The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
BOTH FACTIONS ARE
 CLAIMING VICTORY Equitable Life Holds Important
 Directors Meeting
ALEXANDER IS REELECTED
Reconstruction Is Said to Have Been Brought About By Senator De-
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New York. February 16.-JapJ S W. Alexander and James II. Hyde.< g re- elected president and vice prs g tt re- spectively of the Equitable 9 Assur- ance society at the adjou,'" meeting of the directors today. All other of ficers whose terms had exl 1 were re- elected.
 A resolution was adopted recommending that policy holders be given the right to vote for directors, and a committee, which includes President Alexander and Vice President Hyde, was appointed to carry out this step, which is practically the policy of naturalization advocated by President Alexander. The results out lined were reached after a protracted session, which was marked at times by considerable feeling. Friends of Vice President Hyde were disposed to view the outcome as a victory for their side, but in other quarters the result was regard ed as general compromise in which the contending factions met half way
 That MT. Hyde had a majority of the directors with him, however, was never in doubt. His election to the chairman ship of the executive and financial com mittees was regarded as significant in this connection.
 We have settled all differences and healed all wounds" said MT. Hyde. after the meeting. Every one of us, from my superior, MT. Alexander, down to the humblest subordinate, is now pulling to- gether. We are in complete accord"
 Today's solution of the society's trou- bles was largely due, it Is said, to the conciliatory methods employed by Sena- tor Depew and Jacob H. Schiff. Con- trary to report, Mir. Schiff had not ar rayed himself on either side, and was among those who favored naturalization.
 The formal statement of the meeting as prepared by Elihu Root, counsel for the society, and given out by Vice President Hyde, and with the approval of President Alexander and the board of directors, gives the following list of other reelected officers:
 Gage E. Tarbell, second vice president; George T. Wilson, third vice president; William H. Mcintyre, fourth vice presi- dent: William Alexander secretary; Thomas l. Jordan, comptroller; S. D. Rip ley, treasurer
 The committee appointed to arrange plan by which the policy holders may
  P Snyder James w. Alexander, James H. Hyde, Gage E. Tarbell, Cornelius N. Bliss, T. Dewitt Cuyler and Chauncey M. Depew. This committee Is also charged with the formulation of plan of 'in- identification of stockholders" and it is to report on both questions not later than April 12 next.
 The directors present at today's meet ing included James w. Alexander, James H. Hyde, Chauncey M. Depew. H. c. Deming, Jacob H. Schiff, T. D. Jordan, c. B. Alexander, Valentine P. Snyder, John Jacob Astor, Gage E. Tarbell, Brayton lives William H. Mcintyre, T. Dewitt Cuyler, Alvin W. Krech, H. M. Alexander, Charles s. Stewart Smith, Henry c. Prick. William w. Alexander, August Belmont, F. H. Hartman, T. T. Eckert and S. D. Ripley.
 Officials refused to confirm the report that a petition circulated few days ago by the general officers of the society, suggesting the retirement of Vice Pres ident Hyde. had been withdrawn at the opening of todays meeting.