Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-07
Resolutions Are Adopted.


Whereas, Bisnop McCabe accepted menu
bership on the committee, but has been un-
aoie 10 attend any OF the meetings of its
subcommittees, although respectfully urged
TO do so, and.
Whereas, 1nere was furnished to the
press from the officers of the Mutual Ihte
insurance company on August 81 letter
bearing the signature of Bishop McCabe,
addressed to Hon. Alton B. Parker. as
chairman or the executive committee, whicn
letter has been read at this meeting, out
had not been received at the time II was
given out for publication by the Mutual
Llle insurance company on the date OF It's
meeting, and,
Whereas. oishop McCabe has been COM
municated with by telegram and letters
urging MIN to attend this meeting so as to
present his views to his associates and TO
be informed. of the views of the committee,
but has made no reply TO such communica-
tions and has failed TO attend, and,
Whereas, Copies of the proposed address
tbres saiS sass efoIe iSrp tba eetinS al which
the address was adopted and no objection
or criticism was made by him as TO the
form of the address Tor four weeks alter
the distribution thereof, nor until the letter
Whereas The views of the committee as
to the course that should be pursued by the
policyholders in the impending election Ior
trustees, as expressed In its address To
the policyholders issued July 3, are op-
posed to those expressed in the aforesaid
letter to the chairman OF the executive
committee, 1t is ,u
the attitude assumed in the said letter as
so completely out of sympathy with the
announced purpose Of the committee as 10
amount in effect to the surrender by Bishop
McCabe of his membership In the CONF
mittee and he is accordingly relieved from
Resolved. That the chairman Of the exec
utive committee is directed to reply TO the
communication of Bishop McCabe In such
form as he deems appropriate . -
Resolved, That in the Judgmeht OF tiie
committee it is not in the interests OF me
noIicyholders to accept or endorse the ad-
,fsutr tnfnt kat n
1t was stated that the committee had
agreed upon the directors of the New York
Life as well as those of the Mutual but no
names were to be made public until the
tickets are filed with the superintendent
of insurance, on September is.
The executive committee will meet tomor-
row and frequently during the interim, un-
til the balloting begins on October Is. Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth was at the
meeting He left for oyster Bay and Will
return thence to Cincinnati Sunday.
Action of Mutual Condemned.
The action of the Mutual Life Insurance
company In nominating Judge George j.,
Gray. BENJAMIN F. Tracy, Colonel Alfred M.
Shook and Barlow N Higginbotham. mem
bers of the International Policyholders'
committee as trustee, against their wishes,
was discussed.
The following resolution was passed;
Resolved, That the placing of the names
Of the four members of this committee on
the administration ticket of the Mutual Llte
Insurance company without the consent and
against the protest of those whose names
were thus used. tends to deceive the policy,
holders who are called upon 70 yoIe I am anu
deserve the reprobation of fairminded men
The policyholders are warned against this
attempt to deceive them and are advised
not TO vote for any ticket containing the
names of these four gentlemen