The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-07
LAST HOPE OF /. c. PRESIDENT
TO RETAIN HIS POSITION
HAS DISAPPEARED.
A THIRD man MAY WIN
And Grsmmer's Name is Still Heard
--Dencen Said to Be Opposed
to Hsrriman-Meetng in
New York Today.

New York, Nov G.-StuyVesant
Fish, for twenty years president of
the Illinois Central railroad, will be
retired at a special meeting of the
board of directors here Wednesday,
and James T. Harahan. vice presi-
dent and director of the road, will be-
come it. executive head
This was the prediction freely
made in financial circles here today
after the arrival of President Fish
and his special counsel, James b.
Dill, from Chicago. where they had
gone to plead with Vice President
Harahau to cast his vote in the board
for the Fish regime.
Both President Fish and Attorney
Dill refused to discuss the fight or the
results of their visit, but it was re.
marked that they were not particu-
larly happy when they stepped from
the Pennsylvania train this evening.
Instead they were both gloomy, and
their faces told as plainly as could
any words that their hurried trip to
Chicago had been in vain.
Financial men claim there is no
way in which President Fish can
save himself now, They say that Ii Is
evident that at least seven OF the
directors stand ready to do Hr. Har-
riman's bidding. and that the man
who bears his stamp Of approval will
be voted in63 the presidency of the
Illinois Central Wednesday SO quickly
that Stuyvesaut Fish will scarcely be
able to .ealize that he is being re-
tired.
Third Man May Be hosen.
While the general feeling in finan'
cial circles Is that Mr. Harahan will
be elected pre- .ident of the road,
there is also a belief that a third man
will be chosen. They argue that if the
Hartman faction insist upon electing
Harahan as presiden, they will offend
the Fish partisans on the board and
among the stockholders so greatly
that harmony will never again exist
in the Illinois Central, unless there Is
a complete change of ownership. But
by choosing a third person, and one
who is not in any way connected with
the Illinois Central and the factional
fight, it is believed that it would take
only a short time to heal over all
wounds.
The story published some time ago
that Captain George J. Grammer.
vice president of the New York CeM
trail lines west OF Buffalo. might be
selected as Fish's succe: :sor is he
lieved in some circles here to have
some foundation. This belief is based
upon the theory that the Fish parti-
sans i'm the Illinois Central board
would vote for any scne as president
rather han see Harahan get the
place. In this even. If Captain Gram
mer would consent 20 accept the
place. an six OF the Fi-h directors
might vote for him, and it is believed
that seventh vote could be picked
up easily.
Vanderbilt a Hartman Man.
One financIer remarked today that
Cornelius VANDERBILT is classed as a
Hartman man. He also said tina, II
Captain Grammer we're to receive the
six Fish votes in the meeting Wedne
day nothing would be more natural
than for Mr.. Vanderbilt. who is also
a director of the New York Cenaral.
to cat his vote for Captain Grammer
This would defeat Harahan for the
place. and would place a disin'erested
man at the head Of the road.
This same man said that MT. van
derbflt could easily explain his acton
by saying that while he is oppu-ed to
Fish he docs not want the election
of a successor TO Mr.. Fish to be the
csu-e of a fight more bitter than the
one about to end
Deneen viii Cast Vote.
u was reported today that thcte
will be only seven directors al the
meeting Wednesday. The two who
will be absent are John G. yelling
Of Chicago. who is III. and John Jacob
Astor. who Is in Europe. Governor
Deneen and Mr. Harahan. he other
two directors who are not in New
York now. are 20 BE- present.