New-York tribune., 1906-09-07
BISHOP M'CABE DROPPED
OPPOSITION TICKET UP.
international and Mutual Policy
holders Committees Agree.

The international policyhoders' committee az its
general convention yesterday decided thar Bishop
McCabe be relieved from further service" in ths
committee. The committee and the Mutual Life
polcyholders' association agreed on Joint policy
holders opposition ticket II is understood. how
ever. that personnel the opposition ticket
both the Mutual and the New York Life will not be
announced until the tickets shall have been actually
filed with the Superintendent OF Insurance, on or
about September ls told exclusively in The Trib-
une several days ago
While the committees were pledged to strict
crecy TO the composition Of the opposition
tickets, II is said that both opposition tickets IN
cluds more than one name already on the "ad-
minstrst ton tickets. II reported. indeed that
the Mutual opposition ticket the committees
compromise with the association accomplished
only by the committees agreement that certain
administration directors. well representa-
tives OF the association. be placed the joint
ticket
The general COMMITTEES met at the Waldorf at 10
a m and did not adjourn until nearly p. m.
Between the opening and adjournment OF the
sion there were numerous conferences between rub
committees OF the two organizations. resulting.
after some dissension. IN an agreement on a Joint
ticket
Ex-Judge Parker brought 10 the attention of the
committee Bishop McCabe's letter urging the COM
mittee 10 support the administration tickets Mr..
Parker told Of the Bishops non-attendance az any
OF the committee meetings and explained the Pc
cular circumstances under which the Mutual Life
made public the Bishops letter Before resolving
relieve him from further service the COMMITTEES
waited yainly for several hours II Bishop
McCabe would accept the committees invitation
o attend the meeting and explain his action.
Late in the afternoon the committee passed reso-
lutions that il regarded Bishop McCabe's attitude
as completely out OF sympathy with the
nounced purpose OF the committee 10 amount
10 the surrender b. Bishop NcCabe Of his
membership IN the committee and he "ac-
cordngly relieved from further service" The
mittee directed Mr Parker 70 reply TO Bishop Nc
Cabes letter in such form he (Mr Parker
deems appropriate" The committee resolved that,
IN its Judgment, II not 20 the policyhoders in
terests for the committee To accept indOrse the
administration ticket Of either company. Bishop
McCabs had suggested.
The two organizations also appointed campaign
committees and settled their plans for cam
paign.
With TIE exception OF Bishop McCabe the onIv
convention absentees were Samuel NewhOuse. Ot
Utah and Thomas 3. Wanamaker OF Pennsyl-
vana- who are in Europe; Governor Blanchard ot
louisiana Governor Broward OF Florida, whom
ex-Governor William S. Jennings represented. and
the Rev Dr.. Conwell.
The committee received from Dr. Conwell let
ter answering. IN measure IL Is said, Bishop Nc
Cahes criticisms Samuel Untermyer, the COM
uittees general counsel. will sail for Europe
Tuesday or. the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. 20 he
absent until the middle of October. Incidentally,
II is said. NJ. Untermyer will confer with the
uiltees representatives in London. Paris. Berlin
and Vienna