New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-12
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THB ELECTION TO DAY CANDIDATES Foa PeEspgsT-
ALBANY PILLsp WITH RAILROAD MRS
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Albany. Dec. 1.-THE Eess-York Central Rsslross
stockholders hold their annual election for Boss OF
Directors tomorrow There Is great congregation Of
railroad men at the Deayan House this afternoon and
evening, and delegates arriving by every ain 10 take
part in the election. II VIII be q very exciting contest
great number Of tho Stockholders dsclsre openly that
they ssatsfediwh tho management Of the road for
the past year. The Board OF Directors consists of .,
members and this Board, when elected will
choose President and Vies-President. Tho
capital Of the road Is said TO be about t26 OOO end
employs directly 5000 persons on the road 1t has
hitherto been used political machine for the benefit Of
the Democratic party, but the stockholders assert that
they will not allow tina 10 DO done IN future Under tho
of Dean Richmond il is said that the capital
Of the road was deprecated TO tho extent Of $iOooo
and number OF stockholders stated tonight that open
plundoring and stealing have been permitted
among some of the principal employees Lobbying
and buttcnholing are going ON OF teniblo
rate in tho bar-room, corridors and saloons
of the DeIavan House. There half dozen candidates
for President mentioned, tho most prominent being Vii
liam G. Fargo Mayor Of Buffalo, and Of tho pFin
cipal proprietoTs OF the American Express Co.. samuel
Sloan who was busted from the presidency of the Hudson
River Railroad by the influence Of Commodore Wander
bt Eastus Corning, formerly President Of the Centrsl
Road and Henry Keep, formerly Treasurer Of the Mich-
gan Central Road, resident of NewYork City. Leonard
jerome has also been mentioned but it is probable
that he Is not soIicitous OF A
majority of tho stockhoders il is stated owning about
sly OOO 900 of the stock have combined against Wander
bilt who it seoms either owns or influences about tl2
900 900 in the Hudson River and Harlem Roads, and who
il is also said offered the Harlem road at rental Of ton
per cent Of the par value OF tho road at previous meeting
of the directors of the Central but checkms;ed bys
sockhoder OF the road named Body who procured an
injunction from Judge Barnard and when Vanderbilt
attempted TO seI the Harlem road to the Centrsl
the project was defeated. Bcody it seems was also
interested in the Athens and Schenectady road, which
was built divert trade fRom Albany by allowing ocean
steamers to up to the head Of decpwatcr navigation
through tho Hudson River This scheme would have do
pyed Albany of all commercial interest The NewYork
City and foreign stockholders arc divided in thor support
between Samuel Sloan and Henry Keep. it 10
stated that all the foreign proxies are hold BY
Keep, az the majority of stockholders cannot be
represented in person. The Sloan aud Keep interest u
combined against Vanderbilt as is also the Corning IN
tcrest Both of vandcrbilts sons-in-law, Horace +.
CLARK and James H. Banker a. the Dclavan, but il II
not known as yet whom they will support for President
The entire influence Of the American Express Company
to be thrown for Fargo who is working like beaver.
supported by Col Busterfeld of that Company, father
to MaIorGon Buttorfeld Of the Twentieth Corps
The Merchants Union Express is working against tho
American in rivalry to get the carrying trade Of the Cen
trail Road through its representative f. p Ross OF Al
burn. stockhoIder Of the Central. Ex-Goy Seymoui
was among tho stockholders to-day at tho Delaysn
House, seemingly deeply interested as 10 the result a.
was also Marshal Robert Munayof your city who issad
to sound for Corning. Dean Richmonds old room.
No. 81, in the Delayan House, is occupied
By the "Ring who supposed TO be laying wires for
tho success of the Fargo ticket Daniel Drew and tho
steamboat interest represented BY Drews man, Acksr
Some of the opponents of Corning declare that no Is unit
for tho Presidency owing to his and inrmios One
intelligent and humane stockholder told your correspond
emit that newspaper unfit to live. and that hs
would give no information whatever about ths road to
The TRIBUNE
KEEP TO BR ELECTED PRESIDENT, AND FARGO. YI0E-
PRESIDENT.
| ALBANY, Dec. ll-Mdaight private caucus oil The
principal stockholders of tho Central Railroad was held at
late hour tonight and it has leaked out that Henry
Keep of New-York is to be elected President and VIII
liam G. Fargo OF Buffalo. Vice President OF the road
Keep is mild sort of Republican, and Fargo isihs Dem
octc cxMayorof Buffalo. Tho csucus represented eight
cen millions Of the stock Of the road.