Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-24
THE PENNSYLVANIA.
An Election Devoid of Dullness.
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An Election Devoid of Dullness.
Philadelphia Times.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
'fice, ON Fourth street, was full Of un-
vonted activity yesterday. Its lower cor
idor, alongside of which are the treasurer's
,fices, looked like a polling booth on
election day. There were the ticket dis
with double handfulls of
tickets, regular and independent, the
after, however, far in the minority, so far
IS workers are concerned, although those
having them in charge made up in energy,
and persistence much Of what
they lacked in number. In fact, they were
mainly represented by Edward T. Parker,
who openly declared his purpose of
forcing himself into seat in the board of
directors if it took him the remainder of
his life. AS chief aid and urgent election
eerer for the same purpose William E.
Lockwood did efficient duty. The voting
was done in large blocks early in the day.
Large stockholders came prepared with
the following ticket, which was selected
for their suffrages by their own committee:
Thomas A. Scott, Josiah Bacon, Wistar
Morris, Samuel NJ. FELTON,, Alexander
Biddle, Henry NJ. Philips, N. Parker
Shortridge, D. B. Cummins, Henry d.
WELSH, Jolu ITlCc NeGucTlll, AlcAdHueI |
NJ. Fox, William L. Elkins and James |
McManes.
They glanced at the ticket handed them
by Mr.. Parker, in some cases listened to
his complaints against the existing man.
brushed away from his persuasive button
holing and deposited their votes for the
regular ticket. Mr.. Parker's name was
printed No. 13 on the list, instead Of that
of James McManes, formerly one of the
city's representatives when it owned stock
in the road, and voted for now lest any
legal question Of the city's right to repre-
sentation in the control Of the road, stock
or no stock, should hereafter arise.
Mr.. Parker had also prepared another
ticket, bearing his own name repeated
thirteen times. The following e1plana-
toy note appeared at the head Of the same
"Being legally advised that certain acts
of the directors of the Pennsylvania rail-
road have place said corporation under the
state constitution Of 1873, this ticket is
voted in accordance with article 16, section
4, which provides that Gin all elections
for directors or managers of a corporation
each member or stockholder may cast the
whole number Of his votes for one candi-
date or distribute them upon two or more
candidates"
That was the ticket that Mr.. Parker and
Mr. Lockwood voted, the former to the
extent of $50 shares, owned by himself, the
latter, it was said, by virtue Of proxies Of
1904 shares owned by English stockhold
ers The first breeze that occurred was
aroused by a placard which the regulars
had tackled to the treasurer's doors. 1t
read
Examine your tickets. An imitation
of the stockholders committee ticket has
been printed, with the name of Edward I.
Parker at the foot.''
A similar placard, procured at once by
Mr.. Parker, read thus
'' Edward T. Parker. Vote no imitation
ticket, his ticket being printed before the
| regular ticket."a
When he tried to post this alongside the
other it was torn down. Mr.. Parker re-
tOrted by tearing the other down. One Of
the legal advisers Of tho company was
called to warn him, but Mr.. Parker did
not scare. He said that neither or both
placards should be shown if he had to an
swer for it to police magistrate.
| The concession was made, but after Mr.
Parker had dished out few more Of the
folded papers he became alive to tho fact
that he was serving the regular tickets.
1t appeared that some Ostensible sympa-
thizer. who had made himself very sociable
a little while before, had filled Mr.. Park
er's pockets with the wrong tickets. How
many votes he thus procured for his Oppo-
nents he does not know.
AS the day wore on 1t be-
came apparent that stockholder were
becomin. somewhat impressed by MIR.
Parker's arguments. Ii they did
not vote his cumulative ticket they cast
that on which he figured as one Of the
thirteen. Canvassers ON the other side
became more active, and the scene looked
more than ever like ward primary, bar
ring the better appearance of the canvass
ers and electors.
A batch of English proxies arrived dur
ing the morning, and a rule was sprung on
the independent candidate. A by law was
produced forbidding any person to vote the
proxies of more than three stockholders
Thereafter the effort of Mr.. Parker and his
aids was to procure sympathizers to han
die the proxies also. Although MIR. Parker
got more snubs than promises, yet it was
evidence long before the closing of the poll.
that if his cumulative ballots were counted
on the cumulative principle he wOulC
make rather respectable showing. Wher
he made similar effort a year ago he OBJ
tanned eight thousand votes on the single
vote method of counting. Mr.. Parker was
not sure that his cumulative ballots would
pass the Judges as worth more than sin
gle vote, and these officials declined to say
what they would do in the premises
When the polls closed at 6 p. m. the clerks
generally had gone home, and only Messrs
:. Parker, Lockwood and few of their 0p.
posing canvassers were left in the treas.
!: urer's Office. All excepting those detailed
} to count the vote were invited to leave the
building, and the massive doors closed be.
behind all save the election officers and a
squad of district telegraph messengers
; At 7:3O p. m. the messengers were sent
, out to announce the returns, which state
that the regular ticket was elected by a
vote ranging from 4O4, 275 to 3S2, %:
} shares. The clerks refused to name the
low candidate or to say how many votes
Edward T. Parker received.
Mr. Parker declares that he will take
immediate legal steps to ascertain how
: many votes were given him and to settle
other questions which he claims to be in.
volved in his contest, "They snubbed
me when went there for information, u
he said bitterly "PH get into that board
yet, and I'll make them sorry that they
treated gentleman in search Of informa
ton as they did me-"
A dispatch to the Herald says Parker re
ceived a vote representing 81 ,623 shares.
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