Warren sheaf., 1905-09-28
WANTS CAMPAIGN
funds RETURNED
PRESIDENT SAID TO B1 111R.
CISED OVER NEW YORK LIFE
REVELATIONS.
Favors Return of Big Sum Contrib
uted to Expenses of Campaign
Mccall Takes Shot at Judge Par
ker-Latter's Reply.


Mccall Takes a Shot at Judge Par
ker-Latter's Reply.
Oyster Bay, L. l., Sept. 21.-As the
result of a conference held at Saga.
more Hill between President Roose.
velt, Secretary Of State Root, Postmas-
ter General Cortelyou, Senator Looge,
and Joseph H. Choate, former ambas-
sador to Great Britain, plans were laid
for the elimination OF contributions to
future national comIaign fumes by all
corporations affected by national legls-
lation
There is a further authoritative ru-
NOR that President Roosevelt has in-
sisted upon the return of all campaign
contributions made by life insurance
companies to the last republican ma
tional campaign committee, and that
his wishes will be carried out.
These radical and far reaching meas
ures have been determined upon by the
president following the disclosures Of
contributions of money toward the re-
publican campaign, as disclosed by
various newspapers and brought out at
the sessions of tho life insurance in
vestigation committee at New York.
The parties to the conference refuse
TO be interviewed. The details are
kept absolutely secret but it is known
positively that that part of the presi-
dents forthcoming message to con-
gress dealing with campaign contribu-
tions will furnish a sensational chap
ter of the presidents view on corpora
tion contributions to national CAM
paigns. He will recommend that legis-
lat1on be enacted prohibiting the &C.
ceptance by national campaign CON-
mittees of any political party of con-
tributions from any corporation af-
ton.
If the presidents wishes are carried
out the entire amount of the last con-
tri0ution Of $4S,O00 to the republican
campaign fund will be handed back to
the treasurer of the New York Life, to-
gether with whatever contributions, it
any were made to the republican COM
mittee by other life insurance CON-
panies during the last campaign.
The revelations made by George w.
Perkins last week, taken in connection
with the charges made last year by Al
ton =. Parker concerning Chairman
Corteiyou's levying of campaign as
sessments upon corporations, have
stirred the president to immediate ac-
tiOn.
New York, Sept. 21.-That S235, 900
has been paid by the New York Life
insurance company to Andrew A.
Hamilton, of Albany; that no account
ing for this money has been made, ex-
cept to President Mccall verbally, and
that Hamilton attends sessions of the
legislature at Albany in the interest
of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, was brought out Wednesday by |
testimony given by Mr.. Mccall before
the legislative insurance investigating
Mr.. Mccall said that the
various sums making up the $237 |
paid tc Hamilton had been given him
in connection with different real es-
late DEALS, but Mr. Hughes. after con-
Siderable questioning developed the
fact that none of the money had been
actually applied to scuh deals. Mr.. Nc
Call denied that he gave Mr.. Hamilton
money to influence any member of The
or that he advised any
such course.
Money to Support Gold Standard.
On the subject of the New York
Life Insurance company's campaign
in recent presidential
years, Mr.. Mccall said they were given
for the purpose of defeating the silver
platform, and for the support of The
gold standard, rather than of the re-
publican party.
AS to the contribution to the repub-
lican campaign fund in 1904, Mr.. Nc
Call said he did not care how many of
the policyholders agreed with his ac-
ton. He made the contribution hon
estly believing it was justified. and for
The Interest of the policyholders.
Takes Shot at Parker.
The climax was reached when Mr.
Mccall declared that the soliciting of |
funds for campaign purposes was not |
confined to the republican party in the
of 1904 and announced:
my life was made weary by the
democratic candidates chasing me for |
money in that campaign. Some of the
very men who to-day are being inter
viewed in the papers and denouncing |
men who contribute to campaigns were |
crossing my path every step I took,
looking for money. One, the candidate
himself, Parker, If he would show up
his books when he was chairman of the
democratic state committee, it would
give you fit. He never rejected a dol
lar in the world. He would take every
dollar that was paid to him.
Judge Parker was chairman of the
democratic state executive committee
in 1S&k