The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
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chairman Of the board will ever hold meet
ing. The committee was to have had !ts
selection made In time TO announce the narr,s
at tho adjourned meeting next Wednesday.
Yesterday not single man could be found
who would say that he would serve on the
\ committee.
Of D. o. Mills, John A. Stewart, A. j. Cassatt
T, Jefferson Coolidge. August Belmont,
J. B. Forgan and Robert T. Lincoln. Mr..
Belmont and Mr.. Lincoln were not In atten-
dance at the meeting Of the board, and Mr..
Cassatt had left the room before the reso-
committee had been passed Mr.: MINIS
was asked yesterday when the nominating
committee would meet.
THAT depends he replied, 'on whether
None Of them has given his consent a.
yet. Tho proposition to appoint riomi-
mating committee was voted down .wfer.
it was first brought up at the meeting OF
the directors yesterday, and then the matter
vas reintrojuoei after Mr. Frios ana Mr. r.
stand on the first vote which threw the
proposition asEe. ,,,,-
How about the others" Mr.. Mills was
asked.
aWen," he replied, Il don't think they are
In a very genial frame Of mind over the
matter I can't say for sure, but don't
think that any Of them are particularly
anxious to serve on the committee.
Are you going to resign as dtrector?'
Mr.. Mills was member Of the investiga-
ting committee when II was first organized,
but refused to serve.
Il am all at sea on the question. don't
know what shall do WA the Answer.
Mr.. Mills thought it was certain that
there would be no meeting OF the committee
under any circumstances until after. the
meeting Of the board Of directors on Wednes-
day. the day on which the committee was
instructed to make its nomination.
GOV. HIGGINS sANouINS.
When a New York despatch was shown
TO Robert T. Lincoln at Chicago saytng
that the craftsmanship. Of tho board OF
directors Of the Equitable had been offered
to him he refused to talk on the subject,
declining either to affirm or deny tho re-
port. He said that he might talk on tho
matter on Monday.
Il believe the Equitable matter will be
closed UP satisfactorily to the persons who
but I cannot say in just what way Gov.
Higgins said at Albany yesterday.
He added that he would not say that there
was a chance for his submission Of the
Equitable affairs to tho approaching extra
session OF the Legislature for consideration,
trary.
HYDE AND ALEXANDER TooErHER AoAIN.
Although Mr.. Hyee no longer regards the
Equitable's president with any anxiety. so
far as his strength in the controversy be-
tween them Ia concerned. II was evident
Yesterday that he had entered into further
understanding With Mr. Alexander In, IL re-
against the anticirated attack from the
outside by the Harriman.Friok forces
What course Hyde thought Hartman and
Friok would pursue In retaliating was not
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they will come back at him In the board In
some way or other.
II was said yesterday that HYDE and
Alexander met in MIR. Aexander's ofhos
In the Flatiron Building to arrange the
details Of their joint affair.".
p.p tess shsn sn aIs
In Mr.. Hyds's plans for defense and . ~
organization Of the society Is Gage &. Tar.
bel. Mr. Tsrbell, It was asserted yesterday,
T. At present IL 2 stronger pesit l IN the
declared, come out Of the controversy in
better shape than any Of the other prinoir aIs.
The Friok committee failed to find that
he had been guilty Of anything other than
extravaganza, and several directors who
have been regarded as hostile to the Alex
ander-Tarbelr forces took occasion at Fri
days meeting to compliment the second
vioe-president and express regret that the
Friok committee had not examined with
greater regard to details the conduct Of
business in his department. Mr.. Hyde
It was said yesterday, sought TO ally him
with his cause.
1t was learned yesterday what some Of
the conditions are under WI ich Mr.. Hyde
will consent to trustee bis stock Aside
from limiting the trustessf Up to definite
q controlling voice in the selection OF the
proxy committee Of the poicyholders,
which would be delegated with tire power
to name the twenty eight directors. TT IL
proxy committee would probably consist
yesterday. would insist ttat they all be
men OF national prominence. Grover
Cleveland vas men, ;onrd as an illustration
Of the type Of man that Won Id be acceptable
to Mr. hyde. The champions Of the mu-
that any such plan for tr,'ste eing tire stock
would be naturalization in word only.
WHY REPORT WAS REJECTED
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew explained
YESTERDAY why the Prick committee report
had been rejected. 1t was, he said he.
cause an overwhelming majority OF those
present were Utterly opposed to the de-
cent Of the Epuital les policies have been
written. 1t was felt by the c.irectors, he
said, that, although the socety's officers
hal perhaps been guilty OF indiscretions
and eItraSaganceS. their conduct had not
been Of such character as to warrant dis
n1issal. Mr.. Depew was asked what the
cause was for the resignation Of Frick,
Hartman and Bliss.
"The cause of their designations" said
he, was composite one. 1t was not
due to the rejection Of the committees
report alone 1t was due partly to things
that were said in the meeting
Mr.. Frck left this city yesterday for Pitts
burg. When asked concerning Equitable
affairs. he said
i have nothing to saw. am out Of the
Equitable and am not discussing its affairs"
Word was received from Boston last night
that T. jefferson Coolidge stated that he
had not made up his mind whether he
would serve on the nominating committee.
He said he hadn't been asked to serve Yet.
MARKS BIZ M UNITE MEYER.
Samuel Untermyer's statement follows:
THE resolution passed at yesterdays
meeting for the selection Of chairman OF
the board and requesting Mr. Hyde to
trustee his stock contained nothing that
Ia new, and 1t will be remembered that from
the outset OF this unfortunate and nneces-
sary controversy Mr.. Hyde has offered again
and again to trust ee his stock for a limited
term under proper restrictions 30 as to Sc
cure board of directors which the policy
holders and the public would accept as fear
less and independent. although 1t would be
difficult to find more representative body
OF men than those constituting the present
board
MIR. Hyde may well complain that his
disinterested efforts to save the society
from this calamity have n OF bAan pproc ntod