Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-19

New York July 1S.-Four of the men,
berS of the International POlicyholders'
Committee of the Mutual and Nell
York Life Insurance Cos. who were
yesterday included in the new board of
trutCcs nominated by the Mutual Life
Insurance Co. trustees as an admin
istration ticket" declined today to per-
NIT the use of their names in this con-
nection. On their behalf Il protest was
forwarded to Otto Kelsey state super
intendent of insurance at Albany for
by Samuel Untermeycr, counsel for the
pOlicyhOlderS' OrSaniZ2t ton. Despite
this protest, however, it was stated by
counsel for the Mutual that the trus-
tees have 4 right under the law to NOM
mate WhomSoever they choose and that
requests for withdrawal cannot he con-
sidcrcd once the nominations are an
nounccd.
The four members of the policyhold-
crs' committee affected are judge
George Gray of Delaware; Gen. Bcnja-
min T. Tracey of this city, and Col.
Alfred Shook of Tennessee and Harlow
n. Higinbotham of Chicago. All of the
gentlemen sent kilograms to Mr.. Inter
myer today declaring they were nom
mated without their advice or con-
sent.
Acting for the policyhOlders organiza-
ton Mr.. Untermyer also sent protest
to Albany today against the manner
in which the lists of polcyholders in
the various insurance companies have
been filed. He says the companies have
failed to give the proper addresses in
many instances and have been guilty
of 'wilful evasion
New York, July 1S.-Samuel INTER
myer, counsel for the international
PolicynolderS' Committee today sent TO
Otto Kelsey. state superintendent of in
surance at Albany. telegram pro-
testing against the filing Of any certifi-
cate of nomination of Judge George
Gray, Gen. s. F. Tracey, Albert A.
Shook or Harlow NJ. Higinbotham on
the administration ticket of trustees
of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mr..
Untcrmycr declared that the obvious
purpose OF those men is to deceive pol
icyholders into the belief that the tick
ct is nominated by the polcyholders'
committee.
Mr.. Untermyer's message in full fol-
lows:
otto Kelsey. superintendent of Insur-
ance, Albany, n. Y.
''On behalf of international COM
mittee and the members concerned. l
protest against the filing of any GER
tiiicates of nominations of candidates
constituting Administered ton f~ ticket
which contains names of Judge George
Gray. General Tracey Colonel Shook
or Mr.. Higinbotham. all members Of
our committee. These gentlemen were
not consulted and will of course refuse
to act. 1t was well known from the
vigorous public address signed and issu-
ed by them on July 9, that they are
hostile to American ticket and advisedI
policyholders to defeat any and every
candidate nominated by present man.
agement because ne was such nominee
dictated by them and that they Joined
movement to prevent reelection of the
old directors with whom they are now
asked to serve, or any directors named
by them. Its obvious purpose is to con-
fuse and deceive policyholders into be-
lief that they are voting our commit
tees ticket when they see these names
on their ballot.
THE unauthorized use of the names
of these distinguished gentlemen with
out their knowledge constituted an eva
sion of the law and q gross breach Of
propriety as to what they may pos
sibly have something to say at the
proper time. We ask that company be
compelled to remove these names from
ticket before it is filed.
(Signed) SAMUEL UNTERMYER."
James McKeen, general solicitor Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Co.. said
today that the action of Samuel I'm
termyer as counsel for the Information
al Po]icyholders' Committee in de-
handing that the state superintendent
of insurance compel the Mutual to re-
move from its administration ticket
the names of Judge George Gray, II. N.
Hingbotham, B. F. Tracey and Alfred
w. Shook, will be without avail. Mr..
Mckeen said that these names can be
removed from the ticket only in case Of
death or incapacity and that in his
opinion, the refusal of the men to stand
as candidates on the administration
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