The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-05
STAR CHAMBER WORK:
Charging the Worlds Fair
People With S,y Acts
MEETING or srockHoL0eRs,


PIE we're IN front Of Rafsery d thss morn
ing long before the hall ovensd for the Cd
mission of stockholdeEs 10 tie World 3
fair meeting for the purpose Of eiscsing di-
recfors and proving proxies.
Regular subscriptions began at 10 o clock,
and . forcs OF over hundred clerks were
engaged in the work. which occupied ell
day.
The capital STOCK of the association il
represented bv 0o0 shares Of SO each.
As fast as the clerks approved the papers
showing that the bearers Of the proxies
had paid the required per cent upon
their subscription. thew issued certificates
TO the proxy-hosders previous 10 the open-
ing of the meeting.
Priuf>s1 ticL.s. h..r;c. sa,tx name. ~
prominent citizen. VINO Il var surrested
we're wen fitted to become directors of the
association. were passed around. II was
OF suggestion for the benefit OF the stock
holders vho hadn't the acquaintance or
time necessary 70 make up . rood ticket.
and five blank spaces were left 10 be filed
in. in the belief that the meeting would
make the board consist Of forty-6ve mem-
bers.
An element Of dissatisfaction was soon
developed. Ex-Mayor Harrison moved
that the number Of directors Be increased
10 seventy-five 50 that other moor men could
secure representation in fhe board. He
was followed be Washington
Hesing, who made great
sensation when he openly charged
that there had been star-chsmher nroreed-
ings, and that the ticket h.d been nrenared
bx the Sonthside street. railway and the
FIRST National Bank: that foreirn nation
allies had been oyerIooked. thar the Ger.
mans had been honored vath fwo names
and the Irish with one. He denlored the
attempt 10 force forty star ehansher Mans.
on the CITY. and seconded Harvisor,. mo
ton.
Victor +. Lawson moved an .mand ment
that the number of director s. fortv-five
A viva yoce vote VAS unsnfi1factorv and
. formal ballot was called Far. Then some
time was consumed bv sneeehes
Thomas B. Bryan smoke eIoouAntiv on
the subject OF dissensions- sHe said chi.
cago's rivals would eioat over ths ouarrel.
at this meetin0- The vh<ae vc,la vcrId
would be widely ridiculed. Yinslly the noise
became 0oafening. A hundred 8tOck hold.
ers, big and little, iunaued nm on lAeir
chairs and Ill were talking at once.
The motion 70 increase ths board of d,-
rectors 70 ssyenty-five Vas lost. H.345
shares being for, and 2i6. "a against 4.
Each Of the voters present then pfepnrpd
. list Of forty-fivc names and sent & ep.
When the inspection was cOmp5stcd h vss
found that I'll forty namss on The first
printed list we're nominated and many
more. 4 ballot was their NAaken sSor the
purpose Of choosing forty-fivc Of the nomi-
nees 10 act ~ directors of the corporation.
When all the votes were cast the meeting
adjourned.
A resolution was ordered TO be sent by
telegraph 70 the Illinois senators 1t Wash
ington stating that the meeting approves
and confirms all the pledges heretofore
made In behalf Of Chicago and asking of
the Senate prompt and favorable considera-
iion of the'House bill.
The coupt OF the ballots was furnished
late tonight with three nofah HE nxc~r,f;ovs