Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-21

mittee. 1t is evident that Mr.. Mccall
was laboring under great excitement
In making his reply, for it Is very in
coherent. But IL his answer is intend
ed to convey the impression that in the
campaign of 1904 | either directly or
indirectly solicited from him or his cor
poration or any other corporation any
money or valuable thing his statement
is absolutely false.'.
ION the contrary, ! repeat o what
l said before the election, that | ex-
pressly notified and directed the chair
man Of the executive committee of the
national committee that no money
should be, received from corporations"
William II. Sheehan's attention was
called to the testimony of Mr.. Mccall,
and he said:
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 do
lar from Mr.. Mccall. Ii any such per
son made any such solicitation Mr.. Nc
Call should name him.
Testifying before the legislative in
"a investigating committee, Nc
Call said that Alton B. Parker never
missed a chance to take corporation
money when he was a Democratic
campaign chairman in this state.
And in the last national political
fight, Mr.. Mccall declared, the Parke,
managers persistently besought contrl-
buttons from him as head of the New
York life. Their appearances at his
office, he remarked, became a constant
source of annoyance. Among them
were some of the very men who recent
ly had been giving out Interviews de,
nouncing the company for giving funds
to the Republican national committee.
Once. when MIR. Mccall sad he
thanked God because he contributed to
the defeat of free silver Kissing and APP
plause from the audience greeted him.
The chairman announced that the room
would be cleared II 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
or 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 Il. Hughes, the, committees
lawyer, thnt the payments had been
improper, he entered into a defense of
each item, defended the custom Of al
lowing 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-
ecutiye prerogative' and asserted that
he still regarded his each and every ac-
ton as for the best interest Of the pol
Icy holders.
II take the responsibility" he cried,
S"and any blame there may be is mine"
He declared:
MY life was made weary by the
Democratic candidates chasing me for
money in tile last campaign. Some of
the very men Avfi5 today are being in.
terviewea in the papers and denounc-
ing these mep. who contribute to. cam
paiglfs. theifn shatlows were crossing
my path every step ! took looking for
money 0usthe candidate himself
Parkfg M chairman nf the Democrat
ii national eeIllnittee. II he would
show up mis- books for that corporation