The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
COULD WINS.
In the Contest for the Control
Of the Wabash.
He Elects All Six Directors Of
the BOndhOlders.
VOTED 228,51O SHARES,
Against 81, $40 Cast by the Ram
sey Interests.
Three of Yesterdays NOmina-
FOTED 228,51O SHARES,
Three of Yesterdays NOmina-
tiOns We're Withdrawn.

Toledo, O.. oct. 11.-George J. Gould
today won a decisive victory over
Joseph Ramsey, jr., in the contest for
the control of the Wabash railway,
eleeting all of the six directors to be
chosen by the bondholders. The vote
cast by Mr.. Gould was. 228,51O against
31,840 for Mr.. Ramsey. The latter
claimed the right to vote under the
cumulative system which would have
given him 191s040 votes. This was
disallowed by the tellers and Mr.. Ram
sey was given but the 31,S4O.-
When the meeting opened this
morning George Greer for Mr.. Gould
withdrew the nominations made yes
terday and substituted the names OF
Thomas H. Hubbard. e. T. Jeffery,
John T. Terry, Winslow. S. Pierce, R.
NJ. Galloway and f. II. Welles.
The names withdrawn were those of
Russell Sage, Robert c. Clowery and
Robert B. Saunders.
Vice President Blodgett, as chairman
of the bondhoIders caucus, announced
that the total vote cast by the bond
holders was 260,35O, and Mr.. Ramsey
at once offered objection, declaring
that his private count differed from the
number stated by Mr.. Blodgett to the
extent Of 10, 600 votes. He demanded
the right to check his list with that by
the inspectors but after long argu-
ment this was denied him by the chair
man. Mr.. Ramsey was asked If he de-
sired to make any nominations, but
through his counsel, Judge DOYLE, ne
declined, saying that he would vote
for whom he pleased and did not care
to nominate anybody in advance OF the
vote.
Continues the Fight.
When the result of the election had
been announced by the tellers, Colonel
Doyle for Mr.. Ramsey, demanded
that the ballots cast for Mr.. Ramsey
be given to him. He declined to say
what he wished to do with them. and
after considerable argument they
were handed over. He then made
formal protest against the action OF
the tellers in declining to allow Mr.
Ramsey to vote under the cumulative
system and his report was placed on
record Chairman Blodgett announced
that the six directors OF the bondhotd-
ers having been elected the caucus
was dissolved
immediately afterwards the caucus
of stockholders was called to order
and the same tedious examination Of
proxies that consumed so much time
in the bondhoiders' caucus was COM
menced Tt promised to continue even
longer than the examination of yes
terday for the reason that there Is
S62, 900 of stock against $4,000
600 of bonds and it is even more
to proxies that will come up in con-
sidering the stock were settled yester-
day in handling the bond proxies and
this may shorten the meeting some
what 1t is generally believed, how
ever, that the meeting will continue
over into Thursday. It is admitted by
Mr. Ramsey's attorneys that his
greatest strength lay in his bond
proxies and inasmuch as he failed to
elect himself a director this morning
he has no chance in the stockholders
caucus.
Yesterday when objecting to the
voting of the stock held by the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain rail-
roads Judge Doyle, counsel for Mr.
Ramsey. served notice on the caucus
that if the stock was voted against the
protest that the election would be
contested. After the election Judge
Doyle said:
Mr. Ramsey has so far as know
at present no immediate intention of
contesting the election. He may de-
eide to start something later, how
ever