The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-12-18
STATE ORANGES
NEW MASTER
The ELECTION OF MR.. HULL AS
MASTER TO SUCCEED
MR.. HORTON.
EX-MASTER HAS HOLD YET
Full List Of Official STAFF With Re-
marks Made by Retiring and lneom-
ing Masters.

N. p. Hull, of Dimondale. Thursday
morning at Saginaw was elected mas
ter of the Michigan state grange. de-
feating Geo. B. Horton, the present
incumbent, by vote of 176 to l64.
The fight was bitterly contested.
Horton has been president Of the
grange for Is years.
The most intense excitement pre-
vailed during the balloting, but 1t was
suppressed and the drop of pin could
be heard. When the result was an
nounced a tremor of signs passed
through the great hall and then Hull
was cheered The Hull faction fairly
danced in their seats with glee. The
victory was the most sensational
event that ever has occurred in the
Michigan state grange.
Horton kept up a stoical front and
although visibly crushed by his de-
feat. which he did not expect, he pro-
fessed to be thoroughly satisfied with
the result.
1T is the oranges right" he said.
The list of officers as elected follow:
Master-Nathan p. Hull, Dimondale.
Overseer-Charles A. Van Deventer,
Ithaca
Lecturer-Miss Jennie Buell., Ann
Arbor
Steward-T. e. Niles, Mancelona,
reelected
Assistant Steward-Leon Haybark-
err, Leroy.
Chaplain-Mrs. o. ]. c. Woodman,
Paw Paw, reelected.
Treasurer-Frank Coward, Bronson.
Secretary. w. Hutchins, Han
over, reelected.
Gatekeeper-G. A. Whitbeck, Mon
tague, reelected.
Ceres-Mrs. A. ]. Kellogg. Ferry,
reelected
Flora-Mrs. Ella Morrice, Harbor
Springs.
Pomona-Miss Nellie Mayo, Ceres
co, reelected.
Lady Assistant Steward-Mrs. Ida
Haybacker, Leroy.
Members of executive committee
1.-TWO years)-George b. Horton, Fruit
Ridge; T. II. McNaughton, Ada; NJ.
II. Burton, Hastings; l.. w. Oviatt,
Bay City.
Mr.. Horton, now that a new master
is'elected, is still power in the coun-
ell and policy of the grange, having
D0Ch OlCNACu DltluDGI Vi lllG tAtNu-
tive committee, which means that a
conservative course will be continued.
The convention reaffirmed the decla-
ration Of the grange in favor of a
statewide prohibition law. A motion
to indorse the Anti-Saloon league local
option work was objected to by one
delegate, who said he had heard re-
ports of grating in Anti-Saloon league
NirNInC HnWnunr hn cn1tfinn q
adopted with but three dissenting
votes.
The question OF government owner
ship or control of public utilities
caused considerable discussion. The
resolution finally adopted declares un-
conditionally for government control,
government ownership to follow in
case the desired results do not come
from government control The ques.
ton of the taxation OF mortgages was
finally settled by declaring in favor of
a specific tax on all mortgages to be
paid at the time of filing in addition
to the regulation registration fee. New
York state has such law and 1t nets
a revenue OF 100000 annually.
Another declaration was in favor of
re-enacting an old law which gives
| land owners control Of a strip along
all highways eight feet from the
fence. The purpose is so farmers can
improve appearances OF these strips
and also so they can legally prevent
telephone and telegraph companies
from setting poles where they are OBJ.
stacles, and also from stringing wires
so as to injure shade trees. Next
years convention will be in Traverse
City.