Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-29
Report Of the President and Election
Of Directors.
A Heated Contest, but No Change in
the Management of the Road,

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad was
held at the depot Of that road, in this city,
Yesterday. The attendance was not as
large as our reporter expected to find, in
view of the interest manifested by many
persons in the election for directors, yet
there was a gOOdly number Of proxies and
private stockholders present, and fully half
the day was taken up in dispensing Of the
business before the company.
The meeting was presided over by Judge
| w. A. Glenn, Of Davidson, and Mr. X. W.
Miller, Of Wilson county, acted as secretary.
The Judges of the election for directors,
| holding by appointment of the President Of
the company, Gen. Geo. Nancy, were T.. (.
/ Mullov, James A Steele and Jas. Everett.
! By the same authority j. II. Brantley was
announced as clerk.
Gen. Nancy read his annual report,
which covered the year ending Jan. l,
| 1875, and which was printed and cirCu-
lated at that time. After the report was
received he addressed the company at
length on tie affairs and prospects Of the
road.
1t was Enthusiastically apparent that the
meeting was composed of bitter opponents
and strong friends Of the present manage
ment. This division first showed itself in
deliberstive form when a motion was made
TO adopt the Presidents report. Some n
moved to amend by substituting '~receive
and file" for adopt The matter was
compromised, after some good natuTed
clubbing, on received, fled and con
CURED in" But this was a bagatelle in
COMPARISON with an inevitable conflict al
ready filling the minds of those partici-
pating in the meeting.
When the Quarterly Court Of Davidson,
at the January term, 1915, instructed the
Railroad Commissioner TO cast the vote Of
the county in this election and in favor Of
the management, Judge FERRIS entered his
protest and gave it out that, under a con-
vIctiOn Of duty, he himself would
insist upon voting the stock OF
the county. He accordingly appointed
Gen. Samuel r. Anderson, of Edgeield, as
his proxy and Gen. Anderson was present
at the convention yesterday, with his ere
dentials. The Railroad Commissioners Cor
rather Sinking Fund Commissioners E.
HI. ChildreSs, John 5. 9. Davidson and q.
Is. ChickeTing, were also present and pre-
pared 10 insist upon casting the vote OF the
county under the instructions o. the County
Court,
COl. hODLs OduLLCAlf VI Aoua-oh3 WIN
the view Of meeting this difficulty, offered
a resolution that the stockholders them
selves should first determine who should
cast the votes in the election, and that the
Judges of the election, who had been ap-
pointed by Gen. Nancy, should be confined
to the duty Of conducting the election.
tbs led to a lengthy discussion between
Col. Baxter Smith as the attorney Of Da-
wilson county and Gen. Nancy. Its effect
was, as the result showed, simply to delay
the triumph Of General Nancy in the meet
ing. but several interesting points were
made which It is proper to give some &C
count of. Col. Smith read transcription
the minutes of the County Court,
bringing to light the rather startling fact
hat Judge Ferriss, after the adjournment
of the Quarterly Court in January, formal
" revoked the resolution relating to the
Tennessee aud Pacific road and its man
aeement. Col. Smith argued elabOrately
that this action Of the Judge was legal and
binding.
He further made the point that, accord
ing to a certified copy Of the County Court
minutes, which be produced, the resolution
lust referred to was never adopted by the
Quarterly Court; that after a tedious dis
cussiOn the previous question On the resO-
luton was called and seconded by a vote :