The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-23
SANTA FE'S FATE
To Be Determined BY Men Here
Today.
Some Noted Gentlemen Are In
the Party.
GENERAL B. L. TRACEY
Formerly Seefetary of the Navy
Under Harrison.
A Representative Of the Have
myers Also Here.
HAVE THINGS FIXED.
The Directors Assured Of an
Easy Victory,
SO Says Charles ). Gleed to a
Reporter.
Formerly Seefetary of the Navy
Under Harrison.
A Representative Of the Have
myers Also Here.
HAVE THINGS FIXED.
The Directors Assured Of an
Easy Victory,
SO Says Charles ). Gleed to
Reporter

The men Of money who Will participate
in the annual election Of SantaFe directors
Thursday morning at the general office
building arrived II Topeka today and are
this afternoon looking at Topeka through
eastern eyes
The morning train from Chicago over
the Santa Fe brought Mr.. Theodore W
Myers, chairman of the Atchison Pro
tectiye Reorganization committee and his
party who Immediately on their arrival
went TO Hotel Throop where they were
assigned the best rooms in the house
Mr.. Myers, the head Of the protective
committee, Is d prominent politician in
New York, having served as comptrolIer
OF New York. and this fall was pre-
senfed the Iammany nomination for
mayor, which for business reasons he
Was forced to decline.
Accompanying AIr. Myers is Gen. B. f.
Tracey, who was secretary of the navy
under President Harrison; MIR. Newman
Erb. one of the best known lawyers
in New York; Mr.. VIM p Smith,
Of the firm of Breeze & Smith;
brokers for Havemeyer Brothers of sugar
fame; Mr. T. \. Taller. a wealthy re-
tired merchant, and Mr. H. d. Kyle,
New York broker, who has been for
several years associated with Mr.. Myers
For an hour after they arrived at the
get the trunks Of the New Workers into
the proper rooms and while one man
was locking ior Russian bath and was
disappointed because he was informed
that Topeka did not possess that luxury
the rest were securing with Kaw river
water and hotel soap.
The same train which brought the
mem bers Of the protective committee
also brought the Representatives of the
present controlling interests in the Santa
re directory. Mr. 3 2. Cheney OF Boston.
and Dir. Chas. >. GIeed of Topeka. who
came in the special car "Bay State"
MT Cheney and Mr. GIeed were driven
at once to Mr.. Glee1's office in the Cen
tral National bank building, and Dir
Cheney will be the guest of Mr.. GIeed
at his home in Potwin.
Mr. James A. Walker. transfer clerk in
the Office Of the president of the board
OF directors. arrived last evening and is
at the Throop.
As has been the case for several days
past both sides claim that when the cleo
tlon of directors takes place Thursday
morning they will have won that for
which they have been fighting during
the last three months.
Mr. Chas. S Gleed, who was seen by /
STATE JOURNAL reporter soon after |
his arrival, said: The directors will be 4
represented at the annual meeting by /
Mr.. b. p Cheney, who arrived today. |
and Mr.. Jas A Blair, a nephew of John /
l. Blair, the well-known New Jersey /
financier, and myself Mr.. Blair stopped I
off in Kansas City, but he will be in To /
peka tomorrow There can be but one /
result in the annual meeting-the pres
ent board Of directors, with one /
exception will be reelected BIr Alden /
Speare of Boston, has announced that he I
viii decline reelection
The present board of directors reDre-
sent BY far the largest interests in the +
property, and their re- election is assured
We have in our possession sufficient /
stock to control the election.
I'VE have the Amsterdam proxy. and /
our majority ia the meeting will be very
large.
~Will the cumulative system Of voting
be usedI' asked the reporter.
mo 1t will not Not by our interests
and do not see how It can be At all The
tenn of voting &f3a feii to see howanv
one can even ask kaat she cumulative
system be used Tie Protective com
mittee will not have even a minority
representative on the board. Why should
EheyI They have been lighting Us. and
why should we give even minority
place on the board to those who are work
Ing against the wishes Of "A majority of
the stockholdersTr
Chairman Theo ". Myers Of the Pro
fight 70 turn down the present rnanaoers
OF the road says Mr. Newman Erb. his
legal representative, is his spokesman.
MT Erb said: We will know about
THIS whole affair after the meeting Thurs
day morning. but az it now stands We
are here 70 participate il the election II
an entirely new beard Of directors We
represent a vast majority Of the stock
numerically 2 (''and in money also put in
Mr. Myers"
continuing, Air Erb said: ssThe pres
ent management Of the road has beaD
outrageous, as everybody knows. and the
interests Of the stock holders have been
utterly disregarded by the late board Of
directors" =
Mli the cumulative system OF voting
re used In the annual meetinrru
"AH to shat I can not saw buf - -
4oupt Will. or at least the minority land
! viii not admit that x are in the minor
lsyl VIII have representation On the