The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-14

more Of how-de-do, as D. r. McGin-
mis- friends had him booked for this
place, and they made gallant fight
1or MIN, winning in a walk on show
| OF hands by a vote of 142 to 80.
Col. w. M. Liggett was unanimously
reelected member of the board of
managers, but when J. H. Letson was
proposed for the same honor there was
| a storm of dissent. Louis Nash aD-
peared in behalf of the Farmers ALI
| ance and demanded representation for
| them on the board Of managers, nomi-
mating L. @. Long, the president of the
| state Alliance and temporary chairman
or the late convention Of middle of the
ROAD Pops. j. j. Furlong nominated
| N. S. Gordon, Of Austin, claiming the
| geographical distribution in his behalf
while Senator Sperry proposed the
| name Of James A. Harris, of Ovation
| ma, to represent the dairy interests on
| the board. There were a number of
| speeches, but finally, before coming to
formal ballot, the election of Mr.. Let
son was made unanimous.
Col Liggett spoke and extolIed the
work done by President Weaver during
his term of office. which prompted the
nomination of the retiring president for
life membership. This was referred
to the committee on life memberships,
which in few minutes reported, rec
ommending the following names for
that coveted honor: Edgar Weaver,
OF Mar kato; Samuel Deering and J. H.
BurWell. The report of the committee
was adopted
Inc credentials committee having re-
ported in the morning favoring the adj
mission of all delegates representing
county fair associations the point was
raised before adjournment that some
thing should be done to find out wheth-
er or not dead associations were en-
titled to representation before the next
annual session. n. P. Clarke moved
that only those fairs which gave exhi-
billions and paid out the amount in
premiums required by law to obtain a
share in the state appropriation be per-
mitted representation on the floor
This, with an amendment providing
that the association must have also re-
ported to the state auditor, was finally
referred to a co"..nittee consisting of
Messrs. NJ. T. Grattan, of Fillmore
county: N. P. Clarke. of st. Cloud and
e. D Childs, of Crookston, to wait
upon the attorney general and find out
if that would be proper. The point
was raised that the society had no
right to interpret laws. but should con-
suit the states legal adviser.
Before the party broke up the use Of
the grounds at Hamline for the second
week IN september was asked by a
representative Of the travelling cattle
fair scheme This scheme proposes to
drag around the country an exhibit of
the products of every state in the
Union, consisting of not less than one
nor more than five cars from each
state. Each state exhibit will be in
charge of a superintendent. and after
the exhibition has toured this country
an English syndicate has contracted to
ship it to England, show it there four
months and return it to America Be
side the admission fees, the income Of
the exhibitors will be derived from the
commission on sales of real estate to
investors whom it may bring over from
England after the exhibition has been
made in the tight little island No
action was taken on the request, the
assemblage then being in a state of
disorder.