Partridge and Hooker, secured me against further effort to interfere with my handling of the executive departments.
It was in connection with the insurance business that I first met Mr.
George W.Perkins.He came to me with a letter of introduction from the then Speaker of the National House of Representatives, Tom Reed, which ran: "Mr.Perkins is a personal friend of mine, whose straightforwardness and intelligence will commend to you whatever he has to say.

If you will give him proper opportunity to explain his business, I have no doubt that what he will say will be worthy of your attention." Mr.Perkins wished to see me with reference to a bill that had just been introduced in the Legislature, which aimed to limit the aggregate volume of insurance that any New York State company could assume.

There were then three big insurance companies in New York--the Mutual Life, Equitable, and New York Life.

Mr.Perkins was a Vice-President of the New York Life Insurance Company and Mr.John A.McCall was its President.

I had just finished my fight against the Superintendent of Insurance, whom I refused to continue in office.