The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-21
THE DEMOCRATS
SPOKE TOO SOON
Mccall Says They worried Him
to Death for Money.
In Their Campaign Last Fall hut He
Had Nothing for the Parker
Crowd.
JUDGE PARKER's HYPOCRISY

New York, Sept. 21.---Political
contributions of the New York Life
Insurance company and connection
of Andrew A. Hamilton, of Albany,
with the hearing before the legisla-
tive insurance investigation turned
yesterday.
President Mccall of the New York
Life Insurance company, was the
chief witness, and for several hours
was subjected to fire of questions
by Charles T.. Hughes, counsel for
the committee. concerning the mon
ey paid for political purposes.
The climax was reached when Me-
Call declared that the soliciting
of funds for campaign purposes was
not confined TO the Republican party
in the campaign of 1904, and an
nounced:
MY life was made. weary by Dem
ocratic candidates chasing me for
money in that campaign. Some of the
very men who today are being inter-
viewed in the papers and denouncing
the men who contribute to campaigns
were crossing my path every step /
took. looking for money.
"One of the candidates, himself.
Parker, IL he would show up his
books when he was chairman of the
Democratic state committee, II
would give you fit.
'He never rejected a dollar in the
world. He would take every dollar
that was paid to him.
Judge Parker was chairman of the
Democratic state executive commit
tee in 1885.
McCall's statement was greeted
with wild cheering. which continued
until threat was made TO clear the
room of listeners If the crowd did
not restrain itself.
With great care the account of
Andrew A. Hamilton with the COM
pany was analysed by Hughes. who
asked Mccall about every item, and
made 1t clear that search was be-
ing made for political contributions
had given Hamilton no money to be
used in influencing the legislation at
Albany but the admission was oh
tanned from Mccall that HamiIton's
expenses at Albany were paid from
the company's funds and that his
accounts were not submitted to au-
dit.
II was shown $235,000 has been
paid Hamilton with only a verbal
accounting to Mccall and that at
present Hamilton owes the compa-
ny 100000 but Mccall said he felt
sure that Hamilton. who is now in
Europe. will repay the sum upon the
company's demand.
Judge Alton B. Parker, Democrat
ic candidate for president in 1904,
last night gave the Associated Press
statement concerning McCalls tes-
timony relative to soliciting of funds
from the New York Life Insurance
company by Democrats in 1904. In
this statement Parker said:
r'It is evident that Mccall was la
boring under a great excitement in
making his reply, for 1t is very in
coherent. But il his answer is in
tended TO convey the impression that
in the campaign of 1904, /, either di-
rectly or indirectly. solicited from
him or his corporation, or any other
corporation, any money or valuable
thing, his statemeLt Is absolutely
false.
"On the contrary, ! repeat now
what ! said before the election, that
| expressly notified and directed the
chairman of the executive commit
tee of the national committee that
no money should be received from
corporations.
William f. Sheehan's attention
was called to the testimony OF Nc
Call, and he said: M
II was chairman of the executive
committee of the Democratic nation
al committee. There was not sin
gle man connected with Democratic
national campaign that solicited
dollar from Mccall. If any such per-
son made any such solicitation Nc
Call should name him."
President Mccall, referring to his
testimony before the legislative com
mittee In relation to contributions to
the Democratic party said last night
THE meaning | intended to con
vey' when | mentioned Judge Par
ker was this: Judge Parker, when
candidate for presidency last year
did not personally ask me for cam
paign funds but friends of his did
so repeatedly.
Judge Parker, as chairman of the
state Democratic committee several
years ago, did, however. accept prof
fered contributions to the campaign
fund"