The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-07
BISHOP M'CAB[
WAS RELIEVED
Name Dropped from Information
al Po|icyhoIdeTs' Committee
STRONG RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Wrote Letter to Chairman Alton B,
Parker Which Wes Displeasing
to the Members Of the
p COMMITTEES.
STRONG RESOLUTION ADOPTED

| New York, September 6-At the meet
ing of the international policyholders'
committee at the Waldorf-Astoria today
at which Richard Olney presided and at
which almost the full membership was
present the letter recently written by
Bishop MeCabe to Alton B. Parker was
| discussed and resolutions were adopted re-
leving the bishop from further service
on the committee.
The proceedings were held behind closed
doors and after adjournment the follow
ing resolution was given out:
Whereas, Bishop MacCabe accepted
membership on the committee but has
been unable to attend any of the meet
ings of its subcommittee, although re-
spectfully urged to do SO, and
Whereas, there was furnished to the
press from the offices of the Mutual Life
Insurance company on August 81, a let
ter bearing the signature OF Bishop Nc
Cabe addressed to Hon. Alton B. Parker,
as chairman of the executive committee,
which letter had been read at this meet
ing, but had not been received at the
time 1t was given out for publication by
the Mutual Life Insurance company on
the date of its meeting; and.
Whereas. Bishop McCabe has been
communicated with by telegraph and let
ter urging him 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
communications, and has failed to attend;
and.
Pending Election.
rWhereas, copies of the proposed ad-
dress were furnished to Bishop McCabe
before the meeting at which the address
as adopted was mailed at least three
weeks before the address was distributed
and no objection or criticism was made
| by him as to the form OF the address for
four weeks after the distribution thereof
nor until the letter of Acgnst n; and
Whereas. the views of Tia committee
| as to the course that should be pursued
| by the policyholders In the pending cleo
| ton for trustees as expressed in its ad-
dress to the policyholders July 8 are op-
posed to those expressed in the aforesaid
letter to the chairman of the executive
committee. Ii Is
~Resolved, That this committee regards
the attitude assumed in the said letter as
SO completely out of sympathy with the
announced purpose of the committee as to
amount in effect to the surrender by
Bishop McCabe OF his membership In the
committee, and he is accordingly relieved
from further service.
Resolved, That the chairman of the ex-
eeutive committee is directed to reply to
the communication of the bishop In such
form as he deems appropriate.
Resolved. That In the Judgment of the
committee 1t Is not in the interests OF
the policyholders to accept endorse the
administration ticket of either company"
It was stated that the committee had
agreed upon the personnel OF the direc-
tors of the New York Life as well as OF
those of the Mutual, but no names were
to be made public until the tickets are
filed with the superintendent of insurance
on September 1S. The executive commit
tee will meet tomorrow and frequently
during the interim until the ballotting be-
gins October 49,