New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-15
THE ADELPHIANS ON TOP.
SUCCESS OF THE wIDENER SYNDICATE.


WHAT MAY FOLLOW THE BROADWAY AND SEVENTH
AVENUE ROADS ELECTION.
IL was curious spectacle which one familiar
villa Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad affairs for
the last year might have In that corporations
oces at FIftieh-st and Seventhave yesterday. p A.
b. Widener and W. l. Elkins, the Philadepbians who
first came to notice in this city in their Union Passenger
and Transportation Company scheme for gridroning
THIS city, we're there In light coats and high white hats
while their able heuenants Henry Thompson. the
president and Thomas F. Ryan, the secretary and
treasurer, OF their second venture here
- the Metropolitan Railroad Company were
moving hher and th!ther intent business President
foshay who has held the position at the head OF the
Seventh Avenue Company for fifteen years,
other OF number OF twenty in all. Thomas b. Kerr
the son OF John Kerr who started the road in 1868 and
whose family only last year held til interest in the
road walked about uueasily. sandwiched in was e. +.
Rockingham the active young broker whose suit for
accounting raised the first hubbub in the camp OF the
Seventh Avenue Company Then there william
Bird the erect and fne-looking u-law OF Mr. Kerr
a director In the Surface Company. Jacob Sharp
not there but Ehu Root kept eye the Legal bear
ing OF matters
These gentlemen and others we're on elect the
annual Board OF Directors OF the Broadway and Seventh
Avenue road. They had all arrived by noon
There was only one ticket in the field and
the .iaae phlans had everything their own way AT
,. NJ the following ticket was declared elected unani-
mousy OF that
l)lrectOrs-tnarles b.
nard NJ Ewing, John Fl. Murphy, rhomasJ o. Donohue,
Thomas T. Ryan. John ]. Bradley. William l. Ekins.
well. Henry Thompson. Peter A. B. Widener Inspect.
ors OF Llecsioo-C f. Warren. John OKeefe. f. j.
There we're 1882 shares voted out OF o possible
1lOOO The rest OF the p 900 shares OF the capital
block OF 10000 shares for 81 900 900 down. with tho
option OF taking them by January on the payment
The election OF the directors went smoothly that 1t
wa, Was over before It was hardly going Then
PTya a to elect oct, officers and President
and as the president he such officer. 1t "a
foregone conclusion that the who had been at the
out Mr.. Foshay had come to that conclusion some
time ago. and he took the situation with ease lie
soou after . p m. the result OF the election
nounced follows: President, Henry Thompson sec
ment had hardly been made when Messrs. wdener and
hlkips fastened away. promising TO return today.
Root remained clo.eted within.
Mr. Thompson hrst came into prominent notice in this
city as an Erie Railroad director IN The days of jim
Fisk. lie Is broker. member OF the Union League
Club. and president OF the Metropolitan and Avenue
Railroad companies
Thomas F. Ryan hogan railroad business In this city
as treasurer Of The Gable Company He Joined his fort
une. With William {. Whitney 10 the Broadway Rail
ROAD when sought the franchise as against the surface
Railroad company He afterward became secretary
AMI treasurer OF the Metropolitan Road Mr.. Ry tes-
tihed before the RailrOai Committee regard ng
to INTO the bowels" OF the County Democracy He
il a member OF Tammany Hall and Is all enc ~ tic and
1t is understood that eight OF the new directors arc in
the interest ~ the Phadeiphan- MesSrs Thompson.
Ryan aud FrOthngham with the two prime pals. being
five OF them. The rockingham suit Is now virtually
dead. owing to the election OF its promoter.
or the other directors chosen Mr.. Banks IS a member
or the Nassaust firm OF b Il Brothers. publishers.
Mr.. DlnsmOre Ia the president OF the Adams Express
Company. Mr.. Ewing a dry goods merchant. Mr..
ODonohne is brother OF Joseph j. OIDonohne:
Messrs. Murphy and Bradley the only members OF
the Old board reelected Other members OF the former
board Messrs Foshay and Kerr, :. Sidney Smith.
NJ VI. White Jacob sharp. Alfred Wagstaf, George "
Curtis. H. d. Kerr George Law, W. Ii. Hays and A. {.
White.
Nothing yet be learned Of the policy Of the new
management Only Mcssrs Widener aud Ekins know
what ~ Will he The rumOr Is In circulation that they
will bring suit have the second issue OF Sl,OOOOOo
bonds the Surface Railroad declared VOID
having been Illegally Issued also to recover the bonds
OF first Sl.JOO.O0O issue which went 70 Messrs
sharp Richmond, Belden and Judge Russell, on the
ground that they not their property The direct
ogs deny this however