New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
MANAGER TO PEABODY.
rrNTUCKY NAN PIQUED.
mile Mutual President He WM Not
s;d administration Men.

.yi,5r,an Kentucky manager for the
r;fa Insurance Company. who is on the
'.ors, ticket of trustees. had a long inter-
,rt,b President Peabody yesterday regard
.,s attitude toward that ticket and the ad-
80 ...-a-ion ticket He had been summoned from
-ro,,ucyv by a telegram from the president he
- president Peabody he could neither be IN
.,u.,5sted nor coerced into working for the ad-
illustration ticket He said he had been nomi-
.o5 on the managers or selected fusion
,.Es, without his knowledge or consent Presi-
s.n, Pea body asked that he write formal let
~ stating that fact and also saying whether
ne would accept or decline If he should be elected
ss trustee Mr.. Hindman said he would take
she request under consideration.
Speaking Of his interview with the president
wr Hindman said last night:
asked President Peabody whether he would
decline 10 serve II he should be elected and
majority Of the administration ticket should ran
NJ election or II the selected fusion ticket
should be elected. He replied that he would
decline 10 serve under such circumstances. L
then asked him il he would decline 10 serve in
case the fifteen old trustees Of the McCurdy
regime shouts fail Of election. He replied he
would decline. because that would leave him in
& board representing other influences.
I expressed my hearty disapproval OF what I
conceived 10 he the unjust manner in which
one Of our managers had recently been peremp-
forily discharged by the administration for
maintaining what appeared 10 me TO be a manly
and honorable attitude toward the situation.
He asked me what concern I had with the other
managers ! replied had great deal Of con-
CEN with the way I'm which brother manager
had been treated after long and faithful service
with the company. He told me that no man.
ager would be required 10 electioneer actively
for the administration ticket and declared ii to
be the individual right Of every manager TO
cast his vote a policyholder for any ticket
he preferred.
President Peabody told Mr.. Hindman that the
telegram sent 10 the managers was not an order
but simply in the nature Of request for the
moral support Of the managers for the ticket
nominated by the administration. Referring TO
another telegram. signed by Superintendent
Dexter Of the agencies depart ment, saying that
any one holding salaried position with the
company who accepted a nomination as trustee
wouid De held 10 have vacated his Office. Pres-
dent Peabody said il intended merely as a
notice Of tho existence Of a bylaw saying that
no officer other than the president and vice.
president could be a trustee. II is held that
the managers come within this prohibition.
President Peabody would not be seen after his
talk with Mr.. Hindnan. but Superintendent Dex-
ter said he was sure that Mr. Hindman was loyal
70 the Mutual Life He also has great conf
dence IN the absolute loyalty Of the large force
Of agents. He said he did not think there We're
six of those who had been named on the select
ed fusion" or so-called managers ticket. who
knew they were TO be named. He IS sure the
administration ticket will win with three times
as many votes as any other ticket in the field
and more than the other tickets combined.
r. ". 5. Negus for year cashier of the
Worcester. Mass agency Of the Mutual Life,
was appointed yesterday as manager to succeed
NfT Ferry who reSigued several days ego Mr
Ferry had been ordered 10 take temporary
charge Of the Springfield Office after the resig
nation Of f. o. Sutton because ne was directed
10 electioneer for the administration ticket. Mr..
Ferry promptly resigned. Superintendent DeN-
Ter says, however that the resignation was due
solely 10 Mr.. Ferrys poor health.
Z. A Linn a supervisor Of agencies connected
with the home Office. has been sent 10 Spring
field 10 take temporary charge of the Office there
Talking Of the probable vote the various
tickets in the field would get, a trustee of the
Mutual Life said yesterday that he thought II
would be about follows: Administration ticket,
s. per cent: managers ticket. 20 per cent ard in
ternational policyholders' ticket. Is per cent.
James p. Colgate, chairman Of the Policyhold-
ers Protective Association Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. laughed heartily over The
report that II. II. Rogers and some Of his asso-
election OF the administration ticket. III is
ridiculous" he said.
There will be q meeting Of the executive conf
mtiee OF the Colgate committee at No. 50 Wall
street to-day
The subcommittee of the united committees
composed Of candidates and committeeman will
meet at the Waldorf al II o'clock this morning
Inc agency committee Of the Mutual Life at
us regular meeting on Thursday will discuss the
Royalty OF the agents and managers In the field