Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-21

mittee. 1t Is evident that Mr.. Mccall
ewas laboring under great excitement
q In making his reply, for it is very in
Gcoherent. But if his answer is intend
y ed to convey the impression that in the
= campaign of 1904 | either directly or
Edndirectly solicited from him or his cor
operation or any other corporation any.
money or valuable thing his statement
is absolutely false"
: ION the contrary, repeat now what
said before the election, that 1 ex-
pressly notified and directed the chair
man of the executive committee of the
national committee that no money
should be received from corporations"
3 William F. Sheehan's attention was
sralled to the testimony of Mr., Mccall
and he said:
O. II was chairman of the executive
& committee of the Democratic national
. committee. There was not a single
man connected with the Democratic
national campaign that solicited a dol
lar from Mr.. Mccall. II any such per-
: son made any such solicitation Mr.. Nc
Call should name him."
p Testifying before the legislative in
assurance investigating committee, Nc
ssCall said that Alton B. Parker never
y missed a chance to take corporation
. money when he was a Democratic
-Scampaign chairman in this state.
And in the last national political
fight, Mr.. Mccall declared, the Parker
managers persistently besought contri-
buttons from him as head of the New
York Life. Their appearances at his
Office, be remarked, became a constant
source Of annoyance. Among them
were some of the very men who recent
~ had been giving out interviews de-
nouncing the company for giving funds
10 the Republican national committee.
Once when Mr. Mccall said he
thanked God because ne contributed to
the defeat of free silver kissing and ap-
plause from the audience greeted him.
The chairman announced that the room
would be cleared If this occurred
again.
Mr.. Mccall before he reached the
question OF political contributions de-
MED that the New York Life, with his
knowledge, had ever bribed or at
tempted to influence Legislators in this
OF other states. He gave detailed ex-
plantations Of the payments Of money
made to Judge Andrew Hamilton,
insisting that they were advances for
the purpose Of real estate purchases or
acquisition Of mortgages.
= Resenting all the insinuatiOns Of
Charles f. Hughes, the committees
lawyer, that the payments had been
improper, he entered into a defense Of
each item, defended the custom Of al
swing the executive Of an insurance
company TO disburse money on his own
authority for purposes unknown to the
rest Of the directors. assumed all the
responsibility for his orders under eX-
ecutire prerOgatfve' and asserted that
be still regarded his each and every &C.
ton as for the best interest Of the pol
icy holders.
Il take the responsibility. he cried.
and any blame there may be is mine.
He declared:
NY life was made weary by the
Democratic candidates chasing me for
money in the last campaign. Some Of
the very men who today are being in
Reviewed in the papers and denOunc-
ing these men who contribute 70 cam
palgns. their shadows were crossing
ms path every step took looking for
rnoner. One-the candidate himself.
Parker-the chairman Of the Democrat
A. national committee. il he would
show up his books for that corporation