Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
INTERESTS" ARE STRONGLY
REPRESENTED ON THE REPUB-
LIcAN COMMITTEE.
SHELDON OFFICIAL FAT FRYER
LIST OF THOSE FROM WHOM HE
GOT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Republican Treasurer Is Director In
= Twenty-One Corporations-Rased
Big Fund in 1soa-Reeommend-
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
tionai committee calls attention to a
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
CT official fat fryer" was made upon
recommendation Of William Nelson
Cromwell, the great corporation law
yer of Wall street, attorney for the
Panama Canal Company, E. H. Har-
Fiman, the Standard Oil Company, the
sugar trust Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bank
ers and brokers', and other favored in
terests. Almost imm ediately after his
appointment Mr.. Sheldon is reported
to have received a contribution from
Mr.. Cromwell. amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Sheldon is a multi-millionaire,
the active head Of the banking firm of
W. G.. Sheldon & Co., 2 Wall street.
According TO the Directory of Dr.
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 Cinlited).
Locomo i've 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
CT New Jersey, -
Rogers Locomotive works,
St Louis Traction Company,
Union Gag and Paper Company of
New Jersey.
Union Electric Light and Power
VGomraEy.
Union Electric Light and Power
Company OF s.. Louis.
Mr.. Sheldons connection with the
locomotive trust places him in con
Gectien with ii railroads ofthe coun-
s Try where lezis able 20 procure Their
tan .,asgn contributions. He is also a
coaaSeas tai q ze1t CT j. p eTpont Nor
gan N E.s Wall street dea.s aa4 as
eisted in the formation OF the Ship
building trust His North Anerio an
5 Gompcny contrais the traCt;cn inter
eSts CT st. Paul ana Minneapolis. He
is President Of lie GHiGp League club
ei ": ich Rockefeller. Morgan, Car
Regis and ctises Towers n wan s.~ee
ere also maa. bsrs. He IS a.so sait
10 be u izc.gae. oi % othas clubs
whose nlct!issfs hip includes p~aesi
e2l,: all OF tae operators in Wal
street,
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