The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-12
Insurance Company Had Chef
10 Cater for n. Y. Legislators.
SUPT. OF SUPPLIES KNOWS
IT'S Said Other Insurance Companies VIII
Be Found 10 Have Contributed TO Sup
port Of Establishment.

New York. oct. 12-That A. c. Fields
the Mutual Life Insurance companys su-
perintendent OF supplies, Is the man VINO
can exYlain in detail the relations exist
ing between the insurance companies OF
this state and the legislature at Albany
Is practically certain.
Important information I'm regard to MT
Fields relations with the Mutual as
legislative supervisor reached the Arm
strong insurance committee today, ana
no effort will be spared by the commit
tee now to bring the "superintendeht-su-
pervisor" before the committee as Wit
ness JIp TO the present. however. the
committee. has not learned denniteV
where he is.
Members of the committee heard today
that Mr.. Fields has for the last few
years maintained house in Albany
where he lived during the session OF the
legislature.
that the Mutual Life has maintained I'm
Albany for several years an establish
ment where entertainment was anorded
TO legislators whose good will IL was de-
sirable TO retain. chef. the committee
was told. was sent up TO the Albany house
from New York to look after the culi-
nary department OF the establishment and
everything offered there to the guests
was, II was declared, of the very best.
SALARY $4,000 A YEAR.
This matter VIII be inquired into when
the inquiry is resumed next week. and
Il was predicted yesterday that IL the
facts are brought out II will be found
that others OF the insurance companies
contributed To the maintenance OF the
house. Whether the house which Fields
Nal. h. L. ell frro
were entertained was not stated yester-
day.
II was also brought to the attention or
persons connected with the committee
yesterday that Fields was at one time a
power In the Democratic party In West
chester county. His place OF residence IL
Dobbs Ferry, although. besides the AL
bany house he has places at the Thous-
and Islands, Nyack and Asbury park.
His salary superintendent OF supplies
for the Mutual is $4,000 a year. At one
time he was chairman OF the Democratic
county committee in westchester. That
was some time back in the 'sos. when the
Democratic party was stronger In West
chester than IL is now.
GAVE oDEI.L CONTROL.
Mr. yields. the committee has been told.
was n heavy contributor TO the Demo
cratic campaigns in Westchester. He was
instrumental. II was said. in electing
Charles p. McClelland to the State senate
In 1892 and In 1903, and William ]. Graney
In 1899
Both McClelland and Graney are said
TO be friends OF Fields. 1t is interesting
to note that both live in Dobbs Ferry
where Fields makes his home. 1t is in
teresting 10 observe that both McClelland
and Graney served on the senate commit
tee on insurance during their entire stay
In the senate.
Fields is getting to be pretty we'll along
In years now and IL is said that his health
has been failing. The mutual officers have
told the investigating committee that
Fields is too III for them TO ask him to
appear before the investigating committee
and that the committee will have to sub
poena him II II wants him.
McClelland resigned from the senate in
1903 to accept a United State appraiser
ship offered TO him by President Roose-
welt.
He was bitterly attacked by Hill Demo
Gratis for retiring from the senate. as his
action in decreasing tho Democratic rep
resentation gave Odell control OF that
body.
ENvIED HIS CONSCIENCE.
Among the men who know him Fields
has the reputation of being one OF the
most clever and adrot supervisors that
visits Albany.
He Is a prominent figure In Methodist
circles, not only in Dobbs Ferry, but in
oil OF Westchester county. A man Of
no less prominence in insurance circles
than the late Henry r. Hyde founder of
the Equitable said once that he envied
Fields his conscience.
While the insurance committee want to
question Fields chiefly about his work as
a legislative supervisor. they also want 10
inquire in detail about the supplies which
he has purchased for the Mutual as su-
perintendent Of the supply department
The Mutual reported that ssOl l01 was
spent by the company in 1904 for printing
and stationery. which amount was great
ly in excess OF what was spent by the
Equitable and the New York Life for the
same purposes.