The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-03
ALEXANDER'S FULL HAND
HIS MANAGEMENT ENDORSED BY a
TWO-THIRDS' VOTE.


All But Three of Last Years Board OF
Directors REFLECTED B. Hollins
Steps Out to Become President oil
the Georgia Company-The Other
Changes-The Vice Presidency Abol-
ished.
The Alexander directory of the Central
railroad, with one OF two changes, was re-
elected yesterday. The election was a mere
formality. There were no such scenes as
were enacted year ago, when the present
board succeeded the Raoul directory.
Nearly all of the voting was by proxy. Gen.
Alexander, Col c. H. Phinizy and Mr..
Hugh Inman voted the syndicate stock,
and that decided the election. A few small
stockholders voted. but their vote did not
amount to much. It was the big blocks
that told.
CASTING TIE VOTE.
The voting began at 10 O'Clock and by
noon most of the stock had been voted. At
o'clock the tellers began the count. The
Judges of the election were Maj A. H.
Hartridge, Capt J. NJ. Guerard, William
Hunter. George l.. Cope, j. X. Garnett
T. NJ. Green. J. j. Wilder and Abraham
Netsburg. The last four are directors ana
the others are stockholders who are not
members of the board of directors. The
proxies were called by Cashier Cunningham,
and as they were called the shares
on the stockholders book we're checked off
by Mr.. A. G. Timer, and the tally sheet
keepers kept the tally. A few more than
DO, 500 shares were voted.
THE NEW BOARD.
There was only one ticket, and that was:
e. 7. Alexander, j. J. Wilder,
s. NJ. Inman, {. r. Woods,
C. H. Phinizy, II. T. Inman,
+. NJ. Green, 4. Z. Mills,
John c. Calhoun, Pat Calhoun,
Abraham Vetsburg, J. X. Garnet.
Walther Luttgen.
CHANGES IN THE BOARD.
MeSsrs. S. VI. and II. I. Inman succeeds
Capt, Henry Blum and Mr.. Uriah b. Har-
rold, and Walther Luttgen succeeds Vice
President HollinS who retires TO become
President of the Georgia Company. Capt.
Blum will be given place on the board of
the Ocean Steamship Company, and Mr..
Harold will go on the board of the
Columbus and Western railroad;
Mr.. Harold is now President of
the Buena Vista and Ellaville road
With the exception of these changes the
board is the same as it was last year There
is a provision in the CeutralS charter to the
effect that no director or official of a bank
ing institution can be director of the rail
road and banking company. Can't Blum
conducts a private banking bust
Hess and therefore he Is not eligible as a di-
rector. The point was not made last year.
having been overlooked, but it was thought
better not to violate the charter in this par
ticular, so ne will be changed to the Ocean
Steamship Board.
GEN. ALEXANDER REFLECTED.
The new Board met in the afternoon and
elected Gen. Alexander President. The
Vice PreSidencies were abolished Mr.
Luttgen, who succeeds Mr.. Hollins on the
Board of Directors, is a member of the
firm Of August Belmont & Co. of New
York. and is a shrawd tinancier The
MeSs.S. Inman are well known and are
among the sbarpeSt finanCiers in the coun-
try The members Of the new directory
met informally in the Presidents office last
night and discussed various matters in con-
nection with the coming years work.
WHO WE'RE HERE.
Most of the board Will leave this morning,
but one or two will remain over until To-
night Among those who were present at
the election were MeSsrs. Inman. James
Swami. John c. Calhoun, Gustav T. kissel,
of KiSsel & Co.. bankers; Emanuel Gilman,
of New York; Pat Calhoun, Paul Rornare,
cashier Atlanta NatIoual Bank, and William
Austeu. Of Atlanta: {. II. PhiniZy, of Au-
gllsta; " 3. Harold. of Americus and the
resident members of the board.