New-York tribune., 1906-07-25
TO PROTECT TICKET.
Mutual Life Trustees to Discuss
Campaign Plans.

--,ere viii be discussed at to-day's meeting OF
-. Mutual LIES board OF trustees, it is SAID
-. question Of the action 10 be taken should
..,Sarnus proceedings be brought TO compel the
.-o,al fro;n the administration ticket 81 the
,.,.- international policyhOldsrs committeeman.
:. & believed the International committee will
80 drastic action to-day for the elimination Of
.s..e involuntary nominees on the ticket.
Tobn 5. Wise. ST.. Of counsel for Charles II
.,vmond and Louis 4. Thehaud. said yesterday.
..g.r5ing certain Mutual Life suits against these
,,n men. that their plea woutdsbe instlitB nature
:, f, counter action against the company FOR
s.,sral hundred thousand dollars. due under
.on,-sct. but which the present management Of
.,,o company. he said, had wantonly withheld
49,, his clients. Mr.. Wise did not believe the
-,-,nany would in good faith ever go to trial
a. any Of its suits against his clients, except as
!, might be forced 20 do SO
The International committee has finished in
sIbsnv the work Of copying the Mutual IAfes
-,,cvholders' lists. The work of mailing the
covn,jttes's circulars to the policyholders will
begin to-day
Colonel A. N. Shook. OF Tennessee. one Of the
sonr International committeeman nominated on
ebs administration ticket, arrived in town yes
.srsav and conferred with the committees coun-
rsi later in the day he issued a statement
rv,ticising the present Mutual Life management
Rsbop McCabe, another out-of-town committee
nan. also visited the committees headquarters.
Justice Blanchard. in the Supreme Court, has
sssued an order discOntinuing three Of the suits
which the Mutual Life originally brought against
sbe two McCurdys and Charles H Raymond 6,
Co. az told already in The Tribune.
Justice MacLean. in the Supreme Court re-
ssrred decision yesterday on DR.. Walter r. GIL
,ette's demurrer TO the Mutual LIES complaint
n IFS suit for an accounting of the so-called
secret service fund" and also of moneys paid
by the company on vouchers signed by DR.. Gill
lette while acting as vice-president OF the COM
solomon Hanford. of Choate. Hanford & La
rocoue appeared for DR.. Gillette and James Nc
Keen for the company. Mr.. HanfOrd maintained
that two causes OF action were improperly
joined He said he did not deny the company
vas entitled TO an accounting for the moneys
APPENDED by DR.. Gillette out of the secret SER
vice fund" of which, he said. DR.. Gillette had
returned 10 the company balance Of $1,000 re-
naming in his hands. He said this fund never
amounted 10 more than from $4,000 to $4,000.
There was q separate cause OF action, how
ever said Mr. Hanford, in which DR.. Gillette
vas asked 10 account for moneys paid out on
vouchers Of all descriptions signed by him.
The cause Of action as to the vouchers signed
ty Dr. Gillette said Mr.. Hanford, could be
brought only on the ground Of his misconduct or
nalfeasance as trustee and officer Of the plain
81 company, and could not be Joined with that
sor an accounting OF the secret service fund.-
NJ McKeen maintained that the action was
properly brought, and relied on number Of de-
Csions TO show that the two causes Of action
could be made together.
Regarding the allegations Of imperfect policy
holders lists. made by George r. Scrugharn,
manager Of the international committee. Presi-
6sat Peabody OF the Mutual Life said yes
terday
L have read the statement Of Mr.. Scrugham,
submitted 10 me- and have no comment 70 make
except that am unable 20 find single truthful
statement in IL. so far as IL refers TO me-"