Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-01
HAMILTON INTERVIEWED
Says He Is Preparing Reply to Send
to the Committee
BY Associated Press.


BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. 30.-The correspondent
of the Associated Press today located
Andrew Hamilton, who was confidential
legislative representative of the insur-
ance companies at Albany, and had half
an hours talk with him concerning his
plans and his answer to the request or
the Armstrong insurance committee
that he give orders to his agents in
New York to surrender his papers to
the committee and that he go to New
York to testify.
Mr.. Hamilton arrived here few days
ago from Bad Nauheim Springs, where
he had been for some time taking the
cure under the care of doctors. He
looked very well. His face is ruddy,
but he still complains of the effect of
his ailment and remains under the doc
tors treatment pending their determi-
nation as to whether 1t will be neces-
sary for him to resume the cure at the
springs. When seen by the correspond
ent, Mr.. Hamilton was with one of his
intimate friends who is familiar with
tails which Mr.. Hamilton did not wish
to be publicly discussed at this time.
Mr.. Hamilton did not seek to avoid
the meeting. On the contrary he said
that he had not the slightest desire to
conceal his whereabouts, although ow-
ing to his continued i'll health and the
attention required in making up his an
swer to the Armstrong committee he
did not desire to see visitors. Answer
ing the correspondents request for a
statement concerning his answer to the
committees request, Mr.. Hamilton die
tated the following textual reply:
vi am preparing reply to the request
of the committee which will be sent
when completed to President Mccall of
/ Mr.. Hamilton said this was the only
formal statement he would now make.
but continuing his informal talk he
pointed out that it would be manifestly
improper to disclose or discuss the ma
ture Of his reply before it had been
submitted to the committee. Moreover
ne was now engaged In framing his re-
ply, so that his work was not yet COM
pleted
you can say, however" Mr.. Hamil-
ton added, that my answer will be
complete. You can also say that Presi-
dent Mccall probably will submit my
reply to the committee
Hamilton might. without entering upon
details of his reply, give his personal
views upon the charges put forward in
New York.
Mr.. Hamiltons friend thereupon re-
piled:
But there are no charges. During
the course of the legislative inquiry
certain statements have been made
relative to Mr.. Hamilton's relations
with the subject, but no charges have
been formulated and he Is now engaged
to the best of his ability in answering
the statements made from time to
time concerning him."
a.. When Mr.. Hamilton was asked
whether he would return to New York
he said it would depend entirely on the
determination of the doctors. The
friend of Mr.. Hamilton added:
"Mr. Hamilton has been asked to take
Q prolonged cure at the springs. His
Illness is now manifesting itself in a
cutaneous affliction of his hips and
shoulders. Should the doctors decide
that his return to the springs is i'm
perative Mr.. Hamilton will probably
have to comply. as saving his health is
far more important to him than this in
surance controversy"
In conclusion Mr.. Hamilton said he
hoped TO be able to complete and for
ward his answer in the next few days.