Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-16
TRUSTS FAVOR TAFT.
Interests" Are Strongly Repre-.
sented on the Republic.
an Committee.
OFFICIAL FAT FRIER
List of Those from Whom lie Got
Contributions
Republican Treasurer Is Director in
81 CorporatiOns-Rai Big
Fund in 1905 - Recon.
mended by Standard
Oil Attorney.

Fund in 1909 Recon.
mended by Standard
Oil Attorney.
Chicago. October 1-(Special)-I
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
tional Committee Calls attention to a
few of the controlling spirits in the
Republican Committee who are ac-
lively interested In trusts and monop-
olics
At the head Of the list stands George
r. Sheldon. treasurer OF the Republi-
can National Committee. Mr.. ShCldon's
selection for this important post OF OF
fetal fat frier" was made upon rec
ommendation of VIM. Nelson Crom-
well. the great corporation lawyer OF
Wall Street. attorney for the Panama
Canal Company. r. II. Hartman. the
Standard Oil Company. the Sugar
Trust. Kuhn. Loeb & Co. bankers and
brokers. and other favored interests.
Almost Immediately after his appoint
ment. Mr.. Sheldon is reported to have
received contribution from Mr. Crom-
well. amounting to $4,000.
Nv Chn1dnn 10 r,nlti 1liOn miro
the active head of the banking firm Of
W. c. Sheldon & Co. Wall Street.
According to the Directory of Direc-
tors" for the present year. Mr.. Shell
don's name appears as director In
the following Il 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 (limited).
Locomotive Security Company.
Metropolitan Trust Company.
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
| Co.
Milwaukee. Light. Heat and Trac,
tion 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 Wal
street are also members. He Is also
said to be n member of 30 other clubs
whose membership includes practi
cally all of the operators In Wal
street.
In 1906 Mr. Sheldon was treasurer
Of the New York State Republican
committee. and succeeded so we'll II
frying the fat from the interests tha
Mr.. Cromwell recommended him To-
a similar job with the National com
mittee According to the sworn state
ment of Mr. Sheldon. published afte
the campaign. he raised $3.50. 1886
chiefly from these interests.
The following is a partial list OF th'
contributors as shown In Mr.. Shel
don's statement:
]. Pierpont Morgan. Wall street
banker and promoter .....$ $50 .O0'
Levi F. Morgan. banker. Wall
street 20.OO
John ID. Rockefeller. OF Stand
ard Oil 500
Andrew Carnegie ............ 800
Chauncey NJ. Depew. railroad
and Standard Oil senator E. 500
II. X. Hollins. financier ...... 500
Jacob H. SchiH, favored banker $50
Harvey Fisk & Sons. bankers
and brokers .....-...... L,oV
Kuhn. Loeb Il Co, bankers and
fiscal agents ..............- 2.oO
]. & w. Scligman K Co, bank
ers and fiscal agents ...... 2.50
Chas. W. Schwab. steel trust
and other trust corps. ........ 2.OO
C. r. Mackey, Postal Telegraph
Co. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Z.VV
John w. Gates. stock gambler
and trust operator ..... zoo
W. T. Corey. Prest. U. S. Steel
Corp. ........ |'Vo
W. c. Sheldon & Co. bankers
: and fiscal agents ........... 2.0o
John Jacob Astor. tenement
house owner ............... l,OV
VIM. Nelson Cromwell, trust
lawyer ss''s'''s A'NS
Cornelius Vanderbilt. I-l.TOad
interests 1890 A'SN
= w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr. railroad
interests .......... 1.ot
Edwin Gould. railroad interests l,0t