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for this continued honor. The best compHment that I can pay you 

 is to repeat a remark that was made last night. It wasn't for pubh- 

 cation but I will tell you what the gentleman said. As we sat at the 

 banquet table this gentleman said, "I have attended every meeting of 

 state fair secretaries in existence, and I want to say to you that you 

 have the finest-looking bunch of county fair secretaries that it has 

 ever been my pleasure to see," so why should I not be proud of the 

 fact that I am again honored by a group of men that rank not only 

 as Iowa does so many times, but you have the distinction as repre- 

 senting the county fairs and as delegates to this convention as rank- 

 ing first with Iowa in all that is great. I thank you, gentlemen ! 



The next order will be the election of vice president. Nomina- 

 tions are now in order. 



Mr. H. S. Stanbery, of Webster county, nominated Mr. J. P. 

 Mullen, of Fonda, to succeed himself as vice president. The nomi- 

 nation was seconded by Mr. Carl Leytze, of Woodbury county. 

 There being no further nominations, Mr. Stanbery moved that the 

 rules be suspended and that the secretary be instructed to cast the 

 vote of the convention for Mr. J. P. Mullen to succeed himself as 

 vice president. The motion was seconded and carried and the sec- 

 retary so cast the one hundred and nine votes of the convention for 

 Mr. Mullen. The president declared Mr. Mullen duly elected vice 

 president to succeed himself for the ensuing year. 



The Vice President : I sincerely thank you. I am extremely 

 grateful to you for your continued confidence, and I assure you that 

 the best service of which I am capable in the future in the conduct 

 of the state fair and agricultural exhibits will be at your command. 



The Chairman : Nominations for members of the state board of 

 agriculture from the odd-numbered districts are now in order. 

 Nominations are in order for member for the first district. Mr. 

 H. O. Weaver, of Wapello, is the present incumbent. 



Mr. E. J. Curtin, of Winneshiek county, nominated Mr. H. O. 

 Weaver, of Louisa county, to succeed himself. The nomination was 

 seconded by Mr. J. C. Beckner. of Page county. There being no 

 further nominations a motion was made by ]\Ir. E. J. Curtin, sec- 

 onded by Mr. John Walljasper, of Lee county, that the rules be sus- 

 pended and the secretary instructed to cast the vote of the entire 

 body for Mr. H. O. Weaver. The motion was unanimously adopted 

 and the secretary cast the one hundred and nine votes of the con- 

 vention for Mr. Weaver. The president declared Mr. H. O. Weaver 



