The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
MCCALL ON STAND
rv yoRK LIFE PRESIDENT Tells
'' oF contributions.
,.ss democratic Committee OF
..,oo Life Burdensome BY I'm
.,,oIties-parker and Shee-
,,o Deny-HamiIton Handled
,,,oe sums without Accounting

nev York, Sept. 2f.-Politioal con.
. w. of the New York Life Insur-
tll .s Company and the connection of
snes Wv NJ Hamilton, of Albany, with
a.! snu, alleged political activity of the
toe s"nv were the points around
e1 S:ah the hearing before the legisla-
3D.G ;rvestigation turned yesterday.
slS o- -. John A. Mccall was the
If witn ,ss, and for several hours he
on'', snhiected to fire of questions BY
S Sas E. Hughes, counsel for the
Oua m;ttee. concerning the money paid
y. nolitical purposes. The climax
~ ~, cached when Mr.. Mccall declar-
s '. ,hst the soliciting of funds for can-
';ar nnrposes was not confined to the
p psnn bIican party in the campaign Of
n laa. and stated that his life had been
.'0, burden by the opportunities
~ the democratic committee.
Account of 1885, 900 Not Audited.
With great care the account of An
a,sv NJ. Hamilton with the company
~ss analysed by Mr.. Hughes. who
ssked Mr.. Mccall about every item,
snd made it clear that search was
bs;np made for political tributions.
Mr.. Mccall stoutly maintsined that
!. had given Mr.. Hamilton no money
tn he used in influencing legislation at
Albany, but the admission was obtain
ID from Mr.. Mccall that HamiltoD's
sKsenses at Albany were paid from the
compsny's fund, and that his accounts
ware not submitted to audit.
Il was shown that $235, 900 had been
maid to Hamilton with only verbal
accounting to President Mccall, and
that at present Hamilton owed the
company $50 900, but Mr.. Mccall said
he felt sure that Hamilton, who is
now in Europe, will repay the sum up
on the company's demand.
Denied by Judge Parker.
Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic
candidate for president in 1904, gave
the Associated Press the following
statement:
"My attention has been called to
certain testimony said to have been
given by John A. Mccall, while q
witness before the insurance investi-
CATION committee, in reply to Mr..
Hughes question whether he thought
that in 1904 the interests of the poll
cy holders were so seriously endanger-
cd that company ought to contribute.
ut is evident that Mr.. Mccall was
lsboring under great excitement in
making bis reply, for it is very inco-
herent. But if his answer is intended
Dconvey the impression that in the
campaign of 1904, I, either directly
rindirectly, sought from him or his
corporation, or any other corporation,
any money or contribution, his state
nent is absolutely false.
I'm the contrary, I repeat now
what said before the election, that I
expressly notified and directed the
CHAIRMAN of the executive committee
Oh the national committee that no mon
should be received from corpora
tons
Sheehan Adds Denial.
william F. Sheehan's attention was
~asd to the testimony of Mr.. Mccall,
andhe said:
Twas chairman of the executive
sO4nlttee of the Democratic national
svumi1tee. There was not q single
usa l connected with the Democratic
sa"onal committee that solicited q
sS'las from Mr.. Mccall. II any such
M sGlsUa made any such solicitation, Mr..
@cCall should name him.