New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
FISH OUT.
REBCKED BY DIRECTORS.
Illinois Central Road Elects J. T.
Huakan President.

The programme OF the Hartman majority was
carried through az the special meeting yesterday
morning q the directors Of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company J. T Harahan being elected
president in place OF Stuyvesant Fish All Of the
directors were present except John c yelling.
first vice president who is seriously I'll al his
home IN Chicago. Governor Deneen Of Illinois,
who IS ex-oficio & member Of the board. also at
tended the meeting.
On the question Of eiecJing a president for the
coming year the board divided, rs predicted IN
The Tribune Of Tuesday. Those voting fer Mr..
Harahan were z. 4. Hartman. Charles a. Pea
body president Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company; John Jacob Astor Cornelius Wander
biIt, !. T. Harahan, P. ". Goeet. Walther Lutt-
gen and John W. Auchincioss. Mr.. Fish. Charles
n. Beach. James De ". Cutting and Governor
Deneen refrained from voting.
M. Cutting and Governor Deneen voted with
the eight Hartman directors IN the Reelection
of John c. yelling as first e-presi6ent A C.
HacksyafT third vice. president and secretary.
and " J. Harahan. son OF the new president as
fourth vice president. 1Iessrs. Fish and Beach
again declined 10 vore. The Office Of second vice
/ president occupied by J. T. Ha-ahan since 1890.
was not filed
Mr.. Fish declined after the meeting 10 make
! any statement. M Hartman was asked on
leaving the meeting = the trouble had all been
| settled He answered.
| You never can tell" He added that no unpIeas-
entneSs developed az the session. Continuing Nr
Hartman said:
This isa't ny 4ght 7 is a hght Of the board OF
directors and NJ, Fish acceaed 70 the July
annual meeting onlT l.. Difference 70 the wishes Of
ary 70 quiet the pdbit csmor which vas was being
raSeq n me RTeis a 2ao 70 & en5e Lh9 v4Tiogs USE re-
arisen IN tae board oS directors Personaiiv had
I q u
The board took no action wEateveF in regard 10
oS the management OF the road.
The following document, reciting in detail.
from, the Hartman poin- os view. the circum-
| stances which. il was declared. determined the
majority % the board in refusing reelection 10
AIr, Fish, was served upon the latter just before
the meeting opened:
New York, November = 1873.
Stuyvesant E.s-, ESQ President Illinois Central
S PsSc o gtvsss ssnf2s 70 ne late ELECTION
% go ~ % j,5e, s,II Ito VIII ne n1I, IN
compel the undersigned 70 sJs,e Win rranllness
your reelection president OF the company
In June last. without consultation WITH other
circular the stockholders requesting proxies fer
tie next succeeding meeting OF the boerd Mr. Pea
BODY onered q Fesof;yto piq'lc1.:s L-4L & Directors
blk be appointed committee 70 corlnuricate with
annual meeting, wher-uPon You eft the chair and
h% break Q-oFGD ana mus de-
feaJed action upon the resolution. The bo-Td ad-
result OF conferences the following agreement
dictated by you and signed within Eour before
the adjourned meeting was 10 convene
Agreed. July 2 lSE, 10 e. NJ.
Tfree outgoing director5 70 be reelected.
. Mr. C1rinneirs successor 10 be selected by ma
forifv OF the several directors acting
4 Ar PeabOdys resolution. July Is. 10 be with
d~5 ayn anC not De revived -Iis year
Hartman wit ask tnat me Hartman Kuhn
Loeb proxies be given & 70 Mr tiSh ih
CHARLES 4 PEABODY.
T II. HARTMAN.
Although differences and Questions had arisen
H.,-g Our presidency this adjustneHt and agree
,nr as mats 20 silence contest and secure peace.
40 EXPRESSED n plain language rhe terms
U.hirh YOU agreed vote all proxies which could
h. obtained from any quarter.
,----re OF lie paper. M Peabody withdrew his
n1,.tor aIl proxies which could re controlled were
gT,Lseg,enrv delivered you. ana you relied
~, "a carry cut agreement We feel warranted
~ s1rina, tnst for the agreement a proxy
rrrr73rr - would been appointed by board
and YOU would have been IN 2 considerable mi
GTort,y before rne aanua! meeting Messrs Auch-
irlioss GosIrf EIarahal, Hartman. LuIrgen. Pen
h0dv and Vanderbilt, a majority OF the directors,
roririeG you IA writing or the selection or Henry
-. F-orAer Il f5rinuell q
,r,cr .orf0rrnty with the agreement and request
"a rher rhe proxies n your hands % FOR MIN.
as agreed DT you wttch you absolutely refused
- I'D instead used the proxies 70 elect
sonsi Individual nominee You were not satisfied
- Se1rira 70 vote tor Mr. De Forest the ground
.Sat no selection had actually Deen agreed on. and
- 1--we a vacancy 20 be filed By the board