New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-22
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,,--.o- Nav 21.-sOme additional inside
IS thrown on insurance methods IN Ne"
-sav by Representative James A ooui-
IN hat state. before the House ComnlpIee
7,aicary which was considering the
o. mn for the regulation Of insurance IN inc
nstrict Of Columbia
..zz-bv. he said 1t WAS Wei conceoeu A0o'
ba a Senator at Albany was worth any
- from $4,000 TO 100000 a year. and that
came largely from insurance COM
LIZ THIS IS no secret. Every New York
- l-novs It. know IT. know it we'll
~ con1den said his company had been CO.
- ,n.o giving $1,000 TO a national campaign
- =, 1896 He did not say which cam
eoInInlIle - received the money, but re-
gest-a5 thar the same thing was tried IN 1SoO
~ 1o04 but without success, owing 10 me I ~
sand taken by Mr. Plimpton. or IeI a.
&c ~ +be directors who declared that every ca
-, rho voted for such contribution would Dc
ned personally liable for the amount A..
Tba hearings on the ATnes Dill closed WIN LAG
testimony Of MT. Gouoen
- -srar6 10 the statement OF Congressman
r,,lssn some information is to be OBTAINED Al the
,,,,es OF the Armstrong investigating cofnfniNhee
In common with nuIaoer OF companies OUTSIDE
a. ,be Jurisdiction OF the state. the Fenn-
1.,,,sl made an official statement 70 the commit
-.o n This statement the circumstances Of
contribution OF $4,000 given 70 the Republican
aynaign Committee n 1896 gone into at great
length.
y seems that some OF the directors thought It to
be a proper thing IN view OF the attacks made on
,5 money nv the Democratic candidate IN that
vssr that The company protect it's interests oy as
s,s.ng IN the defeat OF Bryan The question was
=ubritted 10 al the directors and was considered
Il length by q number Of committees, the result
being hat on August g. 1896. at a joint meeting
a ne finance, claims and agency committees q
<R1a
Is adopted.
A person connected with the Armstrong COM
lnittee said that the Penn Mutual was Tne
one company where the question OF the propF1ety
q campaign contributions was gone into at sucn
great length
s;ate Senator'S in this city yesterday strongly
resented the statement OF Congressman Goulden
that 10 be a Senator at Albany was worth anywhere
from 5000 70 $4,000 a year They said the STATE
znent was so wild as 20 be almost silly. Represen-
SHtiVes OF the life insurance companies pronounced
+ absurd Senator Alfred r. Page said:
Il seems 10 me that Congressman Goulden is
trying 20 get into the public eye. There was no
lint az any such thing at Albany. II any one got
Known around.
Benator Jacob r. Marks entered as strong de-
rlal on behalf OF the Democratic Senators. He
declared that Congressman Gouldens remarks were
far from the truth. and added:
We have kept a sharp lookout for that very
thing At Albany this year. but no bribery has even
been attempted. The passage of the insurance re-
form bills Is the best proof that none OF the Sen
at0rs could be bought.
Il has been charged that a regular system OF
blackmsl practised corporations, which
gel aside certain fund each year for legislative
purposes have not believed that any money
claimed 70 have been set aside for this alleged
purpose ever sOiled the fingers OF any Legislators
The reputation and honesty Of a legislator TOO
lightly regarded by the public
The opinions created by the insurance disclosures
would seem 10 be that the officers of these com
lanes and other corporations had their price. and
mat these men carried the Legislature around in
sheiT pockets Regulations have been besmirched
og ire belief that these moneys which Handy
Shoss' demanded were actually paid out for the
purpose Of sitting promoting legislation. L
oo1bt y the money was used for other purposes
Nlan 70 Father their OWL nests