Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-20
GEOHEGAN MAY PRESIDE
OVER BOARD OF TRADE
Director of Pasadena Civic Body
Is Being Urged as the
Logical Leader

PASADENA, May 2O.-Harry Geo
hegan, at present director of the
board of trade, is being talked
of as a compromise candidate for pres
ident of that body. Mr.. Geohegan has
stated on several occasions that he
would decline reelection on account of
having served the board in an official
capacity for several years. He asserted
to Herald representative last night,
however. after having been advised
that he had been mentioned as the
logical person to maintain harmony in
the organization, that if an apparent
strong desire was manifest on all sides
he would consent to serve another
term. The presiding officer of the or
ganization is elected by the board of
directors from it's membership and ii
is said that If Mr.. Geohegan would ac-
cept election to the directorate the
presidency would be rendered him.
Officials and members who take an
active part in affairs of the organiza-
tion are unanimous in the declaration
that absolute harmony prevails and
that the meeting next Monday night
will be in the hands of the dove of
peace perched upon bundle of olive
branches, but an electrical wave from
Halley's comet, or some other source,
brings the rumor that the scheduled
eclipse of the moon and the appear
not be the only phenomena witnessed
by those present at the meeting.
A special meeting of the directors
has been called for tonight, but Of
ficials declare positively that it has no
significance other than the arranging
of annual reports and other matters
to facilitate business at the annual
meeting.
1t is reported that a self-appointed
committee of fifty will meet tonight to
place in the field a ticket Containing
the names of ten of the strongest and
most energetic men to be found, who
will agree to accept office in the or
ganization If elected" No acrimonious
discussion is apparent, nor is there
any objection to the present admins
tration openly expressed.
It is rumored that the report OF the
Cary committee of five, which recon-
meffds the Endorsement of the Pasa-
dena rapid transit project will be one
of the important issues at the meet
ing. The committee reports that Pres
ident Dobbins of the company has
agreed to establish a five-cent rare be
tween Pasadena and Los Angeles in
connection with the twelve-minute
service previously planned If the board
of trade in return will dispose OF $780,
600 worth of stock in the company.
While there is no open objection to ac-
cepting the proposition, there is an ap-
parent feeling in some quarters that
the board of trade should not enter into
a commercial proposition. The com
mittee of five maintains that the re-
duced fare and running time is of suf-
ficient Importance to warrant its
adoption as a civic Improvement and
has sent out letters to the members
urging a full attendance to act on the
Officials of the Rapid Transit com
pany maintain that they have no IN
tarest in the affair other than to keep
as much of the stock as possible in the
hands of local people. AS to the cleo
ton of officers they declare, I'VE have
no hand in that; we are building a
railroad and not running the board OF
trade"