Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-08
A TRUST BOSS
Collecting Funds For tho Nat
ionaI Republican Committee.
SHELD0N'S RECORD

As q Trust Magnate, AssaiIed b,
Mack, the Chairman of the Nationa
Democratic Committee, Will Gt
After Cromwell and Other Activ,
Republican Trust Magnates.
Following an attack of Nationa
Chairman Mack Friday on the cor.
poration Affiliations of George r
Sheldon. treasurer of the Republican
national committee, IL was learned
Friday night that the Democratic
national committee is preparing T..
assail the corporation connections CT
William Nelson Cromwell, membe!
OF the advisory committee of the Re-
publican national committee.
Other members of the Republica 1
advisory committee, II is understood,
are also to be investigated and rep
resentatives OF the Democratic COM
mittee are carefully inquiring into
the financial records of the Repub.!
can committeeman. For several days
the corporation records of Mr. Crom-
we'll have been under quiet inves-
tigation, but whether the represen-
tatives of the Democaticr committee
have learned anything of Mr.. Croln-
wells financial operations other than
the companies with which he Is
identified has not been made known
Mr.. Mack made the following
statement
'The trust and corporation afilia-
tions of George r. Sheldon. treas
urer of the Republican national com
mittee for the past 10 years make
Interesting reading in view of the
recent developments In the campaign.
"I wish TO recall in this conncc-
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
ination for lieutenant governor
Governor Odell at that time declare
that he could not accept the re-
nomination for head of the State
ticket IL Sheridon were named "a
his running mate. But while the
Republican party has refused to put
IN Mr.. Sheldons name for public
office. IL has for the identical reasons
of this refusal selected him lot ''s
campaign fund collector.
"This can not be denied. Most
of the corporations with which M"
Sheldon is identified are capitalized
for millions. How much OF their
stock is of the liquid variety can De
easily ascertained. Yet Mr.. Rooss 4
Welt has defended him, and MS
resignation was not demanded when
Mr.. Dupont was invited to step down
and out. Mr.. Dupont was only iden-
tified with one trust. whtie Mr.. She''
don is at the present time intimate!N
connected with no less than Z prom
inent financial concerns.
Mr.. Sheldon is a director OF that
company. He is also treasurer and
director of the North American com
pany. capitalized for O,OOO,OOO' 4
concern known as the mystery o.
Wall Street 1t is but a few years
hack since he was prominently iden'
titled with the 'whiskey trust.
glance at his connection with various
companies for the past 10 years VIII
explain tersely the reason OF ms
present position. No further com
ment Of mine is necessary
The following are the corporations
that Sheldon are more closely con
nected with at this time:
American Locomotive Company
director.
The Bethlehem Steel Company. di'
rector.
Cincinnati Northern Railway Com
pany. director.
Detroit Edison Company, director
and treasurer.
Electrical Security Company di
rector.
LaClede Gas Light Company. al
rector.
Monte Car Works. director.
Locomotive Security Company, di
rector.
Metropolitan Trust Company. di
rector.
Milwaukee Electric Railway ant
Light Company. director.
Milwaukee Light. Heat and Trac
ton Company. director.
National Copper Bank. director.
North American Company. treas
urer and director.
New Jersey Terminal Dock AM
Improvement Company. director.
Republic Iron and Steel Company
director.
Rogers Locomotive Works. direc
tor
st. Louis Transit Company, direc
tor.