The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-19
Sl5O,OOO TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Perkins Tells Of the Political Contributions of The
New York Life insurance Company Says
They All Do It.

Mccall, president ~ the New York
Lilo Insurance Co., an he had person.
ally paid the Roosevelt contribution to
Cornelius NJ Bliss. The exact sum
paid last year was SAT I02.t0.
The aldermanic chamber was filed to
Its iimost capacity when this testi-
nony was elected from the witness.
Mr.. Perkins dramatic denial of any
wrong doing on the part of the COM
pany, which he made when he first
took the stand before recess, brought a
large crowd to the afternoon session in
anticipation of further interesting re-
marks. The gallery contained a large
sprinkling of fashionably dressed wom-
en-, most of them wives of the officials
of the life insurance company.
Mr.. Perkins citation on the witness
stand of the affairs of his company was
at all times interesting He was con-
tinually standing up and sitting down,
showing nervousness, and at other
| times eagerness to let himself be heard
all over the room.
1t was question from AssemhJyman
Prentice, who was acting chairman at
the session today, that brought forth
Mr.. Perkins statement regarding the
law to prohibit insurance companies
contributing to campaign funds. AS
semblyman Prentice's question was as
follows:
| Ibid the matter of this check (the
one paid to the Roosevelt campaign
fund.- come before the finance commit
tee?"
mo, SIR" said Mr. Perkins, ut was
simply an executive action on the part
of the president"
with your concurrence?'
with the concurrence of the Off
cials. I knew about it; believe in 1t
and approve it."
mo formal action was taken?"
1T came under the head of general
demonstration of the company's af-
fairs"
"of your knowledge, who approved
that, Mr.. Perkins?"
well. don't recall whether any of
the other officers did other than MIR.
Mccall and myself"
do you know how the figure on this
check comes to be such an odd num-
ber?"
"No, sir; / remember that Mr.. Nc
Call said to Mr. Bliss that the New
York Life would contribute as much as
$4,000. Mr.. Bliss made various cells
upon me for amounts, which paid
:. myself, and when the account was
made up toward the end of the year
this amount was the amount found to
be due, and it is that amount which
was paid back to me. II was not paid
to ]. p Morgan q Co., but to me.
had personally advanced the money"
"You stated that you had no knowl'
edge of any other political contriou'
, tions except the one specified?"
Yes, SIR"
| Were you in a position to know
: whether or not any more were made
by your company"
"Well, don't think would be IN a
position to know definitely whethel
/ they were or not"
"Since you have been the chairman
| of the finance committee, suppose yor
have been in a position to know?"
"No; this did not come to the finance
| committee. The finance committee un'
5 der the bylaws has charge Of salaries
| and specific things, but 1t is not charged
/ with the supervision of general exren
0 ditures, and think that is q question
I that ought to be looked into"
i "If the president Of this company. b,
, executive order, should pay out $4,000
E or 100000, would that be done with
! out coming to the attention of the fl
: nance committee or anybody else bU
the PRESIDENT"
: 1T could, yes. sir. That is yer!
good question:" was the answer.