The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-20
Committee of Agents VIII Gall Upon Him This Morning
 and Present Demands
MR. HYDE IS INDIGNANT CALLS II IMPERTINENT MT. Alexander Makes a Speech and Thanks the Men Who Have So
 Maenificently Upheld
 Him.

New York April 19-After protraeted session behind closed doors, the 200 or more general agents of the Equitable Life Assurance society today adopted a resoiu- ton calling upon Vice President J. H. Hyde to resign from his position with tho organization and appointing committee of five from their number to call on MT. Hyde and present the demands
 Late tonight announcement was made that the agents committee appointed to wait on Mir. Hyde and present the resolu- tions asking his resignation had ar ranged to meet him tomorrow morning at his home at o'clock MT Hyde attend ed the theatre tonight and the agents held no further conferences. They VIII meet again tomorrow morning to receive a report on the Hyde conference
 The agents went into session at Il o'clock this morning. and 1t was o'clock before q recess was taken for lunch. During all the time loud talking and oc- casional interruptions of speakers indi- cated that there was a warm debate over some question under consideration. Later it was learned the discussion concerned the Hyde resolution and constructions. This resolution the secretaries of the agents would not give out until notified by the committee of five that copy had been served on Mr. Hyde.
 When the. recess was taken MT. Hyds was informed that the committee or agents would reach his office at o'clock. He awaited it's arrival in company with his personal counsel, Samuel Untermeyer. Winslow s. Pierce and w. c. Gulliyer. At 5:3O the committee had not yet appeared. and MT. Hyde with his counsel left the of- flee of the Equitable.
 Considers 1t Preposterous.
 Mir. Hyde said:
 q have not seen the committee and | have not seen the resolutions. but con- slider them impertinent extraordinary, insulting and most preposterous. 1 have no intention of resigning.
 It was almost 4:3o when the agents again went Into session and the latter part of the days meeting was, from all indications. more peaceful than earlier in the day. It was said that in the earlier assemblage all but seventeen or the agents had voted to request MT. Hyde resignation and in support Of MT. Alex ander. The number voting for the reso- lution is said to be l9O. None of the
 
 affirm or deny this statement but thers were several wordy squabbles over ac- cusations made that some one had given out the information.
 One of the interesting developments or the late session was the adoption of the following resolutions:
 "Whereas 1t has been consistently sug- gested in the public prints that the agents are for naturalization because they seek to acquire full partial control of the society by acquiring proxies; therefore. be 1t
 Resolved, That we. the general agents of the society. in convention assembled. hereby declare that We do not ask nor will not seek for ourselves any part of the control of the Equitable. but do de- mand, through the policy holders, this shall be so vested as to best conserve their interests. without t4.e confidence of whom we cannot exist in this buslness'
 The committee of five appointed to walt on MT. Hyde include Charles Wake of New York. Frank Levy of New Orleans, C. J. Edwards of Brooklyn. Joseph Pow CT of Baltimore and W. J. Roddy of South Carolina.
 Committee to Go to Albany.
 At the latter session, and while await ing the appearance of this committee, a permanent organization was formed and q committee was elected to go to Albany to petition the insurance commissioner and Governor Higgins to urge the mu- tualizaton of the Equitable.
 1t was after the appointment of this committee that 1t was decided that it would be advisable to form a permanent organization, and the following commit tee on permanent organization of the National Association of Managers was named: C. J. Edwards. chairman E. A. Woods, Pittsburg; A. M. Shields, San Francisco J. s. Hendricks. Louis R. Hart Philadelphia; F. L. Levy. New Or leans; r. H. HazeltSn. Portland. Me: R. L. Foreman. Atlanta; A. c. Haynes, New York
 committee was named to bring presi- dent Alexander and Second Vice Presi- dent Tarbell before the convention to thank them for the hospitality received at their hands
 Both Men Are AppIauded.
 When the committee appeared with ur Alexander and Mir. Tarbell they were aLplauded. MT Alexander said that he could not express his great pleasure and love for the agents who had so magnin- gently upheld his action and had ex- pressed their confidence in him. He ap- preciates the action so highly that he would ever be true and loyal to the pol icyhoders and managers, and he pledged the managers his utmost diligence in guarding their interests. MT. TarbeH ST oke of his twenty-five years connec- ton with the society and of his pleasant relations with the agents and managers O. the Equitable. He assured the conven- ton that in the future as in the past. h., would endeavor to merit their es- teem He said he could not try any harder than he had to conserve their interests and would stake his reputation that the fight they were now engaged in would