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Show WILL HELP TO GATHER COIN i m . -- "I Fred W. Uphnm of Chicago has been nnmed g3gP5. as assistant treasurer of tho Republican national 381 vvm. commlttoo and given fult power and authority 9'' VL t0 60 out ,nto tno h,Shwa'8 and byways aB well JT I as Into tho humming marts of trado as an of- I -rajPl, flclal beggar. There Is no question hut this fl (Mf lKy elves Mr. Uphnm ono of tho biggest begging vl fit IPSA VIS commissions In the books, and neither Is thero U ,V B V I much doubt that tho G. O. P. begging will bo Mi r thoroughly nnd painstakingly done. infllW V Ir u',,iam wl" I"1? attention particularly J tno western portion of tho country, nnd will ' Jv. avo n's hca11uarlors ln Chicago. His position j&.u'P('y' mfe wl" 1,0 on'jr nomlna"y second to that of Georgo AX JFbMl Sholdon, the Now York financier, who Is ' 1 t 7i7w treasurer of tho committee. Sheldon will con-) con-) flno his coin-lifting operations to tho cast, whero his intlmato- relations with lVoBt of tho big financiers and business men will mako It easy for him to coa tho needed slnows from their wallets. In tho west Upham will do much mono effective work than could Sheldon, on nccount 3t tho rumors connecting tho mttor with ono or two dozen trusts beneficent, of courso In which ho Is an oncer. Upham Is a real business moh and tho head ot art Important lumbor mnnu-!acturlng mnnu-!acturlng firm in tho central metropolis. Ho Is also Interested In tho coal business busi-ness and in soveral other concern of varied character. Personally, Uphnm is what is generally termed a "hustler." Incidentally, but In no wlso coa'.radlctory, he Is i good deal ot a club man and belongs to t long string of socjal and patriots organizations. Ho Ib 47 years old and oegan his political caroer in Cblcagf as an alderman ten years ago. Ho has aeon holding some sort of au official, position in .that city ever since and has mado an cxcollent record. |