New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-19
A TROUBLED MEETING.
FIFTH AVENUE STAGE PEOPLE EXCITED
WILD SCENE OF ooNFUsIoN-THE PRO.
lection" MEN LOSE THE BATTLE
BY A CLOSE MARGIN.


BY CLOSE MARGIN.
The annual election of directors Of the Fifth
Avenue Transportation Company, which was held
yesterday afternoon and evening at No. $40 Fifth
ave-. resulted in a victory for z. +. Shepard by
narrow majority. On the Board there are seven
Shepard men and six Protection As
printed, the rival tickets Regular for directors,
augustus ID. Shepard, william L. Skidnore William
b. Taylor, William Irwin James II. Hoadley, william
wade, Robert C. Alexander. William r. Worrall,
Louis G. Wilton, Russell Raymond, Eugene NJ. Earle.
william G. NOyes and Timothy G. Eastman; for In
spectors of elecion-R. Fulton Cutting, Peter W.
Galiaudet and Isaac II. Dahman Protection" for
dlrectors-Frederick Baker. II. H. Barnes, James
bp"iu. W. T. Colbron, G. c. Dolmonico. ]. II.
De Mott, Arnold Leo Il. n Laimbeer, f. L. Open
heim, NJ j. o'Brien, J. C. Westervet. A. L. Wash
burn and H. II. Crocker.
The Shepard shareholders, Of whom Mr. Shepard
himself represented, Of course the great majority took
advantage Of the cumulative system Of voting to
So' soldly for the first men on their ticket,
leaving the others out in the cold.
This allowed six protect onists" to get In. But
the sixth man whose printed on the pro
lection ticket was not OF them. His name was
scratched out by pencil stroke, and that OF " NJ
tInn' substituted and voted The fact was that
Mr.. De Mott, who at the ind gnation meeting called
Mr.. Shepard snivelllng hypocrite," and advised
the shareholders TO stand shoulder to shoulder and
oust Mr. Shepard, sold out his stock to MI Shepard
yesterday morning. He held 100 shares and Mr..
Shepard paid him handsomely for them. AS the vote
stood 4,872 Shepard shares to 4,031 protection
shares, 1t will be seen that Mr.. De Motifs stock was
OF valuable assistance to the man whom he denounced
so bitterly week or two ago. According TO the
opposition Mr. Shepard did great deal of hustng'
to capture these and other shares within the last
few days, and got altogether $50 at various prices
III OF. Ltr,.E fuV
about 900 Of his, but Mr. Barnes refused the offer
All that Mr. Shepard would say about it to The
Tribune reporter was that he had recently paid %
for Stock
Tho annual meeting somewhat pandemoniac
in character. Everything was at skies and sew
ems and everything seemed to be at odds. Mr.. De
Motifs action commented on freely by both fac
lions
Both sides raised objections tho votes as freely
possible. Several were cast out on mere bubbles
G% e. aS % the @ sheSa ae he
sent in his proxy to the anti-Sheparltes They hal
got It safely into the Sss
and howed TO have 1t taken out and recast IN their
favor. The ins pectors Of election, Lewis Edwards
C.. A. Chatneh and Frederick Goodrdge, had a little
dispute The matter and two of them decided thai
the had been duly made and should not be recalled
amazing and amusing scenes that happened. Long
after 10 M, when the results as given above had
pany's next president viii be William Wade; To guard
themselves In OF defeat. the shepard party had
SECURED an Injunction against running the stages on
sunday. f. Ely Goddard the eX-piesident said that
this an old story that the Injunction had been
Of Directors had employed ex-Judge Noah Davis in
place of Seward. Ia Costa az Guthrie, and that the
refusal had been " reversed $50
I'm glad be out OF it," said Mr.. Goddard adding;
after minutes reflective pause, and the band played
Annie Laurie y
The tieasurers report showed for the year end
ing October 30: Receipts, 100000; expenses. 1912,
daGc
DivlsionERecepts s3I ,0OS %; less expenses. S2t,
SEA 50 net profit 1898 43 net deficit s39 47o 10
Mr. Goddard and others asked what they
thought would be the future of tho company. They
replied almost as one man. Heaven only knows