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you in the least, for I have not the ability to (laughter) interest you. I 

 should say, therefore, I am making my appeal as a practical farmer, to say 

 we earnestly invite you to try to come to Douglas, Arizona. (Applause.) 



SECRETARY ROOT: Registrar's Office, 3 p. m. Five hundred and 

 fifty-eight delegates registered at this hour. Of this number 194 have 

 taken out yearly membership and 14 life membership, making $334.00 taken 

 in for membership. 



Membership cards are ready for all now, and those who have not 

 received membership cards are requested to call at Registrar's Office and 

 get them. More cash is wanted and we urge all who have not joined to 

 go to the office and take out membership card at once. 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN: Are there any further remarks on the mo- 

 tion before the house? The question is upon the adoption of the majority 

 report of the Executive Committee. All in favor of that motion will sig- 

 nify by saying aye. 



MR. MILNER: Mr. Chairman, are we not to vote on the amendment? 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN: There is no second to the motion. 



A DELEGATE: I second the motion of the gentleman. 



MR. MILNER: I simply asked if the minority report is before the 

 house? 



'CHAIRMAN BOWMAN: Do you move the adoption of the minority 

 report? 



MR. MILNER: I think as it now stands, in order to get it before the 

 house, I will second the motion of the gentleman from Arizona. 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN: Then, gentlemen, the motion before the 

 house is the adoption of the minority report of the Executive Committee. 

 The question really is on the place of our next meeting. The majority 

 report recommends Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the minority report rec- 

 ommends Douglas, Arizona. The vote now -is on the minority report — 

 the adoption of the minority report. Are you ready for the question? 



The question was called for. 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN: All in favor of adopting the minority re- 

 port will signify by saying aye. 



A DELEGATE: Mr. Chairman, I arise to a point of order. Where 

 any important transaction comes before this Congress under our consti- 

 tution we vote by states. You can't get at any legal idea of the wish of 

 this Congress by an aye and nay vote. Voting on this report should be 

 by states. Some states are represented and some states are not. Some 

 states have one vote and some have 150. I merely call attention to the 

 fact that under our constitution voting on a question of this kind it is 

 necessary to vote by states. 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN: The gentleman is in order. However, I 

 think it is a fact that if there is no question as to which way the vote is 

 going it would not be illegal to vote as we did, and it would save time. 

 The secretary will call the roll. 



MR. HENDERSON: I move the suspension of the rules and that we 

 vote by a viva voce vote without the necessity of calling the roll. 



