Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-14

The Anti-Fair Faction Of the
Kent Society
ELECTS IT'S ENTIRE TICKET
By . Big Msjority-Bus ths osher Side
HAs the Cash and Refuses
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The znti-fair faction Of the Kent So
eiety won IN . walk yesterday. An
other chapter IN the fair squaoble wxs
composed, but no blood wAs shsd- The
board Of directors held lts annual
meeting IN the ONCE 1T Secretary Cox.
IN the forenoon, aud the election or
officers WAS held IN President Ander-
son's Once in the afternoon. In tns
morning tho treasurer's repors WAS
read by Mr.. Brewer. Tho report
showed that ss.sls reclaimed IN the
treasury The society owns its grounds
and buildings encountered BY dsos and
has personal property TO the value oil
$500 or more. Durng the year t2.loo
Vas expended. This WAS TOR the pay
ment OF debts contracted during the
far OF 1897. About $500 WAS taken IN.
IN annual dues yesterday. making
s., lis IN easn IN the treasury. As tnis
faction OF the society held 40 far, there
MAS no secretary's report.
The election, which WAS held from
20 Was as full of ginger rs foot ball
game. A large amount OF Ill feeling
Was displayed between the two fac
tons, aud rumors Of scraps were
numerous, bat all the lighting was
conducted under the Corbett-Nitcheli
rules, and nobody Was hurt. There
were two tickets in the field. One
was the same a. that elected at the
kent fair september 10.
The Tfek.ts
Itisas follows For president. John
II. Whitney; for secretary. Asa W..
Meecn; for treasurer, Aaron Brewer;
for directors. Geo. VI. Morse. Horace
DAVIS, II race Richards, j. +. Trout,
Nlehol ID. lannon's.
The other ticket Was nominated by
the faction that opposed the fair and
was elected "a follows: For president,
Aaron CLARK; for secretary James Cox;
for treasurer. VIM IL. Anderson; for
directors; Charles W. Garfield, IL. Gay
lord Holt, Niram A. Fletcher, Oscar
r. Conklin, Lewis A solomon.
The number of votes cast, 544, indi-
Gates the interest taken in the election.
Secretary Cox was kept busy all the af-
ternoon Issuing membership certifi-
Gates.
Voted In squads
The faction that held the fair
charges that the other side brought
men in and voted them by squads,
paying :heir dues for the sake Of the
votes. Both sides did all in their
power to secure votes. eff . man 10
interested enough in the election to
pay for more than one membership
ncket il IL nobody else's business" 10
tue way John II. Whitney put it. elf .
man paws . dollar he Is member, no
matter where the dollar came out Of
his pocket or somebody slss's."
Tue polls closed At O'Clock, and tho
board of inspectors, consisting OF w.
III. Anderson, A. F. Conklin, j. IL.
Paine and J. II. Whitney, counted
the ballots. IL was found that
$50 votes had been cast for
the ticket nominated ty the anti-fair
party, and l59 tor the ticket elected ~
the far. The board OF directors then
held meeting and declared the former
ticket elected. Director Mech refused
10 vote.
Not Settled let.
THAT settles It." said one Of the
spectators. but Mr.. Mech was Of diff
fersnt opinion at does not decide
anything" he said warmly. I'VE held
q fair last fall and . ticket Was elected
by unanimous vote. If that ticket
Was illegally elected ell the others
have been, for that is the time NJ
which we have always elected officers.
We nave the cash and do not intend to
turn II over unless compelled TO by the
courts" The newly elected officers re-
fused TO say wha. they intended TO do,
or whether action would be brought 10
recover the money. al think the ac-
counts and the cash on hand will be
turned over to U.s." was ex-Pres.dens
Anderson's only comment.