The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-01
HARRIMAN'S PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE IN LIST
Campaign Text Book Gives
Something Of Personnel Of
Republican Committees

Chicago, H.. Sept. H. Republican
Guardi0ns OF Reform" is the subject
Of chapter in the Forthcoming Dem.
ccratic campaign text book, advance
sheets OF which were received today
at Democratic headquarters from the
publishers. This particular chaptcf.
which will be read with interest, Is
devoted TO the personnel OF the men
whom Mr.. TAFT has selected to con
duct his campaign, and who are his
chicf 3dsisors in an executive, g1vis-
ory and financial way VIM. Nelson
Cromwell the personal and legal rep-
resentaiiye of H. II. Hartman. and
probably the most conspicuous trust
lawyer in this country, Is the central
figure Of these Republican Guard
ians OF Reform The others who
share hon6rs with him in this chap
ter IN the text book are the ninc nom
hers OF the executive committed whom
the Republican presidential candidate
selected Immediately following his
nomination al the Chicago convention
The campaign text book gives some
thing OF the personnel OF The finance
and executive committees with which
Air. Taft has surrounded himself IN
this campaign. Some OF these RE
publican Guardians of Reform are
thus identif ed for the benefit of the
voting public:
"Wm. Nelson Cromwell. of New
York. the great Wall street lawyey
attorney for the Panama canal com.
bine, Kuhn, Loeb q. Co. the Harri-
man interests the Sugar trust. Stand,
ard on trust ct al.
George Rumsey Sheldon. OF No. .
Wall street, multi-milliOnaire and OF.
iicer aad director in more than twenty
corporations,
Frederick w Upham. OF Chicago,
a millionaire several times over. mem.
her of the state board OF review VIII! h
passes upon the amount es taxes waf,q
corporations and large estates should
pay in Illinois. and a director In 3sv
eral coroorations
Charles r Brooker, OF Connecticl,.
millionaire, engaged In the banking
and railway business, and vice-pres.-
dent OF the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad company. against
which government suit Is now ne al-
ing.
Frank o. Lowden, OF Illinois. mnl..
millionaire. son-inlaw OF the late
George NJ. Pullman. and now VI -.
president and heavily Interested
that widely known monopoly, the PM
man Palace Car Co.
T. Coleman Du Poni, of Delaware.
best known as member or the Da
Pont Powder company, controlling
factor III the powder trust whose milk
ing of the federal treasury in powder
hoe hnrn fharn..srl.l a
In congress and against which a snit
partment OF justice, for its disso'u.
ton.
And last but by no means least, tile
great political reformer of Pennsyl-
yania, Bois Penrose, the political her
OF Boss Quay. and, since the lattes's
death, boss OF the corrupt political ma
chine IN philadelphia and Pennsyi-
yania. a machine which has not been
equaHed IN political turpitude slna
the days OF Boss Tweed In New York.
DO these facts. which cannot be
disputed furnish some OF the reasons
why no publication of campaign sub.
scriptlons are to be made nnhl after
the electionY Ask the compllers OF
the Democratic text book
ltNf'l0 . 'lbhlNtli anu 0HfluNNt dIN
their associates detailed above, whom
Mr.. Taft has selected 10 run the Re
publican campaign IN financial. exec.
utiye and advisory capacity. have
list OF trust connections probably I'M
surpassed By any other set OF men
OF Ike number within the bounds OF
/ this country They should be able TO
do equally as coed work Ia a national
way as Is being done by Mr.. Fred W.
Upham In Chicago. Mr.. Upham, who
\ Is The assistant treasurer OF the Re.
publican national committee is
memher OF he board OF review which
passes Oh the amount OF taxes corporJ.
lions and large estates shah pay IN the
city OF Chicago, ana the state OF III.
nGis. Mr Upham has been busy dur.
inG the past lew dAys addressing let
tiers 40 corporations whose property
he VIII asSess IN which he makes ar.
gent appeals for campaign contribu-
| iions 10 the Rennhit--- oaiional c5.n-
mitiee. Several copies OF these let
ters. which Mr. Upham addressed 10
Chicago corporations, at least one OF
which is a quasi public entciprlsa. are
now In possession OF Officials al Dsn
oeratic national headQuar;cFs.
|
Or. Thomas Eclectric OH Is The
hest remedy for that often lalai slis-
aase cfoNp Has been nsed With snc.
cr.a ~ onf f9mi'y for elsht years