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CONVENTION OF DELEGATES 



for the election of members of the illinois state board of 



agriculture. 



State Fair Grounds, 



Springfield, III., Sept. 26, 1900. 



2:00 o'clock p. m. 



The convention for the election of members of the State Board of 

 Agriculture met in the assembly hall in the dome building on the 

 State fair grounds pursuant to law. 



Honorable Wm. H. Fulkerson, president of the board called the 

 convention to order and stated the object of the meeting. 



Mr. James H. Maxcy, of Sangamon county, named Colonel J. W. 

 Judy of Menard county, for chairman of the convention, who was 

 unanimously elected. 



Mr. Owenby of Piatt county, nominated Mr. W. C. Garrard as 

 secretary of the convention and Mr. E. E. McCoy as assistant sec- 

 retary, both of whom were unanimously elected. 



There being no contesting delegations except from the county of 

 Cook, Mr. Latimer of Knox county, moved that the roll of delegates 

 as prepared by the secretary (with the exception of Cook county) be 

 seated as the regularly chosen delegates, 



Which motion was adopted. 



Mr. Tennant of Cook county, moved that the chairman appoint a 

 committee of three to consider the Cook county contest. Which mo- 

 tion was adopted. Whereupon the chair appointed the following 

 Committee: Messrs. Maxcy of Sangamon, Mclntire of LaSalle and 

 Funk of McLean. 



Mr. Mclntire from the committee on credentials to whom was re- 

 ferred the contest from Cook county, submitted the following report: 



lo the Convention for the Election of Members of the State Board of Agriculture : 



Gentlemen: -Your committee on credentials, to whom was referred the 

 contest from the county of Cook, respectfully beg leave to report that they 

 have carefully considered the same and would recommend that each of the 

 agricultural societies claiming representation as the representatives from 

 Cook county be entitled and allowed one delegate in this convention. 



(Signed.) A. C. McIntire, 

 J as. H. Maxcy, 

 Jacob Funk, 



Committee. 



On motion of Mr. Maxcy the report of the committee was unani- 

 mously adopted. 



