Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-17
THE FACTIONS UNITE,
STOCKHOLDERS AND LIFE-MeMeEHS
AGREE UPON A PLAN.
The Troubled Waters Become s""o'"
and the Exposition Debts VIII
Soon Be Paid.

Cool judgment prevailed in the meeting
of the Virginia State Agricultural ana NE
chanical Society yesterday, and as result
the waters which for some time had Deen
troubled became smooth and course OF
harmonious action was decided upon wnich
will result in speedy termination Oh tne
proceedings now pending in the Cnancefy
Court and the settlement very soon OF the
debts that linger as unpleasant memeptoes
of the great Exposition of 1888.
In the early part Of the session consider
able feeling was manifested and Things
gave abundant promise OF even more SPICY
proceedings than those OF the meeting or
March 18th. when personalities were largely
INDUCED in aud a number OF the nIe-lnein- iu
bers withdrew rather than become parties
to transactions which they thought would
condemn and criticise what thev had al
ready done.
| But the more conservative members sue,
ceeded in calming the rough seas, several
conciliatory speeches looking to unity ana
concert of action were made, both tactions
accepted the tender OF the olive branch,
and It is hoped and believed that whatever
breach NAV have existed will now be Ell
fectually healed, and that the reunited
society will 60 forward IN the accomplish
ment of the great work that it has. ever
been its province to do for the upbuilding
| of the State and the advancement OF the
| general welfare of her people.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
The meeting was held in the rooms OF
| the Richmond Bar Association in the Mer-
chants Bank building and the attendance Q
was unusually large. The presence OF
many leading agriculturists from diber-
ent parts of the State was especially gratl-
! flying.
ton Starke, 9. 4. Wingo. Everett Waddey,
General Joseph II. Anderson. Major Nor
man V. Randolph, John p. Branch. who is
| Just recovering from several days severe
| indisposition, James Leigh Jones, DIR. X.
| A. Patterson, Lewis d. Crenshaw, James l..
Anderson, Henry Bodeker, Joseph Bryan,
Major CharlesS. Stringfellow. Major Joseph
Walker, Julian Ruftin, Colonel W; G..
Knight, Colonel Robert Beverley. L. W.
Wood. W. W. Henry, b. d. Eacho. j. +.
Jackson. Clay Drewry, Frank Steger, J.
Randolph Tucker, Jr., II. b. Owen, B. r;
johnson, A. w. CARRIER, DR.. N. @. Holt, of
Surry; Il. A. Dunlop, Frank ii. McGuire,
II. b. Walthall, Abraham Levy, Colonel A.
S. Buford. George ID. Fisher, ID. G. Rich
ar3son, James IL. Branch, DIR. Blair Bur
well, and E. T. Hobson, of Powhatan, ).
Hunter. and several others from Rich
mond and many from the counties; Only
one colored person was present and ne has
attended nearly all of the meetings.
| THE FUN DEaIys.
Mr.. Starke called the meeting to order of
1929, and after the minutes had been read
he stated that he would appoint commit
tee on proxies to ascertain if there was 9
quorum present. To this Colonel Knight
| II. ha1 that he
desired to present before the transaction
of any business. and he desired to amend
the minutes so as to show that he and
several other life-members retired from the
last meeting before the vote was taken on
the resolution adopting the amended char
ter recently granted by the General AS
sembly.
| order until il was ascertained that there
| was a Quorum, and several others endorsed
his position.
After further discussion 1t was decided
TO appoint the proxy committee end the
Chair named Messrs. Wingo. Ruffin, and
Hewitt. Mr.. Hewitt asked to be excused,
as the train on which he was to 90 home
would soon leave, and Mr.. Rufin objected
to serving. He took exception to the
circular notice of the Executive Commit;
tee printed on the back of the proxies and
construed it to restrict the meeting to the
| consideration of the three matters men,
toned therein. This IL the same notice
that was printed in the Dispatch of April
Cd, and its design, Mr.. Sfarke explained,
was to get the lite-members and stockhold-
ers either to come or send their proxies
and to give them some idea of the leading
subjects which would claim attention.
Mr.. Ruffin. speaking tor himself aud
Others, said they did not care TO par,
ticipate in the meeting unless any and all
matters pertaining TO the society and It's
affairs could be considered. He was assured
that such was the case and that the circu-
lar had no such meaning as suggested by
him.
Mr.. Waddey held that the proxies were
very plain. and that what was on theiI
backs had nothing to do with the case.
Major Walker thought the printing on
the back constituted presumptiye instruc-
tons to the proxies, and might be so con-
strued by court.
AQUoRUM PRESENT.
Mr.. BRYAN thought the circular could not
be perverted or construed SO as TO mean
other than what was intended-that the
subjects named would be among those con.
sidered. He did not see the paper until II
had been printed, and he admitted that ht
did not approve Of one clause. Messrs
Call and Steger were placed on the com.
mittee in lieu of the two gentlemen who
declined.
Their report showed that of the 4,S7;
shares of stock 3,4i4 were represented III
person and by proxy. and that there were
thirty-fve life-members present and PA
Others represented by proxy.
This made o quorum, and the meeting
| was declared ready for business.
OBJECTED TO THE TITLE.
| ~ ne or
who was president of the Agricultural So
ciety for several years, now arose to q
question Of personal privilege and was re
cognized by the Chair.
Major Randolph objected to the use oi
the title of Colonel" by Mr.. Starke when
recognizing the speaker. He insisted that
the gentleman from Fauquier was not en-
titled to this distinction and should bt
called plain Mr..
Colonel BEVERLEY said he had never
claimed to be a colonel, and had often IN.
sisted that he should not be 50 called.
He then proceeded with his statement
and sald he understood that at the last
meeting the President in his absence had
made quite bitter remarks about his con.
duct. He regretted not having been pres,
ent at the time. as it might have saved
him this visit to Richmond.
The speaker said he felt that he had per
| maps uOuc WlOuB uoAhb WIZ
bogus" in his communication to the
Sossihen Planter, as il was capable Of con,
struction which he did not intend should
be placed upon his language. He hao
heard that stock had been subscribed fol
and not paid up. but he had never for one
moment entertained the idea that there wa'
any fraud, and he desired publicly to dis
claim auy intention of casting reflections
on the honor of those connected with the
socety's management.
As to Mr.. Starkes censure of him fol
not being present as it was his duty TO be
the speaker said he received no notice o.
the meeting, but heard of it, and left home
as early as I A. NJ. to come, but the tran
was delayed, and when he got here he wa'
told that the meeting had adjourned.
The Colonel thought il would have beer
better to send out notices Of the meeting
and not RELY on newspaper publications.
Colonel Beverley said he cared nothing
about this. but he did have some feeling
as to the attack made on him for bringinl
legal proceedings to quiet the title to IN,
property, which if sold under cloud would
not have brought one fourth Of its value
The Injunction was only asked to prevent
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