The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
TRUST MAGNATES ASK
 FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS

Chicago, October 1S.-(Special 1.-The re- publican national committee is sending out letter asking for leash contribu- that "the election of Judge Taft and James S. Sherman Is essential to the well fare of the country"
 The letter is of interest by reason of the character of the men whose names appear on the letter head. and who make this appeal
 Here are the men who sign the letter informing the people of the country that Bryan's election will be dangerous:
 Charles F. Brooker. head of the brass trust, and vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, against which a government suit is now pending in the federal courts.
 Charles Nagel of Missouri, one of the general attorneys of the Standard oil company. This Standard Oil representa- tive is in charge of republican national campaign headquarters in Chicago.
 Frank O. Lowden, multimillionaire son. in-law of the late George M. Pullman, and now the head of the great Pullman car trust, to which the travelling public pays tribute.
 T. Coleman Du Pont, the head of the powder trust, which is fighting a suit against dissolution.
 Boise Penrose, the political "boss'' of the corrupt political machine in Pennsyl- vania.
 George R. Sheldon, the personal repre- sentative of J. Pierpont Morgan, in the capacity of director in all his trust com panies, and who collected trust money for the election of Governor Hughes of New York.
 William Nelson Cromwell, the legal representative of Edward H. Hartman, and probably the greatest trust lawyer in the United States.
 Fred w. Upham, the fiat fryer for the republican party in the west, and the man who wrote letters to corpora tions whose property he assessed by vir- tue of his position as member of the board of review in Chicago,
 This is fine outfit to advise the farm CTS and business men in the west how to vote Two of the signers are heads of corporations which are fighting for their existence in the courts. Of course these men think Bryans election dan gerous; that is natural when one be- comes acquainted with their connections. But there Is not legitimate business man in the nation, small or large, who has any reason to fear democratic victory.
 The Nagel- Sheldon-P Penrose- -Upham ct al. letter appealing for "cash'' was mailed from Chicago as late as October $. A copy was sent to a prominent manufac- turer in Iowa who is a republican. He A~~G A boosters" who are financing the republi- can campaign. The letter of reply is given herewith, and 1t was not obtained at republican headquarters, where 1t was received today:
 Iowa, October g, 1908. Republican National Committee, 234 Mich igan Avenue, Chicago, III. Gentlemen: We have your letter of the Sth instant requesting an immediate sub scription from us and that we take day off and ask subscriptions among our friends.
 We regret our inability to furnish you immediate assistance; but if you will tell us how we can explain to our friends the following questions, we will take the mat ter of raising funds for the republican campaign under consideration:
 Why did the republican convention, at Chicago, vote down the publicity of cam paign funds. nine to one?
 Popular election of senators, seven to one?
 How we can expect MT. Taft to prose- cute the trusts when he granted a per petual franchise to a corporation in the Philippines?
 How we can assure the people that MT. Taft, if elected, will not copy MT. Roose- welt and use the office which belongs to the people to name his successor?
 Why 30 republicans could not be found in Congress last winter, that would join the democrats in causing the many good measures talked of by MT. Roosevelt to become laws?
 That Mir Roosevelt was and is in good faith in his attempts to prosecute the Standard Oil company?
 What assurance can we give them that the many good measures talked of by Mir Roosevelt were not like his bear hunts in the south last autumn-tame bears,e as you will remember. shipped there for that purpose?
 Many other questions might be asked. but these are the most perplexing; and unless we are fortified with explanations, which we are unable to give, we must de- cline to assist you. Most respectfully yours, THE - CO,
 By Manager.