The sun., 1890-01-23
heR1oULruR1sTs IN 4 TUMULE
Noisy and Exciting Meeting OF ths State
Agricultural Society.

ALBANY, Jan. 22.--The State Agricultural
Society convened here to-day, the attendance
being unusually largo, owing to the interest
manifested In the annual election for officers
James Wood Of Westchester presided The
Nominating Committee reported the old OIL
GERS and Executive Committee for reelection
without exception. When 1t came to the adop-
tion OF the report and ballot in opposition
made itself manifest. recess wac ordered.
On reassembllng the Committee on Motions
reported in favor OF the old Board OF Officers.
with the exception OF the representative from
the Third district. Senator Deane OF Schohario
being named as Vice. President. There was an
immediate uproar. and the opponents OF the
ticket desired a recess Of fifteen minutes. but
this was denied. Then balloting was in order.
woodward presented n ticket headed by eY-
State Treasurer Fitzgerald and with Comptfoi-
speaker Hustled moved that the ballots be
mark For" or Against" the report OF the
committee. This caused more trouble and dob, ob.
jections, but the motion was carried Then
the hall became scene OF tumult. twenty
voices were trying for recognition ut once, and
President Wood was vanly trying 10 restore
In the midst of the turmoil Gen, Hustled got
drew bis motion calling lor votes for Or against
the ticket. 1t was agreed to take recess un-
After the recess the fighting spirit seemed to
have disappeared. The balloting vas begun
and there was much excitement. Clerk Ken
yon OF the Senate was one OF the tellers.
BY common consent Frank r. Parsons OF
Cayuga and Lawrence Risedorf OF Rensselaer
we're selected as watchers and assistants of
the tellers. Con. Hustled was allowed 10 cast his
ballot. and was excused on account OF other
business. President Wood called the Vice
President to the chair, and was granted leave
and the right OF voting Immediately
The names we're then called ALPHABETICALLY;
and as each man was heard he went forward
with his ballots and his proxies. Levi ?. Nor
ton sent telegram reyoking all proxies as he
did not understand the issue at stake. The
counting OF the votes is now going on. ana u Is
not expected any announcement OF 1t Will be
made might. The two tickets are asfollows:
Rezuar-President, James Wood OF Westchcster.
Vice Presdents-PirBt district j. Perpont Morgan OF
New York; second district JoSeph H. storm OF Dutch
Third district q. A. Dean OF ColumbiR Fourth dis
triot. d. Curtis of Saratoga: Fifth district JudBon
Smith of OuOndaga; Sixth district. c. ID. smead OF
Schuyler Seventh district N. Remington OF Cayuga;
Eighth district, H. Bowen of Orleana
Corresponding Secretary, James s. WoodMard OF
Niagara; Recording Secretary, Seth Fsnner OF Erie
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lawrence j. Fitzgerald or cort
land.
York; Second district Nat W. Foster OF Sufolk Third
district Edward A. Durant Jr OF Albany Fourth dis
trct. Edward Mempie of MontRomeryi Fifth district
Charles W hutchinson OF Oneida; Sixth district Joseph
Julian of Chenango; Seventh district Elisha Cook Jr.
OF CnyuKa Eighth district Hiram Hopkins OF Erie.
Corresponding Secretary John Banks OF ChenonEo;
Recording Secretary Seth fenner OF Erie.