Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-03
MAke INTERESTING aEllMe
Sheldon Rejected BY Governor ods'l
A. Running Mate Because Of Trust
Connections-Othors Records ee-
ing investigated BY osmoeratis
Committeeman. /
(By Associated Press).

NEW YORK, OCt. Z.-rOlIOWin8 @is
attack Of National Chairman MACK
TODAY on the corporation affiliations
Of George X. Sheldon, treasurer OF
the Republican national committee. u
WAS learned tonight that the Demo
cratic national committee Is prepar.
ing to .assail the corporation con-
nections OF william Nelson Crom- Z
we'll member of tn, advisory con-
mites OF the Republican national
committee
Other members Of the Republican
advisory committees, II Is safq, ar3
also being Investigated. and repre-
sentatiyes Of the Democratic commit
tees are carefully investigating into
tn. financial records Of the Republt
can committeeman.
Cromwell Being Investigates.
For several days the corporatton
records of Mr.. Cromwell have been
under quiet investigation. but wheth
CT the representative Of tn
Democratic committee have lsasnr
led anything q Mr. Co..
|werrs financfaf upsrsxicmgss
than the corporations with which ~
is identified have not been made
known.
Chairman Mack will leave for the
W. st tomorrow night. and there may
be some Developments with regard
to the planned attack on Mr.. Crons
well tomorrow.
Make interesting Reading.
Mr.. Mack today made the following
|statement:
THE trust and corporation aRilia,
items OF George r. Sheldon. treasures
of the Republican national commit
tie for the past ten years make IN;
ter sting reading, in view Of the -.
cent developments Of the campaign.
wish to recall in this connectioa,
that because Of these very assoeiee
tons Of his, Governor Odell In 19o4:
refused to permit the party isaAes1
to put Mr.. Sheldon In nominattDA
for lieutenant governor. CovefHH
Odell at tina: time declared thA -;
would not accept the renominAf1ox
for head Of the state ticket U 49,
don were named as running Uato-
But while the Republican party -
refused TO put up Mr.. She66oun
name for a public Office. Il ks6 -:
the identical reasons for this refu:
al. selected him for tie campafGk
tund collector.
Identified with Seventeen csaesrn
This cannot be denid. Most q
the corporations with which Ne
Sheldon Is identified are Capitalists
for millions. How much Of thsR.
socks is of The liquid variety. -
be easily ascertain d. YET Mr.. Rooge=
welt has defended him and his feo4o
nation was net demanded when IL
nupon; was invited to step down -
|out. Mr.. Dupont was only tdeaefoe9
with one trust. while Mr.. SAe3doo -
at the present time intimately henfS
fed with no less than II permaneus
financial concerns.
One Of the sc, the Bethlehem Seeet
| Company. does moi employ uASoa -
Dor. and has opposed the Org1nix
ton OF its employees for the - -
teen years. x. -
Connected win Myssc~sess cswpsv
MIR. Sheldon Is q director - tSas
company. He Is also treasurer 81
director of the North Amcricsa Co.
pany. capitalized Tor $se.ce0.SW. .
cSucern kno~n n wall strco ~
tery. IT il bp. aecw years spck sauce -
was prominently identified with -
.whishsy trust A glance at BIB 60
nscticns with vast COMPANIES for g.
past ten years win explain sefssv
1.-THE nsasos Of his present Posesso
No further commer, Of mfnc = -
iccsssry.- 4:
The corporations NAMED hy -,
Mack iuriuds railway snd oneoe
concern. here and e:sevhese
sheldon uhsa shown the staeg1 -
sad q did nos coosatn snyeh1eg =
which nc desired 70 ashe sq