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and started in to accompany them by 

 a few remarks, beginning something 

 as follows: 



"Last year I presented a set of 

 amendments, but through the pussi- 

 lanimous action—" 



At this point the chairman check:ed 

 him, informing him that no abuse 

 could be allowed. He made sevei-al 

 attempts to continue his harangue, 

 using language more picturesque than 

 polite, but met such a storm of hisses, 

 stamping and jeers as to be unable to 

 be heard, until the chairman finally 

 insisted that he confine himself to re- 

 spectful language, under pain of being 

 expelled from the room. 



At this point some one remarked 

 that, as Mr. Abbott had turned his 

 amendments over to the Association, 

 they were now the property of the As- 

 sociation, and the Association could 

 do with them as it saw fit, and he mov- 

 ed that they be referred to the com- 

 mittee on amendments. Tlie motion 

 was promptly supported, when, as 

 the chairman was putting it to vote, 

 Mr. Abbott strode up to the desk, 

 snatched the amendments out of the 

 hands of the Secretary, tore them into 

 bits, scattered them upon the floor, 

 and started for the door, saying, 

 "Good bye; Good bye; Good bye;" but 

 he finally halted near tlie door and did 

 not go. 



At this point some one arose and 

 said: "When those amendments were 

 passed over to the Association, they 

 became the property of the Associa- 

 tion, and to forcibly remove them — 

 well, we have a name for such an act 

 —and I move the appointment of a 

 committee to decide what action we 

 shall take." 



A committee was appointed and 

 while there was a strong sentiment in 

 favor of expelling Mr. Abbott from the 

 Association, more moderate counsels 

 prevailed, and the committee simply 



reported in favor of adjournment. 



It is very evident that, if Mr. Ab- 

 bott continues, at another convention, 

 the tactics begun at this, charges will 

 be preferred and he will be formally 

 expelled. 



I regret exceedingly being obliged 

 to publish this account of Mr. Ab- 

 bott's behavior, but, judging from 

 the past, he may again be an aspirant 

 for office, and I deem it a duty to so 

 inform my readers that they may be 

 able to vote intelligently. 



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PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ELECTION 

 AND NUMBER OF THE DIRECTORS 

 OF THE NATIONAL ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



As the National Association goes 

 marching along, year after year, new 

 thoughts, ideas and methods come to 

 the surface. In regard to the Direct- 

 ors, two clianges have been suggested 

 to me by several persons during the 

 last year. One of them I have men- 

 tioned before in the Review, and that 

 is a reduction in their number. The 

 argument in favor of the reduction is 

 that it would be a great advantage if 

 the Directors could be present at all 

 of the National conventions. Tliis at- 

 tendance keeps them more in touch 

 with the members, and bee-keeping 

 in general, and allows them to hold a 

 board-meeting, at which more real 

 business can be transacted in two 

 hours, than can be accomplislied by 

 months of correspondence. If the 

 number is sufficiently reduced, the 

 Association could afford to pay their 

 expenses in attending the yearly con- 

 ventions—something that could not 

 be thought of if the present numl)er is 

 retained. In opposition to this view it 

 is urged that a large body of men Is 

 more likely to make correct decisions 

 than would be the case with a small 

 body. That is, two or three men 



