The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-17
Mr.. uNTERMYER
PRODUCES LETTER
OF NJ 'CL|NT0CK

New York. Aug. l7.-Samuel Inter
myer, counsel for the international pol
icyholders' committee. accepted yesterday
the challenge OF Emory McClintock,
made on Wednesday 10 produce one let
ter. or a copy ~ letter" that would
prove the assertion that Mr.. Untermyer
had made. that "his written Instructions
In his own handwriting, not yet publish
ed, 20 the Massachusetts, legislative
agent. OF the Mutual, as TO how 70 XIII
legislation, will be interesting reading.
Mr.. McClintock i'm his statement did
not say explicitly that he had written no
letters about killing legislation In Mas
sachusetts. he simply challenged Mr..
untermyer 10 produce documents TO show
that he had given Instructions how 10
kill such legislation, the tone OF the let
ter indicating that he had made no at
tempt 10 Influence legislation In the Bay
state.
The counsel for the international pol
icyholders committee interpreted Mr..
McClintock's statement TO mean that ne
had never written letters advising the
Mutuals agent 10 kill certain bill. Mr..
Untermyer produced "A batch OF letters In
Mr. McClintocks own handwriting
matter that Mr. McClintock did not at
mails OF telegrams from Mr.. McClintock
saying specifically that he wished GER
tain bill killed. but not suggesting how
II should be done.
kilograms was a telegram sent 10 the
Mutuals agent. while the McClintock
correspondence was going on, and signed
General" which said. Have mailed
you draft for six on Boston today
IL was asserted that the word Gen
eral'' was the nom de plume that Andy
Fields the Mutuals chief lobbyist, used
I'm certain kinds OF confidential commu-
nicatlons. There was no intimation at
Mr.. Untermyer's office that Mr.. Me-
Clntock knew anything about the Gen
eral' telegram.
The legislation In Massachusetts, 20
which Mr. untermyer referred was bill
TO reduce the reserve from a per cent
actuarial basis TO per cent. Ameri.
can basis. Mr. McClintock wanted IL put
on a 31b per cent. basis after 3 per
cent. bill had been introduced In the leg
islature. He consulted with the actuar-
les Of other companies and went 10 Bos-
ton TO speak in measure for all the
large companies.
While there ne met. he says. for the
first time w, j, Holden, the Mutuals
registered legislative agent. He regard
ed the 3Ia per cent bill as his own meas
ure and he wanted that passed II was
amended I'm various ways, and there be
Clntock's return 10 New York, part OF
which Mr. Untermyer gave out He
would not tell how he obtained the origi-
nal IF the correspondence.
The General telegram. as sent 10
Mr.. Holden. Is assumed TO mean that
S6l00 was sent 20 him TO use in securing
the kind OF legislation desired by the
Mutual
Mr. McCHntock had been looking over
his correspondence book before Mr.. Tn
termyer gave out these documents. and
gave an explanation Of the correspond
ence TO the reporters before they had
seen copies OF IT, He said:
II never wrote Mr.. Holden any In
structions as TO how 20 lNll legislation.
II may have written him that under
certain circumstances we would prefer
20 have a bill killed than have II become
law but as To- the method Of killing
legislation / never wrote him a word
This bill was an actuarial measure. I
went 10 Boston as n general representa-
tive OF the actuarial side OF the large
companies i arranged the 315 per cent
bill"
When Mr.. McClntock was asked IL he
knew Of any money having been sent 10
Holden TO influence legislation he said nc
did not Mr.. Untermyer would make no
comment on the correspondence.