New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
FISH BATS HARAHAN.
W1RM VERBAL CONFLICT.
Finally Cams Point-Hear1ng i'd
iourned to March 2.

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chicago, Dec. GA warm verbal encounter took
Mace to-day at the annual meeting Of the Illinois
r7entral Railroad between President Harahan and
styyvesant Fish. In the end the meeting adjourned
iu the manner Mr.. Fish desired and in accordance
with the order OF Judge BALTIC March g 1905
II was understood when the meeting called
10 order that the only business to come before II
was the adjournment TO March 2.
Mr- Fish, however. desired it to appear on the
record that the adjournment was taken to await
the decision of Judge Ball the right of the
I-nic1l Pacific and the Railroads Securities Com
NAMES TO the shares of Illinois Central stock
row standing in their Names and which were
temporarily enjoined prior to the meeting in Oc-
toher He, therefore, introduced a resolution,
p,orded follows:
lso. IN the case Of George F Edmnnds ct It al aEt Il
the Superior Court OF Cook County, Illinois, 1t was
ordered and decreed that the present ad1ourneo1
annual meeting of stockholders for the year 1857
sheuld be further adjourned until Monday March Oh
1905 al y oseck & 4 h9on n to aS tne to to
at said meeting. .s.o,,--, ,,,,-u
Until Monday. March 2. at Il o'clock. noon
a copy Of the resolution shown in advance
Of It's introduction by Mr.. Fish to William Nelson
Cromwell, chief counsel for E. H. Hartman MI
Cromwell drew a pencil through the words 10
await the decision OF the court on the right OF GER
.ain stockholders to vote at said meeting. and sig
rihed desire that they be omitted from the reso
1,Ttion To this Mr.. Fish declined to accede de-
,,!aring that the words were the essence OF MS
resolution because he desired that the stockholo-
eys should be specifically informed OF the acluai
reason the adjournment
As soon as the meeting called 20 order MI
Fish introduced his resolution Mr.. Cromwell VINO
sat beside the presiding officer President Harahan'
offered an amendment, leaving out the ~oiuo ."
which he had objected
Nh Fish declared that he desired to Know "nal
right Mr.. Cromwell possessed TO take part N 'ne
meeting saying that Cromwell was not s'o0A
rol SrDf
bv virtue of proxies which he possessed Mi- rSii
commanded that the proxies of MI Cromwell ne pro-
s1uced and q call was made upon the coihiiI' NJ.
with which the proxies had been placed 10 pliiis
them Cromwelrs proxies. While the c",iiit.ee -,
was searching for the Cromwell proxies MI M
said 10 President Harahan:
Mr. Chairman, the question before the meeting
IS on nv motion TO adjourn
President Harahan replied: Ihere Is all eii.-'
-,e,. before US and you objected to the parry
making it. stating that he is not a stochhoioei'
uo o-e ,rI,nr TO discover whether he is
He did not propose an smenoInehr so ~.
Fish II will correct you as TO the mao'er OF nc
Mr.. Cromwell interjected, 20 pf0pOS0 Oh
amendment -, ,.
@es1i,r and he again demanded OF President Hara-
han whether he intended to put his nouoh IL
adjourn A.. n.,.,o-,e,
les the right offer an amendment mere s
President Harahan s,oa
..Ee has not offered an amendment. declared
Mr. Fish. .y,r.-
Ian tartly. r,,
7 did nothing of the kind. re;oined Mr.: Fish,
wish en,phasis II said that he had no right 10
speak this meeting -, ,a
-.xya utu decide whether he has or NOT, sdio
president aarahan. The proxy committee is IN
vestigating the facts
us he a stockholder?' demanded Mr. Fish
You say he IS not was the response u'i
he
.eyoI understand that he is stockhoroer: QueI-
led Mr. Fish, with much earnestness-
Yes"
when tell you that ne is not?'
..Tran 7 dont have 20 take your word for every
ching"
Won had better" declared Mr.. Fish. in a tone
and manner that indicated the end OF ms pauenoe
approaching
...Nov, I want 20 conduct this in proper manner,
Mr. Fish. ] am going to treat you properly ana
insist on your doing the samo to me-
Yes? Then you had better keep civil tongue
IN YOUR head" retorted Mr.. Fish
..,fx, tonsa,e is civil. Mr.. Cromwell says he has
a proxy here, and
Ness-s Fsrrar and Romeisler. counsel for MI
Fish stepped in front Of him as he was about TO
rerIy TO President Harahan, but Fish again de-
rlanded that his motion 10 adjourn be put
II will not paIt your notion, rejoined the chair
man until 4, is decided whether this gentleman
has the right o1er amendment to this resoiu-
fion"
Mr. I.ernan, another of Mr. Fishs attorneys
-aised a point of order. and was Informed py fresi-
den. Harahan that Mr. Cromwell hao as HUH
right in the meeting MI Lenlan
What's that" demanded Mr.. Leman- rising i
on, s,,e4x toIjer in this company and such have
attended annual meetings for the last sixteen years.
and you know it
President Farahan was silent
Tho r,orx onrnmittee at this iuncture reported
,ha, Mr. Cromwell was properly equipped WIN
proxjes and NJ Cromwell announced that ne oe-
r,red to withdraw his amendment 10 the resoiutoh
Introduced by Mr. Fish. The resolution was t"ei
sS,r-ed and the meeting went over until March .
--. s-,,r,,e,,s in the hearing before Judge Ball
wore continued to-day Mr.. Farrar for Mr Fish, oc-
e7,u,jng all day with his argument 1t IS oeile'e"
that the closing of Mr. Harrinaans counsel VIII oc
rnv al least two days, and possibly longer "A oe-
cis,cn of the court is not expected before INC '''
part of February, 1908.