New-York tribune., 1906-10-22
NEW YORK LIFE DENIAL.
NOT MCTIL4TING BALLOT
Scru CHAM Still Insists Scratching Is
Com pany's Work.

James H Mcintosh the New York Lies general
counsel. has written letter Otto Kelsey. State
Superintendent of Insurance. denying unequvocally
the charges made by George r. Scrugham. the in
ternational committees manager, that the COM
pany had sending out scratched ballots, or
had interfered with the attempts of policyholders
to obtain access to the company's lists in foreign
countries.
Mr.. Scrugham, in making comment Mr. Nc
Intoshs letter. reiterated his charges. criticised
the Insurance Department. and declared that the
committee was Informed from many sections
that the paid employees of the company were
telling policyholders that the international ticket
had been withdrawn. giving this as the reason for
scratching of the international ticket from the
ballot
Mr.. Scrughem declared to Tribune reporter last
night that policyholder visiting offices OF the
New York Life could obtain unmutilated official
ballot statement. the poloyholder being told
that he must accept scratched pro-administrs-
tion ballot or nons at all Mr.. Scrugham addod
sent representative polcyhoIder on Friday
quarters to obtain official statement At the in
a0Plotion bureau three BOYS presumably saared
Ing eff with ink the international Committees tick
and was offered one of the mutilated ones. This
ne ne refused to accept saying he wanted clean
Ny representative was told however. that he could
naa ba nadtIated Ia ballot or go WITHOUT as the en-
hhtSItanee. hnI5 FROM all parts of the country policy
y have % reesv gs Po from the
ou5 @ mqssd ssass In the MISUNDERSTANDING favor curl
ineosS @ Is that mono OF them scratched with an
plecenleal by black ink line.
Mr.. Mcintosh in his letter to Mr. Kelsey said,
IT is not true that this company in a single in
stance mailed the official statement With the names
0n,t OH Inc company caused to be mailed to each
IN your oes wn0se ana was upon the lists filed
the oc aa m a5f ho knUwn UU pos address
tno exact FORM approved without any
Sas marks changes Of any
snd 1ent Nv Were also the proxy form had approved
ten printed matter whatsoever Vas IncioseS in
any one OF said envelopes. The charge that the
s=aIieS games OF the International committee candidates
and amy n1hse Sh4aEss fass made
T., whatever the friends Of the company are doing
es9eIs expense ana "a not the companys Whatever the
veantar% % at sr aqn are doing they are doing
Ike t5e :; Inc agents are not on salary their time
to spend it in Supporting the administration tioRss
Wbafoap f dopaPy n.y. has no right or interfere
individuals and not agents of the company q"
AFTER reading a copy of Mr.. McIntosh's letter
Mr. Scrusham said that every claim the committee
hao made to Mr.. Kelsey was 'substantiated nv tha
most lnolsputable evidence submitted to Mr. KEEL
sey' although the committee had vet To saa q
single instance In which Mr.. Kelsey had ..as-
serted the authority conferred on him by law and
stopped the fconpany's) axtrayaeant waste -
policyholders' money
MT. Scrugham reiterated that the agents were
employing the companys property in mailing
scratched ballots and again directed attention to
the fact that the policyholders policy number as
sumed to be secret between the company and the
pohcyholder, was inscribed on the mutated official
statements mailed by the oompanys agents Mr.
Scrugham said in closing:
The New York Life has openly defed the laws
possible to crcumvent the holding of an honest
election, regardless Of statements made TO the con-
trary by any Of it's officers.
Fears are expressed at the headquarters OF the
international committee that the alleged recent
Illegal practices Of the New York Life will tnyali-
date the election.
Albert S. Bard. counsel TO the third" ticket
made public yesterday a letter he had written to
President Peabody, stating that either Mr. Pea
bodys first letter to Mr.. Bard indicated that Mr.
Peabody would consider in good faith the question
or the acceptance of his nomination on the third
ticket. in which Mr. Peabody's statement to
Calvin Tomkins, characterizing as a 'tmisstate-
ment' an agents communication, sent by Mr.
Bard, was untrue, else Mr.. Peabody had de-
clded not TO approve such nomination, in which
case his tentative letter to Mr.. Bard WAS IN
essence untrue and was intended to convey false.
impression
It is expected that Samuel Untermyer the inter-
national comnittees counsel, will announce to-
day his line OF action the committees charges
against the New York Life.