Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-09
INTERESTS" ARE STRONGLY
REPRESENTED ON THE REPUR-
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 Especially 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 Mr..
Taft or Mr.. Bryan, the Democratic ma
tOnal committee calls attention to q
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
r. Sheldon, treasurer of the Repub-
lican national committee. Mr.. Shell
don's 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 tho
Panama Canal Company, E. H. Har-
riman, the Standard Oil Company, the
sugar trust, Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bank
ers and brokers, and other favored in
terests. Almost Immediately after his
appointment Mr.. Sheldon is reported
to have received contribution from
Mr.. Cromwell, amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Sheldon is a ulti-millionaire.
the active head Of the banking firm of
w. C. Sheldon & Co., Wall street.
According to the directory Of d.
rectors" for the present year, Mr..
Sheldon's name appears as 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 Qimited),
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. ~8
Mr.. Sheldon's connection with the
locomotive trust places him in con-
nection with the railroads Of the coun-
try whore he is able to procure their
campaign contributions. He is also q
confidential agent Of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan in his Wall street deals, and az.
sisted in the formation of the Ship
building trust. His North American
Company controls the traction inter-
ests Of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He
10 president Of the Union League club,
of which Rockefeller, Morgan. Car
negie and other powers in Wall street
are also members. He is also said
to be q 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 fat from the interests that
Mr.. Cromwell recommended him for q
similar job with the national commit
tee. According to the sworn state
ment Of Mr.. Shelton, published after
the campaign, he raised $333,923.6O.
chiefly from these interests.
The following is partial list Of the