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self as vice president. The motion was seconded and the secre- 

 tary thereupon cast the 134 votes of the convention for Mr. Mul- 

 len, and the chairman declared Mr. Mullen duly elected vice 

 president of the State Board of Agriculture for the ensuing year. 



J. P. Mullen : Gentlemen, I assure you I am very thankful to 

 you for your continued confidence in my work, and I pledge you 

 my best efforts in the future for the Iowa State Fair and the 

 activities of the State Board of Agriculture. 



The President: The next order of business will be the elec- 

 tion of directors from the even-numbered districts. Nominations 

 for director from the second district are now in order. 



E. A. Phillips, Jackson County : Gentlemen, I wish to place in 

 nomination Mr. E. T. Davis, the present incumbent. 



Motion was seconded by F. M. Griffin of Calhoun County. 

 There being no other nominations, Mr. Phillips moved that the 

 nominations be closed, the rules suspended, and the secretary in- 

 structed to cast the entire vote of the convention for Mr. Davis. 

 The motion was duly seconded, and the sercetary thereupon cast 

 the 134 votes of the convention for Mr. E. T. Davis of Johnson 

 County to succeed himself as a member of the State Board of 

 Agriculture from the second district. The president thereupon 

 declared Mr. Davis duly elected. 



The President : We will now receive nominations for director 

 to represent the fourth district. 



George White, Mills County: I wish to place in nomination 

 Mr. E. J. Curtin of Winneshiek County. 



Motion was seconded by Mr. Griffin of Calhoun County. There 

 being no further nominations, Mr. White moved that the rules 

 be suspended and the secretary instructed to cast the vote of the 

 convention for Mr. Curtin. Motion was duly seconded. The sec- 

 retary then cast the 134 votes of the convention for Mr. Curtin, 

 and the president declared Mr. Curtin duly elected director of 

 the State Board of Agriculture from the fourth district. 



The President: Nominations for director from the sixth dis- 

 trict are now in order. 



V. G. Warner, Davis County : I wish to place in nomination 

 Mr. T. C. Legoe of Keokuk County. 



Ralph Sherman, Poweshiek County: I nominate Mr. I. S. 

 Bailey of Poweshiek County. 



