Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-10
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Vice President w. K. Gillette Justified
tompany's Action on Grounds
That Mccall Did.
IT ALSO PROVIDED LUNCHEONS.
BIZ Last Year Was S7a, S6l for Clerical
Forte--frest NcCurdy
Witness,

New York, oct. 1O.-.Walter X. GH-
l,tte, vice president OF the Mutual Life
Insurance company, testified before the
Insurance investigating committee to-
DAY that the Mutual Life Insurance
company contributed $4,000 TO the Re-
publican national committee campaign
fund in the last election I'm 1904.
Vice President Gillette also stated
that the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany contributed $4,000 to the Re-
publican National committee in 1900
and $4,000 in 1886, He justified these
contributions on the same ground AZ
did President John A. Mccall, Of the
New York Life Insurance company
saying that the St, Louis platform OF
The Democratic party and the free sill
yer ISSUE were o. menace "a the policy
holders Mr. Gillette said he author
lies these expenditures after consul
tatlon with the president vice presi-
dent ana SOME members of the board
OF trustees Of the Mutual Life Insur-
9ncN company. The campaign contri-
buttons he said. came from the fund
controlled by the committee on erpendl-
ture
Vice President Gillette Of the NIu-
tnal Life Insurance company testified
that the Mutual Life Insurance COM
uany paid SI283l last year for luncheons
for lbs clerical force in this city. This
was at the rate OF almost $3.50 a. day.
Sir John Long. member OF the Brit
ish parliament was q guest of the IN
snIance investigating committee at It's
session today.
The FIRST witness was Robert Olyphant,
chairman ~ the expenditure committee
of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
uauy From him Ii was expected 20
learn what became OF $4,000 charged
10 leEal expenditures This sum was
spent in three Indictments VI S2b 900
each the last installment being paid
the day after the presidential cleo
ton last year
Mr. Olyphant said there IA no limit 10
the money the committee on expedi-
lures may authorize TO be paid out Tho
Mutual Life Insurance company main
talns @ confidential fund for legal er-
pcuditures These details of payments
for this fund We're not brought before
the board OF trustees but merely the to-
tai amounts,
Bills came to this committee from the
law department after being duly au-
thorized by the executive officers, The
moneys were usually drawn IN cash.
An entry OF s25. 600 on tho books Jan,
20 1901 witness said. was paid to him
ian cash, He WAS assured this was need
ed for me poHcvbolders' benefit amt
that all was regular Mr. Gillette one
Of the vice presidents, told him II was
for law purposes. Witness did not feel
responsible To- the company an eXecu-
fivs officer having told him II was per-
fectlv legal He took no vouchers for
This payment nor for others In August
and december. 1894
Money was similarly expended, Mr..
Oryrhant sald. Am The term OF office OF
his prodeccssor. J. Hobart Henryok, and
IL never occurred To MIR. Olyphant To as.
certain 10 whom the money went beyond
tbe word of am executive officer. MI.
iirg7 ttb oypendIturo of the COMMITTEES
ara calling for reports Of expenditures
An tbls romtnitfac. Witness said no ra-
uorts were made.
Iu g.pIv tp questions by Alr. Hughes.
tla wltross said he had heard contribu.
lions ,ysra made ta campaigu commit
,e.g ana be auppo.od they come out OF
tbis ,on6dentiai fund. Dr. Gillette
had ,oId hin, that canpalgn coutribu.
tlors hsd boeu made and there was mo-
o,lcr fund that this money could be
t,ton frnm
Mr. Hughes then asked that DR.. Gil.
f.tto No silmrnouel. James NJ. Beck.
r.1nsol far the Mutual Life Insurance.
.c,nnony asked that AIr. Granuiss be
.c,"fisc5 10 DR. Gillette appeared. as
tbor. we're alrsadv present tho presi-
I,,t t,yo ,iee presidents and the gen
oval manager of The company and
.,r,ohnJy VAS needed To- run the husi-
,,lgs n, Hughog Insisted. however.
No 81, r,uId excuse nobody. but would
,,it tb. company 10 as little inconveni-
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