New-York tribune., 1906-10-12
TOMKTNS FLAYS MUTUAL
Vice-President of Policyholders As-
sociation Charges Electioneering.

Charging the Mutual Life with wholesale cleo
tioneering methods at the policyholderg expense
and with coercing its field force by dsmissais and
threats, Calvin Tomkins vice president OF the
Mutual Life Policyholders' Association. We
henent six page letter 10 President Peabody yes
terday proposing that these alleged Illegal rrac-
ticos be referred for arbitration a committee Of
five, two committeeman TO be appointed by the COM
pany. two by the association. and tbs fifth by the
first four.
Mr.. Tomkins says in his letter:
We charge that you and the Insurance and
agency committee are Prostituting your positions
egerey rant Of the company and tho funds of the
polieyholders In an effort to foist your election
Upon Them
The conlpany's agency plant. says Mr.. Tomkins
is being destroyed by the attempts coerce the
field force into supporting the administration ticket
10 which ticket. IT is generally believed. the field
force is opposed.
Mr.. TOmkins says the agency committees ukase
automatically dismissing candidate managers Is un-
warranted and unlawful. The Peabody -McClintock
mandate that employees sustain the administration
ticket without reserve he characterizes as an act
of intimidation. Mr.. TUmktns fntimates that the
State Insurance Commissioners generally condemn
these attempts at coercion. He charges that these
high-handed methods" similar to those invoked
by ex-President McCurdy.
In closing. Mr.. Tomkns suggests a committee OF
five Mr. Peabody's appontees TO be either policy
holders or insurance commissioners. but not COM
He suggests also that two insurance commissioners
represent the ASSOCIATION, and asks for Inlme-
date reply from Mr.. Peabody.
The Colgate prO-admnistration committee sent
it's address 10 poliCyhoders yesterday. pooh
poohiug the third ticket unworthy of serious
consideration and reiterating the various Law
SON Untermyer control TO the aim and
forma ton of the united committees ticket, de-
scribing the entrance of this ticket into the
'officiouS Interference"
The Colgate committee characterlzes the united
committees ticket and campaign part of
plan OF the International committee 10 bring tho
Mutual Life aud New York Life under Joint
troll. The committee heartily indorses tie present
administration and praises Mr.. Peabody, limiting
that the oppOsitOn's motives are interested James
G. Colgate and William Il. Harrity sign the adj
dress.
The Kentucky State Medical Society. at OWENS
boro, passed resolutions. according n message
received by the International committed condemn
ing the administrations of both the Mutual and tho
New York life insurance companies, urging all
policyholders to vote against both administration
tickets and calling on all reputable American ply
siCianS do the same
Justice Leventritt, SIS Mutual Life policyhold-
er. deferred the motion of the McCurdy counsel
that the company make its complaints more spe-
ciliC TO Justice BischoT, In the Supreme Court who
asked counsel on both sides 10 submit their briefs
and reserved decision
,George E. Dexter second vce-president Of the
Mulua! L1e: declared yesterday that independent
interests n with the comPany's sanction financed
tle recent southern electioneering tour OF Man
ager Morgan, of Washington