The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-03
GRAFT HUNT TO OPEN AUG. 80
BDDkS or HILINGWOOD C CTN-
\I\GH BE PRODi tED.
Legislators specuiaird Through Th's
FIRM uNouNe go, ANYTHING Against
u Prospective candidate for once "
iust Rr Broachrd Before sept u.

Ia. graft hunting COMMITTEES OF the
/ Iegrslatur" will begin the taking ot eVi-
dence IN the city Hall on August 80 AZ
| II \ VI I'm. was decided Yesterday al
an executlv. meeting Of the committee
held at the Murray Hill Hotel. Alfred
Hurrell counsel to the State department
Of Insurance was elected assistant coun e
sal to the committee He will begin work
at once with NJ Linn Bruce. counsel 10
the committee on the preparation OF the
pr.limInaries MIR Hurrell ~ a member
of the law firm of Horton \ Hurrel OF
Buffalo and IL one Of the faculty OF the Law
depa n m.nt - the University Of Buffalo
He has he"n an Assistant District At
tornsv Of Eri. He will have entire charge
of that part 1t the investigation relating
Ia the insurance companies
The COMMITTEES hopes 20 obtain the ser
vices a. lts actuary in the lnvestIg CATION
81 insurance matters Of Prof. Albert " 2.
Whitney Of the University of California.
I. u Conant viii b. accountant for the
committee
The committee was ia session for near ~
three hours YESTERDAY and in the lobby Of
IA" hotel were a large number ~ poll
tlcIaus who seemed To b. anxious to learn
It's plans Most 81 them were local men
Now that the date of the first public meet
Iug Of the COMMITTEES has been decided
upon Mr. Bruce will begin TO suhppna
witnesses One Of the first will he James
" CuuuIn CHAM Of the former brokerage
firm of kllingwood 4 Cunningham. Ia
IN" fir. insurance invest CATION an effort
wa~ male 10 get at the books Of this trm.
hui they Lai been removed 20 New Jer-
They will ~" PRODUCT now and u
= cNpe tied that they will show that a num-
ter 81 senators and Az@smblymen had ac-
counts with the firm Mr. Cunningham met
the com nit tea a. the hot 81 and sai hewould
pro1uc" the books when thew were asked
Tor The COMMITTEES will demand the
production ~ the stock books of many
Other firms and corporations. One Of
the Compa res which will he asked to lay
~ hooks p.fore the committee will be
the View York transportation company.
After tho committees adjourned yestsr
'iav THIS statement was given out
The committee invites the cooperation
~ all ,i'igens IN assisting in the progress
81 ~ work and 20 that end will welcome
any ,ha-Hes relative 20 corrupt practices
81 public IN, ais and Information CON
corning an, abuses which may be known
To exist m Industrial lie Insurance and
IRE casually marine and other forms OF
Insurance than ordinary life All persOn-
d"-iring 20 lodge charges. complaints and
information a. 20 corrupt practices or tho
other matters referred 10 may do ~ with the
counsel 20 the committee the Hon VI Linn
Bruce. - Liberty street. New York. or with
the chairman ~ the committee. tho Hon
= Merritt jr a. N" MURRAY Htll Hotel.
New YORK or ~ Pot~dam. ST Lawrence
county. \. ANY member % the com
mite. wall also re- Give and report any mat
tor hlsd with HIM
Attention l. allied 80 the fa 'hA' the
only Limitation 20 tho rling ~ charges -
'ha' a harc" ~ on1cial misconduct against
,andia'n for nomination "r 81 - tion 20 an
els. tive state once must ne 70 sivsi before
September g. 1910 This doe- not. however.
limit -" committee In any wRv from pro-
.sdiny ~ the fullest extent IN IN" inve-ti-
CATION OF any such "harges after that date.
ant rharRc- Against per-"ns other than
, Andidatss for ole tive offices will he re-
reiN~d ~ any time during The eAisten'e Of
tho committee