The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
HYDE BITTERLY ATTACKS
HIS OPPONENT HARTMAN
Was on His Feet for an Hour and Ae.
cused His Friends Of Betraylna
Hlm--AIexander Also
Makes Statement.

New York, June 2,-Disputed claims OF
victory by the conflicting factions in the
Equitable Life Assurance society and an
apparent adjustment of interests marked
the meeting of the directors Of the So
ciety. held today for the purpose of pass
ing on the report of the committee of
seven. of which II. C. FriclS is the chair
man.
The only positive result of the meeting
of which official announcement was made
were the designations of Mr.. Frick from
the board of directors and the passage
of the resolutions embodied in the fol-
lowing statement given out by the direc-
tors after the final adjournment:
1.-THE board, after full discussion and
after replies on their own behalf to the
committee by President Alexander. Vice
President Hyde and Vice President Tar
bell. on motion of Mr. Schiff, adopted thhe
following resolutions:
II. That chairman of board be cre-
ated with plenary powers over all de-
partments and affairs of the society
o. That a nominating committee, con-
sisting of d. o. Mills, John A. Stewart.
A. j. Cassatt, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Au-
l.. Lincoln, be requested to report at
meeting of the board to be called on
Wednesday next a candidate for chair
man.
49, That at that meeting of the board
the executive committee be organized and
that appropriate amendments to the by
laws should be prepared for submission
to that meeting for the purpose of carry
ing out these resolutions.
a That Mr.. James Hazen Hyde be re-
quested within three months to divest
himself of the control of the stock of the
society on such terms and conditions as
shall be satisfactory to him and to the
board"
Thirty-seven Directors Present.
OF the full board of fifty directors. the
following thirty-seven were present:
j. w. Alexander. Lewis Fitzgerald
Chauncey NJ Depew, II. C. Deming, Cor
nelius N. Bliss. Thomas d. Jordan, Charles
S. Smith, Alvin w. Rrech, William Alex
ander, John J. McCook. James Il. Forgan,
G.. Ledyard Blair. Brayton Ives NJ Il.
Ingalls,, Jamse II. Hyde, A. J. Cassatt.
p. II. Hartman, Jacob II. Schiff, r. JEFF
ferson Coolidge, Gage e. Tarbel, c. b.
Alexander. Henry G. Frick, J. f. Dena-
varro, NJ Hartley Dodge, Bradish John
son. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Fl. r. Win
throp, ID. o. Mills, George j. Gould,
George T. Wilson. Thomas 7. Eckert,
William III. Mcintyre. II. M. Alexander,
Fl. C. Hearstick. David H. Moffatt, Jo-
seph T. Low.
The meeting today was called for II
o'clock. prior to which hour there were
protracted conferences in the offices of
Mr.. Alexander and Mr.. Hyde, and in the
office occupied by the Frick committee.
Among those who conferred with Mr..
Hyde were Senator Depew, Samuel I'm
termeyer. George J. Gould. A. W. Krech,
w. C. Gulliver. Winsow s. Pierce. H.
c. Hearstick John J. McCook, Jr., A. IL.
Johnson. d. H. Moffatt II. r. Winthrop,
William II. Mcintyre, and c. b. Alexan-
der.
Opponents Join Forces.
1t was declared by interests friendly
to Mr. Hyde that strong efforts would
be made at the meeting to defeat the re-
port of the Frick committee. to withhold
1t from publication, and that President
Alexander and his friends had Joined
forces with Mr.. Hyde In supporting this
course
They remained in session several hours,
the time being taken up with statements
by President Alexander and Vice Presi-
dent Hyde, both of whom opposed the
adoption of the Frick committees report
The Evening Posts report of the Equi-
table meeting contains the following:
Hyde Attacks Hartman.
Mr. Hyde was on his feet fully an
hour and attacked those who had made
allegations against him with the utmost
bitterness. He named in particular E. II.
Hartman and made him the object of the
most violent of his utterances. 1t was