New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-01

fact that he is now chairman OF the policy
holders protective committee. which has been
opposing the naturalization plan advocated by
the controlling interests in the Equitable
Mr.. Crimmins. according to published inter-
views with him Thursday paid a tribute tod
the personal honesty Of Mr.. HYDE and took thst
same view of the CambOn dinner episode ast
was expressed by a representative of Mr. Hyds
himself. and at one of the sessions Of the polf-l
eyholders' committee on that day. it is said. al
clash occurred betvesn Mr.. Crirnnfns and soma
Of his associates of the committee. over resc-
lution introduced by the chairman which vas
said to be Of tenor too favorable to the HYDE
contentious TO be adopted with consistency by
the committee
Asked if it was not a fact that there were
differences Of opinion in his committee John D.
Crimmins said there were none except q1,es-
tions as to the future administrative poIicv-
which he considered Of slight Importance at this
time. He declined to talk on any other phase
Of the subject
Francis HeRdrcks State Superintendent 90
Insurance. who arrived from Albany early vss-
terday. sent at once for the various members
OF the committee interested in the Eauitabls
tangle, asking them to meet in his office at No.
ii Broadway, at II O'Clock Those who re-
sponded were President James w Alexander
and his counsel, ex-Judge William n Cohen:
Z H. Hartman, John D Crimmins. Frank H
Platt z. W. BloomingdaIe. EIihu r. Root.
Henry Morgenthau and James II. Hyde. with
W. c. CULVER his counsel
1t was significant that ex-State Insurance Sll-
perintendent Lou 2 Paya was admitted to tha
conference at 1:3O O'Clock He remained for
about half an hour When he came out hs
said he simply went to see 1Ir Hendricks about
an enumeratOT for Dutchess County. President
Alexander lett the conference with his counsel
forty-f1ve minutes before it was over Fl.
Hartman and John D. Crimnins came out to-
gether and James H. Hyde walked out alone.
Frank H. Platt Elhu Root W @ Gulliver
and Francis Hendricks came out in company
Seine Of the employees of the Equita bIe aIIazs
that number of Vice President Hyde's per-
sonal servants are on the Company's payroll.
1t was also asserted that it was to invsstigats
this and other charges that superintendent
Hendricks called the meeting. One of the enl-
ployes referred 70 is said TO be the manager e
Mr.. Hyde's country estate who receives a sale
ary OF $500 month His name, il is alleged n
on the payroll Of the Equitable. although az n9i
time is he seen at the Office excepting when hs
draws MS pay once month
deny that he paid for the costume bah and othar.
social affairs out of the funds of the society
AS matter Of fact it was said by another mar,
identified with the Equitable situation SOME
other justification might more happily have been
put forward for charging the cost Of the Cam
bon dinner to the Equitable for that dinner fool-
place in November, 1902. a year before the pros-
peCI noStlle EIenCn legislation became threat
en1ng. state Of affairs which grew cut OF th>
collapse Of the United States Ship5uilding COM
pany.
Ex-Justice William n Cofsn at his apart-
ments last night said regardirg the conferences
at No. IL Broadway;
You may say for me that the Investigation -
entirely private one. bel1g conducted by tho
Superintendent Of InsuFaucs. and that any in
formation the subject can only come from
him. II any Of the others present were to dis
cusS the matter in public it would be abso-
lutte breach Of faith
there was another con- renee at the Office OF r.
H Hartman. az which Mr.. Hartman. Nlr.
Hyde EIihu Root and William c. Gulliver were.
present None o. these would talk about the
conference or the affairs of the Equitable.
Senator DepeW appeared at the Equitahe
Building at = and went to the third hooF.
where he reuained for about half hour When
asked for a statement. he said
L was moi az the sUDeFintendent's once to-
dav and cannot tell what happened tdsre.'
Have YOU heard since2' asked
No: have seen nobody to-day. I 30 not
know. what has been going on.
The u,egting which Senator DepeW attended
Was a %spk cialy called meeting of the executive
conu1irtee az the Equitahle beard The report
that NJ Hyde had offered 20 the polcyholders
nftv-tWO directors of TIE concern was denied
yesterday by a friend Of Mir, Hyde. who said
fsarhe only concession Mr.. HYDE has offered is
f1o election Of two Representatives Of the policv-
holders at. once to an the two vacant places on
the Equitable board"
II was runOrad that the two men suegested
were John d. Crimmins and Henry Mlrgenthau.
Of the pOliCyhOderS' committee, that the difPsr-
ences OF opinion in that committee had been oc-
casicned by this offer and the uuWillineness of
some OF the members 70 accent the so-cailed
concession