National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-20
THE OLD BoARD VICTORIOUS.


Result OF the Mutual Compapy's Election.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company held
their annual meeting yesterday, Odd Fellows
| Hall having been selected as the polling place.
The meetings of this company have always
been attended with great deal of excitement,
and that of yesterday was no exception, at
least 600 policy holders being in attendance
when the polls were opened
Mr.. Samuel Norment, president Of the COM
| pany called the meeting TO order and nom
mated Mr.. VI. NJ. Parker for chairman aud
declared him elected. This proceeding was
objected to by Mr.. james s. Edwards, who
nominated Justice A. @. Richards for the
position, and demanded n vote. This gave
rise to great deal of buster and talk, n
violent crowd surging around the presidents
table, several of whom attempted to pull Mr..
Edwards out of his place. His friends rallied
TO his rescue and u lively set-to ensued, In
which some hard knocks were freely dis.
trihuted. After half an hour spent In this
manner u truce was agreed upon, and 1t was
decided so test the question by vote. The
result was most satisfactory to Mr.. Parker, he
receiving 364 votes to Justice Richards ll5.
Matters were then allowed TO take their
regular course, and Mr.. o. ID. Thompson was
chosen secretary of the meeting.
The next business in order was the reading
OF the financial report, several items in which
were objected to by Nh Edwards, but his mo-
ton to refer the paper to u committee for cx-
animation was voted down.
The following were then chosen commits
sioners to conduct tho election: DTessrs, II.
II. Spindle, John III. Johnson, A. r. Thomp-
son, S. H. Walker, Il. w. Doun, L. NJ. Saun-
ders, A. p. Pardon. w. l.. Arnold, w. G.
Kenealy aud +. w. Murphy.
Two polling places were provided, one for
those policy holders whose names were in
cludcd, between and X, and the other from
l. to z.
Canvassing began in earnest, the candidates
on tho following tickets using every means to
bring up their friends: Old Board of Man.
agers-Samucl Norment, Anton Eberly, John
Van Riswick, Jesse b. Wilson, NJ. G.. Emery,
L. Kurtz johnson and James w. Barker. Re-
form Managers-Georgc r. DcariLg, George
w. Cochran, Henry Polkinhorn, George Bauer,
DIR. J. NJ. Toner Reuben b. Clark and Thomas
SOneryille.
The polls were closed at 8 o'clock sharp,
475 voters then in line being shut out. The
commissioners retired, taking tho ballot.boxes
with them, and in the course of lour.and.a-
half hours announced that the tally was COM
plcte and they were prepared to announce the
result. The crowd remained perfectly quiet
until it was stated that the old board had
been reelected, when their enthusiasm could
be no longer restrained, but found vent in
long-continued cheering, in the midst of
which Mr. Edwards vainy underworld TO
make himself heard in order to enter pro-
test against what he called an illegal cleo
ton" The crowd then dispersed quietly
aud a rushing business was done by the vari,
GUS saloons opposite the hall.
The vote of the various candidates was as
follows:
Samuel Norment 3,067: Anton Eberly, 2,01l;
John Van Riswick, $500; jesse b. Wilson,
1916; NJ. G.. Emery ISIS; L, Kurtz Johnson,
1850; James w. Barker, 2,737; George II.
bearing, 1,0i0; George w. Cochran, sos: Henry
Polkinhorn, S74 Thomas Summerville. 79i;
George Bauer, 75G; DIR. J. NJ. Toner, soi; II.
Il. Clark, SOB.
For the first time in the history of the
company the majority of all the risks were
represented in tho ballots cast.
Mr.. Norment, who led his ticket and re.
ceived very handsome majority, as will be
seen by the figures, remarked last night that
he thought the result of the election was u
most thorough vindicaton of the management
of the company. 1t will be observed that Mr..
Norment, who was the only one of the old
board reelected last year. is again elected this
year, fact which can only be construed as an
expression of the polcy-holders, in commcnda-
ton of the conduct of the affairs of the COM
pany.