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The convention proceeding to the election of vice-presidents from 

 each district, Mr. Sturtevant of Peoria, moved that nominations be 

 made without speeches, 



Which motion was adopted. 



Mr. Andrew Dunning of Cook, nominated Honorable Ira McCord 

 of Cook county, for vice-president for the First district. There be- 

 ing no other nomination Mr. McCord was elected by acclamation. 



Mr. James Frake of Cook county, nominated Honorable Wm. E. 

 Skinner of Cook county, for vice-president of the Second district. 

 There being no other nomination Mr. Skinner was elected by accla- 

 mation. 



Mr. Andrew Dunning of Cook county, nominated Honorable J. 

 Irving Pearce of Cook county, for vice-president of the Third dis- 

 trict. There being no other nomination Mr. Pearce was elected by 

 acclamation. 



For vice-president for the Fourth district, Mr. Frake nominated 

 Honorable F. C. Rossiter of Cook county. Mr. Tennant of Cook, 

 nominated Alexander Rogers also of Cook county. There being two 

 nominations a call of the roll of delegates in the district was ordered 

 which resulted as follows: Rossiter, 2 votes; Rogers, 1 vote. Mr. 

 Rossiter having received a majority of the votes of the district was 

 on motion of Mr. Kimzey declared elected vice-president for the 

 Fourth district for the ensuing two years. 



Mr. Andrew Dunning of Cook county, nominated Honorable Jas. 

 Frake of Cook county for vice-president for the Fifth district. 

 There being no other nomination Mr. Frake was elected by acclama- 

 tion. 



Honorable James Frake of Cook county, nominated Honorable 

 Fred A. Busse of Cook county for vice-president of the Sixth dis- 

 trict. There being no other nomination Mr. Busse was elected by 

 acclamation. 



Mr. W. E. Miller of Lake county, nominated Honorable H. J. 

 Cater for vice-president for the Seventh district. There being no 

 other nomination Mr. Cater was elected by acclamation. 



For vice president for the Eighth district. Mr. A. S. Wright of 

 McHenry county placed in nomination Hon. F. C. Dike of McHenry 

 county. Honorable Andrew Welch of Kane county placed in nomi- 

 nation Mr. Dwight Crofoot of DeKalb county. There being two 

 candidates, a roll of the counties comprising the district was ordered 

 called, which resulted as follows: 



Mr. Dike received nine votes and Mr. Crofoot received nine votes. 

 The delegates from the Eighth district having failed to give either 

 candidate a majority of the votes from the district, it was ordered 

 that a roll call of the delegates from the entire State be made, which 

 resulted as follows: Mr. Dike received 225| votes and Mr. Crofoot 

 received 29^ votes. Mr. Dike having received a majority of all the 

 votes cast was on motion of Mr. Welch declared elected vice presi- 

 dent for the Eighth district for the ensuing two years. 



