Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-05
THE CHICAGO STOCKHOLDERS.
They Have a Decidedly Lively Meeting.
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They Have a Decidedly Lively Meeting.
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CucHo. April THE stockholders OF
81. Chicago Worlds Fair Association, rep
r.-ortiug 800. 600 share. of $40 each, met
fur orc1nizati0n at Battery ID armory this
I'm rniug az $50 O'clock. 4 wicket in the
great doors at the entrance was opened
Ind tho stockholders with credentials in
lnrd. began TO pass In; 10 first few, but
L..rins compact line. the number out
0o seeking entrance constantly lncreas-
tr- tiil "a solid mass surrounded the door
wav. The line, as IT entered. was guided
q. % large room On the second floor. Here
clerks ranged behind tables scanned the
certificates presented, showing that the
bearers of proxies had paid the required
u0r cent. They received certificates
Showing the number ~ shares 10 which
flay were respectively entitled IN the
meeting 10 was nearly noon when MAYOR
tr.Icr. 8s chairman 90 the committee
sY-.cura facts, called tho meeting TO or
t.-. ON motion he was chosen perma-
u.ut chairman of the meeting, and James
IS Scott WAS made secretary. Previous
o. the opening Of the meeting printed
tickets. bearing forty names Of prominent
citizens who 10 WAS suggested, were all
Weil-htted 10 become directors Of the as
location. were passed around. IT was eX
planned that this WAS merely III way OF
suggestion for the benefit OF stockholders
VINO bad not the acquaintance or time ne
e,~.arv 10 make up good ticket, and that
Eve blank spaces were left TO be tilled IN
by each individual voter. IN the beliei that
tle meeting would want 10 make the board
consist of forty-iye men.
An IIEMENr or DISSATISFACTION.
II soon became cvidontthat there was an
element of dissatisfaction IN the meeting.
As soon as the prclimlnaries were disposed
80 NTov.r fnrf.r Harrison WlD Ind
previously addressed % meeting IN ono
corner of the ball, walked to the front and,
mounting char, SAID he desired 20 move
fiat the number OF directors be increased
90 twenty-five so that the poor man would
secure fair representation on the board.
d. I'D not want 10 cut ont the names
Mentioned they were good men, but ne
vlnicd % see localities represented which
were now being sighted.
AGnUAT SENSATION.
Mr.. Harrison was followed by Washing
ton Hesmg. who made great sensation
when be openly charged Star-Chamber pro-
cccdines and that the ticket had been pre-
pared bv the Southside street-ralway and
tic First National Bank.
A few misses greeted this thunderbolt,
but the cheers were weightler.
The foreign nationahtes had been over
looked. There were twenty-iour natlonali-
ties I'D the city. The Germans had been
hon0red with two names uu the proposed
board of directors aud the Irish with one
uame In behalf Of the whole city he de-
l'nred the attempt TO force forty Star
tn9ubc names upon the city. III "hs mar
r.w-miuded and selfish. and ne seconded
Mr. HnrisOn's motion To make the number
ecteuty-Dvc.
More misses and groans and loud cheers
followed this.
Victor r. Lawson moved as an amend
mont that the number of directors be
i0rty-fvc. A Cira-r0oe vote Oh those pro-
positions was found TO be uusatiSiactoIy'
iul formal ballot by shares OF stock was
Cu.ed for.
TIE NOISE BECOMES DEAItNING.
kt1.iJ o'clock the noise became simply
Oufenlnc. 4 hundred stockholders Jumped
to the seats of their chairs, and all We're
TALKING at once. and during the whole
trouble the only question which had vet
been put To the meeting was that concern
lu. the number of directors 70 oe elected.
SOMETHING LIKE RIOT.
ftecn minutes Of something which
r.r. nearly approached a riot than any
t.r.s else were spent before the teliers had
turuhel the hundreds of voters with bal
l.fs. Spceches were made IN dozen parts
o. the hall az the same time. When the
Vote was finally taken ard announced 1t
y,t. found that the motion to increase the
number OF director, to seVenty-hve was
l.-t-54 $40 shares Of stock being voted for
tIrmotion and 1tG.4i4 shares against IT,
making total of 500 ,7s9 shares voted.
Victor +. Lawson moved that nornina-
fions he made by the voters present send
u.t1 tue Secretary the names Of whom
i.Dver they desired 10 represent them.
Tho motion prevailed and each OF the
several Thousand present prepared list
FORTY five names and sent II up.
TIE PRINTED LIST NOMINATED.
Then Secretary Scott drew one long
breath aud proceeded 10 read. All the
f.rtv names on the printed list were nomi-
mated. and many more, ranging from
D.suucev Depew, of New York TO John
saith. OF the Sixth Ward. A lallot was
ten taken for the purpose of choosing
f.rty -hve Of the nominees 20 act ~ dlrec-
t.rs Il the corporation. When all the votes
L4d been ca tho meeting adjourned.
APRErrY LONG COUNT.
4 great deal OF time will be required TO
count tie votes, as cumulative NOtlng was
provided for. The result will not be known
t,ll next week.
AE-oLU Tons or APPROVAL AND CoNfIRMAroBY.
Shortly before adjournment the follow
inc resolution was passed and ordered 10
he sent 10y telegraph to the senators from
LIMOS IN W hzNiietbu:
Ees. Dei. That tho vast meeting repre-
teltlg the great majority OF the share
holders ia the Worlds Exposition OF 1917,
Grl representing also the larger body OF
C'lens Of Chicago approve and confirm
81. fhc pledges heretofore made on our be
l4t by cur representatives IN Congress
IS D earnestly appeal 90 the United States
senate for n prompt and favorable conside-
ration Of the House bill on the Worlds
Columbian Exposition IN order that our
people may expedite the needed prepare
uon for the stupendous undertaking TO be
oonhded 10 US.
Just before midnight the count of bal
lots was finished. The forty-dve directors
chosen are as follows. the first thirty-six
being from the list prepared beforehand !:
Owen H. Adds. Samuel W. AllCrtOn, W. L.
Baker, Thomas s. Bryan, Mark l.. Craw-
ford, ". Ii. Colvin. ID. q. Cregier. j. w.
Ellsworth, Stuyyesant Fish, LYMAN j..
Gage, n. n. Higginbotham. O. J.. Hntchln-
bon. t. 4. jeffrey X. A. Keys, NJ. NJ. Kirk
nau, II. II. KOhlsaat. y. +. Lawrence. L.
!. Lciens, Cyrus III. Mccormick, Andrew
Mckslly. Joseph Mediil, Robert Nelson,
Potter Palmer, ). G. Palmer, Ferdinand w.
Peck, T.. n. Phelps. Il. 5. Pike. NJ. A. Ryer-
ION, Charles II. Schwah, A. u. Zeberger, W.
=. Strong. X. A. Waller. Edwin Walker,
John X. Walsh &. q. Wheeler Otto Young.
&. ". Wacker, T.. q. Keith, f. b. Butler. y.
D. Mlnsor, A. Nathan, &. I. Yerkes, ". ID.
kerfoot, j. j. +. odell. and J. v. farwell,
Jr.
hin City Jottings.
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