The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-03

the charges aaginst him and his as
sistants, George X. Serugham, the
manager Of the neyUntermyer-P Par
mittee. who was arrested in Albany
: on Tuesday night charged with con
spiracy TO defeat the life insurance
n election of last December. declared
I most emphaticallv that the case had
been trumped up by the New York
II Life Insurance company, whose
H agents to the number. of several hun
II bred are charged with forgery of lad
II ministration' ballots for the Perkins
!. Mccall ticket
In an interview. Mr. Scrugham de-
4 clafed further that the arrest of him
H self and his assistants was timed by
H District Attorney Jerome at the in
\ stigation of the officials of the big
| life insurance company to dscredit
him before the legislatures insurance
committee which will hold hearing
tomorrow afternoon on amendments
10 the reform laws.
Reform Amendments Proposed.
The demands of the International
Policyholders' committee for reform
amendments to the insurance cleo /
ton laws We're outlined for the first |
time. Four radical changes are in |
/ volved, as follows:
First-A law providing for an Off
cial ballot to be sent to the policy.
holders of all companies by the state
\ superintendent of insurance, the bal
\ lots 10 be numbered by him and to be
returned to him when voted. This
would prevent forgery or tampering
with ballots as charged
SecondThe entire elimination of
proxy voting, which caused much con-
fusion in the last election.
Third--The absolute prohibition OF
officers or agents Of lfe insurance
companies taking part in the cam
naign, as such campaigning tends to
the decentralization of the agecny and
puts a premium on fraud.
Fourih-The elimination of en-
velopes in voting the reformers con-
tention being that the courts will
eventually contend that policy
holder who signs mp ballot and has
il properly Witnessed casts a vote re-
CARELESS of any inscription on the Is
g
Denies Destroying Ballots. Ct
The additional charge came from
The district attorneys office that If a .
ballot for the administration ticket q
lrifted into the office of the ntelna
ional ommittee it was destroyed and .
hat the number of ballots so torn up
numbered hundreds. A positive de-
lia that any ballot had been de-
irope was made by Organic lton en-
ianaeer SctUgham tonight. nj
District Attorney Je-ome seemed I'M
'och exercised over the renort that
Office was being used as club ,,
. 'ha powerful officials OF the New r.,
oh Life eonpa3.T in orle to dis. 81,
r1it Scrrg5am, who is Fighting for H.
ere reform legislation, even &C. the ~,
Atent of keeping him in New York ~
, answer criminal charges when his ~,
Icscnce was needed in Albany. Mr. go
erOme promised 10 start an investi-
alton tomorrow 10 determine whe
lel or not his office had been so - 90
sed ~
A. co.,,o,,o, =. a.. Or,
elective, arrived here from Albany SCI
his morning He was arraigned be. =
re Magistrate House, who had I'M
antel the warrants. His assistants.
firrup and Corrigon. arrested Tues ar
ny night, were re-arraigned. all on Oh
ie charge Of conspiracy to defeat the
surance laws by falsifying ballots "a!
The examination was finally set for J
Ext Monday COY
Bail was fixed in the sum If 60 5oo WEI
II Mr. Scrugham and the prison bail
in the cases of Messrs. Car gay
ngton and Stirrup. Bondsmen were ope
rthcoming and after bonds had been ces
gned the defendants were released. 7
Untermyer Issues a Statement. Goa
Late in The day Samuel Untermyer. + 7
neral counsel and leading spirit OF ]
e International committee. made a her
stement. saying: ]
As counsel for the committee. nv Ste
tentiOn has just been called 10 the six
mplaints. While ] am not MIR. Mo
counsel. ] have today in 7
ON behalf of the commit the
p. the statements made and am IN Ope
le to see tho Mr.. Scrugham or his "
lrks have been guilty Of even so this
lch as a technical irreguIarity or y
oiaiion Of the law. He simply did Ten
3 duty and whaf he had a perfect day
INT to do. win
Z BY his faithful and intelligent lin
irk by day and night in behalf Of hon
p poiicyholdefs' cause without nav o
d AZ the expense Of his private in n S,
'esfs he mas justly earned the con cess
ence and gratitude Of he policy pills
iders who are fighting against the teri
lfinuance q the old regimes. All.
The capitalists viii have to tfftafe