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Mr. Morton : I second the motion. 



Motion was unanimously adopted by the convention. 



On motion the convention proceeded to elect officers, and mem- 

 bers of the State Board of Agriculture. 



Vice President Olson took the chair and called for nominations 

 for President. 



Mr. Morrow : I wish to place in nomination a gentleman who 

 has been tried and not found Avanting; a man who has been at 

 the head of the state fair managers of the country. I wish to place 

 in nomination the name of Hon. C. E. Cameron of Bueua Vista 

 County as president, to succeed himself. 



Nomination seconded by F. M. Griifin. Mr. Morrow moved if 

 there were no further nominations that the rules be suspended 

 and the vice president instructed to cast the votes of the delegates 

 present for Mr, Cameron as president. Motion seconded and unan- 

 imously adopted. The vice president cast the sixty-three votes of 

 the convention for Mr. Cameron and declared Mr. Cameron duly 

 elected president for a term of cue year. 



Mr. Cameron: Mr. Chairman, I don't know how to thank you 

 for this continued confidence in me. When I spoke this morning 

 of my dream of 300,000 to pass through the gates of the Iowa 

 State Fair being realized I thought that now I could step down 

 and give place to another man. But now that j^ou have re-elected 

 me I don't kuow what my dream will be, for anything is possible 

 with the assistance of the loyal people of this great state. I want 

 to say to you that so far as I am concerned T will leave no stone 

 unturned to keei) the Iowa State Fair at the head of all the fairs 

 of the United States. 



Mr. Cameron in the chair called for nominations for vice presi- 

 dejit. S. D. Quarton nominated 0. A. Olson of Winnebago county 

 to succeed himself. Motion seconded by C. G. Kaskey and others. 

 Mr. Kaskey moved if there were no other nominations that the 

 rules be suspended and the secretary instructed to cast the vote 

 of the organization for Mr. Olson as vice president to succeed 

 himself. Motion seconded by Mr. Griffin and was unanimously 

 adopted. The secretary announced he- had so cast the sixty-three 

 votes of the convention and Mr. Olson was declared duly elected 

 vice president of the State Board of Agriculture for the term of 

 one year. 



Mr. Olson: Gentlemen, I thank vou. 



