The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
SPENT GREAT SUMS
VERY LAV|SHLY
THousANDs pIsnURsEp FREELY
IS aesBy MUTUAL LIFE.
HIGH OFFICIALS ON STAND
Tell Of the Gifts to Campaign Funds
Nearly S73, 900 Spent in 1904
for Luncheous for Clerical
Force In New York.

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New York, Oct Walter X. Gil
iette, vice president Of the Mutual Life
Ingurance company, testified before
TIE Insurance Investigating committee
Tuesday that the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance company contributed $4,000 to
the republican national committees
campaign fund in the last election in
1904 r4e also stated that the Mutual
Life lrsuranGc company paid $72,S6l
last year for mncheons for It's clerical
force ii this city. This was at the rate
OF alm0st $3.50 day. Vice President
Gillette said that the Mutual Life In
fsuraDcs company contributed $4,000
ito the Republican national committee
In 1900 and $4,000 in 1896.
4 DIR Gillette testified that he paid
these amounts personally In cash and
later In the day Mr.. McCurdy said that
while he knew campaign contributions
had been made he did not know the
amounts. He said that no contribu-
tionA had been made 10 campaign
committees before 1896, and that no
contribution 10 state or municipal
campaign had ever been made in this
or any other state. The contribution
Of $2500tto the congressional campaign
committee, Mr. McCurdy said he knew
nothing about until IL came out In the
testimony last week.
Anjitem Of $4,000 for committees
fees, Mr.. Gillette said, was for compen-
Bation OF committee members, who are
not officers of the company Mr..
Hughes pointed out that In 1901 $243,-
900 was paid for legal expenses, while
IN, 1909 II was $4,000.
Gifts Justified, He Says.
He Justified these contributions on
the same ground as did President John
A. Mccall, Of the New York Life In
surance company, in the contributions
bf that company, saying that the St.
Louis platform Of the democratic party
and the free silver issue we're menace
10 the policyholders. DR.. Gillette said
he authorized these expenditures after
consultation with president, vice pres
tdents and some members OF the board
Of trustees OF the Mutual Life Insur-
hnce company. The campaign contri-
buttons, Dr. Gillette said, came from
the fund controlled by the committee
on expenditures.
Three Installments Paid.
The first witness was Robert OIL
phant, chairman OF the expenditure
committee Of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company. From him IL was ex-
pected to learn what became OF $4,000
charged to legal expenditures.
This sum was spent In three install
ments OF $685. 900 each, the last INSTALL
ment being paid the day after the
presidential election last year. Mr..
Diiphant said there IL no limit to the
money the committee on expenditures
may authorize to be paid out. The
Mutual Life insurance company main
tains confidential fund for legal ex-
penditure The details Of payments
for this fund we're not brought before
the board OF trustees, but merely the
total amounts. Bills came 10 this com
mittee from the law department, after
being duly authorized by the executive
officers The moneys were usually
drawn In cash. An entry OF $4,000
on the books January 30, 1904, witness
said, was paid TO him In cash. He was
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