30 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Brand: There is one word in those resolutions I do not 
like, that those delegates may be represented by proxies. Ido 
not understand whether there is any binding force upon it or 
not, but I do not think we should permit that clause to go in. 
I do not think it is a good idea to have delegates represented 
by proxies. 
Mr. Wedge: It strikes me that if the agricultural society 
meets at the same time we meet each year that we would not 
want to spare one out of every twenty-five of our members to 
attend the meeting. I do not know of any other reason why 
they should vote by proxies. 
Pres. Underwood: I think we may recommend what- 
ever we have amind to. We could not legislate for them 
anyway. There is a danger in the use of proxies. I do 
not know that there is any danger in allowing the use of proxies 
except where some one is interested in seeking an office in the 
society. The president of this society canndt be present at 
this meeting and the one in St. Paul at the same time. There 
ought to be some way in which this society could be repre- 
sented. I cannot be there and be here too. Our society could 
have no representation in the agricultural society today if 
they had not allowed me to send my proxy there. I wrote out 
a proxy and sent it to Wyman Elliot, and I think they will al- 
low him to use it. I think the proxy matter will take care of 
itself. 
Mr. Harris: I think we should go against the proxy busi- 
ness. I donot believe in proxies. I have attended more than 
one meeting where it was used simply as a political machine 
instead of an agricultural society, and I think until the whole 
thing is changed so that we shall have our proper representa- 
tion there we cannot expect much. In proportion to our num- 
bers we ought to have fifty delegates. 
Mr. Brackett: DolI understand that the meetings of this 
society are held at the same time as that of the agricultural 
society ? 
Pres. Underwood: It unfortunately happens that the State 
Agricultural Society holds its annual meeting on the second 
Tuesday in January, and our meeting begins on the same date; 
and the only representation our society has is the president, 
unless they allow us to send a delegation to represent our so- 
ciety. 
Suey Latham: This matter of proxies has two sides to it. The 
fault found at present is that our society is not fully represented 
in proportion to other societies; we have one vote for six hundred 
members, while other societies have three votes for a dozen or 
two dozen members. Supposing we had six hundred mem- 
bers, aS we have now, that would mean that we were entitled 
to send twenty-four delegates. That would mean a large bur- 
den of expense on this society to cast that vote, if the dele- 
gates were not allowed to be represented by proxies. 
