The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-21
Judge Parker Denies Statement
of John A. Mccall.
Declares New York Life Was
Not Asked for Money.
SHEEHAN AND NICOLL
Add Their Testimony to That
of Their Chief.
McCalI Hedges After Leaving
the Witness Stand.

New York, Sept. 21.-Alton B. Par.
ker, ex-judge and Democratic candi-
date for president last fall, character
iEed as an absolute falsehood the
statement of John A. Mccall, presi-
dent of the New York Life Insurance
company, that the corporation was
solicited for contributions by the
Democratic national committee during
the last national campaign. William
F. Sheehan supplemented Judge Par
ker'S statement with the declaration
that neither Mr.. Mccall nor the New
York Life was asked for a dollar.
Judge Parker's statement is as fol-
lows:
MY attention has been called to
certain testimony given by John A.
Mccall before the insurance inYesti-
eating committee. 1t is evident that
Mr.. Mccall was laboring under great
excitement in making his reply, for it
IS very incoherent. But, if his testi-
mofy on this point is intended to con-
Vey the impression that in the cam
paign Of 1904 I either directly or indi-
rectly solicited from him or his cor
poration or any other corporation any
money or valuable thing, his statement
is an absolute falsehood.
ION the contrary, I repeat now what
said before election, that I expressly
notified and directed the chairman of
the executive committee of the ma
should be received from corporations. -
Sheehan Also Denies.
William F. Sheehan, who was chair
man of the executive committee of the
national committee in the last cam
paign, and was Judge Parker's per-
sonal representative. was seemingly
quite exercised over Mr.. McCalPs testi-
mony. He said:
mot a single man connected with
the Democratic national committee So
Hcited a dollar from Mr.. Mccall. If
any person made any such solicitation,
Mr. Mccall must name him.
When Delaney Nicoll, treasurer of
the national Democratic campaign com
nittee, was seen in reference to the
statements made by Mr.. Mccall con-
corning the Fostering he said he had re-
ceiVed by Democrats asking him for
money during the last campaign, he ap-
peared to take it as personal affront.
II didn't do it, didn't do it, he said,
and then added with shake of his
head: mo such thing; no, sir. I never
asked him for anything and I never got
anything from him."
The statement of Mr.. Mccall referred
to was made before the legislative insur-
ance investigating committee. Mr.. Nc
Call declared that the soliciting of funds
for campaign purposes was not confined
TO the Republican party in the cam
paign of 1904 and announced;
McCaIrs Statement.
My lie was made weary by the
Democratic candidates chasing me for
money in that campaign. Some of the
very men who today are being inter
viewed in the papers and denouncing men
who contribute to campaigns We're
crossing my path every step I took,
looking for money. The candidate him
self, Parker, if he would show up his
books when he was chairman of the
Democratic state committee, it would
give you a fit. He never rejected dol
lar in the world. He would take every
dollar that was paid to him.
Judge Parker was chairman of the
Democratic state executive committee
in 1885.
Mccall referring to his testimony be-
fore the legislative committee in rela-
tion to contributions to the Democratic
campaign, said:
The meaning L intended to convey
when I mentioned Judge Parker was
this: Judge Parker when a candidate
for the presidency last year did not per-
sonalIy ask me for campaign funds, but
friends of his did SO repeatedly.
Judge Parker, as chairman of the
state Democratic committee several
years ago. did, however, accept proffered
contributions to the campaign fund