The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19
AGENTS MEET
Hyde, Alexander and I la bel
Among the Speakers. .8
fYv 4 ssociuted Press.

I'd,
NEW YORK, April 1S.---A ftcr a SEES
3s,on at the Hotel Savoy. lasting for near r.
Nv six hours, to- day, aside from SNORT st
rcccsscs, the two hundred odd mar nagir III
agents Of tho Equitable Life Assurance
4 Sn,.irty 4. from III Over the United STATES
sndopted resolutions asking the n q Y ORG 1
state LEGISLATURE to exercise q IS plehslr!
mower by enucting all amendment 70 INC
I socicty,s charter, this amcrdn ent Z g g!
give the pollcyhplders admission 70 me y
directorate of the soclet s ,';F
,rhc resolutions also provided thai o.
committee consisting Of one + mana ger
from every state III the Union and from
Canada together. with all tho managers
III New Is. orlS city should sbe 4 named TO
visit Governor Higgins and &superintendt-
ent of Insurance Hendricks and secure
their assistance in getting the Iaegisla- =
ture to' act iii the matter This commit
tee, representing the whole countly,,73swill
bc designated before the agents finally
adjourn. ifs u 5S 81; s
Resolutions Adopted
TO. day - sessions were rcple te with
dcyelopments.F Several sets Of resolu Ions
were adopted, The first set declared &c
that the agents pledged their .'1iuuq uall--3
fled support, TO President Alexander. and
EXPRESSED stheire ..cntire con1d once that
the president will continue unfalteringly
aud jfinislIstlle work of utualiza 1pnslh hi =
he has cof,rageously begun, ~ II. eSsiss Il III
There s.sNas no reierei, tct..sairi any Of
tho resolu tfdns n o Mi, Hyde. Z ssssssS 4
ResolutionsSw ndoptedaby tl,eBagents
giving Stheii9a.",nnquallflc approva | Of the
Ff1rnl5 stand tnkcntby Vice President Tar
bell In his support OF the president on.
the naturalization issue. li u ~
Tho lcrick Goinnit tcel Of. 4 nyrcSt ga Ion,
was commended III another resolution,
and this committee WAS urged to be
prompt in n searching and impartial In.
tvcstigayion OF tho company's affairs,
Kisses for Hyde. i.
Mr.. Alexander opened the meeting With.
an Informal talk. in the course Of which
4 he said: lst tx
~ am not hereto mention my Of tho
subjects under Investigation bya#nny Of
the COMMITTEES having In charge these
matters. There will hs no personal cons
trovcrsy OF any nature. You have had n,
difficult work before YOU but we lopo
1t will be easier In a short ttime."i 70
1t was then Mr.. Hyde VAS introduced,
z a hiss from the rear Of the hall did not
fJlSCCllceTl sllIHl " Hs Iluu SNonH
anything wrong, financially or otherwise,
for had participated in any wrongdoing by
others. he should bs 4 'klcked out" and
II any other officer Of the society had
been guilty OF wronsdoIng he should be
Thrown into the street.
He referred to the sale by Second Vices
President Tarbell Of the iIatter's interest
In his renewal account, and remarked
that lie hoped no agent would be called
upon to sell a renewal interest. e
MIR. Tarbell, cSpla wing his sal o OF his
renewal account declared that the socl-
city made several thousand dollars on this
transaction and got the hest OF the set
Element. Then turning and Tacing MI.
Hyde. Mr.. Tarbell said:
y may have sold my renewal inter-
ests, but will never be called upon TO
put any money back INTO tho treasury OF
| the society,"
This declaration was greeted with
| cheers. 81