The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
LIFE UNDERWRITERS
Officers NOminated-C. W. SeoVel. of
 Pittsburg, for President.

of the nominating committee of the Ma tionaI Association of Life Underwrit- CTS held tonight the following noni- nations of officers for the coming year were made:
 President-C. ". Scovel, Pittsburg.
 First vice president-George Benham of St. Louis.
 Second vice president-F. E. McMul- len of New York.
 Third vice president-Colonel Robert Shredder of Atlanta, Ga.
 Secretary-Ernest Judson Clark of Baltimore.
 Treasurer-El D. Weeks of IitchfeId, Conn.
 MT. Clark and Mir. Weeks are re- nominated for secretary and treasurer.
 The election of officers will take place tomorrow afternoon.
 A sharp clash between faction of delegates from the west with delegates from the east and other sections was manifest at this afternoons session of the convention. The resolution of cen sure offered yesterday by Delegate J. J. Raleigh, of St. Louis, and aimed at al- legged irregularities in certain insurance circles, was the issue before the con- vention. At the time of adjournment, after half an hours sharp discussion, half a dozen delegates were on their feet striving to get the attention of the chair and express their sentiments, but the assembly voted to postpone the contest until tomorrow morning.
 The issue was raised when the execu- tive committee, through its secretary, submitted to the convention a report on the Raleigh resolution. This report was as follows: Tt is the sense of your executive committee that the resolution offered by delegate from the St. Louis association should not be considered by this convention, and that the consider ation of that or any other similar reso- lution Is unwarranted and outside the proper province of the National Associ- ation of Life Underwriters"
 The committee report was received with cheers. When the noise had sub sided c. W. Van Tnyl, of Minneapolis, arose to speak and was invited by the president to the platform. MT. Van Tnyl said he represented a number of those whose views differed from the re- port of the executive committee. Three questions, he thought, were to be deter mined: First, whether we are to make any public declaration on the matter in View of the discussion now going on in the press. Second, would it be profita- ble to do so? Third, what is the polite ccurse?"
 He asked if it were time for such body to maintain silence, answering himself that he thought not. 'This association and these delegates" e said, must assume proper responsibin- ty and reflect the sentiment of this city in favor of honest and sound methods of life insurance. This association has nothing to cover up and conceal from the community. If the impression be- came general that we assume an apolo- getic course, the result will be heavy losses to us as insurance men. We de- pend for all we get on the public con- ffdence, and if we fail now, it will take years to redeem ourselves"
 Raising his hand to emphasize his words, he added: Unless some reason- able resolution is passed by this asso- citation, along the lines of that suggest ed by the delegate from St. Louis, res- olution will be sent out to the press of the country signed with the names of the men who are in favor of the principle embodies in the original reso- lution. We will not stand for blind loans, Cambon dinners or midnight transfers of securities. The wise, brave and polite thing to do is to pass the original resolution" .-f
 Amid applause which followed the re- marks of Mir. Van Tnyl, various dele- gates tried to make themselves heard. The chair recognized F. A. Kendall of Cleveland, who said he was in favor of the report of the executive commit tee, and added: Thank God, I am not obliged to sign anything for my people that will show I do not stand for graft" MT. Kendall urged that when a vote was taken on the accept ance or rejection of the report of the committee, it be by yeas and nays. This plan, he said, would do away with IIl6 necessity Ol udNIil5 ,b ItSDIuLlUll sent out through the country by the dissenting members, as the roll call would place each man on record.
 At this point, W. M. Scott of Phila- delphia moved the postponen1ent of the question until tomorrow. There were cries of "No!" but the president called the attention of the delegates to the fact that automobiles belonging to prominent Hartford citizens were in waiting at the door to convey the dele- gates on sightseeing trip about the city, and that 1t would be discourteous to keep them waiting. A motion to adjourn was voted down.
 The convention then proceeded to name nominating committee for the choice of officers, and later a motion to postpone the consideration of the resolution until tomorrow prevailed, after a committee had been appointed to draw up resolutions on the death of John c. Linehan, insurance commis- sioner of New Hampshire.