The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-03
Virginia State Agricultural Society
The Meeting Last Night-- Election of Officers

An adjourned meeting of the Virginia
State Agricultural Society was held last
night i'll the old concert-room of the Ex-
change Hotel, and was called to order by
President Lewis i. Harvie, on whose mo.
ton John Ravenscroft Jones, ESQ.,, OF
Brunswick, was called to the chair.
General Wickham moved that committee
of three be appointed to receive and exam
| inc proxies. Agreed to. The Chair APP
pointed Messrs. Wickham, of Hanover ;
Taylor, of Amelia and Thomas Branch,
of Richmond.
Mr.. Hill Carter, of Shirley, nominated
Col. Lewis Il. Harvie for reelection to the
position Of president. Ruled out of order.
Col. Harrison, of Cumberland. moved
that separate committee disappointed to re-
port nominations for all the officers to be
elected.
This motion caused a long discussion,
which was interrupted by the return of the
committee appointed to examine proxies.
General Wickham, from the Committee
on Proxies, reported 250 members were
represented, and Mr.. Branch added that a
large number of these proxies were in
| formal, but the committee recommended
that they be received as satisfactory.
Mr.. Wills, OF Orange, objected to the
introduction of proxies. refar
3 Captain John M. Allen, of Henrico.
moved as a substitute to the motion of
Colonel Harrison, that the meeting now go
into the election of officers for the ensuing
year, beginning with President. Adopted.
Major j. j. IIotchkiss, of Staunton,
placed in nomination General w. II. F.
Lee of New Kent.
Dr. Macon, oil New Kent, stated that
General Lee would not allow his name to
DC used In opposition to that of Colonel
Harvrc.
Mr.. y. L. Williams, of Richmond, in
CURED il DIR. Macon spoke by authority.
Dr. Macon replied that he did.
MIR. Mlcajali Woods, of Albemarle, in
sisted on keeping the name OF General Lee
before the meeting.
Mr.. illll Carter, oil Shirley, spoke very
enthusiastically IN support OF Col. Harvie,
and declared that he had done his duty
Dr. Macon desired the friends Of Gen.
Lee to remember that that gentleman's
name was used without authority. He
assured them that IN DONG SO they would
give zen. Lee pleasure, and, indeed, confer
great favor upon HIM.
Judge paniel, OF iynchburg, pad Gen.
Lee many high compliments, but seconded
the nominatioh OF Col. Haryle and warmly
urged his reelectlon. ..s
MAJOR Hotchklss here Withdrew the name
OF uen. Lee ana moved lamld great APP
plausel that Col. Haryle be UNANIMOUSLY re-
elected. The motion was put and carried,
amld hearty cheering.
MIR. koane kufiin, OF Chesterfield, moved
that committee be appointed to wait
upon. Col. Harvle and inform him of his
unanimous reelection. The chair appointed
Messrs. Koane ku1lln and Shirley Harrison.
The committee retired and after brief
absence returned escortlng the President.
Upon taking the chair Col. Haryie warmly
expressed hls thanks for the honor confer
red upon hlm, and assured the members
OF the Society that he would devote his best
efforts and exertlons to worthuy I'LL the
position; lie attributed the success OF the
present ar more to his brother officers and
the Executive committee than to himself,
ana said that the state Society should be
the nucleus around which all the local
societies might rally, and that these local
societies should send delegates to the
state S9clety's meetings, and ne predicted
that such comolnatlon would go TAR to-
wards restoring Virginia to her proper rank
among the states. lie referred with pleas
ure to the Signs OF revlvlng prosperity in
NTgnia, and pointed with pride to the ex-
hiDitlon OF 1t made on the Fair Grounds.
Touching Immigration, he promised, with
the assistance OF the Executive Committee,
70 take an early opportunity to devise some