New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-12
THE READING ANNUAL ELECTION

PmLApELPrIA. Jan. 1l.-Ihe reception OF
the Gowen proxies resumed ut 10 o'clock ths morn
ing n Association Han and proceeded monotonousy Tor
half an hour when G. T. Bonner, Of G. r. Bonner CO..
New YORK. presented hmsrl for the purpose OF person.
ailv voting Mr Goe-n gave way, and Mr.. Bonner OF
fcrcd his vote Of 900 shares for the Gpwen ticket Mr
Dale Of the McCumon Bond counsel at once challenged
the vote and his senior associate John &. BnlItt pro
no .cd 10 ask Mr Bonner some questions Mr. Gowen
oitertoJ Mr. Ruitt suggested that he should
gr4t n-k the question aud permit the judges to
pa-s upon them. To this Mr. Gowen
osscptod and SIR Buitt asked Nj Bonner whether he
owned the stock upon which he was Offering to vote
o oIut.l and boad GJe or whether he had not merely
IN pledge FOR money advanced upon II, without
bsyin, money advanced upon t. The judges ruled the
oucsions ont Receiver Gowen desired II noted that
Mr. Bonner ha6 declined 10 answcr the questions put 10
him hrnau-e he denied right to put them. ard mat
the deciuation w's NOT :" hc consireu mo any "a
mss on Of the things implied by the questions II was
then agreed between counsel that in future it VIII bo
ornaIfirs that the stockhplicr IA, been asked and
has refused 10 answer the questions above re.
fcrred to. touching the character of MS owner
SHIN of stock Is expedited Wa, .tr, considerably.
and the proxy voting proceeded more rapidly
than before. The first vote received today was No
cos and hy noon the Judges had passed the sG0th which
included $50 ~ the Gowcn combination
In reference 20 the alleged ohrT oI thc Nandrrhit
stock for sale to the Pennsylvauia Railroad Company
and other peraOus thc Go"eh party pronounce lhe
story Of thc most absurd 'ct srrad abroad oy me
BOND faction" Another subject OF comment for the
mast 4y OF two, aud ono which reporter questioned
Nr C,cu about has been the appearance or President
porl name on the register for $500 shares of Reading
stock that he did not own n week ago. Mt Gowcn
ted that on saturday evening last he received nfor
nation from New York that just before tho books closed
ou FrlJy Iir Bonds broker had borrowed 6jOO
shares of stock TO be returned tho fol-
loviU-. morning. that these shares placed in
Nr Eud- name before the closing OF tha books, in or
dor tn create the Impression tna Mr. Bond was large
holder Of the shares; that on Saturday morning the
shares. with power OF attorney signed by Nr Bond were
rrtulu.I TO the owner, hut that a. the books were
cln5pl they could not he akon out OF Mr. Bonds name
and on Monday the Philadelphia paper7 announced Mr.
HopH 10 he the owner Of 1000 shares OF stock. Mr.
Govcn stated that his report IL confirmed by adviccs
from New York. yesterday that the shares nm Mt Bond
name were tr street, and several ot them were sent
owe, 10 Mr. GoWcn, who now has item ~ ms posse 'sOu
President Bond, when asked whether ht had any
tIu. TO say relative 10 the story about G5Oo shares
of .nc, having been borrowed for the purpose OF regis
ferus them n hi, Friday last, replied that IL
VIZ. t.r THE reg ter shOWs me - b" the holder Of
600 shares oi stock, he said, and don't propose 70
exuiliu how became possessed of them
The election wa, nui"nrned te" minutes before .
u m until 10 e. m. to-wufruv.
Ttvr hmm red aut twenty proxies were voted Of
,,bI,h tlr Bond ticket received four representing 362
spares The vote for The Guweu ticket was Ia round
rrs 5G OOJ shares udhiug lis total vote thus far foot
M I'm the Icighborhoui Of l5~,ODD shales
There are vet $50 G'wen proxies 10 be voted.
aud the recording OF these viii probably consume nearly
tb, Whole OF the nUrliug session TO morrow.
The voting of the Bond proxies 300 in number, Will
consume the rest OF the day. and probably longer