Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20

lnentS was tnaC, IN Splte Oh TepOIIs
to the contrary, the socalled Paris
account was actually reported and
approved by the auditing committee.
The first applause from the big
crowd that quickly filled the great as
sembly chamber, as soon as the fact
Of Judge Hamilton's presence became
known about the building, broke out
with a roar of laughter after his ref
crence to the enthusiasm with which
he said his victories for the New York
Life were received by the officials of
the company.
They would come and pat me on
The back" he said, with a bitter sneer;
these men who would not know me
row. they would come in and pat me
on the back and say. you did it,
He Is Applauded.
A storm of applause followed his
scathing reference to the yellow
Jog" as d dog of courage and loyalty.
But the ours who stood around this
funeral that has occurred the ours
who knew of these transactions and
shlunk into their shoes-they are the
came before you and say that the
great interest of two billion dollars of
| life insurance and four hundred mil
! lion dollars of assets can never be
safely intrusted to the hands and adj
| ministration of a lot of ours"
| This was the ostensible purpose of
! Judge Hamilton's appearance before
| the committee-tO advocate the pend.
| ing bill of the committee which would
! leeisate the present boards of direct
ors out of office, and provide for 4
complete reorganization in November
lGyt.
Judge Hamilton's appearance was
and he declared before his speech and
70 friends that it was only at lunch
today that the impulse seized him to
come before the committee, to have
his say on the bill pending, with a
word for President Mccall and for
himself. He arrived unannounced, not
long after 4 o'clock, sat back in the
room and for time was recognized
| liz only one or two newspaper men.
( The interest was intense as he passed
down the aisle amid silence.
Among those who sat near as he be-
san his bitter arraignment of the New
York Life trustees were the following
members Of the board Rufus S.
Weeks, vice president and actuary
N. A. Buckner, vice president; d. p.
I[il gsley, vice president; John C. Nc
Call, secretary and H. Mcintosh.
y wish to state" began Judge Ham
iltnn that my remarks here will be
confined entirely to the New York
Life Insurance company and the gen
temen who manage it. For the 9th
CT companies | have high and loya
It spect because. so far as | have seen
| have not yet found among them ours
ana traitors.
, In every administration of a grea
, public concern said Judge Hamilton
t there are many things to be dom
which in the hurried line of duty AM
in the desire for victory cannot al
q ways be delayed. There was never
Inc or thing that was done in tn,
: New York Life in my administration
; Of my department, but that the eX
, ecutive officers, one and all were con
!; scious of what the purpose was. | say
this now. and when | look around
see their faces before me, and chal
ltnge contradiction.
, Tells Of the Methods.
, Let us consider for a moment the
custom that has prevailed in REGARD
!, L. The payments that have been made
te me upon my single voucher. Re
: member, | did not go in there and owl
this company. l went in there as
humble little lawyer, a country law
yer-and got in there because bea
Dr Pecksniff in his Beers pension, anC
beat him with all the legion of grea
names that he had around him; ant
beat him single-handed and alone
And when | won my victory then, they
said: Well, We will give you a chance
here, and then | started in to perform
my duties.
1t simply excites my laughter
when l hear the gentlemen assert
those who are here and in my hear
ing, and others, that they did no
know that Andrew Hamilton was de
: Tending the New York life and tn