Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-17
Fish STILL HAMMERS
At HARTMAN
FORCES
Proxy Committee Not Able to
Complete It's Report
Despite All Night
Work.
MUTUAL PRESIDENT
SCARED into CHAIR
He Disputed Certain Statement of
Big Ex-PreSident of Railroad
And Almost Received a
TrounClng For His Un-
gentlemanly Conduct.

Chicago, oct. 17.--When the an
nual meeting of the Illinois Central
stockholders reconvened today it
was evident that the chances for a
vote on the new directors today were
very small. The proxy committee,
which had worked the greater part
of the night, had gone through let
way into &C." After some discussion
of Showdown" proposition by the
Hartman forces, in which they pro-
posed that ali conflicting proxies be
thrown out, and which was objected
to by Fish, an adjournment was TAX
en- until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Fish Scores Peabody.
At yesterdays meeting of the Illi-
ncis Central directors, Charles A.
Peabody, president of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, disputed a
statement Of Stuyvesant Fish on a
certain matter. Fish shouted. "Mr.
Peabody, you cannot talk to me like
that, nor is there a man living with
inches enough to tell me that ! do
not tell the truth"
AS Fish, with cheeks aflame, was
striding from the room, Peabody be-
gan to apologize and a member of
the board. called after Fish that Pea
body was apologizing ana was sorry
for what he had said.
81 have not the slightest interest
as to what Peabody is or is not sorry
for" shouted Fish "and he can go
to blazes."
Peabody collapsed in a chair, and
Edward II. Hartman, who had been
watching the proceedings with am
usement, said, Never mind him, Mr..
Peabody, let him go and we can get
down to business"
Scrap Starts.
Immediately after President Hara-
han had called the meeting to order
with three raps of his gavel yester-
day afternoon, Mr. Cromwell arose
and said:
81 am informed by the members
of the committee on proxies, that
they have been unable to finish their
work and are not prepared to report
for several hours. l therefore move
that an adjournment be taken until
S:30 o'clock tonight"
Instantly James A. Patten was on
his feet Mr.. Patten is a large man
whose appearance and manner sug
gest that he is entirely capable of
caring for himself in any kind of a
fight. He objected strongly to the
adjournment, saying:
81 move to amend the motion by
making the hour 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. There are many stockhold-
ers who live outside the city and for
whom it is inconvenent to attend a
night meeting. ! want to transact
the business of this meeting, and I
intend to do so. but l want to sleep
tonight"
Lawyer Turned Down.
Mr.. Cromwell arose, courteous in
the extreme.
81 would call the attention of the
stockholders" he said, ''to the fact
that this is a business meeting for
the conduct of important affairs. /
regret If any stockholders should be
put to inconvenience, but this is a
case where we should attend TO busi-
ness without considering our COM
fort too closely. ! therefore insist
upon the adoption Of my notion"
81 desire" said Mr.. Patten, with an
aggressive manner and in warlike
tones, "to call the attention of the
meeting to the fact that when the
night session is over the lawyers can
take a cab and reach their hotels i'm
five minutes, while rhe stockholders
who live out of town cannot do it,
without taking a much longer time
This meeting is a meeting of Hi
nois Central stockholders, and is be-
ing run by the stockholders. and not
for the convenience Of few attor-
neys from New York City. | insist
upon my amendment and ask that
vote be taken"
All Voted Aye.
Mr.. Cromwell called for the ayes
and noes. The chorus OF ayes" was
so strong that he did not insist upon
a vote on the negative side, saying
with a smile:
81 guess that vote is sufficiently
emphatic to satisfy even a lawyer;
the meeting is adjourned until 9
o'clock tomorrow morning"
Both sides are still apparently con-
hdent of the result. Mr.. Fish said
last night:
Il have great hopes but we cannot
tell as yet"
predict the result OF the meeting. but
II may be said it will be a clean cut
fight. If we fail TO vote enough stock
to control the meeting, the Issue will
be up TO the courts