SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART IV. 139 



Mr. T. W. Pureell, of Franklin county, moved that the nomi- 

 nations be closed and the convention proceed with the election. The 

 President named as tellers Mr. J. S. Claussen, of ^Marshall county; 

 Mr. H. S. ]\rartin, of Hardin county, and Mr. T. W. Pureell, of 

 Franklin county. The roll was called by the Secretary and the 

 vote cast, and the tellers reported the result of the ballot as 

 follows : Total number of votes cast, one hundred and twenty-one 

 (121), of which Mr. Phillips received ninety-eight (98) and Mr. 

 Shipman received twenty-three (23). Mr. C. W. Phillips having 

 received the majority of the votes cast was declared by the Presi- 

 dent to be duly elected as member of the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture from the Second District, for the term of two years. 



Mr. R. Dorsey, of IMitchell county, placed in nomination for 

 member of the Board from the Fourth District, Mr. R. T. St. John, 

 of Mitchell county, to succeed himself. Mr. IMcDonald seconded 

 the nomination and moved that if there were no other nominations 

 the Secretary be instructed to cast the entire vote of the convention 

 for Mr. St. John. IMotion prevailed. The Secretary so cast the 

 vote and Mr. St. John was declared duly elected member of the 

 Board from the Fourth District for a term of two years. 



Mr. Bray, of Poweshiek county, placed in nomination for mem- 

 ber of the Board from the Sixth District, Mr. T. C. Legoe, of 

 Keokuk county, to succeed himself. Mr. St. John seconded the 

 motion and moved that the Secretary be instructed to cast the 

 entire vote of the convention for Mr. Legoe. Motion prevailed. 

 The Secretary so cast the vote and Mr. Legoe was declared duly 

 elected member of the Board from the Sixth District for a term 

 of two years. 



Mr. Geo. H. Van Houten, of Taylor county, placed in nomina- 

 tion for member of the Board from the Eighth District, Mr. John 

 Ledgerwood, of Decatur county, to succeed himself. Mr. Sheldon 

 of Ringgold county seconded the nomination and moved that if 

 there were no further nominations that the Secretaiy be instructed 

 to cast the entire vote of the convention for Mr. Ledgerwood. The 

 Seeretai*^' so cast the vote and Mr. Ledgerwood was declared duly 

 elected member of the Board from the Eighth District for a term 

 of two years. 



Mr. Eugene Secor, of Winnebago county, placed in nomination 

 for member of the Board from the Tenth District, ]\Ir. 0. A. 

 Olson, of Winnebago county, to succeed himself, and moved that 

 if there were no further nominations that the Secretary be in- 



