TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 169 



duly elected member from the first district for the ensuing two 

 years. 



The Chairman : The next office to be filled is that of director 

 from the third district. What is your pleasure? 



Mr. J. Q. Lauer, of Bremer county, placed in nomination Mr. E. 

 M. Reeves, of Bremer county, to succeed himself as director from 

 the third district. Mr. R. S. McWharter, of Kossuth county, sec- 

 onded the nomination. There being no further nominations Mr. 

 McWhartor moved that the rules be suspended and the secretary 

 instructed to cast the full vote of the convention for Mr. Reeves. 

 The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted. The secretary 

 thereupon cast the vote of the convention as directed for Mr. E. M. 

 Reeves to succeed himself as director from the third district. Mr. 

 Reeves was declared the duly-elected member of the state board of 

 agriculture from the third district for the ensuing two years. 



The Chairman : Nominations are now in order for director from 

 the fifth district. 



Mr. C. F. Simmermaker, of Cedar county, nominated Mr. Cyrus 

 A. Tow, of Linn county, to succeed himself as director from the 

 fifth district. The nomination was seconded by Mr. E. Mericle, of 

 Tama county. There being no further nominations Mr. Simmer- 

 maker moved that the rules be suspended and the secretary in- 

 structed to cast the vote of the entire convention for Mr. Tow. The 

 motion was seconded and carried. The secretary so cast the one 

 hundred and nine votes of the convention for Mr. Tow. The presi- 

 dent declared Mr. Tow the duly-elected member of the state board 

 of agriculture from the fifth district for the ensuing two years. 



The Chairman : The next ofifice to be filled is that of director 

 from the seventh district. 



Mr. E. H. Graves, of Story county, nominated Mr. C. F. Curtiss 

 to succeed himself as director from the seventh district. Mr. J. I. 

 Overholt, of Dickinson county, seconded the nomination. There 

 being no further nominations Mr. Graves moved that nominations 

 close, the rules be suspended and the secretary instructed to cast 

 the entire vote of the delegates present for Mr. Curtiss as director 

 from the seventh district. The motion was seconded and unani- 

 mously adopted. The secretary so cast the one hundred and nine 

 votes of the convention for Mr. Curtiss and the president declared 

 Mr. Curtiss duly elected member of the state board of agriculture 

 to represent the seventh district for the ensuing two years. 



