Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-22
The Mutual Fire Insurance Com.


MEETING OF ST0CkHOLDERS-A TICKET NoMINA-
TED FOR NEW BOARD OF MANAGERS.
A meeting OF stockholders OF the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company was held at Odd Fellows
Hall last evening, and there was quite a large
attendance, some two hundred being present.
when Mr.. ii. POlkinhorn called 70 order but the
number was largely increased. Mr.. PoIkinhorn
moved that Mr.. B. Ii. Warner take the chair:
lost. Major y. c. Richards was called TO the
chair; MesSTs Mills Dean and I. Koones were
elected secretaries. motion OF Mr.. Thomas
Frederick that nominations be made and re-
corded by the secretaries, and that vote be
taken on each name by rising, and the seven
having the highest number of votes be declared
the candidates OF the meeting for managers.
was adopted. Mr. L. NJ. Saunders said he de-
sired to make EOmination-that Of NJ G. EN-
cry, and he read MI. E.'S letter, published In
THE STAR OF yesterday, and said f was hardly
necessary for him TO say more, for there was
DO man who stood failer [Cheers and hisses.l
The names CT over thirty others were given,
among them those of MIR. NoIment. Mr.. Barker
and Mr.. VIM. King, ard 1t was urged that the
latter, as one OF the old managers, refused to
the others received $500 each. Mr.. Clagett
asked ii those Of the Old board, who had been
placed in nomination, would abide the result of
the meeting: MIR. Saunders said that he did
not feel called On TO make an answer
The question was raised as to whether under
Mr.. BTCderick'S motion, there could be fair
election, and Mr.. saunders moved to reconsider
the vote by which il was adopted. Mr.. Dawes
moved to lay on the table; Carred-65 to s.
Mr.. Il. j. Beall raised the question that the mo-
ton was not properly understood, and demand
ed Of the chair TO take the vote over again. The
chairman said he would obey the demands OF
the meeting. Mr.. B. II. Warner came forward
and said, to relieve the chair, he would put the
question as to whether the chair should be slls;-
tained. Mr.. Beall.-What is the question? Mr..
Narner.-AS to sustaining the chair, who ruled
against you. Mr.. Beau appealed, and Mr.
Clagett suggested that Mr.. Broderick's motion
be explained. Mr.. b. got up for the purpose
when MIR. Beau attempted also to speak. and he
stood up for some time, amid groanS and Kisses.
Finally he sat down, and Mr. b. explained.
Mr.. j. B. Wilson referred to the past success OF
the company, and spoke in favor OF the man.
agenlent. and was greeted with some applause
Nj. J. j. Edison said the report was enough to
warrant change, and he thought the managers
should be called on TO step down and out After
an Intellectual motion had been made to ad-
journ, by MIR. Saunders the meeting proposed
to vote on the names presented by rising Mr..
FL. POlkinlorn received 1O5 Jas. S. Edwards 92,
VIM. King So George T. Deering II, John 3.
Clagett Il, CIV. Cochran 81, and A. C. Richards
So. Mr.. Emery received p, j. b. Wilson As, w.
W. Burdette, j. l.. Barbour and Thomas Somer-
Vile, 40 each, p. F. Bacon 40. S. Norment II.
The first named seven were UNANIMOUSLY de-
caIed the ticket OF the stockholders, and the
meeting adjourned
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