The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03
MUTUAES $4,000 STAMPS.
supt. Kelsey Would Like 70 Know VIVA
They're 70 he Used For.

supt. Kelsey would Like to Know what
They're to he Used For.
State Superintendent Of Insurance Otto
Kelsey learned yesterday OF a purchase
by the Mutual Life Insurance Company last
week Of 81 900 worth OF 2 cent stamps.
They were not secured direct from the
Post Ofice by the company, but the deal
was put through with a ~stationer. The
latter got the stamps at the Post Office
and sent the check hat he had received
from the Mutual Life to Postmaster Wilcox.
What Supt. Kelsey wants to find out
and what the Mutual will be called upon
to explain is the purpose for which these
stamps are to be used. Tho Superintendent
OF Insurance has been advised that IL the
company il to use these stamps to send out
campaign literature furthering the interest
OF the administrations ticket the policy
holders money II being used in a wrong
manner.
II was learned yesterday that the COM
pany has special commissioners at work
in all sections Of the country and that 1t
has a hustling man in Europe to solicit
Inducements from ten to twelve policy
holders In various sections Circulars en-
tightening the poIicyholders about the
excellent reform work being done by the
administration and urging all to support
the present management are being sent
out, it Is said, and in the circulars are state
ments that the men behind the policy
holders tickets are designing and that
their success would mean disaster to the
company.
The National Association OF State Super
~intendents OF Insurance will meet in Wash
ington to-day and tomorrow. and the
matter of these circulars is to be taken up
and considered.
A letter that an agent OF the New York
Life sent to a po~licyholder fell into the
hands OF George r. Scrugham Of the Inter-
national ~Policyholders' Association yes
terday. This agent informed the policy
holder that he had learned that he had
policy number so-and-so and that il was
OF the greatest importance that a repre-
sentative OF the company should see him
AZ soon as possible. The letter, which
was dated September %, stated that the
matter to be discussed was one that could
not be taken up in writing.
Il have learned" said Mr.. ScruEham
yesterday, that this city, Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati and other towns have been flooded
with these New York Life letters. Nothing
is said in the letters as to what the nature
Of the matter to be discussed is, but we have
found out that it. concerns the coming
election. l have sent copies Of these letters
to the state superintendent Of Insurance
Biscoe Hindman, the Mutual's general
agent at Louisville, who was summoned
here by President Peabody, said yesterday
that he didn't think that the president
would discharge him. Mr.. Hindman isn't
saying h he proposes to do. Il was
said by others interested in the Mutual's
Affairs that the present management had
changed front n didn't propose to FIRE
any more agents who refused to support
the administration ticket. -,
The meeting Of the conference committees
held at the Waldorf Astoria yesterday did
not result in anything startling. The
united candidates committee was repre-
sented by Judge Alton b. Parker. Gen.
Benjamin F. Tracy and Gov. George Roberts
Of Connecticut. The International Policy
holders Association was represented by
Vice-Presldent Calvin Tompkins and Secre-
tary Russell Fisk. William McCarroIl
Gen. F.. A. McAlpin, T. Reid Fell and e. A.
De Lima represented the Mutual Life Policy
holders Association.
The work Of the coming campaign was
discussed and a general meeting Of candi-
dates was arranged for October is in this
city.