Show says mccall of new york life regarding campaign funds new york sept 20 political coa of the new york lite in aurance company and the of andrew A hamilton of albany the alleged alleged political activity ot tire company were the around which the hearing before thi legislative insurance investigation turned today president john A mccall of tha new york lite insurance company was the chief witness and tor several hours he was subjected to a alre 0 questions hy charles E hughes coun sel for the committee concerning tha money paid for political purposes the climax was reached when sir mccall declared that the soliciting 0 funds tor campaign purposes was no confined to the republican party in thi campaign of 1904 and announced my life waa made weary by tha democratic candidates chasing me to money in that campaign some ot the very men who today are being in in the papers and denounce deno unc ing men who contribute to campaigns were crossing my path every step I 1 took looking for money one the candidate himself parker it he would show up bis books when he was chairman of the democratic state commit tee it would give you a alt he never rejected a dollar in the world would take every dollar that was paid to him judge parker was chairman of thi democratic detate executive committed in 1885 mr mccalls Mc Calls statement was greeted with wild cheering which continued until a threat was made to chear tha room of listeners it the crowd did not restrain itself with great care the account of an drew A hamilton with the company was analyzed by mr hights who asked mr mccall about every item and made it clear that a search waa being made for political contributions mccall stoutly maintained that ha had given mr hamilton no money be used in influencing legislation al albany but the admission wa obtain ed from mccall that hamiltons x benses at albany paid from tha companas comp anys funds and that hig accounts acco unta were not submitted to audit it was shown that had treed pall to hamilton with only verbal ac counting to president mccall and that at present hamilton owed ane com pany about butara mccali said he felt sure that hamilton who Is now in europe will repay ho duio suio upon the companas comp anys demand judge alton B parker candidate tor president in to night gave the associated presa eta foment concerning president mo calls testimony relative to the solicit ot funds from the new york alf insurance company by democrats lq 1904 the statement folh wre my attention has been batted to W tain testimony bald to ate been given by john mccall while a witness bet tore the insurance investigating como in reply to mr hughes roes i alon whether he thought that in 1901 the interests of the policy holders wera so seriously endangered flat the company ought to contribute it is evident that mr mccall waa laboring under great excitement la making his reply tor it Is very inco herent but it his answer is intended to convey the impression that in tha campaign of 1904 I 1 either directly 0 indirectly sought from him or his con por atlon or any other corporation any money or contribution hh statement is absolutely false on the contrary I 1 repeat now what I 1 said before the election that I 1 ex pressly notified and directed the chabis man 0 the executive committee of th national committee that no money should be received from any corporation william F Shee hans attention ai called to the testimony of mr mccall and he said 1 I was chairman of the executive committee of the democratic committee there was not a single man connected with the democratic national campaign that solicited a dollar from mccall it any midi made any such solicitation sir mccall should name him amohn A mccall president of the new york life insurance company referred to his testimony before the legislative isla tive committee in relation to con to the democratic party saad tonight the meaning I 1 intended to convey when I 1 mentioned judge parker when a candidate for the presidency last year did not personally ask me for una palan funds but friends of his did so repeatedly d judge parker as chairman ot alis state democratic committee several years ago did however accept proffered contributions to the campaign funds ambassador ARRIVES paris sept 20 george L von oyer the american ambassador to hussla arrived here from berlin 11 1 1 night and will remain in paris ua september 27 when he sails for amer ica on the kaiser welhelm II 11 of th german lloyd line mr meyers Is payl ngan official visit to the america ambassador he saw N Nell doft adf professor de martens and will see U aute after the lattas return gioia visiting president loubat at his country seat minn sept 20 th bank of a uon its doors today the baik Is capitalized at indianapolis ind sept 20 accor ing to general charles mallor who now has in charge w legal matters pertaining to the allege defalcation of david E sherrick ex auditor of state the state will me effort to collect the money which it 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