The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-09
THE NEW STATE BOARD
w. w. HAMILTON BECOMES PREsI-
DENT, TO SUCCEED JAS. VI. sANI<EY.
land-The Expected Contests Did
Not Materialixe.

The delegate Board of Agriculture con-
cluded its meeting yesterday afternoon by
the election of eight new members for the
State board and then adjourned, after
which the old board met and allowed few
bills and wound up its affairs. The new
board then met and organized. The dele
gate board elected the following members:
First District = Samuel Hargrave. of
Princeton
Second District-Mason ]. Niblack.
Third District-W. W. Stevens, reelected.
Fourth District. w. LAGRANGE, re-
elected.
Seventh District-HIram Rowland, sue
Fourteenth Districts. b. Harris. re-
elected.
Fifteenth District = Aaron Jones, re-
elected.
Sixteenth District-James Z. Mcdonald.
reelected.
Those who have been watching the prog
ress of the boards politics were surprised
to find that the only contests of the day
were in the First and Seventh districts.
1t was expected that the hottest contest
would be in the Sixteenth, where the matter
had become somewhat personal. When the
time came for nominations, however, Mr..
Lockhard, who it was understood would
nominate some man to oppose Mr.. McDon-
ald simply stated that he was not candi-
date and did not name anyone to make the
race There was a surprise sprung In the
First district when Robert Mitchell stated
that he would not be a candidate for re-
election and strongly criticised the meth
DDS Mr.. Hargrave had used In furthering his
candidacy. He then nominated s. V. Strain,
Of Princeton. and later J. c. Haines, of
Spencer county, was put in nomination. The
vote resulted in no election on the first
ballot, but on the second Hargrave re-
ceived "a. one more than majority
When the Seventh district was reached
dates. although the race was merely one
of friendly rivalry, in which each man
made hard fight, but without causing any
i'll feeling The candidates were w. b.
Holton, the old member, Hiram Rowland
and Horace Wood The first ballot did not
give anyone a majority. The second ballot
resulted as follows: Rowland, 81; Holton, III;
After the adjournment of the delegate
meeting and the final work OF the old board
the new board met and organized by elect
ing w. W. Hamilton, of Greensburg, presi-
dent. The other officers elected were: Vice
president. James T.. McDonald; secretary
Charles +. Kennedy; treasurer, r. }. Robin
son; executive committee. Aaron Jones'
Charles Downing and V. II. Oficer. There
was only one contest in these elections.
When the vote was taken, without nominal
tiOnS, for the last member OF the executive
committee, it was found that there was no
election. there being three men voted for
and none having majority. The second
vote resulted in the same manner. Then
the voting narrowed down TO NJ. :. Clay
pool. of Muncie. and " X. officer. of Madi-
son. Six ballots were taken without break
ing the tie. each OF the candidates voting
was, taken 1t was found that Officer had re-
ceived nine votes and Claypool seven. -
The election of superintendent was de-
e. IS q lfrur 10
tons with the indianapolis Driving Club.
1t was suggested that in case a contract
such as Is asked by the club should be
made. 1t would necessarily increase the
duties of the superintendent as on him
would fall most of the work of represent
ing the board at the proposed running
meetings. TO see that the rules and condi-
tions of the contract are not violated. This
increase of duties would make different
contract from the one In use at present
necessary and it was decided to simply
defer the election until something definite
concerning the driving club contract is set
tied. The board then went into secret ses-
sion and discussed the proposition of the
driving club, but as the matter Is still open
for negotiations the members would not tell
what was done. Tits known that the propo-
sition. made by the club, will not be
accepted without considerable modification.
the principal change demanded being that
the board be given certain powers and
rights in supervising the races, so as to
prevent transforming the fair grounds into
was elected to ill the vacancy on the State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission.
Three addresses by representatives of Pur-
due University occupied the entire morning
meeting Of the State board. The first
was by President Smart. His subject was
Purdue University The paper was devot-
ed entirely TO the discussion of education.
and especially TO the class of work done at
Purdue. President Smart spoke of the needs
of the present time in education. He said
that what was considered good education
in the time OF many of his hearers would
not now be suitable for young man who
expected TO battle with the world. In re-
gard TO the criticism that Purdue had too
much of the commercial smell he said
that II would be impossible to conduct a
college that would educate the young men
to conduct the affairs of business life
without the education savoring somewhat
of the commercial.
The other papers were by Professors w.
c. Latta and c. 8. Plumb. They referred
TO the work of the experiment station ana
farmers institutes and agricultural fairs.
Both were short, but on account OF the
great tendency to lay aside all other bust
ness for the politics of the meeting, they
met a very Indifferent audience.
The committee that was Amounted TO con-
slider the presidents address and make rec
concentrations reported that ii favored the
suggestion that the board offer the use of
the fair grounds, free CT charge, TO the
State for the proposed centennial exhibition
in 1900 The report was adopted without a
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