The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-08

Election Of Directors by the Ffsk and RAM
sey Observation-Disclosures Served ON Both
Parties Disregarded-Each Party Claiming
that Their Ticket is Elected-The Governor
Orders Suit 20 BE Brought to Determine
Which Board il RighifulIy Elected.
ALBANY, Sept. 7, 1859.
The election for directors OF the Albany and Sus-
quehanna Railroad Company for the ensuing year
took place at the ONCE OF the company 10 this CITY,
al noon to-day. At fifteen minutes before twelve
O'Clock stockholders meeting convened In the
once Of the company, ana Walter s. Church, OF
Albany. was called to the chair. An injunc-
ton had just previously been served on the
old inspectors, enjoining them from serving as
inspectors OF election on the ground that they were
not stockholders when elected as required by law.
James Oliver was chosen secretary OF the stock
holders meeting and resolutions OF censure were
passed upon Mr. Ramsey, the expresdent of the road
and his co-dlrectors, who had been engaged with
him IN counselllng and abettnR the recent acts or
Joseph Bush and James oliver were chosen inspec-
tors OF the present election and proceeded to re-
ceive the vote. The first vote cast was BY w.
J. A. Fuller, who voted upon 5000 shares or which
he mad been appointed receiver.
The next vote was cast by Hamilton Harris, who
voted on 1900 shares After these 1900 votes were
It being then two minutes past twelve O'Clock
Judge Allen protested In the Ramsey interest
cast and the voting progressed quietly until sixteen
minutes past twelve O'Clock when Mr.. A. ]. Van
derp0el, OF New York city, served the inspectors
with an Injunction. BY this time the votes OF the
anti ramsey party were all in, or nearly so.
At twenty seven minutes past twelve the Ramsey
party opened their polls with three new inspectors
and were about to commence to receive votes, when
Thomas @. Shearman OF New York. served them
with an injunction from Judge Clerke, OF New York
city. This was not regarded, and the Ramsey party
commenced voting and continued to vote until
eighteen minutes past three O'CLOCK when they an.
nOunced that they had received 10, TAI votes. and
that their ticket was elected.
At one O'Clock Hamilton Harris, inspector OF the
anti Ramsey party. declared the polls closed The
votes were Immediately capvassed and the result
ing received 13 400 votes each were declared duly
elected Directors for the ensuing year:-Charles
Courier Jacob Leonard, Robert l.. Banks, James
McQua0e, Charles B. Lansing David Wnber. Samuel
North, Acre Chase, Walter 8. Church, Joseph Bush
James Fisk, IT., Jay Gould and AlOnzO Everts.
Certificates OF election were made out, and the
new directors Immediately organized and
elected Walter 8. Church president They then
demanded possession OF the road from the
Governor, who however, thought 1t best to invoke
raj TO bring suit in the Seventh Rochester district
IN the name OF the people, to determine which board
of directors Is rightfuly elected; pending which liI
cation the road will be run by receiver, to be ap
pointed in this new suit.
The following Is q list Of the directors claimed to
gan, Robert II. Pruyn, Joseph Hendricks, William
A. Rice, Joseph II. Ramsey, Minard Harder John
WesJOver, John COOK, Jared Goodyear. Elias K.
Ford, Harvey Hunt, Ira E. Sherman and Rodney A..
Ford
The police were present. and the best Of order pre-
vailed throughout the proceedings No violence nor
angry feeling was exhibited by the adherents OF
either party.