The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
LULL IN PROXY FIGHT
Illinois Central Committee
Holds No Session.
FISH IS STILL GAINING VOTES
Era of Good Feeling. SO-caUed,
Continues TO Exist Despite Fact
New YOrk-Fritch Alleges stiff Neck
as Excuse for Refusing to Work.

Chicago, H., Oct. 2o.-The counting of
proxies in the Illinois Central contested
election was suspended to-day It had
been understood that the proxy commit
tee would sit, but L. c. Fritch, the Har-
riman representative, declined TO work be
cause, as he said. he had a stiff neck
There was visible to-day rather less
than usual of the alleged era Of good feel
ing which has been said TO exist be-
tween the two sides, but has not been
discernible TO the naked eye.
At about o'clock this morning one of
Mr.. Fishs HeUtenants called Mr. Fntch
on the telephone and asked him when it
would be convenient to meet with the
rest OF the committee. Mr. Fritch said
he would know at about 10 o'clock When
called at 10 o'clock he said be could not
yet say What's the matter?' asked the
Fish man. is the Twentieth Century
Limited late in getting into New Yorkr'
CThe Twentieth Century Limited is the
train that Mr.. Hartman took 10 New
York yesterday
Session Called on.
At o'clock Mr. Fritch called the ses-
sion of. The interval has given both
sides a needed rest to cool of. There
was almost an a,en breach in the proxy
room last night The committee sits in
the midst of great assembly of law
clerks and messengers. y list of revO-
cations from Hartman to Fish WAS read
of. Mr.. FTitch called from the commit
tee table that he wanted somebody tC
get busy on the wires. and have those
Fish proxies revoked. Mr. Wenman. Mr.
Fishs committeeman. said that be
thought Mr.. Frtch's conduct unbecomiug
Both men were tired and cross. Mr.
Conway the third teller. and others inter.
vened and there was no overt act
Satan has found mischief still for idl,
hands, namely. Figuring on probable re
suits. Here is one bunch OF figures which
was regarded as fairly significant.
Harahau's sworn statement of the mum
Der of proxies and direct votes held By
him is $4,000 less -S6,UI enj0ined shares
30S 2Gg.
Hartman proxies revoked to Fish 81
far counted number 59,6>9 Total numbe
of proxies counted about $4,000 Pr0babl
vote U5,009 out of total of y5O0l9 shares
Fish in the Lead.
Fish now leads by 40C50 on the coun
from A to S, including also w and T, O.
the European vote. but excluding the en-
joined shares. the c. N. Beach tpro-Fish
proxies, and the revOcatious. which bOtl
sides are keeping back To spring At tht
last moment.
There has been complete reveTsion il
the taHies of the two sides since las
Monday Then Mr.. Fish and his lawyers
seemed to be fighting for time in whicI
10 get more proxies. In fact. William
Nelson Cromwell openly charged then
with IT in court The dilatory tactics AT,
all on the other side now and Mr. Fisi
is so well pleased with the way thing:
stand that he is obviously trying TO hurry
the vote.
Someone remarked to-day I'm Nr. Fish,
rooms that nobody had seen Mr.. Crom
Well about the Auditorium annex or any
where else for twenty-four hours. III
was discovered in "a general conference O
Hartman lawyers at the Illinois Contra
building.
He declined to say what the meetin.
was about, bat il is rumored that In
Hartman side Will move tomorrow L
set aside the injunction which Keeps Ou
of the election the shares of the Cniol
Pacific, the Railroad Societies Company
and the Mutual Life Company. H0weve
this may be. Nenner. of New York, "a
nous as the bringer of stockholders inter
vening suits. which have confused man,
important HtigaJions. turned up in Chi
CagO to-day. He is said to have had
talk with Mr.. Cromwell