The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-25
State Association Is Divided
Over Best methods of
Judging Bids
LIVELY MEETING IS HELD
.'Anti-score Caro- Faction, Com
posed of, Professionals Leave
Hall and Threaten to
Appeal to Courts.

There is trouble in the ranks of the
Minnesota State Poultry association and
it's disruption is threatened. Dissension,
long breeding, broke out at a meeting Of
the members held last night at 81 West
Third street, and now the association is
divided into factions. These factions are
known as the .'score card and the anti
score card" or comparison people.
Three weeks ago, or, to be eract, April
2, which is the date named in the asso-
cations constitution and bylaws, the
annual meeting was held at which j. IL
Drevenstedt. of Johnston, n. Y, noted
authority on feathered stock, was selected
as Judge for the next meet. Mr.. Dreven-
stedt is a member of the Anti-Score Card,
or comparison. association, and in eX-
PLANTATION it must be said those who con-
slider themselves real poultry fanciers and
raisers are members of that guild. They
discourage the score card on the ground
that it is obsolete and amateurish, and
Judge by comparison, as in the case of
other blooded stock. ar
This selection was not agreeable, 1t was
claimed, to the other faction, or score
card people, who wanted Sharp Butter
field, CT London, Ontario, as Judge This
faction has Henry Grunhagen as. its lead
err, and that gentlemen proceeded to call
another meeting, he holding that the flrst
was illegal because j. E. Brown, editor OF
the Poultry Herald a local publication,
had been permitted to take part in the
deliberations when he was not mem
Der, his dues being in arrears.
The meeting at 81 West Third street last
night was the result CT Mr.. Grunhagen' s
activity. and from the start it was any
thing but a harmonious affair. II pro-
test, . "this meeting is illegal, and
dozen other objections filled the air com
ing from the arti-score card people, while
from the other side Of the house the de-
mands to put them out" sit down
and other remarks were just as vocif-
erous.
Anti Scores WalkOut.
With a parting shot that the matter
would be carried into the courts the anti
score card people withdrew, and the other
faction proceeded to complete their Work
by selecting the judge they desired, Mi.
Butterfield, Of London, Ontario. Among
those who walked out were W. b. Klein,
president Of the Anti-Score Card asso-
ciation H. J. Goette, former president
and secretary of the State Poultry asso-
citation; Arnold Youngman, Henry Schra~
der, Anthony Yoerg, John Kirby and q.
S. Griffin They are all well known poul-
trymen and have been prominent in past
exhibitions of the association ,.--,,.
The question Of who shall be judge
threatens to find its way to, herdistrict
court as the anti-men, who claim to be
in the majority, say they viii appeal to
that tribunal in support Ct their rights
and the future Of the association. They
claim the first meeting, at which Mr..
Dravenstedt was selected as Judge, was
correct and legal Tine score card people
are as vehement in claiming that they
are In the right.
aYtnnHc IN oil The
state, and in fact the Northwest. the as
ISOLATION drawing the majority CT its sup
port from the latter source and the OUT
come is looked forward to with interest.
This ahti1people claim that those who
want Butterfield fer judge are amateurs,
while they are mostly in the poultry bust
ness professionally.