Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-16
Stockholders Meeting.

At the meeting Of the Stockholders of the Will
mington & Weldon Railroad Company Thursday, the
committee appointed to verify proxies reported nearly
ten thousand shares represented personally or by
proxy. This amount was subsequently increased to
over ten thousand shares. The report of the Presi
dent and Directors was read received and referred
a committee Of three who reported at the afternoon
session at o'clock recommending the ratification of
the act of Assembly changing the name of the COM
pany and reducing the vote OF the State the meet.
ings OF said company and referred the recommended
ton to establish transfer Office in New York to the
Stockholders without expressing any opinion the
subject
resolution ratifying the recent action of the Leg
iGlature changing the name of the company &C.,
was passed unanimously. Another resolution
thorzng two-thirds of all the directors in full board,
to establish a;ansfer Office in New York, if in their
opinion it could be done with safety and advantage
was after considerable debate adopted. After which
the meeting went into the election of officers Hon.
VIM. S. Ashe was reelected President without oppo-
sition. The old Board of Directors with the excep-
ton of Ex-Gov Dudley deceased, and General Alex.
ander McRac, who declined re. election, were all
chosen w. W. Peirce and w. C. Bettencourt,
Esqrs., were chosen to supply the vacancies.
A resolution passed for the publication of the
proceedings of the meeting, the old charter of the
company with the several amendments and alterations
up to the present time to accompany and form part
of said proceedings.
Another resolution was passed, requesting copy
of the Eulogy upon Gov. Dudley, delivered by R. H.
Cowan, Esq, with view to its publication for dis
tribution among the Stockholders.
The Chairman and Sacrafariac IF nneetiTtu to-,
gether with VIM. A. Wright, Esqr, were appointed
Committee to superintend the publications ordered.
The auditing Committee of last year was re-appoin-
ted The thanks of the meeting were rendered TO the
Chairman and Secretaries for their able and
discharge of the duties developing upon them, and
the meeting adjourned.
o. New York is still in doubt, although it is prob
able that the Know-Nohng ticket for State officers
has generally succeeded by small plurality. The
two wings of the Democratic party had the game in
their hands, but have thrown away all their ad-
vantages, and sacrificed the election TO their msera
BILE chickering's. Take for instance the city of New
York So far as definitely reported, the two wings of
the Democratic party had poled 22,1 64 out of 40
929 cast, being clear majority; yet the K. N can
didae for Secretary of State, polling only 1911,
really carries the election in the city by obtaining
plurality So, presume, will parties stand through.
out the State. If the K Ms do carry things it will
be found that they have not polIed than one
third OF all the votes cast This ought to be lesson
for Democrats all the country over.
The accounts from Maryland are sufficiently in
definite to leave everything in doubt 1t appears
probable that the contest will turn out to have been
very close one The X. N. candidates have GER
tainly done better in The city OF Baltimore at the
election Wednesday last, than the same order did
month before in the municipal election. One DEM
ocratic and one X. N. member of Congress elected
from the city.