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The motion was adopted and ordered voted on at the annual election. 



On motion the caucus proceeded to the nomination of officers. It was 

 moved to vote by ballot. Moved to amend by voting viva voce. Carried. 

 On motion, the following persons were nominated : 



For president, Milton P. Anderson of Midland; for vice president, 

 Stephen Baldwin of Detroit; for treasurer, Chas. W. Young of Paw Paw; 

 for secretary, Ira H. Butterfield of Agricultural College. 



For members of the executive committee for two years : 



Eph. Howland of Pontiac, Frank Maynard of Jackson, William W. 

 Collier of Detroit, Daniel L. Davis of Pontiac, Hiram R. Dewey of Grand 

 Blanc, John Marshall of Cass City, Byron E. Hall of Port Huron, Henry 

 H. Hinds of Stanton, Fremont E. Skeels of Harriette, Dexter Horton of 

 Fenton. 



On motion adjourned. 



ELECTION. 



Held at the office of the president Thursday, September 26, 1901. 



Mr. E. T. Parks, one of the judges appointed, not being present, J. W. 

 Cochrane of Midland was appointed in his stead by the president. 



John E. Barringer was elected chairman. 



The judges were sworn in by William Ball, notary public. The polls 

 were opened at nine o'clock a. m. and closed at five o'clock p. m. 



The following is the report of the judges of election : 



Vote on amendments to constitution. Amendments relative to salaries 

 of officers. Yes, 148 votes ; no, 16 votes. Amendment relative to limiting 

 the members of the executive committee from any one county. Yes, 143 

 votes; no, 17 votes. 



For officers : 



For president, Milton P. Anderson of Midland county, 204 votes. 



For vice president, Stephen Baldwin of Wayne county (Detroit), 203 

 votes. 



For treasurer, Charles W. Young of Van Buren county, 204 votes. 



For secretary, Ira H. Butterfield of Ingham county, 204 votes. 



For members of the executive committee for two years : Ephraim How- 

 land of Oakland county, 204 votes ; Frank Maynard of Jackson county, 204 

 votes; William W. Collier of Wayne county, 204 votes; Daniel L. Davis 

 of Oakland county, 25 votes; Hiram R. Dewey of Genesee county, 204 

 votes; John Marshall of Tuscola county, 204 votes; Byron E. Hall of St. 

 Clair county, 204 votes; Henry H. Hinds of Montcalm county, 204 votes; 

 Fremont E. Skeels of Wexford county, 204 votes; Dexter Horton of Gene- 

 see county, 204 votes ; George H. German of Oakland county, 179 votes. 



Signed, 



JOHN E. BARRINGER, 

 D. P. DEWEY, 

 J. W. COCHRANE, 



Judges of Election. 



On report of the judges the persons above named, except Daniel L. Davis, 

 were declared elected by the "president and the amendments to the con- 

 stitution carried. 

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