Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-29
AfNALL.s INVESTIGATION POLICY
UPHELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
OTHER OFFICIALS CONDEMN 1T
ATTORNEY GENERAL BOYLE PAR
TICULARLY EMPHATIC.
Warns the Governor That the Party
Cannot Carry the Insurance
Scandal - How Mr. Leedy
JustiHex the .HOId-
up" Policy.

Topeka, Eas.. Nov. 2S.-(Special) Gov
ernor Leedy is the only state official who
uDholds Insurance Superintendent McNall
in his notorious system of investigating
Eastern insurance companies. Each of the
other officials has told the governor that II
was suicidal for the administration to back
up such work as WAS exposed in the federal
court recently, and all have implored him
to come out in an interview and condemn,
the practices of McNalrs special agents, -
but he refuses TO do SO. They did not ask
him to fire McNall, but simply to express
disapproval OF his method of investigating
companies and order him TO stop 1t. Leedy
is of the opinion that the administration
will live down the scandal. Attorney Cen
eral Boyle told him few days ago that
he would discover that he had made d mis-
take when II was too late.
What can we say when We go out on
the stump next year and someone asks US
IL we think $50 a day is not good deal too
much to pay experts who don't know the
difference between an insurance policy and
4 laundry bill?" asked Boyle.
I'VE can bluff 'em out by saying that
that Is the price charged by experts from
the East when they come West to investi-
gate our companies" said the governor.
We'll, that won't answer the question
maybe the people will think that the East
attorney general We might get up some
reply. as you suggest, that would bluff
them out, but after We left the people
might get to studying about the thing.
And then where would We be? You know
that our party is made up of the most In
dependent people on earth. No bluifs go
with them. You must have valid excuse.
am frank to say that can't see any way
out of IT. II you would denounce such ac.
tions now you would save good deal oi
humiliation later on. For my part / Will
never. indorse the actions of McNails
agents in the East. j will stand just where
started out when learned of their mode
Of operation. will denounce 1t as an out
rage"
The governor. however. said he would not
denounce McNall because the insurance
''robbers were receiving S;n dose Of diha, theiI
people and it wouldn't hurt IL they were
touched up some.
Secretary Of State Bush; State Auditor
that the governor ought to come out ant
PUBLICLY reprimand McNhIl for sending hi:
agents back East to hold up companies.
spondent. Governor Leedy practically ap
proved McNalrs actions. He said that thu
''experts' had a right TO charge tha
same charge when they come out West Il
investigate n company. When asked how
he knew what Eastern experts charged, h
said told hin MN So Hs Who nay haG tol a
him. This is the only reason he gave To-
approving the "holdup."
The governor declared that the insuranc
companies might as well .'lay, down. frs
az last. "we are certain to win out in th
long rum" said he. "The New York Lift
showed wisdom in Withdrawing Its suit
recently. We propose TO control insuranc
companies doing business in, Kansas whi
we are In Office. and the sooner the com
panies concede that we have the right. I.
do It. and act decently. the better they vii