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Mr. Geo. Burge : Mr. Chairman, I just want to say that I have 

 known Mr. "WentAvorth many years, and it was just a question, 

 as I explained to Mr. Wentworth, gentlemen, of loving Caesar 

 less and Rome more. I have the highest regards for Mr. "Went- 

 worth, and our relations have always been friendly, and, as I told 

 the boys here, if Mr. Wentworth beats me he will find me just as 

 good a friend, and I want to say to him that I think we have 

 conducted this on a fair and square basis. 



The President declared Mr. Cyrus A. Tow of Norway, Ben- 

 ton county, duly elected member of the board from the fifth dis- 

 trict for the term of two years. 



President Cameron : Gentlemen, the next is the election of a 

 director from the seventh district. 



Mr. E. H. Graves of Story county : On behalf of Story county 

 I wish to place in nomination a gentleman who does not need to 

 be introduced to you, Mr. C. F. Curtiss, to succeed himself on 

 this board. 



Seconded by Mr. Reed of Pottawattamie county. 



Mr. E. M. Wentworth : Mr. President, I think the members 

 of this organization are entitled to know something about where 

 the members of the board stand, and, as a member of the board 

 for a little time longer, I desire to second the nomination, a 

 nomination which I originally made here a number of years ago 

 the first time he was ever presented to the board, and I would like 

 to make it the last act of my official life, to move his nomination, 

 and that the rules be suspended and the president shall be in- 

 structed to cast the ballot of this association for the noblest 

 Roman of them all, Chas. F. Curtiss. 



Motion carried. 



President Cameron : I have tht; pleasure of casting the entire 

 109 votes for Charles F. Curtiss, to become director of this asso- 

 ciation from the seventh district. I therefore declare him elected. 



The next, gentlemen, is the election of a member from the ninth 

 district. 



Mr. Wilson of Mills county : I wish to place in nomination Mr. 

 John F. Summers to succeed himself. 



jMotion seconded by Mr. McBeath of Monona county. 



Mr, Reeves: If there are no other nominations I move that the 

 rules be suspended and the Seci-etary cast the ballot for Mr. 

 Summers. 



Motion carried. 



