The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
ALEXANDER FINANCED FIGHT.
HYDE MEN SAYHE PAID BILLS or
POLICY HOLDERS COMMITTEE.

And Hired Frank PIatt 20 Conduct Cam
paign Throughout sta e-IharEe Alb
surd, IL Observation-Disclosures the
Committee, Bar CTlmmins, IL Intact.
Following the charge made in James H.
Hyde's suit 10 depose James W. Alexander
from the tr,isteoshp Of the Hyde stock
that the Crimmins policyholders' commit
tee was merely tool In Alexander's hand
in his conspiracy 10 obtain control OF the
Equitable society, and that It's expenses
had been paid by him, came further charges
yesterday by the Hyde supporters in regard
10 this committee.
They declared that the committee was
no longer in existence that all the mem
bers, realizing that the committees ooun-
sci, Frank H. Platt was in the pay OF Mr.
Alexander as one Of his lawyers, had broken
away from him and that Mr.. Plat had abso-
lutely no right now to represent himself as
spokesman for the committee.
Mr.. Plat, when asked about this last
night. denied It. He declared that the
committee was intact with the exception
Of the chairman, John d. Crtmmins, who
for several weeks now has been regarded
as an outspoken supporter OF Mr.. Hyde
The other members Of the committee are
E H. Outerbridge, Henry Morgenthau,
Gov warfed Of Maryland, John B. Stanch-
field and L. W. Bloomingdale.
The Hyde people charged yesterday
that this committee had been used for Mr..
Alexander by Mr.. Plat to conduit an or
ganlzed campaign throughout New York
State against Mr. Hyde. They asserted
that a subcommittee had been organized
In each county by Mr.. Platt, and That the
expenses Of these subcommittee, az vel
as the expenses of the main committee had
been paid by President Alexander
The Hyde supporters said that President
Alexander has spent as much as SIS, 900
in twelve counties in the organization and
conduct Of these subcommittee. he had,
they said. expended as much as $4,000 on
this policyholders' movement, The Pc
titioning Of the Legislature by these county
committees, and the appearance OF dele
gates from the committees at Albany for
a hearing before Supt. Hendricks in regard
TO the proposed amended charter, It was
charged. was all part Of the conspiracy
which President Alexander worked through
the COMMITTEES and Mr.. PlCtt.
Ae1ar Ter men declared last night that
these charges were absurd John ID,
Crimmins, the chairman of the policy
holders committee, admitted yesterday
that he did not know for certain that Preei-
dent Alexander had footed the bills OF his
committee.
IL is a fact. though said he that some
Of the members Of the committee volun-
teered 10 pay their own EXPENSES, and were
informed by + rank Plat that it would not
be necessary for them to do 80.
I don't believe added Mr.. Cnmmins,
that anybody disputes that Mr.. Plat has
been working for Mr.. Alexander. / do
not say that he was retained by Mr., Alex
ander personally, but do say that he was
retained by Alexander d Colby, who are
President AleXander's COUNSEL
Justice Bischofi in the Supreme Court
Yesterday issued an order TO show cause
why the order obtained recently by A. Ed.
ward Woodruff for an examination OF
President Alexander and James II. Hyde
in the Tull suit TO compel a distribution OF
the surplus should not be vacated. The
order TO show case was granted on mo-
ton Of Alexander d Green, counsel for Mr.,
Hyde. Argument on the motion will be
made on May IS.
THE Sun told some time ago that Equitable
directors are interested In the restaurants
In he society's buildings In this and other
cities and that In the case Of the CAFE Sa-
warm at 100 Broadway the directors inter-
ested make money out OF what they eat
when the SOCIETY pays for the meals served
at the executive committee meet lngs three
times a week and at other meetings.
The Equitable barber shops have now
been pulled into the scandal Supt Hen
bricks, II was declared vest erday is including
in his investigat ion an examination into
report that several Of the Equitable direc-
tors are Interest ed in these tonsoTial par
Ions. II is a fact that the Pre- prietorB OF
many Of the downtown barber shops get
a percentage Of the tips taken In, but this
phase Of the question as regards the Equit-
able shops does not interest Supt. Hen
bricks. What he wants TO find out Is how
much rent Is being charged for floor space
Tor lhnaa ahnra and who is pa wing II.