Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-24
THERE'S ASIORl BREWlyG.
Controversy Between AChlsOl r..
OToaa lltOl Committees.
ttnotir Lnw Paint over the Cana
iauvr sSsicn "t Voting
Involved.

Involved.
KASsAs Ciry, No., oct. 9i-The
Times under the caption, "rnrre's
s,ofm'biewing," prints the following
from lls Topeka, Kansas oyrrcspon.
uoug
"rno controversy between tho two
committees who ara trying 10 Georgian.
izo tue Atchison, rop,ka aud santr
Fo failrond may be cartel INTO the
Knusas supreme oour. Tho present
uunfl OF uif,o iUft, working In h fm1uy
with The general REORGANIZATION com
mitttc q mr. u ahIut 100000 shares 10
tnc l,2jO,OJU shares Ot siocg. his
being large mal1fiiy, the boafu
naturally wants 10 run the nnuuaI
I,mtetiug OF stockholders Ia this CITY
tom ltr0g 10 suit itself Bat the stock.
holders pfOttc'iv" committee, whiDu
oJBttals about 1000 shares want a
miuur representation on the new
board aud insitb On the oumu.
lative sJstom OF voting Ia the
uruling iu order 10 Rut n.
The protective committee Will de.
mad ~ rights anu hight for them A.
it becomes necessary. Newman Erb,
attorney far tho committee, h here
really 10 Institute "a manuamus pro-
cc,ding in the ttato supreme judicial
tribunal n tho majority VI tic repre-.
seuiativrs ftiusc 10 gfaut the request
| Of the minority. The majority rope.
sentative, however, FAY they Will
siaud "IhW aud II tcgius g. look NJ n
/ there viii be y storm ~ Thursday
meeting, Notwithstanding tho reports
when have been tulegtaphoi from
/ IOpcku that all dotaie had been Ar-
ranged aud tue annual meeting would
10 lambliks.
Tncto Is snotiy law point involved
| la the quarrel over the cumulative
/ syAtem - voting. The protective
people claim the right 10 vote Ia this
manuer upder llb5 OF tho general
statuiu II Kansas which Gays; "in
all elections TOR directors or Trustees OF
any Incorporated concern each share
holder shall have tho right 10 cast on
many vBtcs Ia the aggregate NJ thnll
equal the numbor OF shares 40 held by
him multiplied by the number OF di-
rrctofs OF trustees % be elected Mt such
election, anu each shareholder may
os-t the whole number, either Ia per.
sou or by proxy for one candidate and
such directors or managers shall not be
elected In any other mnuuuL"
Ia Oruer 10 smut out the protective
people, the board produces tue terri
toiinl charter Of the company, Issued
in 1853, which sayi; "All the cofpOT'
alto puWeB Of ssid company shall be
vested Ia anu exercised by n board II
directors anu such ufllcrfH anu ig mt,
as they may appoint.
"rho board Of directors shall consist
ot ~ persons, stockholders, three Of
whom At least shall be- residents O
Kansas, who shall be chosen annual >
ny tue stuckhOldeft, each share having
Onr vote. IN person or by proxy, Aul
continue Ia ufllce until their sucurssOii
arc elected anu qualities; vac tncits 10
the board may be filed by vote o
twn.thifda OF the remaining difeolois,'
Tue board says the Law referred Il
dots not apply, the charter havi Rbeet
issued prior 10 It's passage. Tue pro-
tuCtive people make answer tnAt the
santa Fe company hiss practically dis
carded the cnAflef aud urges that The
company, after having accepted bone
fils under the state law LOT year.
caunOt now hide behind tue provision
Of territorial charter
las conytpGtiOn with a Times cor
rep ndent, Mt, GiOOd Halui
"rhs protective committee mas
resort 10 the cuuT, but
doubt II. | have examined the Law
thoroughly nuu am convinced th'
clmmittre cannot force tue rumula
i've system OF voting upon ue. d'
not thiuk tnofe viii DO comprUmlsr
nor d. 1 look for any trouble. I'M
protective committee is plainly IN Tue
minority ami Will, In my opinion, sub
Unit gracefully, 1ne present boar u
IltcctoIs will be ro.eierted win un'
exception. T. deu Shea. viii nj be-
candidate for reelection.
"HeyoTal gUntlomun are menlioue,
Tor Mr.. Sncare's place, among then
| BgyArd Cutting, Walter H. q KIN u
, and IA. Il. Duyal, all OF New iOtk''
Gen. Tracey stalled that no Ueiiove'
that compromise " uli De ELECTED
"Ihe protective committee repre-
sunla mHJpnly NJ iniiyiuuhl hloch
nOlurrs Euu majority Ul tue H'0cki
ne haiu, "And IL entitled 10 representa-
ION o. the lnlid, IL weaf1 drhlu
% NO eXerCte OF cumulative yole "
{ viii probably sveA iUr relief la 10
, courts. have lu7l received lel,
j arm from New Hptk stating that
lar,e Prey hHI nrun sent IL VII
nyAch IN thursday"
Gsn. ~ oey declined 10 slate Wner
u,l. unfttgulaF lruAy uuuph from,