MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 545 



CAUCUS AND ELECTION, 1904. 



A meeting of the society called bv the executive committee was held 

 at the office of the president on Wednesday September 14, at 10 o'clock 

 a. m. 



Called to order by president. 



On motion, M. P. Anderson was elected chairman and I. II. Butter- 

 field secretary. 



On motion, adjourned to the Granfje tent on the p;rounds. H. C. Ward 

 and F. B. Ciddihcs wore appointed tollers to admit to the tent only 

 those who hold memberships. On motion of D. L. Davis it was decided 

 to vote by the uplifted hand when not voting by acclamation. The fol- 

 lowing nominations were made : 



For President — Eugene Fi field, of Bay City. 



For Vice President — Stephen Baldwin, of Detroit. 



For Treasurer — C. W. Young, of Paw Paw. 



For Secretary — Ira II. Butterfield, of Pontiac. 



For First Member of Executive Committee — ^Wm. Dawson, of Sanilac 

 Center. 



For Second Member of Executiv'e Committee — A. E. Stevenson, of 

 Port Huron, and L. W. Barnes, of Byron, were named. A vote by up- 

 lifted hands resulted in favor of Mr. Stevenson, who was declared nomi- 

 nated. 



For Third Member of Executive Committee — W.- P. Custard, of Men- 

 don. 



For Fourth ]\Iember of Executive Committee — George B. Winans, and 

 E. N. Ball, both of Hamburg, were named. A vote by uplifted hands 

 resulted in favor of Mr. Winans, who was declared nominated. 



For Fifth Member of Executive Committee — W. E. Boyden, of West 

 Bay City. 



For Sixth Member of Executive Committee — George Kelley, of Xortli 

 Branch. 



For Seventh Member of Executive Committee — J. E. Rice, of Grand 

 Rapids. 



For Eighth Member of Executive Committee — Lawrence W. Snell. of 

 Highland Park, and C. A. Waldron, of Tecumseh, were named. A vote 

 by uplifted hands resulted in favor of Mr. Snell, who was declared nomi- 

 nated. 



For Ninth Member of Executive Committee — John McKay, of Romeo. 



For Tenth Member of« Executive Committee — John A. Hofi'man, of 

 Kalamazoo. 



The caucus then adjourned. 



The annual election of officers of the ^liehigan State Agricultural 

 Societv was held on the fair grounds at Pontiac, Thursday, September 

 15, 19()4. 



M. O. Rowland, one of the judges chosen, not being present, John W. 

 Snow, of Birmingham, was appt)intcd in his place. 



The judges being duly sworn, proceeded with the election. 

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