New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
SILENT on EQUITABLE.
Senator DePezc. Home AgaiH. We'll
and F'uH of Fight.

steamship 81. Paul
Although the Senator refused to discuss the
Equitable situation last night, ne freely stated
that he had come home TO hyht and TO Efve
his side OF the case To 5he public He said thar
just as soon as he could look over all the papers
connected with these matters he would give out
a statement TO the public.
For the first time after his many trips abroad
the junior New-Tor< Senator declined talk.
and although ne smiled and tried to bring
many jokes To bear his irfterviewers he
seemed worried.
Senator Depev freely admitted that his pleas
ure trip had been cut short
Il have come back to the storm centre" said
Senator DeDew- a man cannon aEnt mis- bat
lies three thousand miles from h0me. and. a.
charges rejecting me have been made. have
come back 20 STATE my side OF the case"
Tonight 1 have nothing to say about the
Equitable regarding the loan made To the De-
pew Improvement Company 20 my r-sig-
nation. As soon / go over the papers m
these various matters and get the official news
20 what has actually transpired in my alb
sence. win give out statement that win cover
an these matters fully.
AT the proper time / shall give 70 the pub
lie all the Information have. so that they may
know much I did about the Equitable and
any transac tions in which L Interested"
Regarding the Depev Improvement COMPANY
Senator Depew said.
II am only a minor sJOckholder This COM
pany started five years before was con-
uected with it. They used my name at first
without getting my consent Later I came into
the company with small holdings"
Regarding the loan made by the EquitabI. 10
this company. Senator Depew said:
Il have nothing to say about that tonight II
VIII all be explained by me later"
When tcId OF the election of Paul Morton TO
the presidency Of the Equitable. the Senator said
the choice was admirable. and that IL pleased
him highly
Regarding the Equitable and its future he
said. In a years time the Equttable will be
stronger than ever. and be doing even a larger
business than before. The Equitable is all right
financially. and after this disturbance blows
over il Will be the same as before. the strongest
and best Insurance company in this country"
While the Senator said that ne disliked to cur
his vacation short yet he felt that storm
brewing here and he wanted 20 be on the spot
10 fight it and refute any charges that might be
made agaiEst him.
Senator Depew frankly discussed "Fads ami
Fancies" He said that he vas a subscriber.
and had been 50 about four Years
Il subscribed for the book at that time be-
cause / liked the work he said III
of The most beautiful works 7 have ever seen
II cost me for my subscription somewhere
around sL5eo."
When asked If it had not cost him about
s2.5o0 he replied. NO such thing II vas little
more than half that amount
Again questioned as 10 whether he had been
coerced threatened or forced 70 subscribe %
the work he answered with a smile Nothing
of the kind"
senator DeDew said that he knew Colonel
Mann and he spoke very favorabiy Of him H
could not remember who solicited the suhserip-
lion. except that ne was a young man
WAS NOT THREATENED
This young man. he explained came to hi@
Office with a letter from Colonel Mann. He was
also armed with proof sheets and a long Hst
OF we'll known and wealthy Americans who had
subscribed 10 the edition and who wsr- 10 Ao-
pear in IL. He said
II was so favorahIy struck with the proof
sheets which showed that the work would he
an elegant one that I subscribed"
The Senator denied that he had been threat
ened with TIE publication Of any scandalous or
undesirable stories about him II he did not sub
scribe.
When asked if The work had been represented
as something 10 help the boys along" he re-
Piled: 1T might have been Really cannot r.
member that far back II costs me $1,000
year to help the boys along
Don't they take you for an easy mark the
Senator was asked
Il guess I am" ne replied with a laugh. II
find il hard TO refuse my friends al all times"
When asked if he could explain the cOnnec-
tion between Mrs. Brodie l. Duke and the Depew
Improvement Company. the Senator looked sur
prised and said Il do not know OF such
woman
When further question as 70 whether or not
Mrs Duke was associated WITH him in the com
pany. as IL is alleged she stated. his answer
way. i had no need OF any assistance IN the
Depeyv Improvement Company. and the com
panv was not then employing any one. Indeed.
I was but a minor stOCkholder IN the company
and as 7 have explained. even the name was
used without my consent.
When asked whether he had seen a statement
that if the Equitable trouble had come before
his election ne never would have reached the
Senate. Mr.. DePew replied
Some prophets max ebetter back prophecies
than they DO forecasts. Some have the great
gin of hindsight. while but few can look
ahead
The statement is one which shows this hind
sight and hindsight is something to which do
not give great deal Of concern
on being told that his colleague. senator
Platt had recently said on his birthday. thar
life was not worth living the junior senator
Wei 7 can't talk for Senator Platt" he said
-,ur personally I am very much satisfied
Then smiling ar MS VIE ne added indeed
do find life is worth living
Tine senator said the most interesting incident
~ mis- stav abroad the ceremony attending
the transfer OF Paul JODes's body 70 the Amer.
lean authorities
he said the French were perfect and were verv
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