The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-01-19
stats BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

SUBSCRIPTION TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE.
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The annual meeting, of the State
Board of Agriculture was held last
week at Topeka.
The meeting was called to order by
President II. w. jenkins, of Clay Gen.
ter. The minutes OF the last meeting
were read by Secretary Coburn and ap.
proved. =
The roll of county agricultural soci-
cites was then called.
On motion, W. p. Popenoe, o. d. Har.
mon and Joshua Wheeler were appoint.
ed committee on credentials. They
reported the names of the delegates en-.
titled 10 admission as follows:
Arkapsas Valley Agricultural Society
Wichita, b. u. Esgleston Franklin
County Agricultural Society, Ottawa
w. Ii. Clark Linn County Agricultur.
al Society, o. ID. Harmon Ellis County
Agricultural Society, p. w. Smith, al
ternate; Burlingame Union Agricultur-
al Society, Hiram Ward Agricultural
and Mechanical Association, Sumner
county, III. c. ST. Clair.
Capt. White, delegate of the Shaw.
nee County Association, was refused 6
seat on the ground that the association
had made no report TO the Secretary
and had held no fair during the current
year.
On motion of Mr.. Popenoe the meet
ing proceeded TO the election of officers
for the ensuing year, and the chair ap
pointed Maj. VIM. Sims and j. +. Tru,
as tellers TO collect the votes.
MIR. Popenoc nominated Mr.. r. w
jenkins, the present incumbent, as Pres
ident. No other nominations being
made, the Secretary, on motion, was
instructed TO cast an affirmative ballot
for Mr.. jenkins, which was done.
MI. 0cuhino auuie cSSu tiiC hiCCuhS IA
very happy and appropriate manner
referring to the proud position which
the Kansas State Board of Agriculture
had taken at home and abroad, theiI
reports having been called for and mod
ellcd after by many of the Older States
He spoke OF the great benefit its work
had been 10 the agricultural interests
of the State and thanked the meeting
for the compliment it paid him by re-
electing han.
Mr.. ii. c. st Clair, of Sumner coun
ty, was nominated for Nice-President
No other nominations being made, thu
Secretary. on motion. cast an affirma
tive ballot for him.
1t was moved by Mr.. Popenoe that
the Board proceed TO the election of 8
Secretary, the Attorney-General hav'
ing given his opinion that the Board
had not the power TO elect successor
TO Mr.. j. X. Hudson, who resigned last
October, for more than the unexpired
portion of the year preceding this meet
ing.
Itwas suggested that the Board could
not take any notice of the Attorney.
Generals opinion until it had been pre-
scented to the Board officially, and Mr.
Wheeler moved an amendment that the
opinion be first read before proceeding
to the election of a Secretary, which
was carried. Governor ST. John said
that as there had been considerable pre-.
sumption upon that subject ne had, al
the instance of members of the Board
requested this opinion of the Attorney
General. The original opinion was il
his Office, but a correct copy had APP
peared in the DAILY Capital, and he
thought iba. if read would be sufficient
Information for the Board.
The Secretary then read the opinion
as published
w. ii. Clark moved as an amendment
to the original motion tina the meeting
endorse the action of tn Board last
September in electing L. ID. Coburn for
J. X. Hudson's unexpired term.
After considerable discussion, Gov
ernor St. John made the point of order
that the amendment was lot germane
to the original motion, which was sus-
tanned by the chair
The original motion was then put and
carried.
Mr.. Wheeler then nominated Mr.. +.
ID. Coburp, the present incumbent.
Mr. Popcnoe nominated Major. VIM.
Sims, of Shawnee county. Messrs.
Wheeler, True and Ward spoke in favor
of Mr.. Coburn, and Mr.. Popenoe spoke
briefly i'm favor of Major Sims. Mr..
Ward in his remarks, in good-humor-
ed way, said that the effort TO elect
Major Sims was simply move TO put
out Mr.. Coburn that Topeka man
might be put in. lie thought Topeka
had her share of the good things with
out casting q coyetous eye on this little
secretaryship. He said that he thought
the six granger" sent up here by the
agricultural societies were satisfied with
the unanimous choice made by the
Board last October.
A ballot was then had, which resulted
in the election of Major VIM. Sims on
fhe following vote: Whole number of