Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20

mark placed opposite the name of each
candidate who had received vote on that
particular ballot.
| After the FIVE minute recess the chair
announced the following ten gentlemen as
! tellers for the election: W. N. Bering, J.
E. Humphrey, Jr.. W. H. Livingston. L.
d. Skinner, T. H. Robinson. Frank Oliver,
| W. c, Glenn, II. E. Case, w. r. Green and
| Fl. L. Pierce.
| While the teliers were counting the bal
! dots Hen NJ NJ Murdoch entertained the
board with recital OF some very good
| news.
| The ballot for directors resulted as fol-
! lows:
! Total vote cast 156.
| The following twenty-four gentlemen
| having received the highest numbers of
votes cast were declared the regularly
elected board of directors for the ensuing
year:
J. o: Davidson, VIM. Mathewson, G. H.
| Black welder. ". S. Corbett, NJ. NJ. Muir
dock, Geo. l.. Rouse, Sr.,, L. D. Skinner,
| Fl. w. Lewis, c. A. Walker, G. ". Glenn
ent, NJ. w Levy, Geo. L. Pratt A. w Oil
yer, P Y Healy, r. f. Lawrence, n. f.
| Niederlander, J. P. Allen, J. NJ. Allen,
| Geo. VI. Dixon, O. Martinson, C r. Miller,
w NJ Berng, G. W. Larimer, A. A.
| Hyde.
| During the interim while the tellers
| were canvassing the vote for directors, the
question of transferring the certificate of
| membership which Mr.. Hotchkiss, late of
the Evening Beacon" had transferred to
Mr.. j. S. Richardson, of the Evening
News-Beacon. thelatter gentleman having
bought out the former paper, was raised
and after considerable explanation
resolution was adopted by which the
News-Beacon was presented with the GER
tifcate, in consideration of services rem
dered in promoting the welfare of the city.
After this had been disposed of, Mr.. FL.
6. Toler desired the attention CT the meet
ing while he proceeded TO read resolution
which he asked that the meeting endorse
as indicative of the sense of the board of
trade. 1t was of a character highly COM
plimentary to Mr.. 4. ". divers admin
istration as president of the board, and
closed by requesting him. in view
of the fact that Mr.. Oliver
was so thoroughly conversant
with all of the great achievements at pres
ent under way in this city, to consent to q
reelection. The resolution received a
strong second from Mr.. NJ, NJ. Murdoch,
but Mr.. Oliver very positively declined,
saying that although he had been at The
head OF the board for the past ten years,
his stepping out from the position which
he had held was not 10 De taken as an in-
dicatiou that he would be any
less earnest in his work in
Wichita's behalf He would still be ever
ready and willing at any time TO come
forward and shoulder his share of the |
burdens for Wichita's sake with any other |
of her citizens. His determination to re- |
tire from the presidency of the board was |
entirely devoid of any unpleasantness and |
be must thank the gentlemen but most |
certainly decline
Col. H. W. Lewis said that in view of the |
expressed desire of Mr.. Oliver, ne would |
move that the resolution be disposed of by |
laying the same upon the table. which was |
the action taken by the board.
BY the time the result of the vote had |
been announced, the hands of the clock |
indicated that midnight was not an hour |
distant. On this account the new board |
of directors did not meet, but were called |
trade room at haif-past O'Clock TO take |
their oath of office and elect a president,
two vice-presidents, a treasurer and d sec
rotary for the ensuing year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The newly elected directors of the board
of trade, pursuant to the adjournment of |
the stockholders election, met at the
board of trade hall Friday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. and took the oath of Office,
President A. W. Oliver presiding Mir ".
S. Oorbett was chosen president and the
following named gentlemen were also
elected, for the ensuing year, to the respec-
tive Offices mentioned: First vice-presi-
dent, q. II. Black welder; second vice
president, c. A. Walker; treasurer, j. O.
secretary, II. l.. Pierce The
executive committee for the year was
elected rs follows; w. S Corbett, J q.
Davidson, NJ. w. Levy, Geo. l.. Pratt, a.
w, Oliver and G.. W. Clement. The stand
ing committees for 1889 will be chosen by
the executive committee at an early day
The standing committees for 1883 will
De found on the fifth page.