Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-06
FISH FEARS LOSS
OF HARAHAN VOTE
HIS VICTORY IN ILLINOIS CEN.
TRIAL MEETING DEPENDS
ON DENEEN
Illinois Governor Has Promised Fish
His Assistance in Vote and Influence
President Of Road Returns From
His Trip to New York.
Bulletin.

New York, Nov 5-From authori-
tative source it is learned today that
at Wednesdays meeting Of the board
OF directors of the Illinois Central
railroad company stuyvesant Fish
VIII not attempt to control the cleo
ton OF president; that the wishes Of
u. r. Hartman will be carried out.
Fish, It is understood will contest the
control of the property at the meet
Ing of the stockholders next wear
Chicago. Nov. 5.--On the eve Of one
OF the greatest railroad battles which
the country has ever seen-a battle
the outcome of which will determine
whether the Illinois Central is to be
controlled by Wall street interests
PRESIDENT Stuyvesant Fish returned to
New York last night practically assur-
ed that one Of the directors upon
whom he has been depending to de.
feat the Hartman forces in Wednes-
days alignment has gone over to the
enemy. This means that only the in.
fuence possessed by Governor Deneen
--an influence wholly problematic as
yet-can save the day for the Fish
forces.
AS partial Offset, however, Mr.. Fish
received the assurance of the governor
that he will attend the meeting in New
York on Wednesday, 1t is believed
that he further received promises that
whatever prestige the governor of I'LL
nois vote could bring him would be
Forthcoming. Whatever effect this
will have on the remainder of the
board which is now under Hartman s
control is matter of speculation.
Deneen and Fish Confer.
The meeting with Governor Deneen
took place by appointment at the
Union League club at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The governor had expected
to be in Chicago today, but his arrival
was hastened by wire from Mr.. Fish,
who desired to discuss the impending
annual election with him. Governor
Deneen promised Mr.. Fish that he
would take the afternoon train for tue
east after casting his ballot Tuesday
morning. This will enable him to be
present at the meeting and may turn
the tide of battel and enable Stuyve
SAINT Fish to obtain control Of the rail
road of which he has been the direct
ing fro ecofr twenty-five years.
The director whose vote President
Fish is now practically certain of los
Ing is j. T. Harahan, second vice presi
dent, whose fidelity to the Fish inter
ests is said to have wane as a result
Of secret visit recently paid to Ger
tain directors in New York. Whether
Mr. Harahan was offered the presi
dency of the road as a reward col
valuable services" which he might
perform on Wednesday is matter o
speculation among railroad men. Mr.
Harahan yesterday refused to commit
himself on the point.
Harahan Guest of Hartman.
If actions be taken to have any sig
nificance, however, President Fish dc
rived little assurance from the inter
view which he had with Mr.. Harahar
yesterday morning IN the latter's of
fee in the Illinois Central station. Two
hours after an attempt was made II
put Mr.. Harahap on record he left Chi
cago over the n chigan Central rail
road on II. M. Harriman's private cal
for New York to attend the directors
meeting. Mr.. Hartman, who acted az
his host, is a son of e. H. Hartman
leader Of the, opposition to the Fish re
gime.