The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-09

of which Rockefeller. Morgan, Car
negiC 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 al 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
MIR. Cromwell recommended him for a
similar Job with the national commit
tee. According to the sworn state.
ment Of Mr. Shelton, published after
the campaign, he raised 1888, 1880,
chiefly from these interests.
The following is a partial list Of the
contributors AS shown In MIR. Shell.
dOn's statement:
J. Pierp0nt Morgan. Wall street
banker and promoter ........ 100000
Levi p Morton. banker, Wall
street ....................... 10000
John d Rockefeller OF Standard
oil ........................ 5000
Andrew Carnegie ............. 5000
ChaunCoy NJ Dcpcw, railroad
and Standard OIL senator. 5000
II. Il Holllna. nnancier ....... 5000
Jacob II SChin, favored banker. 1000
Harvey Fisk d Sons. bankers
ana brokers ................ $500
Kuhn. Loeb & Co, bankers and
fiscal agents. ..,............. $500
J. 4 w SclIgman " Co, bank
ers and fiscal agents ....... $500
Charles W Schwab, steel trust
and other trust corporations. 1000
G. r. Mackey, Postal Telegraph
Company ......,......'..'~ 1000
John " Gates. stock gambler
and trust operator ......... 1000
W. h. Corey, President u. s.
steel Corporation .......... 1000
W G. Sheldon q Co, bankers
and fiscal agents. 1000
John Jacob Astor, tenement
huuRo owner ........,,..... LOU
William Nelson Cromwell. trust
lawyer ..................... 1000
Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad
tcrcStS ....,..........., lruOU
W X. Vanderbilt, Jr., railroad
interests ................... 1000
Edwin Gould, railroad interests 1000
/ w f. Havemeyer, sugar trust 500
/ h y. Duke, tobacco trust, 500
/ d, O. 800
/ II. NJ. FIagler, Standard OIL. 500
| Arbuckle Bros, coffee trust. 500
Henry Clews, Wall street banker 25O
This is only a partial list Of the
! trust magnates and finanCiers who
contributed to Mr.. Shcldon's fund
An index as to how much more Mr.
sheldon may be able to raise from
these interests FOR the national cam
paiCn the fact may be cited that Mr.
Cromwell gave $1,000 to the state
fund, and Increased the amount tC
$4,000 for the national campaign.
Fred w. Upham OF Chicago Is as
sistant treasurer of the Republican
national committee. He Is n million
aire several times over, and mem
her of the state board OF review o.
Illinois, which passes upon the amour
of taxes which corporations ant
large estates shall pay in that state
He Is director In several corpora
tions, and Is in charge of the collec
ton of campaign funds In the west.
On August 81, 1908. after his ap
pointment as assistant treasurer o
! the Republican committee Mr., Uphan
sent out thousands of letters to cor
poration officials whose taxes h
passes upon as member of the boar
of review, urging them to contribute
to the Republican fund as "individ
, uals," and requesting them TO brinl
This matter to the attention OF you
business associates" The sueges
r ton implied is regarded as signit
l cant.
q. Five of the nine members Of tn
+ Republican committee are:
+ Charles F. BROKER. Connecticu
! millionaire, member Of New Yor
!. Chamber of Commerce and vice.pres
e dent New York New Haven Raj
}. road Company. against which a go