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the Equitable Life as a contribution for
lo,al campalgls7 A. No.
G Munlcioal campaigns? A None
whatever
q. Or as contribution to the OK
penses OF any candidates fof tho Legls-
latureg A. No, sir, nave not received
any al all for that purpose.
q. Then the amounts that you have
received for the purposes OF State cam
palgns cover all the amounts YOU have
received from the Equitable Life? "A.
Yes, anl they were gene al in their
character. There was not any specific
sum mentioned for any campaign, for
any-for what II was TO be-
q. But you divided It UP. or some
SS, Mss rsoSsS Ssssa sS such ts' way %Gps
you thought expedient? A. It was;
they usually made these contributions
70 me, and / think they did always by
special messenger He came 10 my
office and delivered me n package OF
money, and didn't know-I could only
tell what II was; and | Immediately
turned II over to the State Committee,
either TO the Chairman or the Secretary
OF the Treasurer,
Always In Cash.
O. So these contributions were cash
contributions A. Yes, sir, cash con-
tributions.
O. And did YOU eyer receive any such
contributions directly from any otieer
OF the Equltable7 A. No. not directly;
dont tsIps ga sS from sbs, sss EaSt; tSst
but they Invariably sent the money
over by special messenger and de-
livered TO me, and ! didn't keep II over
night; l would send II, or take II up
TO the State Committee
O. Did you make any reqScst for these
contributions? A. | did not.
Q. They came voluntarily? A. They
came voluntarily,
@. AZ the inception OF the making OF
these contributions. or the practice OF
making them, did you make my request
for them? A. Well, ! don't remember
about that; / should--
Q. Then $4,000 will cover all the con-
tributlons, that IL, the annual contribu-
tions, which you have ever received In
any way from the Equitable Lifef A.
As far as | remember that would be
all. There was $4,000
q. Ten thousand dollars q year A.
Yes, sir.
Was a Fixed Sum.
Q. Was that fixed sum each year
or did il vary? A. Well. II was a fixed
sum; that Is, they did not exceed that,
and they didn't reduce II either,
fOS poics DiS "" unrs rssss e1Dtrsgt,S.; ;s iSs
that. hut / think 1 did. during The ten
sS'1i IIGuiIons from the Mutual LIE. Sas
:, 9, u what amount gga g. A. Wen. my
2. Annually? A. No, 1t would not be
o occasionallyY A. Occasionally.
campaign A. I do not know In what
campaign, | could not tell. 4
Q. Have you received any recently
from the Mutual Life, within recent
years. the last three or four vears7 A.
] thought, YOU were asking me about
O. No, said the Mutual Life. A.
/ received some donations from the
Mutual Life In the last ten years, but
] don't know when and what amount.
They were about 10000
Given to State Committee.
q. How frequently was 1t? A. can.
not tell. simply received IT, and
whatever ! received, took II to the
State Committee
g. With what officer. Of the Mutual
i1,sn,In hhs aIa you act II Ieeel'ins these con- %
Curdy, ! would nos be sure.
u. Y. a. McCurdys A. Yes.
Y. Did you get the money from him
directly? A. No, sir; It was given to
me just as ] said.
Q. In the same way that II was given
to you by the Equitable, sent by mes
sengor In currency. A. Yes, sir
Q. How did Il happen that the Mutual
Lille contributed the money? Was It IN
pursuance Of an understanding be-
tween yourself and Mr.. Mccurdy7 A.
] simply asked him at various times
when necessities were very great for
money and he said he would be very
glad TO subscribe.
Q. Thia was for the state cam
pnlEnt A, Nes, sir.
Q. And Mr., McCurdy 30 understood
it7 A, He understood II and could not
understand II any other way, because
was not repTd4enting the national oam-
paign.
q. Was there any contribution by the
Mutual Life al anr lime for any local
limpalgn2 A. No, sir.
.. or apant frol We contribution for
the state. campaign purposes in the in
ts'est' oi any candidate for Site Office?
o. The practice was the came in the
Mutual as IN the Eouitahle' A. Yes sir
Sum Always $4,000.
Q And We may assume that You not
generally $4,000 A. When I Rot af,y.
thlng from him dld.
.. And for how long a period OF wears
s,o,i would tsst 20 biekY A, | could not
.or Would # go back twenty years'
@. Have you reeeiwd any contfJbv-
S New York Life1 a think very sell
Q, lyith whom dld you deal in IN.
New York ife u YOU aid M aIiY AZ
Wei; scns, I dealt with the President Of the he
Q, NJ. MeCsIg A. Yes. oil,
2, Did yon receive ut any time con-
irloullons from Mr.. Mccall Tor state
purposes-.poiitical purposes? A. II he
subscribed anything at all II would Be
Tor " ate purposes.
O. Yes Of course; but dld he at any
fiine OF bis company give you any
money! A. i cannot gay positively
whether he dld or not. / cannot re-
member as 70 whether he gave me any
Q. Ana rhat would mean that you are
not positive as 10 whether the New
YORK Life has glYen you anything for
state purposesy A. ! am not positive,
NY memory 10 Al fault for once a. to
Dent Remember Harrison Fund.
a II has been suggested 10 me that
You 0ad somelillng 10 40 with the csI.
lection ~ ffinfe fot tho Ifar,ia..,, ~ ~