The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-18
SHELDON SAYS
HE GAVE II BACK
Money From Corporations Is
Pouring in to National Re-
publican Treasury.
FAILS TO MENTION NAMES
TO GO ON STUMP.
FAILS TO MENTION NAMES

New York, Aug 17.-Contributions 10
the campaign from corporations or
from officers of corporations acting as
such are not being accepted at Re
publican national headquarters, accord
ing TO a statement made today by
Treasurer George r. Sheldon of the
Republican national committee. Mr..
Sheldon said that he had returned sew
eral such contributions to those who
made them in compliance with the fed
eral law of 1907 governing the matter.
Mr.. Sheldon said his attention was
drawn TO the provisions of the law by
an Inquiry addressed TO him regarding
the matter. He sent to Washington for
a copy of the statute and found that
its provisions are very comprehensive.
as to election funds from corporations
or officers thereof. as such. Thereupon
he returned them. The law, however,
does not prohibit contributions from in
dividuals connected with corporations
provided such contributions are per-
sonal donations.
Refused to Give Names.
Mr.. Sheldon refused to give the
names of any of the contributors whose
offerings were returned or to tell to
what extent the Republican national
caYnpaign fund has been reduced by the
returned contributions.
The Republican speaking campaign in
the west Will not be opened until about
Sept 10. That date was agreed upon
today at a conference of political lead
ers with Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock
OF the Republican national committee
The organization of the eastern speak
ers' bureau cannot be effected by Mr..
HifchnnnE mt he in
In about ten days.
Borah in Demand.
IL has been expected that Senator w.
i. Borah of Idaho would assume the
direction of the bureau. but the an
nouncenent was made today that there
had been such demand for him to speak
in all parts of the country that il had
been decided he was too good an asset
for speaking purposes to admit of his
pbeing tied down to organization work.
Under the original plans Senator Bo-
rah was to have offices in Chicago and
undertake TO block out the western
country into areas and shape the
speaking policies for each section. ac-
cording to the issues therein, while
General T. Coleman Dupont of Della
ware, who has his offices at the New
York headquarters. would look after the
machinery or the bureau. Senator BO-
rah Is TO make several speeches in the
early campaigns in eastern states, but
has agreed 10 remain here for a time
and get the speakers BUREAU organized
for the west. We will be assisted in
this work by Colonel Cecil A. Lyon of
Texas. a director for the work will be
named later.
John Wesley Hill.
Rev. DIR. John Wesley Hill of New
York. who will open the speaking cam
paign In Vermont left for the east
today.
A plan for the gathering of campaign
funds in the various states was formu-
lated at a conference today. The ma
tional committeeman i'm each state will
be authorized to select a treasurer for
his state. who will be a financial agent.
TIN agent is To solicit and collect cam
r. IGN contributions which are to be
turned over to Mr.. Sheldon, the ma
tional treasurer, or Mr.. Upham, the as
sistant treasurer. The disbursement in
The states will be made under the di-
rection of the state chairman.
Mr.. Hitchcock and several of his as
sistants left Chicago this afternoon for
Utica. n. Y, to attend the ceremonies
connected with the ratification of Mr.