New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-21

The intricate tangle of insurance manage
ment was deepened yesterday by the testimony
of John A Mccall, president of the New ork
Life Insurance Company but the most amazing
single point made by Mr.. Mccall was that he
had been worn OUT with the frantic appeals
of the campaign managers of ex-Judge Alton
3. Parker to contribute New-York Life Insur-
ance money to the campaign fund of the candi-
date who then and recently denounced all such
contributions Moreover Mr.. Mccall added
the interesting detail that Alton B. Parker
when Democratic State chairman was untiring
in his efforts to get corporation money for cam
naign purposes All this stands in striking COIL
trast 10 the declarations made by the FORMER
Democratic candidate for President from Esopus
last Sunday denounCing the whole system or
campaign funds
Concerning the real and reported attitude OF
ex-Judge Parker on this point Of contripu'ioils
Mr.. Mccall. with Mr.. Hughes's permission, mace
the following declaration:
NV life was made weary by the DemocraI.c
oerdidates chasing me for money in that cam
rsign CCreat Jaughter.) Some Of the yer! Ileh @
Tho to-day are being interviewed IN tne pdpeIs :
and. denouncing these men VINO colIlI . iDIt7 -, ~
camnaiens their shadows were crossing my
natb eI,erv step took, looking for money.
II Iauphter) One-the candidate hnsell, a M nj !
-1he chairman of the Democratic e1n ..otio- fr
C,ornrnittee If he would show up his oooks , LoI
that corporation money. as chairman ol t4, et
Den7ocratio committee. il would give you d ~, ~!
CCIreat Iaughter) lie never rejected Iol.ot ~ .
the world. he Woulu ldh0 0'i'
paid to him.
Mr. Mccall. referring to his testimony, last
night said:
Tho moaning I intended to convey, when
mentioned Judge Parker. was TINS: Juuso
parker when a candidate for the FresloenCS
last wear did not personally ask me Tor cam cam
naign funds but friends of his did so repeatedly
JIdge Parker as chairman of the state Demo @
cratic committee several years ago, uiu1 nv" NJ
ever. accept proffered contributions 10 tne Cam
a transcript Of the testimony makes me say:
In one place, Democratic Nau0ldL t +ng,,e
The national was either slip or tne 'onsue
on nv mart or else mistake was made III TAX
ing down the testimony.
MR.. HAMILTON's TRANSACTIONS.
Nor less sensational was Mr.. McCalrs testi-
nonv regarding the various transactions IN
,-ol,-ing Andrew Hamilton. of Albany and New
York Previous testimony had shown that Mr.
Hamilton had received 100000 in two checks.
naio through Albany. and widely identified as
the yellow dog" fund But Mr.. Mccall yester-
dav testified that the sum aggregated Sz"o'Voo'
Of which s195Oo0 had been paid through Al
banv. $4,000 in cash and the rest through d
local hank. It was shown further by MT Nc
Ca1.s testimony that Mr.. Hamilton represented
Tho %a,-York Life at every legislative body In
the United states and Canada; that MS accounts
for such work were never audited; that ne was
never required to make any explanation other
than verbal one as to what use this money
,.ss MT to- and that for the s235,eoo fund the
Ner-York Life had account. although Mr.
Mccall expected that it would be paid by Mr..
Hamilton. and agreed TO make 1t good If he
failed.
B1, the checks Of Mr.. Hamilton. according to
statement of his bank account supplied by the
Nav-yorl5 state Bank of Albany. and by the
hooks Of the New-York Life. this mysterious
fund was traced. but was never shown spent
for ANYTHING and at the close of the session
another item Of s111.13O O4 was also turned up
and left unexplained. Through a variety of
Questions and cross questions Mr. Mccall en-
deayored to identify the s2350oO as advanced
for the purchase of land in New York, but Mr..
Hughes produced records Of the company show
ing that not one cent of this was ever expended
for this purpose. To the end Mr.. Mccall main
tanned that it was advanced for this purpose
but could not explain why il still carried
outstanding. Confusing entries of this sum in
suspense accounts" in real estate accounts in
legal expense accounts. in home office and
Hanover Bank accounts and in other places