St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-05
Stockholders Of the Chicago
Worlds Fair Association
Elect Directors.
Forty-Five Solid Business Men
Are Chosen to Boss the
Big Show.
Their Combined Financial Re-
sources Amount to Several
Hundred Millions.
Senators Take Up the House
Bill and Ask for De-
tails.

CHICAGO, April 4.-StockhOlders of
the Chicago Worlds Fair association,
representing half a million shares of $40
each, met at Battery d armory this
morning for the purpose of organlza-
ton. An immense crowd was present
As fast as the clerks approved the
papers showing the bearers of proxies
had paid the required two per cent
upon subscription, they received their
certificate. Previous to the opening of
the meeting, printed tickets, bearing
forty names of prominent citizens who,
it was suggested. were well fitted to be-
come directors of the association, were
passed around. 1t was explained
that this was merely in the way
of suggestion for. the bene-
fit of stockholders who had not the ac-
quaintance or the time necessary to
make up a good ticket, and five blank
spaces were left to be filled id the belief
that the meeting would make the board
consist of forty-tive members. The ele-
ment of dissatisfaction soon developed.
EX-Mayor Harrison moved thatthe num-
Der of directors be increased to
seventy-fve, so the poor man would Sc
cure representation on the board. He
was followed by Washington Hesing,
who made a great sensation when he
openly charged star chamber pro-
ceedings, and that the ticket had
been prepared by the South
Side Street railway, and the first
National bank. The foreign nation
alities have been overlooked. The Ger
mans have been honOred with two
names and the Irish with one. He de-
plored the attempt to force
Forty Star Chamber Names
on the city and seconded Harrison's
motion. Victor f. Lawson moved
an amendment that the number
of directors be forty-five. A
Vive voce vote was unSatis-
factory and formal ballot was called
for. Then some time was consumed by
speeches. Thomas B. Bryan spoke elo-
quently on the subject of dissensions.
He saidChicago's rivals would gl0at over
the quarrels of this meeting; the whole
world would know it, and oft bOaSted
unanimity be widely rldiculed. Fin
ally noise became deafening. A hum
dred stockholders, big and little, jumped
on their chairs, and all were talking at
once. Finally, when vote was taken,
it was found that the motion to increase
the board of directors to seventy-fve
was lost, 54,245 shares being for.
and 246.444 against it. Each
of the :. voters present then
prepared list of forty-five names and
sent it up. When the inspection was
completed it was found that all the
forty names on the first printed list
were nominated, and many more. A
ballot was then taken for the
purpose of choosing forty-fve of
the nominees to act as direct
OrS of the corporation. When all votes
were cast the meeting adjourned. A
resolution was ordered sent by tele-
ington, stating that the meeting ap-
proves and
Confirms All Pledges
heretofore made OH behalf of Chicago
and asking of the senate prompt and
favorable consideration of the house
bill. 1t was lacking but few moments
of midnight when the count of the bal
lots was finished. With three notable
exceptions the readymade list of forty
names was successful. The three
were Col. George r. Davis, j. W. Doane
and l.. z. Letter. Another one of tile
forty, John De KOven, had Withdrawn
before the ballOting begun. Much sur
"
eX-Congressman Davis, who has
been quite generally credited with
having taken leading part at Wash
ington in the maneuvers that led to
Chicago's success before the house of
representatives. His friends were not
slow to attribute the defeat to the
Vaccinations of political enemies. Col.
Davis lacked nearly 1000 votes
of reaching the minimum requisite
to election. The forty-five directors
chosen are as follows, the first
thirty-six being from the list prepared
beforehand: Owen F. Adds, Samuel
W. Allerton, W. T. Baker, Thomas S.
Bryan, Mark L. Crawford, W. III. Col
vim, d. G. Cregier, j. w. Ellsworth,
Stuyvesant Fish, Lyman j. Gage, II. N.
Higinbotham, c. l.. Hutchinson, E. T.
Jeffery, R. A. Keyes, NJ. NJ. Kirkman,
II. Fl. Kohlsatt, E. f. Lawrence, T. j.
Lefens, Cyrus 81. Mccormick, Andrew
McNally, Joseph Medill, Robert Nell
son, Potter Palmer, j. G. Peasley, Ferd
W. Pech, E. NJ. Phelps, E. S. Pike, NJ.
A. Ryerson, Charles H. Schwab, A. f.
Seeberger, W. E. Strong, r. A. Wall
er. Edwin Walker. John R. Walsh,
G. c. Wheeler, Otto Young. G.. Il.
Wacker, f. q. Keith, E. B. Butler. F. S.
Winston, A. Nathan, c. L. Yerkes. w.
ID. KerfOot, j. j. P. Odell, j. V. Far
we'll Jr.