The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-24

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b New York Life also contributed.
but not nearly soSmuch. No other In
su1Ance companies contributed SO far
aSF he knew.
SgR1att said he was expected. in return
s00r8the contributions. to influence legis-
when any measures We're hostile
st0 insurance cOmpanies.
l1sgadded that he does not know Ans
drew hamilton or Andrew G. Fields.
EFosms ths Mutual Life, Too.
r1attS said he also received frequent
s2cputrtbttions of $4,000 each from the
sMutualSL Life.
@ss6os AZ you know, Senator, what
hive Insurance companies done in re-
shaping legislation or prevent
Int destination inssthis state?' asked
Puts L Up 10 Plat.
gggsSssI don't know anything they have
4one; 4 never inquired into that, n6r
6GNeNthey sought my influence at all n
s1~S1erencesto it,sssaid Plat.
yDugknow what disposition a
@beSnLs made contributions by nsur-
E9Mce companies for state compaigns?'
a1stnrneds these contributions over to the
SnfA2eacornlnittee and then my connec-s
9TH them ceased
SsMaD0gyou@know whether such contri-D
ntips1Sa nd all0tments Of money were
Tor Tie purpose OF helping the
scaanpsasnsofc candidates for legisla7
sMEsssTts wsas i that I know OF.
POts Piatt ii Hole.
4 have been made from time
Observation-Disclosures to the insur-
aldceSdepartment. What influence had
An9urAnceMcOfnpanies inSregArd t h
N~tpolntrrnent q the uperintendent of
1 9sls aSa's lssin des .sey Esa ang influence,
s0Os1arSSAS know.
SxsssskGAxe youseverAbe asked,Eo IN behalf;
&4%&x6GSSaneurance$cOlnpanie to- inter-
99sVeiS1 their tayor%by Of such
e0nttibut10na orsIr connection with the
a1.Aatter oeslegislAaationl q the Insurance
SsAd6partA4qnt?!s ..Ss@
An the world
HlAtt std he kncWnothing about con-
eKa60t1on1@@ eNutualg#gLife Insur-
ne cOInp9HysandN Equttablessociety to.
Observation-Disclosures 1896,
S19eo@aud I9o4s fIe did g remember
enatsSHhere YVES INCORPORATION be-
tWeenMSCornellus N.Bliss and himself
tn tho1esyears.
Gold Issue justified Act.
&9sPlatt expressedth opinion that life
n1arArlce$compal1ies wereSjustified In.
Mnakings#cai1pHiEnc OntrfbutionS while
the 9oldSl11ue waS at stake.8Head did not
10 = apo the tlstification of
scofnpanntes giving money for state
aWihsta dvantage could they set by
D0eonfr5hhsntinl6t ~ nskedsHughes
5SsSNHsssa Hotit2throughsIne as being con-
SaSsnected With b state cQmmittee; they
would Ssupp0seI would be very likely
AsssN0#@de9endNtheM ct times whensit vas
had occasion Ito do
ass9sHaye 46ey eyer reuuested vonr snp-
An ii matter
tneNerShAyesss
Agdnsfts HsSMas Useful.
Sss sssI understand youStoSsay they would
NSxpeet&ssy0usswould support or defend
Ssthenn. NoM.&what class oy possibilities
gShaAd y insS mind nssaying that? To
aeathat thsslegislature did not enact
aSlSslisllation which they thought hostile
Se9apqlfcyhoIders?'
Tr6at's &shont what 4 would amount
s..Hoa,.wssscs0ulds yonScontrol that situa-
''IIsscoullddIn not control III
GaSsss q ow couid youth any way infiu-
4 Emi9ht ave some influence
as%@sSsss h2dispOsitiOns Of money inSthe
81 leEtiCl q fss1egfslators
ssSQhssS4scolld notSsay5sthat.s
gssdolds Club Overs Them. Z
sSsSssI 1g1ist thatsthe way 1t really
shout senator. that the use Of these
ss4oS0hic 1 ts@candidates more or less
under moral obligation not to attack
$s1nterestssupportfng them?'
Sasss " naturally would be in
g me- that really what IL involved?s,'
sshOuld4thir so.ss
Trarbsll Taxes the Stand.
Taarbell, second vice president
ss3of the Equitable. was on the stand
SaMhenerecess was taken.
ssMiehois estrays Secrets.
a. Nichols. former quarantine
commissioned for the port of New
OnksMMho wrote letters to enato
sNOepAWMin ybehalf OF his friend who
81 usual gets at this time OF
%SMEearssss@swas witness before the In
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. committee today.
ssss4 Interest was aroused by the
reading sotssNichoB' letters to Depew on
Observation-Disclosures was not able to
Ssskeiaen1ber who Nichols friends were.
gSAsRR NNicfi6l said Ne had been employed by
hssISqnitable society for about twenty
81 xe2yyears.W with an annual retainer of
SSfrlAtadS toahim was that OF w. s.. Man
Ssyl1 NGSsAs0f Albany. Witness said that
sN#@S A4AnlainB.ssgswh0 had been an actuary,
sNgaS employed byRscertafn people I
bfasl & against the Equitable
Nthat the&reserveswa not SO
GshhgS II tough to be. Manning was
SSlaa;t $3.50 sNichots said. $50 that he
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20 the company. =
S5s#sSs aksM oney Wa Paid u
NRsszS4 ffIEaNM Wttne88 said this wasSpaid to
s@l kessfgs tanning from being employed
M6lssgI n1t Va IS company.
laassS ..Noulchsrs signed ~ Nicho's
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