New-York tribune., 1905-04-21
HYDE SAYS HE'LL STICK.
AGENTS MEETING ENDS.
H0sty, CimmiHs Asserts- Equitable
Case IN Courts.

Following this scheme. II naturalization is held
proper by the courts. the agents. who are
pledged to President Alexander. will Se able
TO swing to him proxies for almost all the
policyholders I'm the country
The general agents and managers now have
their national association. it's organization per-
fected yesterday. with f. A. Woods. OF Pitts
burg, an avowed Alexander and Tar5eu T1an.
at its head. With this association. keeping the
managers constantly in touch with one another
and Mr.. TarbeH. and this resolution pledging
the agents to get control Of the proxies. HYDE
men declared last night that President Alsxan-
der had accomplished his object in summoning
together the agents.
The resolution recited the belief OF the agents
in naturalization. and their faith IN their ability
TO convince the policyholders that their
rights" were being champiOned. It continued
that each agent on his return 70 his field shall
organize his pOlicyholders into a compact body.
prepared to demand and enforce their rights
under his leadership. and that he shall prOceed
to organize his agency force to act az bis lisu-
tenants in a campaign.
FRICK COMMITTEE EMPLOYS KNOX
The COMMITTEES Of investigation OF which 4 G.
FrIck is chairman at a meeting yesterday
unanimously agreed TO employ ex-Attorney
General Knox counsel Announcement was
made that the investigation would be- purslsd
with all possible speed and thoroushness
Having received the expected refusal Of
James Hazen Hyde to retire from the VICE
presidency OF the Equitable yesterday the gen
eral agents sauntered around the corridors Of
the Hotel Savoy. held formal meeting. ana aE
the urgent request OF Gage E Tarben ended
their conference Mr.. Hyde sent WORD that he
would be unable to attend their meeting. but
would make a written communication
COMMITTEE TO SEE THE GOVERNOR.
The committee Of seventy-two appointed TO
see the Governor and Superintendent Hendricks
left this city at 1880 o'clock last evening for
Syracuse. where at noon to-day it VIII meet the
superintendent OF insurance and present to
him resolution petitionfng the legislature 70
exercise It's plenary power TO amend the So
cietys charter that pohcyhOlders viii have
the right to serve as directors and vote for di-
| rectors. At 3 o'clock the committee viii leave
Syracuse for Albany It Will meet Governor
Higgins at the Executive Mansion at II o'clock
tomorrow morning. F. A Macnamee. the
Equitable's Albany representative. will intro
| duce the committee to the Governor
A subcommittee will be appointed TO remain
at Albany and present arguments directly TO
members Of the legislature. Meantime most OF
the other agents will have gone home.
! Accompanying Mr.. Hyde's refusal to resign
was a declaration that the agents showed b.
their conduct how little they realized what really
Il
| Any request for designations might be made 70
people on the other side with much greater
| accuracy. he suggested and the agents would
probably see this when he showed to them
| who had fomented the disturbances which had
torn the society.
That request for the designations OF Presi-
| dent Alexander and Gage z Tarbell had been
made at the meeting Of the EquitabIe's executive
committee yesterday, or Immediately following
;+ NTO OF fIa afo
could be obtained Mr Hyde however. had a
discussion with Henry c. Prick. chairman Of the
directors investigating committee.
G. T. WILSON NO DEsERTER
Aside from the report Of the COMMITTEES which
waited Mr. Hyde to receive his refusal 20
resign the most significant feature OF the
agents meetings yesterday was the authorized
announcement for George 7. Wilson. third vice
president. that he never had deserted the Alex
ander camp. and did not intend to leave It This.
coming in denial Of well founded stories that
Mr Wilson had become HYDE partisan was
welcomed by the agents with shouts Of enthu-
siasm.
The afternoon session was dawdling along
when Mr.. Taylor. who is one Of Mr.. Tarbslrs
active men. called F. A McNamee. OF Albany,
another warm Tarben man. into the hau and
asked to have the meeting adjourned
Does he want IT done at once2" aslzsd- d-NEE.
NdcNamee.
Yes. right away" was the answer
Reginald T. Nash. the Equitabls's chfsf rep
resentative in Great Britain. was speaking when
Mr.. McNamee went back to the meeting. He
declared that this crisis in the affairs OF the
society when it was settled would have worked
out for the benefit OF the society. Then he made
a declaration received with much Joy BY the
agents
Il am instructed by Mr.. Wilson to say for hiIn
that. notwithstanding anything you may have
heard TO the contrary. he IS absolutely IN SYM
pathy with President Alexander. He said 60 let
YOU know he with the president through
thick and thin. I don't think any Of US agents
will yield TO him in loyalty to the ideal
president"
journed-
EQUITABLE FIGHT IN COURT.
The phases Of the Equitable controversy
which have found their way into the courts re-
eeived much attention yesterday. Briefs were
filed in the Lord action before Justice Maddox,
in Brooklyn. by the attorneys for MI LORD.
Edward NJ Shepard and Fl De Forest Baldwin:
for the Equitable Society by William r. Horn
blower. and for James Hazen Hyde. iatcr-
venor. by Samuel JTntermyer. Justice Maddox
gave other parties 10 the action uuJil Monday
TO submit other briefs or replies.
Attorney General Mayer was in town yester-
day to appear for Superintendent Hendricks in
the TuH suit brought by A Edward Woodruff.
He said that. pending the decision Of Justice
Maddox in the Lord action he would take no
action on the legality OF the amended charter,
which now is In his hands. Until he decides
on the amendments, SuperinteldeHt Hendricks
can do nothing toward approving tSeu-