The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-28
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS CsF THE
oPELoUsAs RAILROAD c,AfsANY.
Warmoth VS.. Conway. anc, warmoth
Checkmated. {

Yesterday the annual election of Es board of
directors of the Opelousas Railroad Company took
place. 1t is well known 20 our readSs that very
large portion of the stock Of the rozS isowned by
the State and the city, but that. hHetofore, tho
right to cast the votes on that stock&n any cleo
ton has never been conceded to eiHer the gov
ernor of Louisiana or the mayor Of New Orleans.
because the State and the city have Esch held the
right to appoint three directors, WINS was con-
sideraton given them for taking the stock. Not
withstanding this, 1t seems that WgSaoth deter
mined yesterday to make bold stIfs.e to obtain
the control of the road for his owk CLIQUE 90.
about half an hour before the polls Xpsed he ap-
peared, and presenting ticket on wash, amongst
other names, were those of Nc Millen outhworth,
Oglesby and Noyes, demanded to an the votes
on the 26 600 shares OF stock for wlth the State
has subscribed. This was, of coursE denied him.
when be took out and read formal t5sbtest against
the proceeding, intending. doubtlesss7o bring the
matter before court, knowing tbss should the
decision be favorable TO him he couEiby the pre-
ponderating power of his IS 900 vttss elect his
ticket. But the gentlemen interesteG in the well
fare of the road who were present W sc not TO be
thus outwitted by young Illinof.adventurer.
One OF them Immediately started of 81 get Mavor
Conway, 30 that the vote of the city S the 60 900
shares which il holds should be pfSsented and
rejected on the same grounds as thdss ON which
the vote on the States stock had h:en refused
and then, should Warmoth induce ansoourt TO de,
eide for him and that the vote of thG&tate shopid
be received, under the same ruling TN vote of the
city would also have to be received Ind as Mayor
Conway would cast that vote for t& men whom
the bona tide stockholders had areGSy selected.
and as the 60,000 city votes would tStweigh the
$4,000 State votes, the neat "ttle gasasn of War
moth would be blocked. But there was not a
moment to be lost as the polls woulG soon close.
so the gentleman who had started iDsAuest of the
mayor, went at a break.neck pacs,to the City
Hall, found Mayor Conway just abousto leave his
ONCE, told him what was wanted, and in a few
minutes Mr.. Conway had formally demanded the
privilege of casting vote on the 60e elA shares of
stock held by the city, had been as fismally re-
fused, and had, following Warmoth's example,
protested against the proceeding. The result of
this will be. of course, that If Warmoth litigates
he will have his trouble for nothing, as Judgment
in his favor would operate directly. against him
by admitting also Mr.. Conways vote. And so
this very pretty piece Of strategy or the part OF
the party by the name of Wsrmoth came to grief.
and the directors elected by the stockholders now
hold victorious possession of the battle ground.
The following is list of the new hoard of d.
rectors, all good men and true, and mon who will,
we trust, throw their every energy iIso the work
of completing the road 10 Texas: a. 3. SeRar.
Alex. Mouton. Henry Renshaw, s. 0$-Nelson l..
FolRer, A. McCullum, Robert Hare. q. A. Breaux,
T. w. Tilton, Samuel Smith. G. w. Iynson, A.
Bower. /. N. Marks, w. S. Pike, C, Il Slocomb,
r. Geddes, John l. Adams, F. Cameraan.