Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-17
NOVOTE ON DIRECTORS
 -s-. Illinois Central Election Is Post- poned Until Today.
BOTH SIDES SEE VICTORY.
President Harahan Rebuffs Stuyvesant Fish, Who Suggests That Hartman Send Cromwell Back to NewYork and Relieve Road of Further Expenses.

Send Cromwell Back to NewYork and Relieve Road of Further Expenses. i Chicago, Oct. 1.-The meeting of
 the Illinois Central railroad stockhold- CTS, which was adjourned reconyened today. It is not likely, however, that any vote on the directors will be talk .! en until d late hour this evening.
 ] The delay has been caused by the ] inability of three election inspectors
 who were appointed to act as a con- : mittee on credentials in considering : the proxies to finish their work. The i adjournment was taken after an ear { nest tilt between William Nelson 1 Cromwell, E. II. Harriman's leading
 counsel, and James A. Patten, prom
 inent member of the Chicago board of
 trade. Cromwell desired that the
 meeting be adjourned to S:3O o'clock tonight, while Patten was set on hav-
 ing it adjourned to tomorrow morn- ing.
 The proceedings of the day were be-
 gun with a meeting of the directors. No business was transacted save that
 on motion of Stuyvesant Fish it was
 decided to admit representatives of
 the press and the committee of three
 election inspectors was completed.
 Harahan Snubbed Fish.
 It was stipulated by Judge Ball that
 committee of three should be ap- pointed to pass upon the eligibility of the proxies. For that committee Fish, who was to select one member, chose his private secretary, Charles H. Wen
 man; Hartman selected Louis Fritch, assistant to the presGA,t of the Hi nois Central. These " were to se- lect third, but the choice of the addi- tiOnal member was left to former Judge Farrar, acting for Fish, and Cromwell. for Hartman. The two men argued for the greater part of the night and discussed many names, but were unable to agree upon the third man. When the meeting of directors was called the point still was undecid- | ed. and a motion made originally by | Farrar that Judge Ball be asked to se- | lect the third man was adopted. The | judge named r. s. Conway. promi. nent manufacturer of this city.
 The meeting of the stockholders was called to order at 12 o'clock by Presi- dent Harahan of the Illinois Central, | about 400 persons being in attendance. Fish was greeted with applause when he entered. Hartman was not ap- plauded. Soon after he arrived Fish walked over to where Harahan was seated and, placing his hand on the presidents shoulder, bent over and said few words to him which evidently were of pleasant charac- ter. Harahan, however. was not in the mood for social greetings. and threw off Fish's hand with gesture of much impatience. Fish merely smiled and returned to his seat.
 Cromwell Bossed Things.
 Fish occupied a seat at the left of Harahan. being surrounded by his at- torneys and advisers. Hartman. who left the conduct of his affairs entirely to Cromwell. occupied chair in the front row of the stockholders seats, sitting next to Governor Deneen of Illinois. with whom he conversed cheer fully throughout the greater part of the meeting. Next beyond Denpen sat the son of Stuyvesant Fish. with whom Hartman shook hands cordially as soon as he observed him.
 The actual proceedings of the meet ng were opened by the collection of he names of stockholders personally present. and then Cromwell. who to Ill intents and purposes, was the pre- 'iding officer. said the three inspectors would receive the proxies in an ad- oining room. He also moved that the meeting take an adjournment.
 After the motion was carried Mir. Hartman said: Tt is all over. and we lave won. have not the slightest lOubt as to that. do hope. however. hat Mir. Fish will be able to make a , ,ood enough showing with votes to ustify the fight he has made"
 In reply to this Mir. Fish said: If it s all over Mr. Hartman should re- member that times are hard and mon- V is scarce He should send the cost Y Mir. Cromwell back to New York nd relieve the road of further expense ,, 1I,o. l