was invited to step down
: and out. Mr.. DUPONT was only iden-
: titled with one trust, while Mr.. Shell
Y don Is at the present time intimately
: connected with no less than II prom
: lnent financial concerns-
y "Mr. Sheldon is q director Of Tint
4 company: He is also treasurer and
I, director Of the North American CON-
(, pany. capitalized for 100000. .ooos. q
a concern known as the, mystery OF
: Wall Street It Is but, q few ,yearB
t back since he was prominently ideu-
D titled with the .;vhiskey trust A
D glance at his connection with various
: companies for the past 10 years Vtll
: explain tersely the reason OF his
present position. No further eom~
Q ment OF mine Is necessary" -,e
t The following are the corporations
g that Sheldon are. more closely COO
. rected with at this time:
2 American. Locomotive Company
3 director. ~ ~, -
9 The Bethlehem Steel Company. d.
9 rector. -.s,.>- 80, .y., -,
! Il Cincinnati Northern Railway coas-
pany. director. =
4 Detroit Edison Company. director
g end. treasurer. ,tars@ ty-.'e
electrical Security Company. d.
8 rector. -, 49, -.
LaClede Gas Light Company, d.
: rector.
Monte Car Works, director.
{ Locomotive Security Company. DR.
rector.
Metropolitan Trust Company. d.
rector.
Milwaukee Electric Railway ana
2 Light Company. director,
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Irae-
! ton Company, director.
National Copper Bank, director.
North American Company. treas
. urer and director.
New Jersey Terminal Dock and
: Improvement Company, director.
Republic Iron and Steel Company.
director.
Rogers Locomotive Works, dfrec-
tor.
t St. Louis Transit Company, direo-
tor.
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