Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-17 | Page 1 | Saw Calamity in Bryan's Election

SAW CALAMITY IN BRYANS BRYAN'S President of or BI lilg Insurance COl lUl Felt tU Justified In lii Ing Gl Money lol to Campaign imm Fund Washington a 11 May a 16 The Thc The hearing on 01 the Ames Ames- bill to tu regulate res Insurance anco ance in the time District of oC Colombia beCore before before be be- fore Core the tho house committee in judiciary judicial toda today dl to a discussion ol ot campaign n contributions ns by Insurance companies to political parties pam Senator Bulkley cf if r Connecticut who Is also president o of the Aetna Fire Insurance ance company frankly admitted In answer answel to the he questions by Representative DeArmond of ot Missouri that his com company pan had lund contributed of or its Is funds Ih lb to the time Republican can national committee to assist In Inthe Inthe inthe the defeat of oC Mr 1 BI Bryan l. l He made the contribution upon behalf be- be behalf be half of or the company and he added that it i might Just as well wel have been Ie He LIe said ho Imo would have ha e been justified in iii giving s that amount but he lie added aided that it was not a flea fleabite bite bIe to what he lie personally p contributed Do Do you OU think that that action upon your our part in 10 contributing trust funds of oC your OU company to the committee red asked n ked Mr 11 DeArmond was justifiable decent honest homiest honest I contend said Senator Bulkley that every t ery custodian of ot funds of this character Is I justified and within his rights when ho takes that money and applies apples it to the protection of the he rights of oC tho time people people 1 considered that hat the election of Mr Bryan Bran would have been If I you gentlemen of or the tho house of oC representatives continued Senator Bulkley who handle and anti disburse of oC the peoples people's mone money tiis- tiis buiso burso It I as honestly as a money is handled handled handled hand hand- led by tho time Insurance companies of or tho the country you ou need have no fear Cear of oC going before berol your constituents