The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-05
.F.sra ,teM Nen'n aepahiiraH
The Railroad Election.
Z" u ing Hole Kirby" Routed.
THE NEW DIRE ~'To3x.

NouAAv The - inst. wAs the day
SCI tor ihr election 81 thirlevn directors
ofths &. Il. & :. Il. 4. X.
For many months the SfDrS holders
have been divided into two factions.
III, nnr iei bv JOSIAH. better known u.s.
Bang Hole Kirby. representing about
2Uhl shlrcs. b,iug bitterly aiVrrsed To
the building OF the Mt. Vernon end OF
the rold. The other headed ~ Prcsi-
drHt l. HOumedleu am. superintendent
SaO.n. being strongly in favor OF III.
Mt Vernon end. For months both
parties had been preparing inr the con
test. For months had Mr.. Kirby been
pipe laying with a view 10 the future
Presidency OF the road. For months
had the MI. Vernon interest been devel-
oping. aud growing both along the line
OF the road. aud in Cincinnati. until
nothing was etl 10 fear. Mcssrs. Mann.
Welborn and >sbin. had victory assured
before the last struggle Oh Monday COM
menced.
The early trains on Monday. brought
the contestants. President. L'iIomme-
dieu. headed the Cincinnati ana NJ.
Vernon party, while Cipt. l.. Barney.
mrr>haled the Kirby forces. ami carried
The Kirby proxies with the delegate
clause ia his pocket. The Captain
was well assured ct victory. but alas for
his hopes. his enemy knew hi- "hand :
and held the winning cHrls." Every
point raised BY Judge DeBrulcr. who
was oi the Kirby interest. was ably me.
by Judge Erson aud Iglehart. and over
ruled by the Judges of the election.
The Kirby votes were first offered all
Int two or three consisting Of proxies.
The other votes were offered ia the al-
icrnoon. and when the votes represent
ing stock secured to the company. bv
deeds Ia real estate were offered. quite n
discussion was sprung by the kirby
faction which finally. dcgencrated into u
discussion, personal. With the Kirby
party was Young lawyer. known To
his few clients, and very limited num-
Der OF friends a. p. III. Kumlcr. who in
very violent, i'll considered aud inicm-
parate speech charged all kinds of fraud
upon the other party, generally, and
upon Mr.. >abin particularly. Runners
speech. was not indOr-el by hi, party.
and Captain Barney. while il was being
made. was assiduOUsly empiuyel III
kicking kumer's shins o a hint ~ him
10 dry up his damiO1ler, ."cork Is il
were. and not farther disgrace himself
aud party by charging fraudulent prac-
iiccs upon men OF known honesty ana
probity. kumler>'s speech "nlade as
surance doubly sure for the opposing
party. The real estate stock was admit
ted. and the Cincinnati aud Mt. Vernon.
ticket triamphantly elected. lmmedi-
diatcly the result was announced. Capt.
Barney. went through the formaliiv OF
serving notice ito contest Til. i, p
form usual upon such occasions and
really amounts TO nothing al all.
Tile ne.s. which j. substantially the
Oh direction. will push their arrange
ment> for completion OF the roah. ami Ii
will not be very long until the voice . &
the engineer calling straight up AMI
down" will be heard in the fields along
the line OF the road.
THE SUCCESSFUL. TICKET.
:. :. LIIommedieu. John Shilnin.
William Resor. Henry Lewis. Jacob
Seasongood. kenner Glrarl. :. H.
leaiman. Capt. Taiem. Joseph kinsy.
of Cincinnati. l.. DcBruler John A.
Mann. L. III. Sabin. j. l.. Waters. and NJ
y. Moore, of Indiana. The old officers
will be reelected.