Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-12
a Revolution IN the Erie Railroad
Direction.
General Dix Elected E'resideni-.a Yigor-
OuS struggle for the Mastery.

SAearmau ana David Dudley Field, Dr. FL /
bridge walked uervously up and down the |
room, and Henry Smith, Of Smith, Gould & |
Marta, showed great anxiety AT ten minutes /
past twelve, there was a hustle ut the outer |
door, and a party Of ten gentlemen pushed |
away the sentries aud were received by Frederick |
A, Lane an old bosom friend OF Fisk, at the head /
OF The grand staircase This party Of gentlemen |
were as follows Gen. John A. Dix. Gen. George |
b. Mcclellan, Attorney General s. NJ L. Bar |
low, VIM. B. Grayers, II. L. Stebbins, Charles |
Day, W. w. Sherman, of Duncan, Sherman& |
Co., and Justin d. White. These gentlemen
advanced directly through the hall to Presi- |
dent Goulds room, then passed into the drec-
tors apartment, leaving Gen. Dix, Gen. McClel- |
Ian, &c., in an ante room. The following nine,
who composed the majority of the old directors
ordered the room cleared, and commenced
voting for new directors MesSrS. Hilton, Sim
mons, George e Han, THOMPSON, II. n. Otis |
Archer, Ramsdall, Justin d White and f. A.
Lane. They sent for Gould, Sherwood, FL
bridge and Drake, who refused to Join the
board. Mr.. Garrison, of the old board, was
absent and MIR. Sissions sick.
AS the directors were about to ballot for Gen.
Dix as a new director, Mr.. Sherman, attorney
ior Eric, presented an injunction against further
action. lie was pushed violently from the
roUm aud the injunction was torn into tattcrs.
In Il few moments MIR. Sherman appeared,
headed by Capt. Petty and forty policemen.
By what authority does Mr. Shearman APP
pear in this room with crowd OF policemen?
=" ! am here by order of }. Gould, to preserve
the peace, but am ordered not to recognize
You, gentlemen
" You, Mr.. Shearmnn, have no right here;
You nor your secretary" exclaimed MIR. Lane;
so take up yOur traps and leave"
Mr. Sherman did not STIR but ordered Capt.
Petty to dissolve the board as Illegal
Capt. Petty demurred, and in few moments
Sheaiman left the room. Then the voting com
menced. Gen Dix was elected director, then
AIgfNl Jim, han,
&. Stcbbns, then Geu Dvin, then w. W. Sher-
man. After that the board had everything its
own way.
Gen. Dix was elected president of the board of
directors in place Of Jay Could; 0. II. P Arch
er was elected vice president; w, w. Sherman,
treasurer; II. N Otis, secretary, and John W.
Hilton was reelected railroad transportation
clerk.
Mr., Barlow now offered resolution that
| David Dudley Field and Mr. Sherman be dis
missed as counsel for the Erie road
| This was carried, and 5. L. NJ. Barlow was
| elected counsel in their places, both for the
| company and the directors.
| A resolution was passed that the treasurer paw
| no orders for money, and that all employees of
| the Erie road pay no attention to any one but
| President Dix and Vice President Archer Ii
was then ordered that every sub officer of the
Erie road should be notified of the resolution,
! and instructed TO disobey Gould or the old Off
| cialS, after which the meeting adjourned.
| Mr.. Could says their action is Legitimate, and
| that the new officers will not be obeyed. As
| Barley went out, he remarked to Capt Petty
| and his forty policemen: Gentlemen, it must
| be apparent to you that revolution has taken
| place, and thar you are not wanted"
1t appears that the meeting was called to fill
| two vacancies in the board and that FrednricL
| A. Lane had sem in his RESIGNATION os drpctor
and the places of several Others were also de-
| simmons ID w Wnite Henry Tbomnson and
! Henry Hiiton
the f,IIovino is the NOW hoard Con Dix p
| II p Archer Geo q Han sherman Drai-e or
! Coroinr " w Sbprmon IT q StahbiDs w "a
! Travers of LANSING s T. n Rarloy CbnS Day
| Gen r. Mcclellan Cen s Divin Dr ~
| dridrp law GouId Homer Pomsdeu Jnhn en-
| son and Sherwood N''''
Tatp in the dnv notbinn elso was talked off in
| Wall etrant INF fhissISria 1,ottor and ,l,, 49,,
/ Iate reports was one to the effect that the En-
| glish stockholders had agreed TO advance fine
company any money necessary nm n Ave mil.
lion ponuds sterling. IL was also rumorpd that
| jay Gould would be arrested this evening
The following is A list of members of tbe
former board of directors NOT having resigned
and who are members of the new board: Dr.
Eldridre. of Elmira. Mr.. Archer. John Gonson
of Buffalo, jaw Could, Homer Ramsdell. II. nj
Smith, Mr. Sherwood. and Mr., Drake.
Dnrinr the nrocppdings Judpr Rarrett made
| his appearance. and was warmly erected Inv
Gould and Field 1t is ALLEGED that the mem
hers of the hoard of directors who retired one Inv
one did 80 in the interest of the ENGLISH stoct
holders and the Great Western railway com
many The nresidpnt of the board alone has
newer 10 cali A meeting. except in case of his
| gisencp when the yicepresidert may call
! neetiuG Mt the request in writing of two mem
| bers
| On Saturday the vice president called a meet
| inc of the board stating that the president was
absent News Of this leaked out, and an appli-
| cation stating that the president was not alb
| sent and that he had not received request to
] call the meeting, yaS made to Judge Ingrabam
| for an Injunction restraining the meeting which
| was granted The only notice he had received
| was to attend as a director MIR Gould also
| stated on his information and belief thatmouey
| was being freely scattered as bribes
| George Crouch a Journalist who formerly
| renrraenfcd the English Stockholders in the in
! terpsf of Fisk and Gould, and who is now an
| narently on tine other side, giyes the foIlo,yin0
| To the moss.
Gouid and partv saw this is all a conspiracv
| and combination in The interest of McHenry
| and fbat short time auo If we OCT a chance
| we wOuid have Dut in all Euulishmen. which rs
| contradicted by our putting in All Amer.
! leans The falk that the interests of
| the road are TO be subseryieut TO those
| of fine Atlantic and Great Western *
| merely a weak invention of the enemy AZ to
| the ALLEGED conspiracy. the names of men we
| have here now on the new board are those of
! men NOT likely 10 90 into any undrrban,i con.
| spiracy-it wouldn't nav them TO do If, and tbev
wouldn't be here TO take OpD0Sition if tbev
hadn't kuown thar this was done on a sound
basis and by sound legal advice, The manner
i'm which if was done was this. The Fn1ljSb
slocEholders we're determined TO have if seftied
one way or the other. They made the 0istale
of sending a wrong man first: they m. de him.
ders in The legislature and courts. tbe money nf
fine company was being wasted and tLey did
nothing, but at fine downfall of Tammanv there
was grand rally. and thew determined
TO take legislative action again. tlinkinG the
downfall OF Tammany was n tri1mnb of yirtne |
over vice: that they would carry everything he |
fore them. and thai the downfall of Er,e wouId |
follow the downfall of Tammany. by legislative |
action: that the election would be ordered in |
July, and the road would be thrown into bank |
rnplcy. They determined to make another
move. Gen. Sickles was coming over for the |
republican party to Albany 10 press other re- |
publican measures. He had been acting for |
some time as counsel OF the English stoekBold- |
ers, and he was appointed head centre Gen. |
SicEles moved his column skilully forward |
and gained ground in the legislature, and was |
supported by Attorney Gen. Barlow by a flank |
movement III the courts, all the time.
was travelling while here with the corpora. |