New-York tribune., 1902-12-06
GOULDWOULDBAR PROXIES
HE WANTS TEN THOUSAND COLORADO
FUEL SHARES VOTED BY ACTUAL
HOLDERS

Representatives of the Gould interest in the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. 1t was learned
yesterday applied few days ago TO Seymour
Thompson, the special master in chancery who
by appointment of the United States courts Is to
preside over the adjourned annual meeting of. the
company December 10, and who has for several
days been conducting hearings at the office of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, to rule at
the meeting that actual holders Of stock. when
they confronted by holders Of proxies given by
stockholders of record who have sold their stock
since the books closed, shall be permitted TO vote,
to the exclusion of the proxyholders. 1t was re-
ported in Wall Street yesterday morning that the
application of Mr.. Gould had been in the form of
a request for application to prevent about ten
thousand Colorado Fuel shares of stock represented
by proxies from being voted. the ground that Mr.
Gould held the actual stock. This. it was learned
is the form of the application and the amount
of stock involved is probably greater than 1oco
shares. Special Master Thompson took cogniZance
of the objection but what his ruling will he In the
matter will not be known until the meeting.
At the Knickerhocker Trust Company's Office 1t
was said that, as the transfer agent OF the stoeH
that company neutral in the hght Tor cohtfoit
and while it vas admitted Mr.. Thompson had
held his hearings there, it was insisted that 1t
would not be proper for the trust company to
give out information about the proceedings
At the Offices of Harmon s, Matthewson coun-
sci for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Mr
Matthewson said that Mr.. Harmon who was hand
ling the Colorado Fuel and Iron case, had gone
to Denver, and that he himself was unable to say
what sort of application had been made to Mr.
Il would not be surprised, though. continued
Mr. Matthewson, Ito be told that application had
been made by of the interests represented
at the hearings that holders OF actual stock should
be permitted to vote against holders OF proN-
les given by holders of record who sold SINCE ne
books closed imagine that a9out eve every fbpf
point with great possibilities. -,
i matter ma & thai With T the he denbany %as m
and the charter OF the o secH sha
vote at meetings If there should he something In
the charter of the company which provides that
only stockholders of record at the time the books
permitted TO vote. it will be for the master In
ehancery to decide whether or not the C9ioraao
State law is overrued by the company's charter;
II can't tell you whether this point has been
raised but it is very likely that II was raised IN the
form of an application to the master to rule. as
ccme in with the actual certificates of stock and
are met by holders of proxies from record owners
Permitted to vote and the proxies excluded at.
& The fact II that M ond & & has 5ree a whcR 6o
orado Fuel and Iron stock has sold since the DOCKS
Mr. Gould declined yesterday to say whether or
he intended go to Denver, or to say any
thirg about his protest to the master in chancery
Thursday night. Edwin Hawley, who will repre-
sent the Hawley- Hartman interests. went West
the board of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany. whose interests, according 10 current but
unconfirmed report have been pooled with those
1t was rumored that Mr. Hawley,. little. before
his departure for Denver. had had a conference
with Mr.. Gould. but the report could not be veri
fed and not generally credited The contend |
ing p4reS IS i is @ M IN VIZ 2e o
days in advance to gather in the votes OF the |
Stockholders who have not given their proxies
desirable to meet IN a conference there in Denver
when the actual strength of each party is finally
determined was not confirmed by we'll Informed !
here