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Nominations for member of the board from the first district 

 were next called for. Mr. Lauer nominated C. H. Tribby of Henry 

 county to succeed himself. Motion seconded by Mr. Simmermaker. 

 Mr. Purcell nominated Harry 0. Weaver of Louisa county. Motion 

 seconded by Mr. McBeath. There beingi no further nominations 

 the president declared nominativ^ns closed and instructed the dele- 

 gates to prepare their ballots. The president named as tellers "W. 

 S. Beam of Mahaska county and Earl Ferris of Franklin county. 

 The count of ballots resulted as follows: Harry 0. "Weaver 41; 

 C. H. Tribby, 22. The president declared Mr. Weaver elected for 

 a term of two years to represent the first district. 



For member of the board fro.ui the Third District C. H. Barber 

 placed in nomination Mr. Elmer Reeves of Bremer county. Motion 

 sccondad by Earl Ferris. On motion of Mr. Stanberry, seconded 

 by Kaskey, the rules were suspended and the secretary instructed 

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

 himself as member for the Third District. The secretary an- 

 nounced he had so cast the sixty-three votes of the convention and 

 Mr. Reeves was declared duly elected member of the State Board 

 of Agriculture from the Third District for the ensuing two years. 



Nominations for member from the Fifth District were next 

 called for. Mr. McBeath nominated Cyrus A. Tow to succeed 

 himself. Motion seconded by Mr. Mullen. Motion was made by 

 Mr. Clark, seconded and unanimously adopted that the rules be 

 suspended and the secretary directed to cast the vote of the con- 

 vention for Mr. Tow to succeed himself as member from the Fifth 

 District. The secretary so cast the votes and the president declared 

 Mr. Tow duly elected member of the State Board of Agriculture 

 from the Fifth District for the ensuing two years. 



For member of the board from the Seventh District Mr. Gr^ives 

 placed in nomination C. F. Curtiss of Ames, Story county. Mr. 

 Davis seconded the motion. Motion was made by Mr. Mullen, 

 seconded and unanimously adopted that the rules be suspended and 

 the secretary directed to east the vote of the convention for C F. 

 Curtiss to succeed himself as member from the Seventh District. 

 The votes were so cast by tha secretary and Mr. Curtiss was 

 declared duly elected member of the State Board of Agricultare 

 from the Seventh District for the ensuing two years. 



Nominations for member of the board from the Ninth District 

 were next in order. The name of Chas. Escher, Jr., of Shelby 

 county was placed in nomination by Mr. Davis. J^-Iotion seconded 



