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Vice-President Olson: Gentlemen, you have heard the motion 

 that the rules be suspended, and that the vote be east in favor of 

 Chas. E. Cameron for president. Are you ready for the ques- 

 tion? 



Motion carried. 



Secretary Corey: Gentlemen, I cast the 107 votes of this con- 

 vention for Mr. C. E. Cameron for President of the Iowa Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture for one year. 



Vice-President Olson: I now declare Mr. C. E. Cameron duly 

 elected. 



President Cameron: Gentlemen, I have not words to express 

 my appreciation of this continued confidence. I have felt greatly 

 elated today, and all through our meetings, especially when our 

 governor spoke this morning in regard to the w^orks of this great 

 institution of Iowa. I want to thank you, gentlemen, from the 

 bottom of my heart for this favor. 



President Cameron : The next, gentlemen, will be the election 

 of vice-president. 



F. E. Sheldon of Ringgold county : I wish to place in nomina- 

 tion for Vice-President, Mr. 0. A. Olson to succeed himself. 



Motion seconded by C. A. Fulton of Buena Vista county. 



A Member : And if there are no other nominations I move 

 that the rules be suspended and the Secretary cast the ballot 

 for the election of ]\Ir. 0. A. Olson as Vice-President. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Secretary Corey: I so cast 107 votes of this convention for 

 Mr. 0. A. Olson to succeed himself as Vice-President for the 

 period of one year. 



President Cameron : Therefore, I declare IMr. Olson duly 

 elected Vice-President for the ensuing year. 



Vice-President Olson : Gentlemen, I thank you. 



President Cameron : Gentlemen, the next is the election of 

 director from the first district. 



Col. D. J. Palmer of Washington county : Mr. President, I 

 think we might congratulate ourselves on the fact that we have 

 had such a successful number of expositions in the last few years. 

 I rise to put in nomination a man from the first district who 

 has been one of a number of men who have made the fair asso- 

 ciation a success these years past, one who has been tried and has 

 not been found wanting, one who has given his time and his 



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