The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-16

w. c.. Sheldon & Co., 2 Wall Street.
According to the Directory Of Direc-
tors" for the present year, Mr.. Shell
don's name appears as a 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,
Laclede Gaslight Company,
Locomotive and Machine Company
of Montreal (limiteO,
Locomotive Security Company,
Metropolitan Trust Company,
Milwaukee Electric Railway G Light
Co.,
Milwaukee, Light, Heat and >Trac-
ton Co.,
National Copper Bank,
New Jersey Terminal Dock and I'M
provement Co,
North American Co,
Republic Steel & Iron Co., of New
Jersey,
Rogers Locomotive Works,
st. Louis Transit Co.,
Union Bag & Paper Co. of New Jer.
sey,
Union Electric Light & Power Co.,
Union Electric Light & Power Co.,
of st. Louis.
Mr. Sheldon's connection with the
Locomotive Trust places him in close
connection with the railroads of the
country, where he is able to procure
their campaign contributions. He is
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 St Paul and Minneapolis.
He is president of the Union League
club, of which Rockefeller, Morgan,
Carnegie and other powers in Wall
street are 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 fat from the interests that
Mr.. Cromwell recommended him for
a similar job with the National COM
mittee. According to the sworn state
ment of Mr.. Sheldon, published after
the campaign, he raised $333,923.80
chiefly from these interests.
The following Is a partial list of the
contributors as shown In Mr.. Shell
dons statement:
J. Pierpont Morgan, Wall street
banker and promoter ...... $40, 900
Levi P. Morgan, banker, Wall
street ................. ZO,OO0
John D. Rockefeller, of Stand
ard Oil 5000
Andrew Carnegie .......... 5000
Chauncey M. Depew, railroad
and Standard Oil senator :. 5000
H. r. Hollins, financier ...... 5000
Jacob H. Schiff, favored banker $500
Harvey Fisk & Sons, bankers
and brokers ............... $500
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bankers and
fiscal agents ............ $500
j. & w. Seligman & Co., bank
ers and fiscal agents ..... $500
Chas. w. Schwab, steel trust
and other trust corps. ....... 1000
C. R. Mackey. Postal Telegraph
20. ..s............ ZyVV0
John w. Gates, stock gambler
and trust operator ... 1000
w. E. Corey, Priest. u. s. Steel
Corp. 2,00V
w. G. Sheldon & Co., bankers
and fiscal agents ........... 1000
John Jacob Astor, tenement
house owner ........... 1000
VIM Nelson Cromwell, trust
lawyer lsVVv
Cornelius Vanderbilt railroad
interests ....,.........,...s 1UvV
w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., railroad
Interests .........,........ 1oep
Edwin Gould, railroad interests 1000
W. 3. Havemeyer, sugar trust. 800
B. N. Duke, tobacco trust $50. 500
d. 0. Mills 500
H. M. Flagler, Standard OIL. 500
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Trust. 500
Henry Clews, Wall street
banker ................... 25O
This is only partial list of the
trust magnates and financiers who con-
tributed to Mr.. Sheldon's fund. An
index as to how much more Mr.. Shell