The Portland daily press., 1874-01-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Meeting of the State Agricultural
Society.
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AUGUSTA, Jan. 21-Ths State Agricultural
Society met at 10 a. M, az the Railroad Com
mittee room. From an early hour there were
indications of an impending conflict, Gentle
men were present from all parts of the State,
intent upon dsplacing the present manage
ment of the Society. But when 10 o'clock
came there was a rush of agriculturists from
Water street, Augusta, and it was apparent
that little hope could be entertained of a
change. So great was the crowd, that the
meeting was adjourned to Representative Hall,
which was speedily crowded, and the contest
began, Mr.. Prince, President in the chair.
An eccentric looking old gentlemen from
Pittston, did lots of talking, and was with diff
Guilty suppressed, A vote was passed for the
appointment of a committee to receive, sort
and count votes for President, and Messrs.
Burleigh, Anderson, Gibbs, Homan and Wood
man were appointed. John f. Anderson, esq.,,
made strong speech, criticising the present
management, and urging a ch ange. He NOV
ed the appointment of committee Of one from
each county, to nominate officers and avoid the
evident packing of the meeting by local enthu-
siasts, This motion was of course voted
down, and the Society proceeded to vote for
President, Mr.. Anderson nominating VIM. s.
Tilton. The ballot showed 230 votes, of which
196 were for Rufus Prince, 80 for VIM. s. Til
ten and scattering
The Society then proceeded to the choice of
Secretary. Mr.. Pullen of Portland, nomnat-
ed Enoch Knight, Mr.. Abbott of Vassalboro',
nominated Mr.. Wasson, and Henry S. Osgood
of Augusta, nominated Peter Charles Keegan.
Mr.. Wasson was chosen by vote of 134 out of
175 VIM. P. Hubbard was chosen Treasurer
by vote of 126 out of 148. s. T. Raymond of
Portland and Warren Percival of Vassalboro'
| were chosen Trustees.
H. c. Bureigh of Fairfield, rose to protest, in
the name of the farmers of Maine, against the
outrageous performances at this meeting. He
said that when ten dollars will buy ten votes
from the streets of Augusta to overslaugh ten
real sgrculturists who come here with trouble
and expense. it was time for the Soceay to be
disbanded. Mr.. Burleigh put it vigorously
and was warmly applauded, and several gen.
tlemen followed in the same vein.
Mr.. Homan of Augusta, rose to deny his per.
sonal completely in the questionable proceed
ings referred to. He said he would not defend
| such course Gentlemen had come from
abroad, and joined simply for the purpose Of
voting.
Mr.. Payson referred to the trickery at the
| Agricultural Board Meeting of last year, and
| said this sort of thing ought to he stopped; q
proposition which evoked applause.
A lively and pointed discussion arose, il
which Messrs Anderson, Scammon, Payson
Homan, Percival and Wasson participated
Several members asserted that these August;
Citizens had right to vote by paying dol
lar, and that the farmers from outside wer,
'factious" for complaining.
The question arose about the choice of .
member of the State Board to succeed Mr.
Perciyal, whose term expires Dec 31st, 1874 Th,
men who had got the thing "fxed" insisted up
on taking the vote for the member for 1877
| now rather than risk the chances of anothe
meeting in 1875. B. NJ. Hight, esq.,, of Skow
hogan, was unanimously elected member o
the State Board.
Thus ends another chapter of Agriculture