New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
Use WALLIS AS PAWN
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:, Continued from first p~se-
~, Governor It meant financial sacrifice to
-. :. -, was making $4,000 q year or more
r. ~. Insurance business. The subject Of poilu-
"a onrositior "a him brought the answer thal ne
-,-ss so-rx for having used that expression
..B,,. 7 came hack to New York after death
.snd serious illness in my family. salo ne
heard that there was a lot Of opposluoh 10 me-
land IL was natural to suppose some oI II WAS uoe
80 nolitics always thought Albany was po-
: AL entire perhaps second only TO Washing
ion. It seemed 10 be in the atmosphere here.
SO after all Il was natural mistake
..you were in the hands ot your friends ano
-=hev. not being politicians. sacrificed you' de-
.xlare6 Big Tim
CHILLING FROM SENATOR GRADY
sn,.tor Grady next put him through griling
sss "a who was present that right at the Ezecu-
live Mansion and what occurred He declined to
tell considering those things conToential
FINALLY Mr.. Grady asked:
Was the phrase political opposition in your
mind from what you heard at the Executive
s asansion? Was opposition 10 you placed on any
zrounds save those of politics.
I don't think ! heard political opposition
mentioned" answered Mr.. Wallis. Later he said
.hat il il were mentioned 1T not put in that
way
No matter how smoothly It was put. wasn't
that what was conveyed TO your mind?" per-
sisted Senator Grady.
Mr. wallis said it wasn't entirely. The per-
El,asion OF the Governor first induced him 10
take the place. and when he had consented he
desired 10 go through with 1t. But when he
learned of the big fuss at Albany he decided
s-the game WAS not worth the fame"
You looked after the Governor: then he
looked after you" snesred Senator Grattan y
don't know what you mean" said Mr. Wallis
ximp1y. Crattan then went into details about
the Governors withdrawal Of Mr.. wallis's name
leaving the insurance man subject TO all sorts
tf suspicious
Along toward The end Of the hearing Senator
-lewcomb in various ways tried TO get Mr.
Wallis 70 say II he had subsequent 10 that
night told anybody he wrote the letter Of with
,lrawal on his own initiative. Mr.. Wallis
E.. couldn't see just what he driving at but at
length said that he wrote the letter and with
drew voluntarily.
Il ~ any time YOU had made statement
that you wrote that letter Of your own initiative
would 1t have been truee" asked Senator Grady
I'm pretty obtuse~ said Mr.. Wallis, after
struggling with the query
oh. no you're not. you're bright
-szor.' retorted Grady.
Mi Wallis answering query as to what
Mon he thought the committee should take in
-nis case. said
7 think the committee should say whether
{ sr guilty or not guilty OF the allegations made
against me I can look the world IN the fact
and say I'm not guilty"
Mr. wALLIs's STATEMENT.
Mr wsIis's statement follows:
have before me the Reply of the Acting
-Eurerfntendent oT Insurance the resolution Of
TIRE calling for the correspondence file in
rfhe Insurance Department relating 10 myself
SUPERVISOR.
A portion of the correspondence forwarded 70 the
Senate ny the Insurance Department relates TO
proposed appointing supervisor OF
agencies of the Eastern States. Il has been init
TTlare6 that sought eVade the insurance law by
,Tre utterly without foundation facts. as
discussed with and submitted 20
the Insurance Department Of the State Of New
York and the contract entered into with full
corTespoHdence VIII show Hovever the final and
important letter this connection seems 10 have
been omitted fran the Senate insurance document.
This letter which fully approved and authorized
This arrangement, Is conclusive ana Is as follows.
Albany. December 81. 1907.
George E. Ide. President Home Life Insurance Com
rany- 80 25g Broadway. New York City.
Dear sir 7 have given further consideration Ia
the matter q proposed contract between your
company and Frederick a Wallis for the super
vision - agencies 70 be established for your
psnv by h.ns ia the New England States As ar
ranged. ] n objection to make 10 the pro-
pesed ana do consider il in conflict
provisions of the insurance -laW Very
respectfully yours. OTTO KELSEY.
SUpeTin tendeHt.