St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-12
STATE FAIR RULERS
Will To-Day Hold Their An
nual Meeting and Elee-
Lion.
r. j. Hall the Probable Sue
eessor to Secretary Lig-
gett.
Union Bakers Will Hereafter
Label the Staff Of
Life.
In the Death Of Maj. Pond, St.
DouI Tncoc on Old pi.
In the Death Of Maj. Pond, st.
Paul Loses an Old Pr
oneep.


The time has again come for the an
nual meeting of the state agricultural
society, and to-day, and perhaps por-
ton of tomorrow, will be given up to
its deliberations by its members. The
present officers are: President, f. G.
Pillsbury, of Minneapolis; first vice
president, D. FL. Moon, of st. Paul; sec
ond vice president, S. M. Emery, of
Lake City; secretary and general super
intendent, Col. W. M. Liggett, of Ben
son; treasurer, Frank j. Wilcox, of
Northfeld. Owing to the fact that
President Pillsbury has made up his
mind to decline reelection, the board
will be changed somewhat at the COM
ing election. Pursuant to custom, the
first vice president will be promoted
and made president, while S. NJ. Emery,
the second vice president, will go up a
peg, and some good, live business man
from Minneapolis will take Mr.. Emery'S
present position.
Col. Liggetts appointment to place
on the board of railway commissioners
makes the election of new secretary a
necessity; and, accordingly, the prlnci-
pal interest centerS around this contest.
The presidency will probably be given
to ID. II. Moon. of this city, as President
f. 9. Pillsbury has declined re-elec-
ton, and Mr. Moon is generally believed
to be the best man for the place, as his
work during the last year has demon
Strated. In this event it is desirable
that the secretary should come from the
country and from among the farmers of
the state, for in no other way can the
fact that the state fair is not a Twin City
trotting association be SO thoroughly
demonstrated.
For these reasons many OF the most
prominent farmers in the state are
pushing ex-President r. j. Hall. of the
Farmers Alliance, for the position. He
is practical farmer, good stockman,
and thoroughly in sympathy with the
agricultural interests of the state. His
large acquaintance both with the farm
ers and the varied interests of the state
pre-eminently qualify him for the posi-
ton. A careful and energetic mana
ger, he would be certain to infuse con-
siderable new life into the association,
and continue the good work begun by
Secretary Liggett. The estimation in
which he is held by the farmers of the
state can be judged of by the following
LVoOluIiOllS dIFOpIGu ny d fOtC
the late Alliance convention:
Resolved, That the thanks of this body are
hereby cordially extended to Hon. r. j.
Ball, retiring president of this body, for the
faithful, impartial and digniied manner
which has characterized his administration
Alliance: and in his retirement he carries
with him our lasting respect, and our best
wishes for his future prosperity Nand
Resolved, That this body orders that the re-
firing president be enrolled as an honorary
member of the state Alliance, with the priv
ileges that attach to such membership.
Thanks to the wisdom of the directors
of the state fair association no question
OF patty politics has even entered into
the management of the state fair. and it
is not at all likely that any such ques-
ton will even be raised in the future.
There are Democrats and Republicans
among its officers, and now if eX-Presi-
dent Hall is made secretary all three
parties will be represented, and all three
may be depended upon to use their best
endeavOrs to make the annual state fair
a credit to the state as well as q source
of great and lasting benefit to the state.
This can be done only by enlisting the
interests of every farmer in the state,
and the election of no man can do more
towards this than that of r. j. Hall.
The first business TO be considered at
the meeting to-day will be the annual
reports of the secretary and treasurer.
Then President PillSbury will deliver
his annual address, and Supt. Gregg, of
the state experimental farm, may adj
dress the organization. The attend
ance will undoubtedly be large, as each
county and district agricultural society
is entitled to representation. Two va
cancieS Oh the board of managers are to
be filled, for which the names of Sena-
tor John B. Hompe, of Otter Tail
county, and T. q. Carpenter. of Murray
county, are being mentioned. Senator
Hompe may be regarded in the light
of a Fifth district candidate, and his
election would be a good thing for the
society. The same may be said of Mr..
Carpenter, as ne represents the strong
agricultural Second district, and if the
state fair is to made a great success the
farmers have got to be recognized. For
treasurer there seems to be a general
feeling that F. j. Wilcox will be re-
elected. He mas been asplendid officer,
and if he is willing to continue there
will be no opposition to him.
The names of DR.. Wedge, of Free
born; S. M. Emery, of Lake City; John
Cooper, of St. Cloud, and D. A. Mon
fort, of st. Paul, have been mentioned
in connection with the Office of presi-
dent, i'll addition to that of Vice Presi-
dent Moon, but none of them are candi-
dates, and the board will undoubtedly
insist upon Mr.. Moon accepting the
position. The work he did last summer
helped to make the last fair a success,
and he cannot be spared, much as he
will probably desire to be relieved
from it.