Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-10-29
TRUSTS FAVOR TAFT
interests" Are Strongly Repre-.
sented on the Republic.
an Committee.
SHELDON OFFICIAL FA. TER
List Of Those from whom He Got
Contribution
Repubiican Treasurer 10 Director In
- Corporations-Rais Big
Fund I'm i0Oe - Recon-.
mended by standard
on Attorney.
SHELDON OFFICIAL FA. TER

Chicago, October 1.-tSpecial)-In
connection with the controversy which
the President hae rAised as to whether
the truses - 6peisl concerns are
most ipaerssts4 the election Of Mr.
Taft or NJ, b. the Democratic Ma.
tionai Cq1 he Calls attention to a
few of the eontroiiins spirits in the
RepubliGs Committee who are ac-
.'vs,y tive. Ss''s' "a trusts and m0H0n
At the-head Of the list stands George
r. Sheldon. treasurer Of the Repubn
can Nati9pal G chmittee Mr.. shcldon's
selection for this iIhportant post of Of
ncial "fat frier" was made upon rec
omnrendation Of VIM. Nelson Crom-
well the great corporation lawyer Of
Wan Street. attorney for the Panama
Canal Company. Il. II. Hartman. the
Standard Oil Company. the Sugar
Trust. Kuhn. Loeb q Co. bankers and
brokers. and other favored interests
ment. Mr. Sheldon is reported to have
received a contribution from Mr.. Crom-
well. amounting TO $4,000
Mr.. Sheldon is q multi millionaire.
the active head Of the banking Arm OF
w. c. Sheldon q Co. 2 Wall Street
According Z" the Directory Of Diree-
tors" for the present year. Mr.. Shell
don's name appears as q director In
the following 81 corporations:
American Locomotive Company
American Locomotive Automobile
Company,
Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Cincinnati Northern Railroad Com
pany.
Detroit Edison Company.
Electrical Securities Corporation,
Laciede Gaslight Company,
Im Locomotive and Machine Company
Of Montreal (limitedJ.
Locomotive Security Company,
Metropolitan Trust Company.
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
Co,
Milwaukee. Light. Heat and Trao-
ton Co.
National Copper Bank.
New Jersey Terminal Dock and In
provement Co.
North American Co.
Republic Steel a Iron Co, Of New
Jersey.
Rogers Locomotive Works.
st Louis Transit 20,
Union Bag a Paper Co of New Jer.
sey.
Union Electric Light q Power Co.
Union Electric Light 4 Power Co.
Of st Louis
Nr Sheldon's connection with the
Locomotive Trust places him In close
connection with the railroads OF the
country. where he In able to procure
their campaign contributions He 10
also 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 at Paul and Minneapolis.
He 10 president Of the Union League
N.
Carnegie and other powers In Wall
street are also members He is also
said 70 be a member Of 10 other clubs
whose membership includes practi-
eally all OF the operators N Wall
street
In 1908 Mr. Sheldon was treasurer
OF the New York State Republican
committee. and succeeded SO well in
fryins the fat from the interests that
Mp. Cromwell recommended him for
similar job with the National com
mittee According 20 the sworn state
ment OF Mr.. Sheldon. published after
the campaign. he raised t333.s23 Gu
chiefly from these interests
The following ID Q partial list Of the
contributors AZ showp In Mr. Shell
don's statement:
j. Pierpont Morgan. Wall street
banker and promoter $40. 900
Levi p. Morgan. banker. Wall
street 10000
John ID. Rockefeller. Of Stand
ard OIL 5000
Andrew Carnegis ........... 5000
Casunce. II Depew. railroad
and Standard OIL senator .. 5000
r. r. Hoiiins. nnancisr w 5000
Jacob n Schi6. favored banker 2,50O
Harvey Fisk q Sens. bankers
and brokers -. .-.... $500
Kuhn. Loeb O c.. bankers and
aseai agents ............. $500
J. q W. Seligmaa q Co. bank.
ers and fiscal agents .... 2.5oo
Chas W Schwab. steel trust
and other trust corps. w 1000
c. n. Mseksy. Postal Telegraph
Co -. 49,. 49,. ....... 1000
John w Gates. s4osk gambler
| and trust operator w 1000
w. Z. Corey. Prsst q. O. Steel
Corp ..................... 5000
w. g. eAsldoa @ c.. baahers
/ aRd Gacal aG0pt& 600