The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-08
INTERESTS" ARE STRONGLY REPRESENTED ON THE REPU8-
 LlCAN COMMITTEE.
SHELDON OFFICIAL FAT FRYER
LIST OF THOSE FROM WHOM HE
 GOT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Republican Treasurer Is Director in Twenty-One Corporations-Raised Big Fund in 19o8-Recommend-
 ed by Standard Oil Attorney.

Chicago, September (SpeCiaD In connection with the controversy which the president has raised as to whether the trusts and financial concerns are most interested in the election of MT Taft or Mr. Bryan, the Democratic na- tional committee calls attention to a few of the controlling spirits in the Republican committee who are active ly interested in trusts and monopo lies.
 At the head of the list stands George k. Sheldon treasurer of the Repub lican national committee. Mr, Shel- dons selection for this important post of official fat fryer" was made upon recommendation of William Nelson Cromwell, the great corporation law yer of Wall street. attorney for the Panama Canal Company, F. II. liar. riman, the Standard Oil Company. the sugar trust, Kuhn, Loeb x Co, bank CTS and brokers, and other favored in. terests. Almost immediately after his appointment Mir. Sheldon is reported to have received a contribution from MT. Cromwell. amounting to $50,000
 MT Sheldon is d multi-millionaire, the active head of the banking firm of w. C. Sheldon X Co.,, Wall street According to the Directory of Di- rectors' for the present year, MT Sheldons name appears as a director in the following 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 thmitedl,
 Locomotive Security Company,
 Metropolitan Trust Company,
 Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
 Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction Company,
 National Copper bank,
 New Jersey Terminal Dock and Improvement Company,
 North American Company.
 Republic Steel and Iron Company of New Jersey.
 Rogers Locomotive works.
 St Louis Traction Company,
 Union Bag and Paper Company of New Jersey.
 Union Electric Light and Power Company,
 Union Electric Light and Power Company of St Louis.
 MT. Sheldon's connection with the locomotive trust places him in con nection with the railroads of the coun- try where he is able 10 procure their campaign contributions lie is also a confidential agent of J. Pierpont Nor gan in his Wall street deals, and as- sisted in the formation of the Ship building trust His North American Company controls the traction inter- ests of St Paul and Minneapolis. He is president of the Union League club, of which Rockefeller, Morgan, Car negie and ether powers in Wall street arc also members He Is also said to be 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 in frying the rat from the interests that MT Cromwell recommended him for a similar job with the national commit tee. According to the sworn state ment of MT shelton, published after the campaign, he raised $333, ,923.60, chiefly from these interests.
 The following is partial list of the