Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-10
large SUNS Gwen
O IH[ CHAMPAIGN
Mutual Life Not Only Con-
tributed in 1 9O4, But Gave
Money in 1900
lEeAL EXPENDITURES LARGE
An Attempt Made to Find Out What
$4,000 Was Spent for in 1904 by the
LEGAL Observation-Disclosures Says
Details Of. Expenditures Were Never
known.

New York. Oct. 10.-Walter r. Gill
aette. vice president of the Mutual Lire
Insurance Company, testified before
4ne insurance investigating committee
today The Mutual Life Insurance
Company contributed $4,000 to the
republican national committees cam
naipn fund in the election Of 1904. Sir
/ John Leng, member of the British par
aiament. was a guest of the commit
foe today. The first witness was Rob
ert Olyphant, chairman OF the expen-
fft,,res committee Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Committee. From him It was
expected to learn what became of the
$4,000 charged to legal expenditures
This sum was spent In three INSTALL
nents Of s25,O 700 each, the last INSTALL
ment being paid the day after the
presidential election last year Oily
1 Dhant said there is no limit to the
money the committee on expenditures
may authorize to be paid out. The
Mutual Life maintains q confidential
fund for legal expenditures. Details
Of the payments for this fund were not
brought before the board of trustees,
hut merely the total amounts. The
bills came to this committee from the
law department, after being duly au-
! thorized by the executive officers. The
moneys were usually drawn In cash
1 The entry, $25,000, on the books Janu-
ary 30, 1904, witness said, was paid to
him in cash. He was assured this was
needed for the policy holders benefit
and that all was regular. Vice Pres
ident Gillette told him twas for law
purposes. He took no vouchers for
this payment, nor for others in Au-
gust and December. Money was SIM
ilarly expended, Olyphant said, in the
term of Office of his predecessor, ].
Hobard Henrick, and 1t never occurred
TO Olyphant to ascertain to whom the
money went, beyond the word of the
executive officer He had heard con-
tributions were made to the campaign
committee and supposed they came out
9of this confidential fund. Gillette had
told him that campaign contributions
had been made and there was no
other fund that this money could be
taken from. Hughes brought out that
there were five payments in 1903 of
SEE, 1000 each, all made in the same way
as those. in 1904, and out OF the con-
I fidential fund.
Gillette also stated that the Mutual
contributed $4,000 to the republican
national committee in 1900, and $15,-
900 In 1896 He justified these contri-
buttons on the same ground as did
President Mccall, OF the New York
Life. saying that the st. Louis plat
form Of the democratic party sand the
free silver Issue were a menace to pol
icyholders. Gillette said that he au-
thorized these expenditures after con-
sultation with the president vice pres
idents and some members OF the board
/ Of trustees of the Mutual. Campaign
contributions, Gillette said, came from
the fund controlled by the committee
On expenditures.
Gillette also testified that the Mu-
tual Company paid. s72.S61 last year
for luncheons, for its clerical force in
this city. this at a rate Of almost $3.50
a. day.