The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-12
PRINCE ERIE's PLgBysCITE.

| Meeting of ERIC stockho1ders-Importn nt
Neutrality-suspicious. Of Three Directors
No Change in the Composition Of the
Board Every thing Lovely.
In the Palace Of JIM, Prince OF Erie at the corner
or Twenty-thir street and Eighth avenue yester-
day, number Of Erie shareholders met for the
purpose Of electng three directors In place OF those
whose term OF ONCE had EXPIRED The Prince
seemed entirely oblvious Of his manifold cares as
opera Oo,tGe manager, Admiral Of the Sound,
&C., &C., in his anxiety to get through with
the little arrangement on hand, and hustled about
among the representatives OF the English stockhod-
with his accustomed blandness. The sight OF Big
Six, The renowned manager OF elections who was
present In tie nesh, gave assurance to his Erie
Hghness shat all would 60 well. And this assurance
was made douby sure when after the usual prelim,-
naries William NJ. Tweed was chosen chairman.
The Boss was in hls element and smiled Affection
ately at Fisk who could scarcely restrain himself
from wlnkng portentousIy every five minutes II.
N. Otis having been appointed secretary the follow
ing resolutions were read. Charles Robinson
moved their adoption ana George G. Hall seconded
the motion:-
Whereas certain legal proceedings
United States against the dec;ors this corporation
% or saR n: ana seeking q 70
the management Of the affairs sad corporation and
s Of the 70 the pres
whereas have caused large amount Of expensive
and have IN maIy Ways seriously affected the in
Resolved, stocshoiders Of the Erie Railway Com.
u e s is1epn
pnrDose above msntonod wholly disclam sympathy
. haye been inspired either ~ he fienas Of competing
The process purpose pecanary profit
oa a ad the q this
% or Ssi public
pany approve the management Of the affairs during The
1852 and 1870 and rally Z" the O. s
tive oceg the first day Of August 1859 the present
tc and they especially approve and ratfy the policy OF
Ing east and cndeavorns 70 direct trs
the and Inc 1s @
equipment meet tho growing demands and they also APP
S4 CON-
RcsoVea That the Of Eric Railway CON-
pany approve and ray classification the hoard Of
as
Mcssrs. Heath and Raphael, represented by Mr..
| Swan, handed in protests against the meeting, which
were received. Here the Prince Of Erie lnterposed
and said tnat he protested against Messrs. Heath
sented the actual stock which stood their names
on the book which 1t appeared Fisk and his friends
had collected In England and brought over, but too
la,e to have tue actual transfer made. This was a
curious development. The Boss smiled, and Fisk
could not resist his inclination to wink; he winked
and Rugged himself in silent rapture for several min
utes. The Englishmen present sighed, took up their
carefully prepared papers and beat has,y retreat
The resolutions which make everything lovely for
the present Erie management were then adopted
unanimously, and the meeting proceeded to the
election for directors. The following was the re.
suit
The Erie ticket for directors fora We years from
October IL, ls10-HOmer Ramsdol 304, OBS: Charles
g. Ssson. 300,93S; Justin D. White, 300,93s.
The opposition tlckct-Shepherd Knapp. 5000;
Moses Taylor, 5000.
The result Of the election leaves the composition
Of the board ol directors just as 1t was before.