Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-02
Appeared 10 Have Been Establish
cd at Today's Meeting Of
The Directors.
81 EXPECT A HOT OLD TIME. "
Was Comment Of NJ L ingalls, Of the
Frlck Committee Wild Standard
OllSlorr,

New York, juno GA now alignment
Of the parties concerned IN the con,ro'
ycray In the Equitable Life Assurance
society appeared to have boon ostaD'
lishol today when the directors meet.
ing began This meeting was expected
10 be most exciting and II was gouorally
expected ina, the directors either would
decide 70 make public the report Of the
Prick investigating committee with a
resolution that its recommendations be
carried into effect or that number of
directors would resign \ friend OF Wee
President James H. Hyde today gave
report OF the Frlck committee pr0b'
ably would be- voted down This plan,
II was said, had the support Of prosi'
dent james w. Alexander who hereto.
fore had opposed MI Hyde a oonfor-
cncc between Mr. Hyde ana Ms friends
ana attorneys was held this morning,
ana II was noticed that neither Il, II,
Hartman nor Jacob II, Schln attended
Il, although w to the time Of the pres
on,allon Of the Frlok report II was DC.
loved that Mr., Hartman ana MrSeblf
were strong supporters OF MI hyde,
George j, Gould however, attended the
conference IN Mr. llydo'B office,
a director Of the Equitable was
quoted today 10 the effect that the
frlck report recommended that the d.
rect0rs appoint a committee Of nvo TO
select new president, nrst vice pres
Ident ana second Vice president to sue
cccd Mossrs, Alexander Hyde ANA Tar
bell -Four members Of this committee,
Il was said, had been agreed upon, The
Equitable directors took one'hour adj
Journmen, at les The early session
was taken UP principally with state
monts nude by President Alexander
and Vice President Hyde, opposing me
adoption by the directors OF the Frlek
committee report Mr., ingalls,, mem.
Der of the Frlck committee was asked
what he thought would be done WIN
the Frlck report, lie replied mat ne
believed II probably would be deiea'ed
by "A vote OF 20 10 49,
Mr., FrIck said he could not tell when
the committee report would be given TO
the public, ~
Dl,ectors of the Equitable lifc As'
suranco society gathered az the soele.
TVS building leO Broadway early TO.
day 10 attend the meeting OF the board
OF directors scheduled Tor II o'clock.
Intense interest was shown by. AL ara
there was active discussion OF the FLICK
report In small groups Of directors, up
"a the time the meeting began Another
toplc 81 these discussions was me report
that n gigantic scheme has been
plnnnod 10 obtain control Of the socle'
iva Immense capital holdings IN the
intorea, OF standard on ilnanclers, Thnt
ANYTHING Of the Kind was IN prospect
Was denied by samuel untormycrauc'
noy for James u, hyde Mr. un'er'
"That report " TOO ridiculous for any
comment from me, | need not take
notice Of I, at all II " perfectly ah'
surd,'
Mr.. hyde and Mr. rntcrmycr we're
IN consultation some time THIS morning
prior 10 the adjourned meeting of tho
board Of directors Whlch was 10 colsl'
der N, report OF the frlck committee,
The Hyde forces assembled IN conior'
cncc IN Mr., lIydcs of lee before the
meeting, Those preson, Included Scnn'
tor Dopow samuel l'nlermyor George
Gould, 4, w kroch, W G, CULVER
WInsiow s. Pierce, II, G. lIortsiIcH,
John i, McCook, Brnndlsh Johnson u,
IT, Moffntt, II H. winthrop william,
If, Mclntyrc ana G, u, Alexander,
Melville w. ingalls, Of the rrick con'
mllteo called at the offices OF " n,
Hartman Just before the directors
meotlng began, Asked what he oSpec,.
ed az d result, OF todays meeting, Mr.,
Ingalls, said
II expect u hot old time"
shortly before the directors meellnb
representative Of william Nelson
Cromwell, the lawyorVIsltod Vice prcsl.
dent llydo'H Office,