The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-28
TO HOBNOB WITH KINGS.
THE NICE JOB OFraE WORLDS
FAIR DIRECTORS.

Inc prospect Allur6 Big 6tOCkhOld-
ers aud Warm me is Expected
at the Coming nection Of New
Members on the bard.
1t will be worth anyody's time, says the
Chicago HerdJc, to seve as a director Of
the worlds fair thisYesr. With all the
trying work out Of thway that falls upon
members Of she boar and nothing to do
but enjoy the gayeti Of the exposition
season, accept the ceu,esies that naturally
come to those high in authority, and wear
big bronze badge nst insures prompt
and courteous stntion from the
army Of guides andemployes at jack
son park. the pOsiOn Of worlds
fair director is sure tooe very agreeable
one BY the time the ew board takes hold
the drudgery of committee work will be at
an end. There will Ie no more night ses-
aons nor hurrying ovr the cold fagstones
after late conferences With labor delegates
with grievances agains contractors. There
will also be an end of OF debates with pop
corn and soda watemen, aud of fawning
before congressman 0d state legislators.
All the hard worl, in fact. will be
over, and the mex board of direct
ors can simply ste in and enjoy the
laoors OF its predecessors. There will be re-
oeptions and banquts galore and front
seats at musical performances, coupon
tickets 10 the dog shw, invitations to yacht
regattas and many other things that go to
make life pleasant. IThedirectors will sit at
the first table. When other people are
shouting around he lemonade and pop
stands to get scat lunch the directors will
be eating their monday luncheon at leisure
under tree ferns n horticulture hall or be-
low the minarets If the electricity building.
WILL HoBtOB WITH ROYALTY.
Most of the royal families of Europe will
be represented one way or another at the
fair, and. Of course, a brilliant series OF
entertainments will be given In their honor
Naturally, officials of the fair will be ex.
pected to attend these receptions and ban
quets, for it is not to be supposed that they
Will allow the national board to reap ell the
social honors. In short, for a man with q
long purse and ample leisure no more desir-
able prospect is offered than TO serve as an
official of the fair this year.
Tins seems to be fully understood by
large number OF citizens, for, although the
annual election of directors is more than
two months away. candidates have ap-
peared in large numbers. The proxy hunt
ers have started out much earlier this year
than before. For several weeks they have
been loading tie mails with letters asking
small stockholders for the privilege Of yot-
Ing their stock at the coming cleo ion.
In the previous elections three or -four
weeks were thought to be ample time to
scour the city for proxies. The first can
didates came out this time as early as last
November. They were members Of the
present board whose holdings of stock are
so small that they must rely upon proxies
for reelection. Since that time other can
dInAfeg have annpara6 pbiaflU baV %
the board whose term expires in April.
The present directors hold only a small
proportion of the total stock Of the exposi-
ton, and naturally most Of them become
very anxious about election time to learn
where the stock is drifting. At least so
per cent. OF the board depend upon proxies
for their election. Some of the members
hold but $1,000 in stock, while others
are represented on the subscription
books, only through corporations
in which they are interested In
previous years these directors have expert
enced no trouble in getting proxies enough
TO put themselves on the board for the
large majority of stockholders has been
averse to making many changes in the
board, believing that those who understood
the work from the beginning should be left
in charge. Sevan SsX mem bers Is the most
to be chosen at any annual meeting.
This year the conditions are liable to be
changed. Indications are not wanting that
some heavy stockholders, who have the
power to elect themselves, will assert their
power and crowd old members with small
holdings off the board. At the last moment
they can step in and get the honor and
glory that comes to those who will be in au-
thority during the exposition season.
VETERANS DON'T WISH TO 60 OUT.
The present board of directors ia natur-
ally solicltous for recollection. It is not
known that any of the members will retire
voluntarily. Perhaps half the member
ship Of the board has served since the or
ganization of the exposition. They are
veterans in the work and some of them have
devoted their time to the fair at great
personal sacrifice. The remaining members
have served from one to two years in most
cases, and are as closely in touch with the
work Of the exposition as the intricate ma
chinery of the fair will allow. Having
given their services without pay for terms
varying from one to three years, the board
teels that it is entitled to another expression
OF confidence from the stockholders.
In previous elections it has been the rule
Tor the directors to form a slate, and by
pooling all the proxies vote everybody on it
into the board. Last year several outsiders
these not included on the directory slate
were so active in getting proxies from
small stockholders that they were able to
elect themselves. Hearing that several
members, whose recollection was very much
desired, would be defeated in this way, the
directors took the independent candidates
INTO camp and themselves selected the nren
TO be dropped.
What the result Of the coming election
VIII De Is problematical. The energy al
ready displayed by candidates indicates
mat larger number of changes than oo-
CURED at any previous election will take
place. Fifteen new members Of the board
or one-third the whole number seems TO
ue reasonable estimate. For any more
IMAM that number to be chosen would soris
ousIy embarrass the hold-over directors.
as the policy they have marked out might
pc reversed and much OF the work so au-
SplcIously lnauguraGed left to unframed
hands.
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