Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
THEY DON'T AGREE.
Stockholders OF the Chicago Worlds
Fair Association Have
Spar.
THE QUESTION or NEGRO COL
oNIzsTIoN.
Serious Allegations Against the New
York POlice.-0utrage by
MoonsLiners.
~ Telegraph 70 the News
WORLDS FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Its Stockholders Meet I'm Chicago
For Organization.

For Organization.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The stock
holders OF the Chicago Worlds Fair
Association, representing half a
million shares at $40 each, met at
Battery ID. Armory this morning for
organization. An immense crowd
was present. AS fast as the clerks
approved the papers showing the
bearers or proxies had paid . per
cent upon subscription they received
certificates. Previous TO the OPEN
ing Of the meeting printed tickets,
bearing forty names Of prominent
citizens, who, itwas suggested, were
well fitted to become directors Of the
association, were passed around. It
was explained that this was merely
in the way Of suggestion, for the
benefit Of stockholders who had not
the acquaintance or the time neces-
sary to make up n good ticket, and
five blank spaces were left to be
filled in, in the belief that the meet
ing would make the board consist OF
forty-five members.
An element OF dissatisfaction was
soon developed. Ex-MayOr Harri-
son moved that the number Of direc-
tors he increased to seventy-five, so
that the poor man would secure re-
presentation on the board. He was
followed by
WASHINGTON HESING,
who made n great sensation when
he openly charged star-chamber |
proceedings aud that the ticket had |
been prepared by the South Side |
Street railway and the First Ma
tionnl Bank. Foreign natioualities |
had been overlooked. The Ger
mans had been honored with two
names and the Irish with one. He |
deplored the attempt 10 force forty |
star chamber names on the city and |
seconded Harrison's motion.
Victor +. Lawson moved rs an |
amendment that the number OF di-
rectOns be forty-five. A riUd Uoce
vote was unsatisfactory and a
formal ballot was called for. Then
some time was consumed by speak
ers.
Thomas b. Bryan spoke eloquent
~ on the subject of dissension. He
said Chicago's rivals would gloat
over the quarrels Of this meeting. |
The whole world would know ii, and
the of boosted unasimity would be
ridiculed. Finally the noise became
deafening. a hundred stockholders,
big and little, jumped ON their chairs
and all We're talking at once. When
hn N-pf fuE..n tho i
motion to increase the board Of d.
rectOrs TO seventy-five. Lost, "a, 3i5
shares being for, and 2i6, 444 against
it.
Each Of the voters present then
PREPARED A LIST
Of forty-five names and sent it up.
When the inspection was completed
it was found that all the party names
on the first printed list were nOmi-
mated, and many more. A ballot
Was then taken for the purpose Of
choosing forty-five of the nominees
TO act as directors Of the corpora
ton
The count Of ballots was finished
late tonight. With three notable
exceptions, the ready-made list Of
forty names was successful. The
three were Colonel George Il. Davis,
J.w. Doane and l.. u. Letter. Great
surprise is expressed at the defeat Of
ex-COngreSsman Davis, who has
been credited with a leading part in
the Washington maneuvers.
A resolution was ordered sent by
to the Illinois Senators in
Washington, stating that the meet
ing approves and confirms all the
pledges heretofore made in behalf Of
Chicago and asking of the Senate
prompt and favorable consideration
Of the House Bill.