The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-05
New Members Elected.

started, owing to the persistent election
eerIng that was being INDUCED In ana the
vigorous hustling that was being done by
the various candidates. Each had his
cards printed. his headquarters off in one
corner of the room or in the adjacent cor.
ridor, and each had a small staff of lieu
tenants working for him. When order
was finally gained President Boggs
that Mrs. Kate Z. Payne,
of Wabash. who was to have addressed the
meeting on the topic. with Needle and
Thread" was unable to be present on &C
count of sickness. 1t was then moved and
carried that she be requested to forward
her address to the secretary and that it be
incorporated with the meetings proceed
ings.
j. w. McKinster, OF Harrison, then rose
to his feet and made q motion that the
action of the day before. which had named
from Sept. Is to "a as the date of the fair,
be reconsidered, and that the advissbility
Il. encampment be considered. The motion
was carried and Robert Mitchell, of
Princeton. then offered the following re-
solution:
Whereas, The Grand Army encampment is to
be held in the city of Indianapolis on Sept. 6,
1893, and realizing the great benefit TO be gained
by having the vast agricultural. mineral and
manufacturing wealth OF the state displayed at
Resolved BY this State and Delegate Board of
Agriculture in general session that it
recommend that the Indiana State fair Tor the
year 1893 be held on the week of the Grand Army
encampment.
There was at once q hubbub of discussion.
and voices rose from all parts of the room.
The majority of the members gave forth
negative expressions. and MIR. Mitchell rose
In Gefenee of his resolution. lie said that
Indianapolis was within four hours ride of
Chicago. and that there was bound to be
an overflow from the great exposition that
would reach this far. He advised the
running of excursions from Chicago to this
city, and of committees being appointed TO
see to the entertainnient of visitors. de
also advised holding the fair for two weeks.
When he bad concluded Vice-president
Davidson responded by saying that the
flower of Indiana's exhibit, both in live
stock and products of the soil. would be in
Chicago until Sept. Is, and that 1t would
be impossible to have @ credItable ex-
hibit at the State fair on so early
a date. to say nothing of the prob
ability that the greater attraction
of the ~encalnpnent might detract from IL.
The discussion was ended by L. IL. McDon-
aid offering o resolution to the effect that
the matter be left 10 the discretion of the
board, and it was adopted.
The report of the N on cre-
dentials was called for, and, after some
squabbling and having been referred back
for correction. it was adopted. The cleo
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expiring terms of eight members was then
called for.
The retiring members and the districts
they represent are as follows: Fifth dis
ty: Sixth district. w. w. Hamilton, Green's
burg. Decatur county Eighth district, T..
II. Peed, New Castle. Henry county; Ninth
district. J. ii. Sankey, Terre Haute. 'Vigo
county: Tenth district. j. n. Davidson.
Whitesvllle. Montgomery county; Eleventh
district. Lloyd :. Jones, Warren, Hunting
ton county; Twelfth district. John NJ.
Boggs. Lafayette, TiDpecanoe county;
Thirteenth district. w. A. Maze, Sharps-
Vile, Upton county.
The election resulted as follows:
Fifth District-y. X. officer. volga, Jefferson
sixth District-w. W. Hamilton, Greensburg.
Eighth D~istrict-Charles Downing, Hancock
county.
Ninth District-James Nj. sankey. Terre Raute.
Tenth District-J. n. Davidson, Whitesyille.
Eleventh District-M. s. Claypool, Muncic.
Twelfth District-Malcolm Mcdonald, Will
ian spO
There were sixty-six votes in the meeting,
and the balloting proceeded as rapidly as
possible. Messrs. Bockley. McAnghy. Nor
gan and Cunningham were appointed as
tellers. The district to be voted for was
announced from the chair. the names of the
nominees called. they were brought to the
front where the member could see them,
and the voting then began.
v *. Officer. Nolga, and L. NJ. Sunman,
Spades, were the names presented in the
Fifth. There were fifty-nine votes cast,
Officer receiving sc and Sunmnn 13.
w. w. Hamilton. Greensburg; Oliver
Smith, Nashville. and Jesse stevens. De-
catur. were candidates in the Sixth: There
were siXty-one votes cast, Hamilton re-
ceiving 80, smith II and Stevens IL.
The name of Charles Downing, Hancock
county. was presented against that of Il.
II. Peed. New Castle, in the Eighth.
as ANS Mr.. "a Feed s0"' ws az supposed to 'i h.Ss
no opposition, and has long been
one of the boards most efficient officers.
The first ballot resulted in q tie, there being
thirty-one. On the second there were sixty
three votes east. Downing receiving thirty
three and Peed thirty.
James NJ. Sankey, Terre Haute, of the
Ninth. and j. N. Davidson. Whltesville. of
the Tenth, were elected by exclamation,
there being no opposition TO either.
VI. s. ClaypooI. Muncie, and Robert
Simonton. Huntington, were the candidates
in the Eleventh. There were iifty-nine votes
cast. Claypool receiving forty-one and
SlmontoD seventeen.
Another warm fight was ended by the
voting in the Twelfth. J. NJ. Boggs, Lafay-
cite, and Malcolm Mcdonald. Williams
port. were opposed To each other. Tho
total vote was sixty-one. Mcdonald receiv-
ing thirty-three and Boggs t~wcnty-eight.
+ w. A. Maze was declared elected ly ac-
clamation in the Thirteenth, he having no
opposition.
There were general expressions of sur
prise at tho results in the Eighth and
Twelfth districts. In the former IL was
not belle ed that Mr.. Peed could be de-
feated. He has served on the board for
four terms. and has been superintendent
of the fair grounds for o number of years.
In the Twelfth Mr.. Boggs, the present
president. was thought 10 be sure of cleo
tion again as q member. and To be more
than n possibility as the successful candi-
date for the chair he now occupies