The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-05
Chicago has Her First Quarrel.

CHICAGO, April 4.-The stockholders of
the Chicago Worlds Fair association,
representing half a million shares of $40
zach, met at Battery d armory this morn
ing for organization. An immense crowd
was present. AS fast as the clerks APP
proved the papers showing that the bear
ers of proxies had paid the required per
cent. upon their subscription, they re-
4 ceived certificates. Previous to the open
ing of the meeting printed tickets bearing
forty names of prominent citizens who,
1t 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 benefit of stockholders who hadunot
the acquaintance or time necessary to
make up good ticket, and five blank
spaces were left to be filed in, in the beIief
that the meeting would make the
board consist of forty mem
was onsdeyeloped. Ex-Mayor Harrison
moved that the number of directors be in
creased to seventy-tve, so that the poor
man would secure representation on the
BOARD. He was followed by Washington
Hesing, who made great sensation when
be openly charged star-chamber proceed
lngs and that the ticket had been prepared
First National bank. Foreign nationali-
lies had been overlooked; the Germans had
been honored with two names and the
Irish with one. He deplored the attempt
20 force forty star-chamber names on the
.ity, and seconded Harrison's motion.
Victor Z. Lawson moved an amendment,
That the number of directors be forty five.
A viva voice vote was unsatisfactory, and
q formal ballot was called for. Then some
hr1t
made.
Thomas B. Bryan spoke eloquently on the
subject of dissentions. He said Chicago's
rivals would gloat over the quarrels of this
meeting, the whole world would know it.
and her oft-boasted unanimity would be
rideculed. Finally the noise became deaf
ening. A hundred stock holders, big aud
little, were on their chairs and all were
talking at once. Finally, when vote was
taken on the motion to increase the board
Of directors to seventy-ive, it was lost, 81,
B45 shares being for, and 246, IA against it.
Each of the voters present then prepared a
list Of forty-tive 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-five of the nomi
nees to act as directors of the corporation.
A resolution was ordered sent by tele-
graph to the Illinois Senators in Washing
Ton stating that the meeting approves and
confirms all the pledges heretofore made on
behalf of Chicago and asking of the Senate
prompt and favorable consideration of the
house bill.
The count of the ballot was finished late
tonight. With three notable exceptions,
the ready-mane list of forty nameg was
successful. These three were Colonel
George r. Davis, ]. w. Doane and IL. Z.
Letter. Great surprise was expressed at
the defeat of ex-Congressman Davis, who
has been credited with leading part in
Washington maneuvres. His friends at
tribute his defeat to the Vaccinations of po-
iitical enemies. The forty directors chosen
are as follows: Owen F. Adds,
Samuel w. Allerton, w. T. Baker, Thomas
S. Bryan, Mark L. Crawford, w. H. Col
win, d. c. Creiger. J, W...Elsworth, Stuy-
yesant Fish, Lyam j. Gage, II. n. Hingin-
both, @. L. Hutchinson, e. T. Jeffry, R. A.
Keyes. M. NJ. Kirkman, H. II. Kohlsaat,
z. F. Lawrence, T. J. Lefens, Cyrus. H.
Mccormick, Andrew McNally, Joseph
Medill, Robert Nelson, Potter Palmer,
J. Q. Peasely, Ferd w. Peck, E.
VI. Phelps, E. S. Pike, NJ. A Ryernon.
Charles II. Schwab, A F. Seeberger, w. E.
Strong, r. A. Walter, Edwin Walter, John
r. Walsh, c. G. Wheeler, Otto Young, E.
H Wacker, E. G. Keith. E. B. Butler, F.
S. Funston, A. Nathan, c. S Yerkes, w.
d. Kerfoot, j. j. H. O'Dell and j. N. Far