The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-13
INSURANCE MEN
 THRESH II OUT Policy Holders in Georgia Have
 Squabb|t for Hours WAS TOO MUCH LAWSON 
Delegates Found Themselves Elbowing Insurance Agents In the Hall. That Made Them Angry.
 Then the Fun Began.

Aildillds DtNtlnDCi l-.--AoP11Adisl hc meeting of the Georgia policyholders of the New York Life and the Mutual Life Insurance companies, held at noon today in the Piedmont hotel came very near breaking up in a TOW.
 Of the 150 persons attending it was stated that fifty-one of them were in- surance agents Or representatives of the insurance companies, and 1t seemed to be question of whether these or the policyholders not connected with insur- ance companies should control the ac- lions of the meeting
 The primary question of course was Lawson or anti-Lawson. Shall Thomas A, Lawson of Boston represent the Georgia policyholders in the reorganiza- ton of these companies or shall the Georgians elect their own representa- tives?
 With a hot discussion proceeding along this line the meeting was finally adjourn ed until o'clock tonight to give the sec- retary time to make out roll so that 1t might be known who was entitled to vote and to what extent.
 Meeting Called to Order.
 Shortly after F o'clock the meeting was called to order by Martin F. Amorous of Atlanta, by whom the call was issued MT. Amarous briefly stated that it was a meeting of the polcyholders who are also the only stockholders in the New York Life and the Mutual Life. Recent disclosures in connection with these com panies made it necessary that some ac- ton be taken
 Samuel Barnett was first elected secre- to,. of ba and then Mir Ana rous was chosen chairman. All those present then handed in their names to the secretary with the name or the com pany in which they held policy.
 One of the first things tasYhieh atten- ton was called was the nutfA ef Of insur- anee agents present. However practi- cally all of them were polieyholders in one company or the other. Among the prominent insurance men in the meeting were R. F. Shedden, manager for the Mutual Life, Maj. Livlnflton Mims, gem eral agent New York Life. R. l.. Cooney, inspector of agencies New York Life, II. c. Bagley, general agent Penn Mutual, Thomas Lumpkin general agent North western Mutual, A. c. Newell, general agent Columbian National. Allen Wilder of the Massachusetts Mutual. Thomas Daniel, general agent Union Central, c' C. Thorn, Aetna Life. w. F. Hawkins. general agent Aetna Life; Thomas Pe- ters, general agent Washington Liie' John J. Cogsins, general agent Manhat- tan Life and numerous special agents.
 Resolution Is Offered.
 Following the selection of MT. Amarous as chairman. J. J. Spalding of Atlanta, after a brief statement in which he sus- gested permanent organization of the Georgia policyholders and the selection of representatives to attend the annual meetings of these companies, offered resolution which opened the discuss~ and opened 1t wide.
 Mr. Spalding's resolution provided for the formation of the "Policyholders' Pro tective Association of Geoorgia, and pro- vided that any policyholder Tn the New York Life or the Mutual Life should be eligible to membership. The objects of the associate were to be the protection of the policyholders and participation in the annual elections of trustees or these companies. The officers of the associa- ton were to be a president, a vice presi- dent, secretary and treasurer, to hold for one year. The annual meetings of the association were to be held on the third Tuesday in March of each year, when three trustees should be selected to represent the Georgia policyholders in New York.
 It was explained that the Mutual Life meeting will be held in June. The Mu- tual has thirty-six trustees, all of whom must be residents of New York state. They are elected for four years and nine of them are chosen every year.
 In the case of the New York Life there are twenty-four trustees, majority Of whom must be residents of New York state. They are elected for four years, six being chosen every year. This com pany's annual meeting is in April.
 w A Wimbish of Atlanta said he heartily advocated the resolutions so far as they related to the Mutual Life He did not see any reason why the two com panies should be put together, and advo- cated separation of interests. He thought the charter of the Mutual should be amended so that trustees might be elect ed outside of New York
 For my part" he said, ''I am opposed to Lawsonizng this movement, and want to select direct representatives to look after our interests
 Applause greeted this statement
 Sol Benjamin was also opposed to Lawson, but his views differed from those of MT Wimbish. He thought an association should be formed of policy holders in all big insurance companies. not limiting it to the two named. He offered as a substitute a motion that a committee of five or seven be named to get in touch with policyholders all over the state and to prepare plans for the formation or permanent DETERMINATIONS
 Spence Champoned Lawson.
 George c. Spence of Atlanta strongly the cause of Thomas w. Law son of Boston. He offered as substitute for the whole motion that the Georgia policy holders send their proxies to MT. Lawson, though he stated aS the time that employees of insurance companies were present in force and said he knew his motion would be voted down.
 Mr. Spence said he had counted fifty one persons in the meeting wno were rep or employees of life insurance companies and had taken their names as they came in the door.
 MT. Slonce charged that the organiza- tion of the meeting had been cut and dried; that the secretary had been elected with the papers in his hands. and he protested, he said. against the insurance men taking charge of what should be meeting of the independent policyhoid- CTS.
 Chairman Amorous entered denial of the intimation that the meeting had been called in the interest of the insurance agents.
 T called the meeting myself" he said.