1903. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEFER 39 



THE "NATIONAL" ELECTION tlierefore came to me officially, and 1 



was obliged to notice it." 



The following announcement of the Referring to irregular nominations 

 result of the December election is re- contributed to the press from various 

 ceived from President Hutchinson: members, Mr. Secor says: "I now 



I think I remember one pefson who 



Flint, Mich., Jan. 3, 1903. nominated several mfembers for the 



Editor American Bee-Keeper: same office, in this manner By what 



constitutional provision is the board of 



Having received from Ellis E. Ma- directors, or general manager required 

 son, Secretary of the National Bee- to take cognizance of every suggestion 

 Keepers' Association, the results of the that every person may write to per- 

 December election for General Mana- iodicals published in the United States? 

 ger and three Directors. I make the Why were not these nominations made 

 following announcements: to the proper officials of the Associa- 



Whole number of votes cast for Gen- tion? Unless these matters are brought 

 eral Manager, 610. of which N. E. to me officially, I cannot take the re- 

 France received 489, E. T. Abbott 117, sponsibility of endorsing them." 

 scattering, 4. Mr. N. E. France is here- With regard to vthe constitutional 

 by declared elected as General Mana- amendments proposed at the Denver 

 ger. convention, it is explained by Mr. Se- 



Whole number of votes cast for Di- cor that he never saw a copy of them 

 rectors. 567, of which G. M. Doolittle ""^'^ ^"^'^ ^he voting blanks had been 

 received 364; W. F. Marks, 262; Thos. l^"^ °"t to the membership; and then 

 G. Newman, 240; Udo Toepperwein. ^^e copy which came to his notice was 

 149: Wm. A. Selser. 105; Wm. McEvoy °"t a stenographers report. It is, 

 86; G W. VanGundy. 74- The rest of theretore, evident that Mr.. Secor could 

 the votes are scattered among 120 "°t well submit to vote so important a 

 members, no one of them receiving proposition without having official in- 

 more than 32 votes. Mr. G. M. Doo- formation as to its details. His mature 

 little, having received a majority vote, experience as a legislator eminently 

 is hereby declared elected. No other ^"^I'fies him to act in such matters 

 candidate for Director having received '" ^^"ct accord with parliamentary pro- 

 a majority vote, no other is elected, priety: and we doubt not that official 

 The constitution says that the direc- business through regular channels has 

 tors' term of office "shall be four years, received due attention, 

 or until their successors are elected ^^e legality of the election, which 

 and qualified."' This leaves Mr. Thos. some have drawn into question, has 

 G. Newman and Mr. W. F. Marks still been ascertained and established beyond 

 in office— at least, for the present. question, according to the best authori- 



W. Z. Hutchinson, ty. Therefore, to^et aside a legal elec- 

 President National Bee-Keepers' Asso- ^^on would preclude the possibility of 

 ciation. conducting another legal one. The con- 



stitution makes no provision for more 



Considerable dissatisfaction has been than one legal election each year. It 

 expressed in regard to the form of the now behooves each member to stand 

 ballot used in the above mentioned by the new general manager, a gentle- 

 election, upon which was printed the man of ability and universally respect- 

 name and endorsement of Mr. France ed, and assist his efforts in our behalf 

 for general manager, and the author of during his term of office. Factional- 

 the form used has been subjected to ism and strife should be put down, and 

 very severe criticism in several instan- the business wheels of the Association 

 ces. In explaining the circumstances machinery set in motion. If neglect 

 responsible for the act, Mr. Secor says: or failure to comply with the require- 

 "He (France) was the only person ments in such cases has resulted in the 

 nominated in a proper manner. His disappointment of some members, the 

 name had been regularly presented to the opportunity to rectify former mis- 

 the chairman of the board, and second- takes will soon come again. Mr. France 

 ed by at least half a dozen members. It is a oractical bee-keeper and has been 



