Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-13

VANDERBILT ELECTS GoWEN.
RESULT OF THE READING RAILROAD ELECTION
THREE EXECUTIONS TODAY.
Victory for escwen..
THE READING RAILROAD r. FCvTroS cTosrn

THE READING RAILROAD RI EcTIoS CLOSED
PuiL.pEtrHIA, Pa, January 1s.-1t is reported 40
noon that Mr. Schell had EAST ~, 900 votes for
2,1.760; Bonds, 2290s7.
Nothing or interest occurred IN the Reading clog
uen this morning beyond general IRE of challenC.
ing That was kept up by Mr.. q wen against tie
@ @isoha prok es taat were offered All were admit
ued except fhat pf ". ". Kurt for go shares aud
two other smaller ones The last vote for tie
Bond trkCt WAS cast 10y President Bond himself.
who cSst $50 shares for Il the vote heInr the s9sth
cast since the ppls opened Then Mr. S,.h,l ~
New York, tooA the seat that had been orcunied
oy '.le h.ssf, ioWen and kinS'ey In voting prox-
les. aud Immediately there Was a bu z of tk,I,e-
nent. The hlll was 10y this time. II 30 am. wen
hited With stockholders, who left their sets and
Sioo1 Mt Worcester and Mr. Fowler. OF New York.
MI these have from the frst been credited with he
ing Jointly IA charge of the proxies for the 10000
shares IA = are registered IN Mr. Sanderlilts own
name, ana the 5000 additional Sh res that the
vanderbilt syndicate had been credited with hold.
Ing. Stiffness fell upon the auditorium rs Mr.
) nell voted his nrst proxy, that of Alley md
DoFvd, tor 500 shares. As soon as ft was ol,pryeT
taat Mr. Dale, OF the MCCallnont- Bond ceSnset
challenged the vote II became at once apnaTSgt d
the most doubtful that the Vanderbilt prOXiey
Wei @"eIn gong u ire support oi Gowen. Mr.. ScheI
continued voting his batch OF proxies several of
which We're challenged, inrluilng one of g. O.
Hoviand, OF New York. for I0.6ao shares At ten
proxy, the Whole OF his batch HAVING Footed mn
12OUo When the name OF VIM. H. Vanderbilt was
called 10y one ci the clerks there was half sup
pressed sound OF applause from the company OF
spectators present. George NJ Dsllls. the mastar
"AoiS actlilg as chairm9n. nj once suppressed the
demonstration, and said there must he no inter-
rIption U the business on hand. When Mr. Nander-
bits individually vote OF 40O00 shares was announced
tie applause broke out afTeSh and with renewed
heartness, while on the stage and on the floor
many gentlemen shook hands with each other in
mutual congratulations. After Mr. Schen nad
concluded the voting OF the Vanderbilt proxies
out TWO more votes Of consequence were cast. one
was bN samuel Burton, OF New York, who person.
ally voted on lO,00 shares for the Gowen ticket
and WAS challenged. Mr.. Gowen said ne had per-
Sonal knowledge that Mr.. Burton was owner OF
the STOCK, and Mr. Burton said hc would b. Will
Ing TO make oath 10 the same effect. but counsel
on the other side insisted upon the exception be-
Ing noted ana certified 10 court. Then the proxy
OF Nm t. Conner & Co., for 2,300 shares was
offered for the Bond ticket Mr.. Gowen objected
10 tue reception OF the vote on the ground that
Conner & Co have not nov and never had any bona
noe ow nerShlp OF the stock certificates some OF
WHICH he had In his possession. The vote was
Wlthdfawb. AT IL rs the polls closed, after fve
minutes gree had been given for the benefit OF
any STOCKHOLDERS that had not previously voted.
Ihe respective tickets received I'm round figures:
Gowen ticket. "92,OU0 shares: Bond ticket, 2s2 600
shares. AS soon as the polls closed the Judges
withdrew to compute The vote.