The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-09
INSURANCE MEETING TO-DAY.
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE no
CHOOSE ITS OFFICERS.

i,dee Gray, Hichhrd 0lney ana AltOn -.
parker MentiOned- All the Members
Expected Except LonswoFth n Gov.
blanchard MANY Letters Of Approval
The International policyholders' COM
mittee, which Is seeking to oust the present
arrangements OF the Mutual and New York
life Insurance companies, will meet for
the first time at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
At the Waldorf Astoria. II Is expected
that all the members OF the committee with
,be exception OF Gov. Blanchard Of
louisiana and Congressman Nicholas Long
worth will attend the meeting. Mr.. Long
worth is out Of the country, and Gov.
blanchard is busy still with the Louisiana
legislature. The English members OF the
committee will meet In London, the Ger
man members in Berlin and the French
members in Paris
The meeting to-day will be devoted
largely to organizing. Judge George Gray
Of Delaware Is being talked OF for chair
man. He is a United States Circuit Court
Judge. Richard olney and Alton B. Parker
are also being mentioned as possibilities.
Besides eleoting officers standing COM
mittees will be selected and the general
campaign mapped out. It Is hardly likely
that anything will be done at to-day's
meeting in regard to the tickets which the
committee will name In conjunction with
other policyholders' associations. The
rolicyholders have until September IS to
%prepare their tickets. The POLLS will open
a month later and will remain open until
December 10. Voting will be by ballot,
mail or proxy.
Among the Governors who will attend
to-day's meeting will be johnson Of Mime
Gotta, Hanly Of Indiana, Pennypacker Of
Pennsylvania, Roberts Of Connecticut and
Broward Of Florida.
Since the makeup Of the committee was
announced the managing officers have
received thousands of letters from all parts
of the country indorsing the committee and
pledging financial support II necessary.
Here are some OF the members OF the jul
dietary who ave sent in Endorsements to
the committee:
Justices Foote, Spencer and Gildersleeve
OF the Supreme Court Of New York State:
of Minnesota, Judge Archibald Of Penn
sylvania, Judgs Cochran Of Kentucky,
Judge Atkinson Of Washington, D. c.,
Judge Trieber of Arkansas and Judge Maxey
Of Texas, all Of United States courts.
The following Church d~ignitaries have In
dorsed the committee.
Bishop Burgess Of Long Island. Bishop
Nicholson Of Milwaukee, Bishop futile Of
Missouri, Bishop Francis Of Indianapolis,
Bishop Fawoett OF Illinois, Bishop Grafton
of Wisconsin, Bishop Clinton Of North Caro-
lima, Bishop Satterlee OF Washington, Bishop
Nelson Of Georgia, Bishop Brewster Of Con-
neoticut, Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburg,
Of West Virginia and Bishop Gillespie Of
Michigan.
The officers Of the international organi-
alton say that there are hundreds OF bank
presidents among the indorsers. These
are mentioned: G.. H. Reynolds Of Chicago,
q. NJ. Deokert Of Philadelphia, M. B. Will
con Of Indianapolis. ". ". Noes OF Norfolk,
Of baltimore and J. A. Thatcher Of Denver.
Among others who have written letters
Of strong personal Endorsement are:
Gov. Bail Of Vermont, President Dabney
OF Cincinnati University, Mayor Mark N.
Fssan Of Jersey r.. CITY ,P set e Gm So asss sG,sSr
the well known electrical engineer Of Wash
OF Boston: Mayor David p. Jones Of Min
neapolis, Mayor p. j. Lyons OF Mobile,
Alal; President Luther Of Trinity College;
Samuel Bowles. editor OF the sprinsf1eld
uGUHOlyCuHs IIOl. ntRAiAbVh
University, Dean Rickle Of Penn College,
Mayor dross Of Harrisburg. Pa; Judge
George r. Lockwood OF st.. Louis, Mayor
Devereaux Of Springfield. ILL.,; the Hon.
William T. Aldrick OF Alabama. President
Chamberlain Of Marietta College, justice
OF Rhode Island j. W. Hollenbeck Of Wilkes
barre, Pa; Judge j. W. Iacke Of Florida,
Dean Anthony OF Tufts College. Stephen
Green, capitalist, Of Philadelphia; Brig
Gen. Samuel Brooch, U. s. As retired; Con-
gresham Wiley Of New York, Prof. Ballet
Of New York University, Congres Sni
more. Congressman Bates OF Pennsylvania,
j. C. Wyson, Mayor Of Allegheny, Pa. ,
Some OF the members OF the international
committee are taking such an intense In;
terest in the work that they have started
to study up the history Of the insurance
scandal from the beginning. The frst
thing that one Of the men on the COMMITTEES
did was to order a complete set Of al the
reports that have been made on the IN
surance situation since the trouble began
In the Equitable more than a year 6
MUTUAL poLIcYHoLpERs' COMMITTEE
Russell W. Fish, secretary Of the execu-
tive COMMITTEES Of the Mutual Life Policy
holders Association, has given. out q com
plete list Of the names 1of the thirty.two
men composing the odmmittes. Ihey
are.
B. N. Baker, chairman. Baltimore. prest-
dent Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Com
pany: Calvin Tomkins. vice chatrman. New
York: Attprney-GeneralE E. 8. Clark OF Arizona.
Chester 8 Mercy. Denver general manager
Western Sugar Company; state senator
Alfred F.. Hammer OF Branford. Conn. treas
urer Malieable Iron Fitting Company DR..
Maurice Francis Egau. Washington. profes-
sor Catholic University OF America; 'Crom-
well Gibbons, Jacksonville. attorney; Col.
". s. Thomson, Atlanta. president Atlanta
Title Guarantee Company: Ulysses g. Oren-
dorr, Canton. H.. president Illinois Manu-
facturers' Association: Judge +. 81 martin.
dale, Indiapapblis: Charles N. Harl. Council
Blins, attorney: p. I. Bonebrake. Topeka.
president Central National Bank: Ed .
Moodman, Portland, ME-. attorney & .s";
Col Albert A. Pope. Boston. Mass. president
Pope Manufacturing Company; L. A.. Rosing.
st. Paul, member state Board OF Control;
Con gresham John Sharp Williams. Yazoo
City, Member OF Congress; Prof. N. B. Wilson.
dean Of the faculty, University Of Nevada;
Ey-Gov. Frank W. Rollins OF New Hamp-
shire. william E. Massey. Camden: Cesar
Cone. Greensboro. N. c.. president White
OAK Cotton Mills, Gov. E. Y. Sarles OF North
Dakota: Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas.
US. n, N~arragansett Bay. hI.:E. W.. Robert
son. Columbia, 8. C., president National Loan
and Exchange Bank: Rooert r. Hun. Wichita
Falls, Tex, president First National Bank
DR. Henry ID. Holton. Brattleboro. Vt. Sec
Yetary state Board of Health; John SHELTON