The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-21
.M'Call Says Democrats a
Sought Life Insurance
Money.
PARKER MAKES AN
INDIGNANT DENIAL
Characterizes the Reported State
nnent AS Absolutely False.
President Mccall Thanks
the Lord Bryan
Was De-
fcated.
fsnecial to The ,rlmcs- Dispatch,

Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
OYSTER BAY. September 2o--Presl.
dent Roosevelt takes the Insurance con-
trlbuton disclosures very much to heart.
He has called Root choate, Lodge and
cortelyou Into conference on the sub
ject. II he has his way the money con-.
tr|buted by the New York Lie to the
Republican campaign fund will be re-
turned.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, ,& September s20.---Political
contributions OF the Now York Life 1nsur-
ance Company and the connection OF An
drew a. Hamilton, of Albany. with the al
legged political activity of the company
were the points around which the hearing
before the egisla tive Insurance investi-
gation#turncd to-day. 5f{ 8l
President John a. Mccall, of the New
York Life Insurance Company, was tho
chief witness, and for several hours he
was subjected to n fire OF quest Ions by
Charles p Hughes, counsel for the%com-.
mttee, concerning the money presented
for political purposes. *
The climax was reached when Mr.. Nc.
Cali declared that the soliciting OF funds
for campaign purposes was NOT confined
to the Republican party3i In the campaign
OF 1904. annd 5announced: IL All {is n {}t53f5
t''My5lifc WAS made weary by the Dem
oc.ntlo candidates chasing me for money
In that campaign. Some OF the very men
who to-day are being Interviewed In the
papers and denounclng men who con-.
tribute to campaigns were crossing my
path every step took looking for money.
One day the candidate himsef--Parker--
IL he would show up his books when he
was chairman OF tho Democratic State
Committee, 1t would give you n sflt. Ho
never rejected a doar5in the world. He
would take every dollar that was pre-
scented to him" s5i II & I. b; s9l Il 3.3s 43b
Judge Parker was chairman OF the
Damocra tic 4 State Executive Committee
in 1885. 55 t5 1S 3a ~
IS Wildly Cheered.
Mr.. McCall's statement was greeted
wlth2wlld cheering, which continued until
n threat was made to clear the room OF
listeners II the crowd did not restrain
itself. t6
Mr.. Mccall stoutly maintained that he
had given. Mr. Hamilton no money to be
used in influencing legislation at Albany
but tho admission was obtained from
Mr.. Mccall that Hamilton, S expenses at
Albany were paid from the company's
funds and that his accounts were not
submitted to audit. 1t was shown tina,
s235,C0O had been paid to Hamilton with
=
Mccall snnd that ut present Hamilton
owes the company about 100000, but. Mr.
Mccall said hc felt sure that Hamilton,
who Is now In Europe, will repay this
sum upon the company's demand
The $685., 900 Mr., Mccall said. he was
sure would be paid by Mr.. Hamilton on
demand OF the New York Life Insurance
Company. g
"1r it's not sa1d Mr. Mccall "I'll be
responsible and Ill pay it, Hamilton
received for legal services he said, about
100000 "a yenr from tho New York Life
Insurance Company. He was given charge
of work NIL ovor the United States In
tho natthr OF legislation and taxes and
represented Tie New York Life before
legislative committees.
Was Against Silver.
Taking up the campaign contributions
Mr.. Mccall said that In 1896 he con-
}trbutcl 10 he defeat Of the silver plat
form. not to tho defeat of the Democratic
party In other cases of campaign con-
tributlons Mr.. Mccall preferred to char
nctcrize them rs contributions to the
support Of the gold platform rather than
10 the Republican National Committee.
EE or the campaign contribution made BY
Mr. Mccall and George w. Perkins tor
the New York IIlfe Insurance Company In
1904, Mr., Mccall said he did not care how
many OF his policyholders agreed With
his action. Hc said he consulted no ono
but Mr. Perkins ~ did 1t on my own
hook. / don't Justify the use OF campaign
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