114: BOAKD OF AGKICULTUBE. * 



THIRD SESSION. 



The meetiug of the State Board of Agriculture was called to 

 order at 10 a. m., bv President McDonald, who announced that 

 elections were to be held for members for the First, Second, Third, 

 Fourth, Seventh, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Districts. 



The report of Committee on Credentials was read. 



The following tellers were appointed : W. W. Morgan and 

 H. L. Nowlin. 



On motion, Mr. Robert Mitchell was authorized to cast the vote 

 for the State Fair at Evansville. 



The report was then adopted. 



President McDonald : Gentlemen of the State Board, we have 

 come to the point in our proceedings where it is incumbent upon 

 us to elect eight members of this Board in the First, Second, Third, 

 Fourth, Seventh, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Districts. 

 I hope that this election will be characterized by fairness. I hope 

 tbat we shall have here a courteous and friendly contest, jind, as 

 far as it is in my power, I will do everything that I possibly can 

 to make this an orderly and gentlemanly contest. I shall hear any 

 suggestion as to the rules of your voting, whether the rules pur- 

 sued by former meetings of this body shall be followed, or whether 

 vou have anv new rules to suggest as to the manner of voting. 



The following members were placed in nomination for the sev- 

 eral districts: 



First District: John C. Haines. 



Second District: Hon. Mason J. Niblack. 



Third District: E. S. Tuell, Corydon, and C. W. Bmbeck, 

 Georgetown. 



