New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-14
Railway INTELLIGENCE.
MR.. GoWEN VICTORIOUS.


scrvrs At THE CLOSE OF THE READING ELECTION
Mr.. GowEN's MAJORITY OVER BOND NEARLY
10000.
PuuApEIPHIA, Jan. 13.-NOthing OF interest
occurred In the Reading election this morning beyond
general fire OF challenging that was kept up ny Mt.
Gowen against the Bond proxies that were offered All
were admitted except that OF W. W. kuru ior ZiV
shares, and two other smaller ones Inc lasU 'oo o
the Bond ticket was cast by President Bond himself VINO
cast 5O sbores for IT, the vote being the 1,j95th cast
since the polls opened
Tn en- Mr. schell Of NewYork, took the seat that hau
been occupied by Mr. G0wen and MT knsey IN Not'ns
proxies, and immediately there was buzz OF exole
mept The hall was by this timo 1880 a. m, well nleh
with stockholders who left their seats and crowded
toward the stage Behind Mr. Schcl stood MT "orceS-
for and Mr. Fowler ~ New-York All these have from
the first been credited with being Jointly In charge OF the
proxies for the 40 900 shares that are registered III MT
Yanderbts own anl the 5000 additional SHARES
that the Vanderbilt syndicate had been credited Win
holding Silence prevailed Mr. Sehe voted his first
proxy that Of ALLOW and DOwd, for $3.50 shares AS
soon as it observed that Mr. Dale. OF the Mccall
Bond counsel challenged the vote 1t became at onco
apparent to tho doubtful that the vanderbilt proxies
were going to the support Of Gowen Mt Sche continued
voting his batch Of proxies, several OF which were cna
lengcd including OF g. @ Rowland, Of Tor
10 800 shares At ten minutes before IL m. Mr. sche
cast his last proxy whole OF his batch having footed
ND ~ 900 sharea When the name OF william ii. Van
derilt WAS called by OF the clerks there was hall
suppressed sound applause from the company OF spec
tators present George NJ. Dallas. the master VINO IA
acting chairman, ut once suppressed the demohSra
ton and said there must be no interruption to the
business on hand. When Mr. yanderbifs individual
vote Of 40 announced the applause broke
ont afresh and with renewed heartness, while on the
stage the floor many men shook hands win each
other in mu tua cOngratuntion
After Mr. schc had concluded the voting Of the Van
dcrb proxies only two votes OF consequence were
cast One was by Samuel Burton. Of New-York, who
nrrsnnay voted on TO- 900 shares for the GOwen ticket
and was challenged Mr.. Gowon said that he had per
sonaI knowledge that Mr. Burton the owner Of the
stock and Mr. Burton said that he would be willing to
make oath TO tho effect but counsel on the other
side insisted upou the exception being noted and certi
fed to the Court. Then the proxy of W r. Common Il
Co for 300 shares offered for The Bond ticket Mr.
Goweu objected to the reception of the vote and 1t was
Withdrawn.
At 1918 p m. the polls closed after five minutes
grace had been given for the benefit Of stockhoders
that had not previously voted. AZ az the polls
closed the Judges Withdrew to compute the vote
TIE Judges completed the ooun! this evening with the
following result: Goweu, 27O,9S4; Bond, 222,6l7;
Gowcns majority. .367 Tho official report to br made
to the Court tomorrow morning VIII not materially vary
from these figures
Al i2:3O this afternoon the chair reconvened the
meeting Tor business. W. T. Lockwood mover thAl tu'
enunl rcrorfs Of the receivers AMI he board o. mana
the board OF managers FOR action. IniS was carried
uuauinOusiy Mr. Fowler, ~ New York, offered r'sO
Luton approving IN behalf Of the Stockholders the IMAM
caI plan devised 10y Mr. GOwcu fo the RELIEF 81 thc com
pauV with such modification as VII AVOID rih'i IlHH
lion Mr. Bulitt thought the proposition Important
enough 40 Ia stock taken GA H. AfteI consider
1b discussion agreed to consider Tho vote east
Tor the Gowen ticket % geing In FAVOR OF me I'ohln
and the o for tbs Bond ticar adjust II one re0O
tnu unless stockholders VINO had Voted for Gowcn ana
d-.rrd to OPPOSE hs deferred bond scheme, or vice
yrrsa should correct the record before adjourn
meut The IL to take the figures re-
ported hy the judges OF election ana report
them RESPECTIVELY for or against the resolution. ON
motion ui ~cueil resolution recu-mLhK tht VAIN
able tbe company 10 tc past ny thc ss'H
Cahuoui trusting tnat tteir relations WIN an
future would De harmonious was adopted aIh'h up
pnusr after having been seconded by j. Z. to"rh.
resolution nj thanks receivers for tueir manage
m.pt oil the cumpIuys affair, daring tuc dS year Was
adoprd aud mis- closed the business pr0orrlihL7 me
meeting thea adjourned until $50 a. ~, toIuoIlo"'
wArn the report of thc judges Viii be received.
After the close al the meeting, Receiver GoWeu ana
Tr TnaN Ot New YORK, who nal deem Regarded hF '
tipwen rs tuc Who had been put forward ny the
other side espcelay 10 aou-e him. shook hands peas
aaily. JUDGING tone OF what IL ssid p} luc
Bond party, and especially nom the manner tu men II
said thero viii Do no contest made against TIC OoWeh
parry IN Cuur -....
that Mr. Gowcn, over and ABOVE his $4,000 challenge
proxies had received majority ~ the votes cast was
NOT pruousy apparent the result Is looked upon
a. the beginning Oi Lively competition between The
Reading ana Pruusy yaua railroads IN taihc between
New YORK. and city aud tls opinion nId the eject
syI,mil shares Brokers tdlnA thai there viii uo uo
ar4ed ady Vance oil Reading because tue Go"'h people
vii keep their large holdings AID tue Bond people VIII
not sacrifice.