Evening journal., 1893-10-12
TRUMP CARRIED THE DAY
He Will Still Manage the
Electric Lights Here.
DIR. A. E. FRANTz WAS BowLED OUT

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Every Director But one on Trump's
Ticket EIected-The Oppo.ition Men
Claim That tho Proxies Laid Down on
Them--one OF the Century Plants"
Prophecies Not FULFILLED.
Some weeks ago the Daily Century
Plant at Third and King streets prophe-
sled that the Trumps would have to re.
linquish the management Of the VIII
mington City Electric Company. The
prophecy occupied half a column and Its
tone was exceedingly oracular. Not
withstanding this. the prophecy was not
fulfilled. for last night the Trumps swept
the deck Of their adversaries, and to-day
the management is stronger II anything,
than il ever dreamed OF being In the face
of the opposition threatened.
Eleven Directors Elected.
The annual election Of the company
was held at No. COS Market street last
night eleven directors being the object
TO gain. The meeting was well at
tended and about 4,760 OF the $500
shares Of stock we're represented. The
stockholders present were Edward
Andrews Robert H. Barr, William NJ.
Candy, George S. Capelle. DR.. A. e.
Frantz. Christian Frederick, d. T.
Cause. Allen Gawthrop, F. g.
Gilpin, Holstein Harvey, Alfred He'd
rick, +. II. Hoiiecker, g. r. Hof-
fecker, ]. II. Hoffecker, Jr., s. w. Nc
Caulley, Eli Mendinhall, William q.
Pennypacker, Jr., o. @. Purdy, William
A. Reynolds, 8. N. Trump, II. l. Evans
and w. W. Pusey.
The Two Tickets Voted For.
There were two tickets in the field.
That Of those desiring President T. N.
Trump TO continue In the management
we're as follows: Edward Andrews, A.
e. Frantz, II. T. Cause, f L. Gilpin, J.
ii. Hoiiecker, Jr., George w. McCul-
Tough, Eli Mendinhall, Joseph Pyle, T.
II. savery, Willard Thompson, s. N.
Trump.
The antI-Trump men proposed the
following directors:
Thomas II. Savery, ELI MendInhall,
Willard Thomson, s. N. Trump, j. L.
Carpenter Jr., Edward Andrews, II. T.
Cause, II. L. Evans, George w. Nc
Cullough, Holstein Harvey. and s. w.
McCaulley.
| MtbhIb. ENhub, MCOhuIty. nlcONilOuHu
and Cause were the champions Of the
anti.Trump ticket. They counted with
out their hosts, however, for just be-
fore the election was gona into they
found revocatlons OF large
number Of proxies they had In
hand to vote, and those proxies were
swung around dead against them by the
Trump men The trump ticket. wal
eleo.ed by safe majority. The only un
fortunnte being DR.. A. e. Frantz, who
was defeated by Joseph l.. Carpenter
The vote WAS cut up to such an extent
that an average majority for the TrumI
men cannot be given It satisfies then
that they have seven Of the eleven di
rectors, the only anti Trump men elected
being H. T. Cause, George w. McCul-
lough. Willard Thompson and Joseph l.
Carpenter. All Of these, with the OK
ception Of Mr. Carpenter, we're on botl
, tickets.
, This insures the presidency to Samue
N Trump, the secretaryship to Ferdinand
l.. Gnpin, and the management to
, Reginald Trump The salaries ar
81 500, $500 and Sc, 800 respectively, ant
the Trumps were not prone to lose "a, 00
In salaries and six per cent. on stock hell
for the benefit OF their friends, the enemy
The board OF directors will meet thi
afternoon and re elect the preselt officers