The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-21
REPUBLICANS NOT
 THE ONLY ONES
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MT Mccall. replying to Mir Hughes | said that Mir Hamilton attended the State Legislature in the interest of the New York Life Insurance Company. He | said money was furnished Mir. Hamil- ton for regular expenses. MT. Mccall received no vouchers therefor and never | had. Aside from the $25.00o quarterly re- | tainer to Mir. Hamilton, MT. Mccall said the company paid about s100.000 a year | to Mir. Hamilton for legal services. He denied that he ever gave MT. Hamilton money to influence any member of the Legislature or that he advised any such | course. l Taking up the campaign contribu. l tions MT. Call said that in 1896 he con tributed to the defeat of the .Silver plat ] form, not to the defeat of the Demo 1 cratic Party. In other cases of cam paign contributions, Mir. McCaall pre- 1 ferred to characterize them as contri- i buttons to the support of the gold | platform, rather than to the Repubii- can National Committee. He denied 1 that any contributions have been made to either State or municipal campaigns at any time. He assumed the entire responsibility of the contribution made 1 by Mir Mccall and Geo. W. Perkins for | the New York Life Insurance in 1904 | MT Mccall said he did not care how many of his policy holders agreed with his action. He said he consulted no one but MT. Perkins. I did it on my own hook. I don't justify the use of campaign | funds; I justify the use of this money l for the benefit of the policyholders.
 Replying to Mir. Hughes, he said: q honestly believe in this instance was | justified. If you ask me If I approve of campaign contributions, I say no, a | thousand times mo-" No contribution | to any State or municipal campaign | funds had been made by the New York | Life Insurance Company since his con nection with the company, said Mir. Mccall.
 'Is 1t the usual thing to supply your agents with S100,O0O in money for the purchase of property?" asked Mir. Hughes. l None But HamiItOn. ..
 No. MT. Hamilton Is the only one.'
 why did you supply himT
 'T would supply Andrew Hamilton with millions"
 That is interesting. Tell me about that"
 "I supplied Andrew Hamilton with 10000, 900 within the last six months on mortgages.
 What understanding have you with MT. Hamilton?" .-~.+@ ~- ..:...: Before he went to Europe he told me that if he were to settle with me he would owe me about $60,000. and he asked me if he were good for it, and said: You are; you are all right | Judge. .~--~ ~.~. :.-*
 Now on December 2. 1903. a check | for $25,00 was given to MT. Hamilton and charged to law expenses. Is that right?"
 | Yes"
 You carried the check as cash and | Ia " penses. How could you do that?'
 We charged it as law expenses to be accounted for"
 Do you regard that as a proper entry?'
 | "I do"
 What kind of bookkeeping is that; | you take it out of one account and place 1t in another. Why did you do | lt?"
 We did it to have the item appear as an asset"
 Just what l thought; to appear as an asset" replied MT. Hughes. ! At this point Mir. Mccall made his statement to the effect that he was not a man of great wealth, after which the committee adjourned until tomorrow.
 John A. Mccall, President of the New York Life Insurance Company. re- ferring to his testimony before the committee in relation to the contribu- tions to the Democratic Party, said tonight:
 The meaning I intended to convey when mentioned Judge Parker was this. Judge Parker, when a candidate for the Presidency last year did not ask me for campaign funds, but friends of his did repeatedly. | Judge Parker, as chairman of the State Democratic Committee several years ago did, however. accept prof | fered contributions to the campaign | fund"