The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-08
MINNEAPOLIS MAN WANTED TO
CAST SEVENTEEN VOTES AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF POULTRY ASSOCIATION.
ONE OF THE STORMIEST MEETINGS
IN THE HISTORY OF THE
ORIGINATE
ST. PAUL GETS THE OFFICERS
Because 1T Was Decided to Hold the
Next Exhibition in his
City.

The twelfth annual meeting Of the
Minnesota State Poultry association.
which was held at the Union block last
night, was one of the stormiest sessions
in the history of that organization
Aside from the election Of officers the
location Of the next poultry show was
the most important business to be
transacted, and it proved to be the ad-
vance agent for a small sized war.
The ST. Paul chicken men were Of the
opinion that the next show should be
held in this city and the farmers from
Minneapolis were just as strong in
their convictions that it should be held
i'll that city. Secretary Franklin
Benner came into the meeting with
nineteen proxies, signed by Minneapolis
men, and when he announced his in
tention Of voting them the trouble be-
gan. During the discussion which fol-
lowed, and during which an amend
ment to the constitution was discover
ed, declaring proxies to be illegal,
many hot words were exchanged, and
threats were made by some of the
Minneapolis men present to carry the
matter into the courts for a decision
This. they declared, they could do be-
cause the pOulty association was an
incorporated body.
One or two members became so bois-
ferrous in their actions and language
that President Getty, who was presid-
ing over the meeting, was compelled
to notify them that quiet must be re-
stored or they would be elected from
the meeting.
The Minneapolis men were notified
that if it was law they were after to
go ahead and carry the matter to the
courts. This action would be welcome
for it would be the means of once and
for all time putting stop to the prac-
tice of one man controlling all the
meetings of the association with a
handful Of proxies.
The Minneapolis contingent finally
had to be contented with the filing of a
protest, and on each question Secre-
tary Bremen voted his nineteen prox-
les, as, he said simply a matter Of
form. Before the end of the wrangle
was reached it was found that the
clock minute hand had covered the
distance around the edge of the dial
some three times, and much Of the i'm
pCrtant business of the meeting had to
be laid over tc an adjourned meeting,
which it was decided to hold one week
from next Tuesday night, April 10, at
the Union block.
After st. Paul was selected as the
! show it was decided that the officers
of the association for the ensuing year
should be selected from this city, and
also as arrangements were practically
all left in their hands, and should they
be elected from outside towns they
would. as a result, be put to a great
deal of unnecessary trouble and ex-
pense.
With the exception of the president,
but one name was placed in nominal
ton for any of the offices, and with
that one exception the ballots were all
! cast by the secretary. H. J. Getty
president, and Mr.. Getty, who is the
present incumbent, was reelected by
a vote of % to 10.
The following is the list Of officers
elected: President, H. j. Getty; vice
president, j. E. Heinze; secretary, Will
lam Brown; treasurer, Pr. Griffin.
The following directors were elected
from the seven districts into which the
state is divided: W. H. Brittle, Lake
City; G. D. Holden, Owatonna; Mr.
Osmanson, Faribault; Mr.. Meyersdorf,
st. Paul; Mr.. Haynes, Minneapolis; Mr.
Mamon Wilmar; Mr. Thompson, Du-
IGth.
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer for the year ending April 1,
1897, were as follows:
Receipts $500. ...... .......... 81 ,0S4. 80
Disbursements ........ ........ 1044.03
Balance in treasury ........ $40.27
1t was decided to employ three
judges for the next poultry show, and
the following men were selected:
George B. Holden, B. NJ. Pierce and
Sharpe Butterfield.