The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-11-14
MORN CONTRIBUTIONS
Metropolitan Gave $500 to Defeat
"I6 to I" in 1890.
coulTAcLE A oNE-MAN AFFAIR
Wnuam ssrncs Declares PoIicyholders
Have No More Power Now Than
They Had Eeforc-Only a Change In

Have No More Power Now Than
They Had eefore-only Change In
Firm Name.
Ncw Yort. Nov. 1l.-Closlng the
Iassious ot the week the Armstrong
rommitf,o of insurance Investigation
hns behind 10 mass of details and
ii CURES which. while OF apparent little
interest to fhc lnlty. Is of inestimable
value 10 the committee The greater
part OF the week has been devoted to
Tie Netrapoifcn Lite Insurance com
panv. the examinations OF President
Hcecman and James NJ. Craig. the
acuary Of the company being OF
most technical nature
Jus. bolos, the hour Of adjourn
mcut Nr. Hcgeman was excused, and
Joecph Howard Jr. a writer who has
been employed by the Mutual Life. was
called 10 tac stand He identified
vouchers that ho had signed for money
received tor writing advertisements
and reading notices for the Mutual
Life Mr.. Howard afforded much
amusement by his declaration that
his only regret w2s that he could not
sion more az these vouchers His only
comnlaint was that he was not paid
enough Tor his work. This, too. was
the complaint on the witness stand
of Charles smith. who also does writ
Ing for the Mutual Life and receives
$4,000 "A year fer IT,
Sir Heeoman said that his COM
pany had made but two campaign con-
trlhutious. and they were both In 1890
ono thousand dollars was given to the
Palmer and Bnclner Gold Democrat
MANAGERS and $500 10 the national
Republican committee. These contrl-
buttons. Mr.. Hegcman said, we're made
with ,ho anuroyal of the finance board
and were more of moral than a po-
nficaI move TO assist In defeating the
&c 10 ] hcrcsy.
Ills company. Mir Hegeman said. mas
paid money To- Andrew Hamilton. a
statement was produced showing that
Andrew Hamilton had been under an
annual retainer OF $1,000 from May H.
1902 and from that date To May 8,
1904 had received for special services
and rcfainors the aggregate sum OF
s35 oa5. Mr. Hamilton worked In a
number Of states. and his duties were
similar to those he pursued for the
other insurance companies No other
porsons we're paid for work in connec-
ton with matters of litigation beyond
Nr Hamilton and those he retained
eaid Mr. llcgcman.
on bonds and stock the Metropolitan
has cleared according to Mr. Hege-
man. about Sl.2o00o0. and on syndi-
Gates into which Vermilye & Co. In
vitoi the company To participate the
company has made about S65O.0OO.
William Barnes. Sr, appeared be-
fore the committee at his own request
Tie said he received $1,000 from the
Mutual Life for special services Sep
tember ~. 1905. This was for an oral
argument before a senate committee,
protesting against the repeal OF see'
tion Sc OF the insurance laws. Witness
said he represented three companies,
Were you paid by the New York
Life and the Equtable?" asked Mr.
Hughes. counsel for the committee.
"The Eqr table did not pay any
thing" replied Mr. Barnes. THE
Equitable had too much trouble them
selves to take care Of their own mat
ters and was too much irritated by
the opinion that had given them that
the officers Of that company should
mutualize themselves. because the
stockholders wanted. to pocket the
whole power In that company, which
they hold TO this day.
THAT company Is a one-man power
TODAY. Just as much as II ever was,
except for the change Of the name OF
the firm James Hazen Hyde to Thomas
F. Ryan-that IS the only change
made and the policyholders have no
controlli- power in it."
Ten indictments For Election Frauds.
New York. Nov II. - Ten indict-
ments for violations Of the election
law and two for assaults committed at
the polls at the election last Tuesday
werc drawn mp by the grand jury. 1t
was said that Attorney General Mayer
and State Superintendent Of Elections
Morgan had instituted searching in
vestieation OF the ALLEGED election
frauds. which would be continued un'
I'll the legislature meets. The attor-
ncy general ond Mr.. Morgan examined
number of Witnesses in &C injection
with the frauds and also conferred
with Henry T. Yonge special counsel
for Mr. Hearst, and discussed plans