Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-09
STATE FAIR BOARD
IN DEADLOCK OVER
THE SECRETARYSH|P
Truce Has Been Declared
Until After New Members
Are Appointed
TERMS OF HATCH and
WEST EXPIRE SUNDAY
Board Will Permit Automobile
Races On Track---Big
Livestock Show

the violent storm which has been
threatening for the past few weeks and
gathering strength and momentum up-
on the approach of the meeting of the
BOARD of state fair directors over the
Iight Tor the secretaryship between
Frank Meredith, the present incumbent.
and w. AL Jones, member of tho
board, did not break as was expeeted
TINS morning. As a matter Of fact the
gathering clouds parted somewhat upon
tne dawn Of the meeting this morning.
sort of truce has been declared and
1t IS understood that there will be no
election of secretary until after
March IA, the date upon which tho
terms of two members expire, and their
successors will be named.
The two members whose terms expire
ON March II are George w, Hatch OF
salem and N. X, West OF Union, and
whether or not these members will be
appointed to succeed themselves re-
| mains to be seen. Anyhow, il il under-
, stood that the question Of the selection
of secretary under the present or
, ganization Of the board has been re.
| duced to a deadlock, or at least, to such
a degree Of uncertainty that neither
side is anxious to precipitate matters,
and, since it is believed that no eec-
tion could be had under present circum.
stances, the matter has been laid over
by common consent until the new board
is organized
The secretaryship embrogio being
temporarily out Of the way the board
proceeded to the regular business be-
fore the meeting, and two very import
ant developments in connection with
the coming state fair came to light.
One was that the board voted to lease
the iacetrack during the coming season
to Seattle syndicate for the purpose
Of holding automobile races, under the
jurisdiction and rules of the National
Automobile association, which will
prove an important and attractive in-
nOvation frm the standpoint of tho
general public and to the speed lovers
Of the Capital city. The other was
that the prospects are very bright for
the greatest stock show in connection
with the state fair that hes ever been
held in the state
While the stock show feature has not
come up for formal consideration before
the state fair board as yet, the informal
discussion both within and without tho
meeting indicated that on account OF
the ravagcs of the dread foot and mouth
disease among the cattle Of the east,
the big stock shows of the entire Unit
ed States will be confined to the Pa
cific coast this year, and that, niasmuch
as the big cattie show at the Panama
Pacific exposition does not take place
until after the state fair in Oregon,
all of the big nerds Of the west will
exhibit at the Oregon fair preparatory
, to leaving for San Francisco.
D. II. Looncy, the well.known breed
or Of high grade Guernseys of Jcffcr>
son. Marion county, was in the city
this morning, and is authority for tho
statement eminating from Secretary
Colwill of American Guernsey Cattle
club of New Hampshire who is making
tour Of the coast that no cattle will
be permitted to exhibit at the San Fran
cisco exposition except those of tao
extreme western states on account OF
the prevalence Of the foot and mouth
disease among the herds of the east,
, and that should the slightest evidence
Of an outbreak of the disease appear
, ampg the prize herds at the Frisco
exposition, it would be the signal for
. grand stampede and q breaking up
/ Of the big livestock show.
The principal portion Of the fair
board = time this morning was devoted
to minor routine matters. Miss Edith
. Tozier Wcotherrcd, the fifth member
o of the beard, was not in attendance this
morning, but may arrive later in tho
Q day