The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-05
SEEK RETURN or
CAMPAIGN GIFTS
xoLIcY HOLDERS ASK vKRMfs.
gtoN TO SUE M'cALL.
PERKINS ALSO MADE ApARry
Request Made Of New York Attorney
General In Efoft 70 Secure Res
tltution of Mig contribu.
tlon on funds


New York, Oct 4.-epermission 10 be,
GIN suit against John A. Mccall, pres.
ident, and George w. Perkins, vice
president, OF the New York Life In
surance company, for the restitution Of
$4,000 contributed 10 republican
campaign fundp, was asked Of Attor.
cngy General Mayer Tuesday BY VII.
liam Hepburn Russell, acting as at
torney for several policy holders I'm.
der the laws of this state ths sanction
OF the attorney general Is required, In
order % bring q suit OF this charac.
Ter.
Mr. Russell said tho suit would be
based on this contention that the
money paid 70 the national republican
committee was expended w Mccall
and Perkins without corporate author.
fty. Bs declared that he intended also
70 sue for the restitution 0f gz5G,OO0
which Mr.. Mccall testified had bceTs
placed In the hands OF Andrew TIaniI.
ton, Of Albany, The policy holders
Represented BY Mr., Russell are Walter
Goodyear, Lemusi y, Lilly and WI.
h&Ep y, WfuslOW,
TO Call oficia1 10 Stand.
John A. Mccall, president 0f the Hsw
Y0rk LITE, will probably bs called 10
the witness stand when the legislative
fnsufance committee resumes its IN.
veetigatfon.
When Mr. Mccall takes the stand hs
viii bs examined by James McKegn,
the associate of Charles ". Hughes, a.
counsel for the committee. Mr., Me-
Keen has devoted All N HIS Snergiss
during ths past month and q half 70
studying the Insurance question from
Tho oE6fatinE business standpoint
He has given particular attention
10 this deferred dividends system, and
II Is upon This subject that he viii
question Mccall, N ~ understood.
True Canae goon "a CONS.
BinKhamtoD, NJ, n, Oct 5>---As-
eembiyman John n. Rogers, of the in
euYa1ce Investigation committee, IN
epeaklng ~ tho Insurance develop,
DeBtg, said "The coming week win
be- an interesting one, ~, In ray oDin>
ion, IL will develop the true cause 0f
the insurance scandal, which IN the
fact that the large Insurance com,
panieg have been paying great deal
more Tor new business than ~ IL
worth.
"The development viii not BE- o. .
sensational, but rather Of stats.
teal nature, but they win 30 long
way toward solving the problem ~
IL tbs purpose of the committee 10 In
vegtlgats every insurance company IN
tho state, large and small, ana close
the hearing w January ~
Nay Cancel Charter
81 Paul, MINI, Oct, &c, ~. Ven,
ner, the View York Anancler Who wrote
an open letter 10 President mccall ~
fiIs ,New Y0Yk Life insurance company,
has written q letter 70 State Insurance
Commissioner OBrisn demanding that
the rev Y0rk Life insurance com.
pany's Minnegota charter tS canceied
unless President John A. Mccall and
vice President Perkins resign ~ once,
Mr. o'Brien stated that the indlyid,
uai demands for any action Of yadI
cal character would bs ignored until
he had satisfied himself A. 70 the con>
ditlon ~ the company and me conduct
Of lte offcers.
May Delay Hearing,
Albany, ~ X, Oct, 4y--AttOfBey Gen
sral Mayer has received a eODy 0f q
demurrer fled BY james H Hyde, for.
mer vice president of the Equitable
Life Assurance s0cl6ty, 70 the blanket
enit brought by the stafe against the
old directors of the company 70 compel
restitution Of Doneyg alleged 10 have
been WfOnGfniIy converted by the
board The demurrer, together with
that 0f Thomas r. Kcksrt, another de-
fsndant, viii be considered By the 80.
Dreme court ~ the November term,
Mr., Hyds declares mat ecarcsIy any
of the allegations contained In the com.
plant state facts suficient 70 eonsti.
ttte n cause Of actlon. Hs holds fur.
tker that the attorney general made q
fatal mistake IN not making the policy
h6ldsre ana etockholdsrs of the society
parties defendant and alleges that ths
causes 0f action are Improperly formed.
Even ~ the demurrer is not sustained,
consideration Of 81 and of possible eD.
DeaIs would DELAY the trial Of the main
ection until merit spring or summer.
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