The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-17
HYDE WINS IN FIGHT
 IN EQUITABLE LIFE
REELECTED TO VICE PRESI-
 DENCY OF SOCIETY.


 Wounds HeaIed-An Now Pulling
 Tosether-Depew and schiH Credited
 With Settlement of Trouble. F.
 New York, Feb. 16.-James W. Alex ander and James H. Hyde were re- elected president and first vice-presi- dent, respectively. of the Equitable Life Assurance society at the adjourned meeting of the directors to-day. All the other officers whose terms had expired were reelected.
 A resolution was adopted recommend ing that policyholders be given the right to vote for directors, and a com mittee, which included President Alex ander and 'Vice-President Hyde, was appointed to carry out this step, which is practically the policy of mutualiza- tion advocated by President Alexander.
 The results outlined were reached after a protracted session, which was marked at times by considerable feel ing. Friends of Yice-President Hyde were disposed to view the outcome as 8 victory for. their side, but in other quar- ters the result was regarded as a gem eral compromise in which the contend ing factions met halfway.
 That Mir. Hyde had majority of the directors with him, however, was never in doubt. His election to the chairman ship of the executive and finance com mittees was regarded as significant in this connection.
 We have settled all differences and healed all wounds" said MT. Hyde after the meeting. Every one of us, from my superior, MT. Alexander, down to the humblest subordinate, is now pull ing together. We are in complete ac- cord.'' rt
 To-day's solution of the society's troubles was largely due, it is under stood, to the conciliatory methods em- ployed by Senator Depew and Jacob H. Schiff. Contrary to report, MT. Schiff had not arrayed himself on either side, and was among those who favored nu- tualization. The formal statement of the meeting. as prepared by Elihu Root, of counsel for the society, and given out by Vice. President Hyde, with the ap- | IION al tAlGAdHueE dLU lllG beard of directors gives the following list of other reelected officers: c. E. Tarbell, second vice-president; George T. Wilson, third viee-president Will liam H. Mcintyre, fourth vice-presi- dent; William Alexander secretary; Thomas D. Jordan, controlley; $. D. Ripley, treasurer.
 The committee appointed to arrange plan by which polieyholders may vote for directors consists of Valentine F. Snyder, James W. Alexander, James H, Hyde, Gage E. Tarbell Cornelius N. Bliss, T. Dewitt Cuyler and Chauncey M. Depew. This committee is also charged with the formulation of a plan of "indemnification of stockholders" and it is to report on both questions not later than April 12 next.
 The directors present at to-day's meeting included James W. Alexander, James H. Hyde, Chauncey M. Depew, H. c. Deming, Jacob H. Schiff, T. D.. Jordan. c. B. Alexander, Valentine F. Snyder. John Jacob Astor, Gage E. Tar bell Brayton Ives, William Fl. McIn- tyre, T. Dewitt Cuyler, H. M. Alexan- der, Alvin W. Krech, Charles Stewart Smith, Henry c. Prick, William Alex ander, August Belmont, E. H. Harri- man, T. T. Eckert and Sidney Dillon Ripley.
 Officials refused to confirm the report that a petition circulated few days ago by general officers of the society suggesting the retirement of Vice-Pres- ident Hyde had been withdrawn at the |sopeniner of to-day's meeting,