Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-16

Iva
interests .................. 1909
w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., railroad
interests ................... 1000
Edwin Gould. railroad interests 1000
w. F. Havemeyer. sugar trust. 800
B. N. Duke. tobacco trust ..... 800
D. O. Mills Observation-Disclosures. 500
n. M. Flagler, Standard Oil.... 500
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Trust. 49,. 500
Henry Clews, Wall street
banker ................... $50
This is only partial INST of the
trust magnates and financiers who con-
tributed to Mr.. Sheldon's fund. An
Index as to how much more Mr.. Shell
don may be able to raise from these
interests for the national campaign,
the fact may be cited that Mr.. Crom-
we'll gave $1,000 to the state fund,
and increased the amount to $4,000
for the national campaign.
Fred w. Upham of Chicago is as.
sistant treasurer of the Republican
National committee. He is million
Rire several times over and member
Of the County Board of Review OF H.
ltnois, which passes upon the amount
OF taxes which corporations and large
estates shall pay In that state. He ID
director In several corporations and
10 In charge Of the collection of cam.
paign funds in the west
On August 81. 1908. after his ap-
pointment as Assistant Treasurer of
the Republican committee. Mr.. Up
ham sent out thousands of letters to
corporation officials whose taxes he
passes upon as member of the Board
OF Review, urging them to contribute
to the Republican fund az "indivtdu-
ais" and requesting them ito bring
this matter to the attention Of your
business associates" The suggestion
implied Is regarded az significant.
Five Of the nine members Of the
Republican committee are:
Charles F. Brooksr, Connecticut
millionaire. members of N. Y. Cham
Der of Commerce, and vice-president
New York, New Haven Railroad Co.,
against which government suit Is
now pending. and one of the leading
spirits In the brass trust.
Frank o. Lowden, multi-millienaire.
vice-president Pullman Palace Oar Co..
which Is a monopoly.
q. G. Duncan, director Atlantic Z
North Carolina railway, and other COR
porations, receiver Seaboard AIR Line,
and official dispenser Of patronage In
North Carolina
T. Coleman Dupont. controlling fac
tor In Powder Trust. against which
the government has a suit now pend
Ing for dissolution.
Boise Penrose. political boss Of
Pennsylvania, head Of the corrupt Re-
publican organization In Philadelphia,
and conspicuous in many corporations.
Roy o. West. chairman Of the Re
publican State Committee of ILL.,, is
also chairman of the County Board OF
Equalization, which passes upon cor
poration taxes.
Fred A. Sims, acting chairman Of
the Republican State committee Of In
diana. Is also chairman Of the State
Tax board. which passes upon the
taxes levied against corporations.
Mr.. DUPONT has been forced to re-
sign from the executive committee be-,
cause Of his trust connections, but Mr.
BROKER, against whose company the,
government has suit, is still mem
Der OF the committee.
Senator Crane Trust Ally.
The appearance of Senator W. Muir
ray Crane, of Massachusetts,, upon
the Republican scene as chief "ad-
visor OF Chairman Hitchcock in the
management Of Mr.. Taft's campaign.
il regarded as further unmistakable
evidence of the alliance of the Re-
publican party with the trust interests
for the election OF Taft. Senator
Crane may not be very we'll known by
the farmers and laboring men of the
west, but he has very extensive and
intimate acquaintance in. Wall street
and with the trust protected interests
of the east. He belongs to that little
coterie Of men who rule the United
States senate. He is the principal ad-
visor of Senator Nelson w. Aldrich. of
Rhode Island. who stands at the head
of the Standard Oil list of senators.
Senator Crane is second In command:
The failure of Chairman Hitch
cocks campaign for Taft made 1t
necessary for the Republicans to form
a closer relationship with the trusts
in order to procure funds with which
to carry on their propaganda. No
man is better suited to do the cement
ing than 10 Senator Crane. He 10 a