New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
ALL WAIT ON HUGHES.
WILL HE DROP PROBE 2
Many Declare acceptance Woutd
Ruin the Investigation.

Following the Republican City Conventions nomi-
nation of Charles z Hughes for Mayor. the re-
lated questions OF who will be the witnesses be-
fore the legislative insurance committee TINS
week and what will be the nature of their tesu-
mony were thrust into the background yesterday
by speculation as to whether Mr. Hughes would
accept and II so, what conditions
Opinions in insurance circles were divided on
this point. Some declared that If Mr. hughes
should accept his work counsel to the COM
mittee would be greatly impaired. if not ruined
every question that he might put to witness
being attributed political motives, and the BACK
bone of the investigation broken. others mann
tanned that Mr. Hughess unimpeachable methods
before his nomination would still hold as earnest
of his future impartial thoroughness Some as
serted that acceptance would mean resignation
from the post Of committees counsel; others mat
continuation of his iuquistion would be the oeS'
of possible campaign speeches.
In the first named class apparently was James
McKeen of Brooklyn Mr.. Hughes's colleague IN
the investigation. Early in the day Mr. Mcheen
made a statement as follows:
have had 10 opportunity to confer with M Nj:
Hughes in The matter of his nomination to s the
Mayoraty by the Republican convention last 1i ah
He expected to be out of town to-day, ana roupII
before tomorrow or Monday - ,,,ne,,ed
OF course l cannot say what he may be impellea
to do in such situation PersonaHyy : go ~
regret that the nomination has been rendered 70
and one which iI he richly deserved No aPprei
ciates better the splendid services ne nag Zitb
A'4'NSNiSNNN4S-A 1900
At the same time # may be truthfully said that
he had clearly felt from the beginning thaI an
political considerations and all partisan considera
lions must be absolutely eliminated TO him most
especially is due the demonstrate ton that the inNes-
gatcn is thorough that as far as possible an pIaC
tees of the insurance business lhdt nlenit c-or
domination shall be exposed without tear OF iaIot
no matter what political organization or What IN
dividual be thereby harmed. 80
that it would be dificut if impossible for the
investigation to accomplish the best results II u
49, hat nn RplF IN
the committee is to be claimed for one Of the par
ties in the municipal contest; ,o.,,or 10 CON-
If he accepts the nomination, whether ne con
claim win certainly be made that the Republican
organization has sought to turn to it's own special
advantage the results thus far accomplished Inc
party may. of course claim credit for 5000 lc-
compished by the committee. majority of whose
members happen to be Republican It would
vestigation should be made to appear in any way
auxiliary to a municipal campaign
AS predicted exclusively in The Tribune several
days ago. If James H. Hyde, Thomas d. Jordan
and William H. Mcintyre persist in refusing to
come within the jurisdiction of the insurance IN
veshgating committee the members OF the commit
tee it Is said, will seek 10 make permanent the
Punishment of the three former Equitable o1lcers
from their home State. Certain members of the
committee, it is said, have planned to ask the
legislature for a continuation Of the committees
powers through next year. There is no legal oDsla
Gle in the way of this, and IL the legislature Fo'eS
to proong the life of the committee the three men
must remain in other States or render themselves
liable to subpoena service at any time Inc Ieslsla-
TORS and their counsel are known to consider the
testimony of Hyde Jordan and Mcintyre as hShlE
important in the ultimate uncoverng OF aouseS
In the mutual corporations.
James H Hyde is in Newport now, but mas gone
TO Boston occasionally within the last MONTH
William H Mcintyre is reported to be IN Boston
hut has been spending his prolonged holiday u ~
said in the White Mountains. Thomas D. Jor-
dams whereabouts unknown to the conHlt'ee
or its counsel, and try as they might they nate
been unable to discover trace OF his movements
Only these three men, 1t is SAID. can testify au
thorit G9,t 1o. as Ste 59 the Equi'NOie
An afternoon newspaper Of this city pHons 1aT
chronicle has accused the New-York LIE 1nsu I
Company Of spending nluen . IoIe! ersions Of
Western newspapers to print garpl t TnT
the testimony taken at the hearings IN NeW-a4t 80
the IN c6 6ne5s yeS It is declared The me
officers of the company appear in the gmT OF S[e@I
Chronicles" assertion is that the diluted testimony
was TO [a es6 or with reGuest that it
be published news article. Inc Star s3
ment To this, it is stated, the censor maze the
following response;
Your proposition does not go. ordered telegraphio
pose to accept tripe.
This naturally did not please the pr9pTietoF o Of
THE star-Chronicle, which later printed the story
of its experience, characterizing the company act
"a cold blooded attempt at 6Ti6ery vz,s,,,nsto
indicate that insurance money is stu being EN-
ployed for unusual purposes A Weekly Wa 4S
thousand newspapers in the West and South, now
declares it is said that the present ap o te par
of the Republicans to cast asperslonS on tne
john As MccaI George w Perkins and Richard
A. McCurdy and to bettle the efforts OF these men
to protect the best interests or the polcyhoiders
STRIKE PRIVATE HOTELS.