Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-21
DENIAL BY PARKER AND sHEEHAS
B0th Men ssT Agents did BOT Represent
National COMMITTEES.
LsRGE SUNS FOR LEGM DPNsEs
Hundred rhausand Dollars sent 10
Arsoraev - Albany fer which
Only verbaI AeeounrfnE Was
Made "a President.

NEW TCRK sept D-Pout.cal cout-bu-
tons 1f the New YORK Life Insurance com
pa1V and rhe connection Of Andrew A Fam E
uuun Of Albany with the alleged political .
activity n the cumua1v were the points .
around which the hear-ng before -ie IeE-s-
lat1ve insurance investigation turned today .
John A. Mccall 1f -he New York Life In
suraacs company was the chief witness and
for several hours he vas subjected t1 a .
fra u questions by Charles z. Hughes 4
counsel Tor the committee. concerning .
nuuev paid for political purposes
The climax vas reached when M Mccall I
declared thAS ths sulicilng II funds for /.
campaign puI 0oses was not combined l1 The .
republican pa z-v in the campaign If -a1A .
and announce Ny Ife was made wearv .
by the democratic candidates chasing ne T
for money m that ca-npaiEn- Some Of rhe F.
very men VINO today are being interviewed I
IN the papers and denouncinE men who. con- I
tribute 20 campaigns were crossing my pain 4
every step I took looking FOR money-one
the candidate himself. Parker. q he would
show I'D his books when he was chairman
of the democratic state eomuirtee Il would
give you 7t- de never rejected a dollar
IN the world. He would take every dollar
that vas paid him.
Judge Parker was chairman II me dem
Calls statement was greeted with Wild
cheerinH- which continued until a threat was
made TO clear the room Of listeners II the
crowd aid not restrain itself
Large sums for LeEaI Expenses.
with great care lhe account OF Andrew
A Hamilton win the company was an
aIv1ed BY Mr. Hughes who asked Mr. Nc
Call about every item and made IL clear
rhRr search was being made for political
contributions M Mccall st1utlv main
rained tha1 he had given M Hamilton no
money 10 be used IN Influencing Legislation
az Albany. but the admission was obtained
from Ir Mccall rhar Hamilton expenses
a. Albany we're paid from the company
fsinsfs and tnar his accounts were not SUBJ
uitrsd 20 audit IL was shown tllat Szzss.a91
has been paid 20 Hamilton with onlv a
verhal accounting 10 President Mccall and
al present Hamilton OWES the company
zk0ur- &aaaGa. maj Mr Mccall SAT- he halt
sure that hamilton. who now in Europe,
will repay the sum upun me eumpany's de-
mHnd
Judge Alton a Parker democratic can
didats for president In IA4 tonight gave
me Associated Press a statement concern
ing President MCCall's testimony owing
70 the soliciting OF Funds from the New
YORK Life Insurance. company by the demo-
Gratis IN l9oA
Partial DeniHI by Parker.
The statement follows.
Ny attention has been called 10 certain
testimony said % have been gwen today by
Alr- Juhn a Mccall. while witness before
the insurance Investigation committee. in
thSught Ihat in Isea me interests Of the
policy holders we're seriously endangered
Ae .viasuf s I5a. Mr. Necan q 'l51IS Ra5 sS5r-nE y
auder Ersar excitement in making mis- re-
saswsr IL lntended 70 convey the impression
hat IN rne campaign Of l9A, I either d.
recrly OF indirectly solicited from him or
his curpuraIlun. or any other corporation.
any money or valuable thing, has statement
On me contrary repeat what I sad De-
fnrp the election tflaI expressly notified
ana directed the chairman II the executive
10 money should be received from corpora
william p. Sheehan's attention vas called
10 the ,es1imony OF Mr. Mccall ana ne
said
I was chairman OF the executive commit
tee OF the democratic national committee
There vas not single nau connected win
the deu1oCraEic naIsonal campaign ttat
s0ncitsd a dollar from Mr.. Mccall II any
such person made anV surii solicitation.
Mr McCan should name him.
aeCam Explains His Testimony.
John A McCau. president n the New
Tcrk Life Insurance company, referring %
his testimony before the legislative com
nittee IN reiauon 20 contributions % the
democratic party, sad tonight
The meaning I intended 70 convey when I
mentioned Judge Parser vas rhis
Iu1ge Earkers when a cauu11are for me
presidency last year, did not personally ASA
re Tor oampalgn funds, 6ut friends or his
J1dEs Parker as chairman n the stare
60,--v.r .e-o.u1 rIr15ffsls5 s1nrr-t5ur7onE m
the campaign r1nns.
Jerome In PresenL
John a McCan. president Of the View
YORK Life Insurance company, was a vat
mesa TO-DAY before the legislative invssti-
eating committee District Attorney jerome
was an Interested spectator of Lhe pruceed-
ings toaay for tas hrsr time- He SAID be
sKpsCred % maze a public statement =
rev days.
willis .. Wash. cashier ol the New York
state National uank OF Alba-y. vas the
nrsr witness he prodlced transcript Of
the Account sf Andrew A. Hamilton from
January J. lsaA 90 da1e This consisted uf
rvventy-four ledger sheets TIE account
gives no particulars beyond the amounts
MI NASH said only M. Hamilton $ dauEh-
ter rad power TO draE checks on thHt ac-
count
President Iohn 4 McCau Of the New
YORK Insurance company vas thea called.
Af-sr beng sWurn and giving the preiim-
mary informant riuu a. % MS bushes ana
residence he said he had been cumprruileF
Of the Euuitahle before becoming presi-
denr OF the Kew YORK Life Insurance COM
uany ana previously had been superiurenu-
eur of iusurance az Albany He sad it wEs
-ra1e rhnr he had drawn checks ON the New
YORK LIE Insurance company account
without rhs approval Of the finance cum-
nirree He said this EAs almost DAILY
occurrsuca. He kneE Andrew Hamilton noI
I'm wears. Hamilton is not relative ai
ma. he added-
Mr Mccall slid he himself is the sols
iudEe q what ,hecks should BE- draEu
without authorization
He satd he had knuWn AndrsW Hamilton
sincs he vas 70 years or asss he wa nd
relative either By blood By marrzagss Ia
had hasu ennnecfsd with the culupanF zincs
Issz n ths trial az rhs Pisrus psnai0n azsa