Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-09-28
SENSATIONAL
DISCLOSURES
PRESIDENT MCCALL, OF THE NEW
YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
HAS "LlFTED THE LID"
FAID S235,OOO TO A LOBBYIST
No Accounting Has Been Made for
This Money Mccall Says
Judge Parker Was an Active
Solicitor of Campaign
Funds.

New York, Sept. 21.-That $235, 900
has been paid by the New York Life
Insurance Co. TO Andrew A. Hamilton.
of Albany; that no accounting for this
money has been made except to Presi-
dent Mccall verbally, and that Hamil-
ton attends sessions of the legislature
at Albany in the interest of the New
York Life Insurance Co. was brought
out Wednesday by testimony given by
Mr.. Mccall before the legislative in
Surance investigating committee.
Mr.. Mccall said that the various
sums making up the $235,OOO paid to
Hamilton had been given him in con
nection with different real estate
deals, but Mr. Hughes after consider
able questioning developed the fact
that none of the money had been actu-
ally applied to such deals. Mr.. Mccall
also said that Mr.. Hamilton was allow
ed money for expenses at Albany and
that Mr.. Hamiton's accounts were not
subject to audit.
MIR. Mccall denied that he gave Mr..
Hamilton money TO influence any
member of the legislature, or that he
advised any such course The $235, 600
Mr.. Mccall said he was sure would be
paid by Mr.. Hamilton on demand of
the New York Life Insurance Co.
IF it isn't" said Mr.. Mccall, I'm
responsible and I'll pay it," Hamilton
received for legal services, he said,
about 100000 a year from the New
York Life Co.
On the subject of the New York Life
Cos campaign contributions in recent
presidential years Mr.. Mccall said
they were given for the purpose of de
feating the silver platform and for the
support of the gold standard rather
than for the republican party
AS to the contribution to the repub
lican campaign fund in 1904, Mr.. Nc
Call said he did not care how many of
the policy holders agreed with his ac-
tiOn. He made the contribution hon
estly, believing it was justified and
for the interest Of the policy holders.
"My life" continued the witness
"was made weary by the democratic
candidates chasing me for money in
the campaign of 1904. Some of the
very men who to-day are being inter
viewed in the papers and denouncing
men who contribute to campaigns
were crossing my path every step |
took, looking for money. One-the
candidate himself, Parker-if he
would show up his books when he was
chairman of the democratic state com
mittee, it would give you fit. He
never rejected a dollar in the world.
He would take every dollar that was
paid to him."
Judge Alton 3. Parker. democratic
candidate for president in 1904. last
night gave out a statement in which
he emphatically denied that he either
directly or indirectly in the campaign
of 1904 solicited any money from Mr..
Mccall or the New York Life Insur-
ance Co.
John A. Mccall referring to his tes-
timOny in relation to contributions to
the democratic party, said last night:
''The meaning | intended to convey
when | mentioned Judge Parker was
this: Judge Parker, when a candidate
for the presidency last year did not
personally ask me for campaign funds,
bat friends of his did so repeatedly.
Judge Parker, as chairman of the
state democratic committee several
years ago, did, however, accept prof
fered contributions to the campaign