Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-22
BAMFUZZLING.
President Wilson and the
Bee Keepers.
The Convention Has Rather a
Stormy Session.
A Full Report of All the Proceed
ings Yesterday.
The Delegates Present-The State Asso-
citation Proposition Promptly
Voted Down-Other Bust
ness Transacted.

The annual convention Of the South
ern California Bee X eepers' association,
which opened yesterday morning in
Temperance temple, was greatly in the
nature of wrangle marked by very fine
specimens of irony, sarcasm, persihage
and repartee. The president, who called
the meeting to order, Mr.. G. N. Wilson.
was ousted from his office during the
day with more expedition than grace.
One of the keepers, after the battle, ex-
pressed his opinion in this original man
ner: "Mr. Wilson has been bamluz-
zling the members of this association,
and we had a mighty good notion to
throw him out into the street." "Bam-
fuzzling" is probably technical express
sion referring to the honey business.
Among the delegates present when
the convention was called to order were
G. w. Abbott, Pasadena; G. w.
Newall, Murietta; W. 7. Kirk, Pasa-
dena; @. Schliesnager, Pasadena; g. B..
Woodberry. Verdugo; L. T. Rowley,
Sunland; E. E. Shattuck, Garvanza; A.
B. Mullen, Acton; John j. Johnson,
Sunland; John Holser, Piru City J. j.
Cole, Tropico; L. H. Bannister, Pasa-
dena; Henry Otto, San Jacinto; John
G. Corey, Thompson; William Steven
son. Pasadena; J. f. Mcintyre, Fill
more; JEFF Williams, Tustin w. T.
Richardson, Santa Paula; N. Cochens,
Del Sur; H. H. Hillard, Pasadena; N.
Barnet, Whittier; B. S. X. Bennett,
South Los Angeles; ]. II. Hutchings,
Tehunga.
About the first thing done was to take
a recess of half an hour so as to allow
candidates for membership to pay their
dollars and sign the constitution. The
result was gratifying, for thirty-eight
new members were added, representing
total OF 5525 bee colonies.
The bone of contention was thrown
into the convention by j. F. Mcintyre,
who moved an amendment of the con-
stitution to the end that the organiza-
ton should be extended or expanded
into a state association, and that it's
name be changed to the California Bee
keepers association.
j. G. Corey started the circus by
charging that the proposition was in
the nature OF a surprise or ambuscade,
because due notice of the proposed
CudHkO AdO AlOb OCOh SLfCAs 11O Was
answered by L. T. Rowley and w. H.
Densmore, the latter, who is secretary
of the Mountain Bee-keepers' association,
holding that all technicalities should be
overlooked in order to form a state soci-
ETY. able by it's influence to protect the
industry against marauding adulterators
dealing in glucose and paraffine instead
of honey and beeswax.
Mr.. Mcintyre said the bee-keepers
wanted to get share of the $30O,00O
voted by the legislature to the world g
faIr exhibit, to be used to further the
bee.keepers' exhibit, and to do this they
would have to be organized into state
organization and not as a county organ
ization. The lower counties of the state
are the bee counties, and if the northern
counties came in it would not change
the complexion of the association.
President Wilson replied to the argu-
ments of those favoring the amendment
in an earnest manner, planting himself
firmly opposed to the proposition. He
declared the association would never be
able to get dollar of the $500, 900, as it
has been apportioned out, and any pos
sibility of getting any of it would require
more money to work the legislature than
would ever be gotten out of it by the
bee-keepers.
Mr.. Wilson declared that if he had
any honey to exhibit he would take it tc
Chicago and put it on exhibition and
pocket the premium if he got one, and
he would not turn it over to the associa
ton. He declared he did not want to
go to Sacramento to get any assistance
from Boss Buckley to do anything fol
the bee-keepers. Let Buckley keep anC
r. oIo+
and let the bee-keepers take care o.
themselves.
The association at 12 80 O'Clock took 6
recess to 80.
At the afternoon session the animated
discussion of the amendment continued
with vigor. The eloquence grew vitu
perative, and the sacred walls re-echoeC
with expressions sometimes inconsistent
with the Christian doctrine of love.
It took a two-thirds vote to pass the
amendment, and when the question wat
finally called there were. 3S ayes and 2:
noes, and the proposition was therefore
lost. One single, solitary vote added tc
the ayes at the expense of the noes
would have created the state organiza
tion. and that was what broke number
of Bookkeeping hearts. The progressive
and liberal element had an opportunity
short time afterward, however, to sat
isfy it's craving for vengeance. The elec
tion of officers was on the order of bust
ness. and now rang Mr.. Wilson's oficia
death knell.
The election resulted as follows: Pres
ident, @. w. Abbott, of Pasadena; secre
tary, 6. W. Brodbeck, of Los Angeles
treasurer, R. Wilkin, of Ventura; vice
president of Los Angeles county, L. I
Rowley; vice-president OF San Diego
W. Starr; vice-president of San Bernar
dino. Mrs. Bonfoy; vice-president o.
Ventura; j. F. Mcintyre; vice-presidenl
of Orange, w. King.
There was present at the convention
Mr.. J. H. Martin, of Sacramento, one oi
the most noted beekeepers and writers
on bee-keeping in the United States.
His nom de plume is "The Rambler
and he will address the session this
morning.
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM FAIR.