New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-21

campaigns Judge" Hamilton gave most in
teresting explanation:
Il did not handle the campaign funds after
that time. and I have no vouchers. There were
people in the New York Life who liked to make
these contributions. When such matter came
IN they would say Let me do it, and. when
permitted. would throw out their chests and take
the contribution 20 headquarters. It has always
been my policy when any one said Let me do it
to let him do IT."
When reminded that Clarence H. Mackay, OF
the Commercial Gable Company. had declared
,1at he did not know him. Judge" Hamilton
said
Mr. Mackay evidently has a short memory
! certainly was introduced 10 him by the late
President Mccall some time I'm 1905 Al mat
.,r'e TIE Commercial Gable Company was ne
gotiotinr loans amounting to 100000 from the
,-e-- York Life II was my duty 10 look into
she securities which the company offered Mr'
sTc~a'I told me that as MI MacSay was
,-e.stoe Of the company should be liberal IN
,lv fees Accordingly I made a reduction
IF this reduction benefited Mr. Mackay' no"
much did il save him." was asked
Tt came out Of my own pocket" returned the
'5udge." and estimating roughly, 1 would say
that il saved him about $4,000"
Tt has been rurnored. Nj Hamilton. that one
~ YOUR blasts will be directed against Julien J.
Davies. chief solicitor for the Mutual Life. Is
that rumor true
NO. II is not true. and wish you would say
So So far as Mr.. Davies is concerned. never
heard % him in any way in connection with any
insurance matters that 7 was interested IN
Judge" Hamilton said that he would prob
ably return 10 Albany some time to-day. He
said thar he had not seen Anthony y Brady 10
whom he is related bv marriage
v,.r.r5 ~ Eau7flron's statement MI.
Mackay said
The Commercial Gable Company has never
borrowed any money from the New YORK Lie
Insurance Company. in fact. the Commercial
Gable COMPANY mas MOI ooTroNtu aI.S IN, I.ie ~
from anybody for some ten years ana mas no
occasion TO borrow any. The loan which MT,
Hamilton refers 10 was not 10 the Commercla4
Gable Company. neither was Il 10 me. but II " as
% : cor7rs7v which owns the Commercial Gable
Building. No 20 Broad street. and / would add
that the Commercial cable Company has no in
terest IN that building or company. either
directly or indirectly. except as a tenant for
part Of II. Moreover. the loan that was made -
that building company was arranged some time
before I became g director IN the New YORK
Life Insurance Company. and had nothing what
soever n do with my becoming director In that
company. IN fact. had nothing whatsoever 10
do with the negotiation Of the loan. which vas
customary first mortgage loan. As 10 MI Ham
iltor's further statement that there was series
Of loans. there was but one loan, and that was
secured by mortgage which was a first mort
gage or real estate worth over twice the amount
paid. AZ per cent. and no graft aGaln re
peat thar have never met Mr. Hamilton and
DO not know him. and any statement 10 the con-
1raTy is false
Samuel Tntermyer. counsel 10 the Fish inter-
national policyholders' protective committee,
started for Columbus. Ohio. last night TO ad-
dress the legislative committee there.
The story that the Fish committee had decided !
- boom Gage r. TarbeH second oe-president
81 the Equitable Life. for the presidency Of the
MurusI Life Cas ridiculed. MI Tarbeil himself
denied he had heard If such movement.
with view 10 increasing the membership 81
The Organization. the Life Underwriters Asso-
cation viii nave luncheon and mass meeting in |
the Flariron restaurant on Saturday afternoon
st go o'clock.
The subcommittee q the Armstrong COM
mttee met in this city yesterday with Charles |
r Hughes the chief counsel and went over the |
arguments made by representative Of the in
surance companies against pending insurance
legislation On Albany. II IFS understood that as
a result Of the conference the subcommittee viii
recommend certain minor amendments 10 the
bills bur none which viii tend 10 destroy the !
effectiveness of the main communications made {
,n fl- Armstrong report The committee did
not complete its work and viii be I'm session /
again TO-DAY.
The plsadfngs Of Frederick A Burnham. presi-
1ert n The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Com !
PAW. George Durham. vice-president and couu-
sci and George =. EldTidge. vice-president ]
against whom the grand jury returned mdiCt-
weUrs charging grand larceny and forgery, went /
over for one week yesterday hv consent OF the /
District Attorney. because eX-Assistant District I
ATTORNEY Rand. the counsel for the defendants !
IS engaged I'm a trial in the civil courts.