Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-19

Electrical Securities Corporation.
Laclede Gaslight Company,
Locomotive and Machine Company
Of Montreal Cimited),
Locomotive Security Company,
Metropolitan Trust Company,
Milwaukee Electric Railway & 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-
soy,
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 a 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 a 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 $3.50, 1880
chiefly from these interests.
The following is partial list of the
contributors as shown in Mr. Shell.
donS statement:
]. Pierpont Morgan, Wall street
banker and promoter 500, 900
Levi P. Morgan, banker, Wall
street Observation-Disclosures. 10000
John ID. Rockefeller, of Stand
ard Oil 5000
Andrew Carnegie ...... 5000
Chauncey NJ. 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
]. & w. Seligman & Co., bank
ers and fiscal agents ....... $500
Chas. w. Schwab, steel trust
and other trust corps. ..... 1000
c. r. Mackey, Postal Telegraph
Il Co. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
John w. Gates. stock gambler
and trust operator ....... 1000
w. E. Corey, Prest. U. s. Steel
corp. Z,00U
L W.,
and fiscal agents ........... 1000
John Jacob Aston, tenement
house owner ............... 1000
VIM. Nelson Cromwell, trust
lawyer 1.0Oe
l Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad
interests 1.ooe
w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., railroad
1 grA1
interests 1,UV<
!, Edwin Gould, railroad interests LOOT
w. f. Havemeyer. sugar trust. 800
B. N. Duke, tobacco trust 49,. SOC
). D. o. Mills $500. sol
Fl. M. Flagler, Standard Oil. -. 50(
: Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Trust -. SOC
Henry Clews, Wall street
| banker Zot
} This is only partial list of thu
trust magnates and financiers who con
a., tributed to Mr.. Sheldon's fund. Al
} index as to how much more Mr.. Shell
don may be able to raise from thes,
interests for the national campaign
the fact may be cited that Mr.. Crom
, we'll gave $1,000 to the state fund
!, and increased the amount to $50.00'
y for the national campaign.
Fred w. Upham Of Chicago Is as
: sistant treasurer of the Republican
National committee He is million
aire several times over, and membe
of the County Board of Review of II
linois, which passes upon the amour
of taxes which corporations and larg
estates shall pay in that state. He
a director in several corporations an
Is in charge of the collection of can
! paign funds in the west.
On August 81. 1908, after his al
pointment as Assistant Treasurer q