The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-16

brokers, and other favored interests
Almost Immediately after his appoint
ment. Mr.. Sheldon is reported 20 have
received a contribution from Mr. Crom
well. amounting TO $4,000.
Mr.. Sheldon is a multi.millionaire
the active head of the banking firm OF
w c. Sheldon & Co. 2 Wall Street
According 10 the Directory OF Direc.
tors" for the present year. Mr. Shell.
don's name appears as director in
the following Il 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 e. Light
Co.
Milwaukee. Light. Heat and Trac-
ton Co.
National Copper Bank.
New Jersey Terminal Dock and I'm
provement Co,
North American Co.
Republic Steel & Iron Co. OF New
Jersey.
Rogers Locomotive Works.
st Louis Transit Co.
Union Bag & Paper Co. OF New Ter.
sey.
Union Electric Light n Power Co.
Union Electric Light a. Power Co.
OF st. Louis.
Mr. Sheldon's connection with the
Locomotive Trust places him in close
connection with the railroads OF the
country, where he is able to procure
their campaign contributions. He is
also a confidential agent OF j Pier
pont Morgan In his Wall street deals.
and assisted in the formation OF the
Shipbuilding trust. His North Ameri-
can company controls the traction in.
terests OF St Paul and Minneapolis.
lie Is president of the Union League
club. OF which Rockefeller. Morgan.
Carnegie and other powers In Wall
street are also members. He is also
said to be a 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 well I'm
frying the fat from the interests that
Mr.. Cromwell recommended him for
similar job with the National com.
mittee. According to the sworn state
ment OF Mr.. Sheldon. published after
the campaign. he raised S333.s23.6O
chiefly from these interests
The following is a partial list OF the
contributors as shown in MIR. Shell.
don's statement:
J. Pierpont Morgan. Wall street
banker and promoter $50. 900
Levi L. Morgan, banker. Wall
street Observation-Disclosures. 10000
John ID. Rockefeller, OF Stand.
ard OIL .................. 5000
Andrew Carnegie ....... 5000
Chauncey NJ. Depew, railroad
and Standard Oil senator 5000
n. X. Hollins. hnancier ... 5000
Jacob II. Schif. favored banker 2.5o0
Harvey Fisk 4 Sons, bankers
and brokers ..... $500
Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co. bankers and
fiscal agents ....... $500 |
j a w. Seligman & Co, bank.
ers and fiscal agents anna. $500 |
Chas w. Schwab. steel trust
and other trust corps. ... 1000
c. X. Mackey. Postal Telegraph
Co. ............... 1000
John w. Gates. stock gambler
and trust operator .. 1000
w. Il. Corey, Prest. U. g. Steel
Corp. ................... 1000 /
w. G. Sheldon q Co, bankers
and fiscal agents .... 1000
John Jacob Astor. tenement
house owner ....... 1000 L
VIM. Nelson Cromwell. trust
~SssS 1890. tsooo "