The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-13
JUDGE j. M. HALL
SUCCEEDS CLARK.
Will Be President of the New York. New
Haven't Hartford Railroad Noted for
acknowledged Law and Finance
Morgan Turned Down

New York, Nov. Ill. P. Morgan's
following in the board of directors of
the New York, New Haven g. Hartford
railroad company met with defeat in
the election Of officers at the meeting
Saturday. The Connecticut or New
England party was victorious, electing
Vice president John M Hall to succeed
President Charles Peter Clark.
Although Pres. Clark is in good health
now, he resigned In September on ac-
count of illnesss. 1t was charged at the
time that Mr.. Morgan's continued and
determined opposition had caused him
to resign on pain of being beaten at
the election which was set for TODAY.
When Mr.. Clark was forced out his
friends at once began to look for a man
who would be acceptable to them as his
successor They finally decided upon
eX-Judge John M. Hail. noted for his
knowledge of law and finance, who has
been vice president for six years. j.
P Morgan decided upon either c. S.
Mellen, president of the Northern Pa
cif1c, or A. j. Cassatt of the Pennsyl-
vania.
The Connecticut or New England di-
rectors also began to scheme to give
Mr.. Clark position similar to that held
by Chauncey M. Depew with the New
York Central or Samuel Sloan with the
Delaware and Lackawanna.
Their first victory was last month,
when at the election of the board Of
directors. they held their own. Mr.. Nor
gan being unable to carry out threats
he had made in expectation of having
the support of the Vanderbilt inter
ests
Those present at the meeting of the
directors at the Grand Central station
today were William d. Bishop of
Bridgeport, Charles p Clark of Hart
ford, Chauncey NJ Depew, William
Rockefeller j. Pierpont Morgan and
Joseph Park of New York, Henry s.
Lee of Springfield, Mass, and George
]. Brush, Arthur D. Osborn and John
NJ. Hall of New Haven Charles f
Choate and Nathaniel Thayer Of Bos-
ton, Royal c. Taft of Providence, Chas
f. BROKER of Torrington, CT, Carlor
French Of Seymour, CT, l. D. Warner
of Bridgeport
The absentees were Henry C'Robin-
son and Leverett Brainard Of Hartford
and George McCulloch of New York
Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Miller were said
to be i'll, and Mr.. Brainard was de-
tanned by the illness of his daughter.
The meeting lasted one hour. At its
close it was announced that ex-Judge
Hall had been elected president, VIII
liam D. Bishop, Sr., of Bridgeport, vice
president, temporarily; William L.
Squire, of New Haven, treasurer, and
William ID. Bishop, Jr, secretary The
bylaws require that a vice president
shall be elected at this time, and that
he shall be a director. Mr.. Squire and
Mr.. Bishop, Jr., were reelected. A
committee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions in recognition of the apprecia-
ton by the board of the services of
former President Clark It will report
at the next meeting, and may also sug-
gest place for him. The result of the
meeting was interpreted to indicate a
victory of the Connecticut and New
England directors over the element in
which j. P. Morgan in conspicuous
Judge Hall came to the vice-presi-
dency in 1898, succeeding Lucius futile.
Although then Inexperienced in practi-
cal railroad management, he brought
to the place combination of peculiarly
useful qualities. In the first place he
was an able lawyer of large expert
ence at the bar and on the bench He
had served in both houses of the legis-
lature. and as speaker of the lower