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ASHLEY HORNE IS PRESIDENTSec. Pogue and freas Denson Re-elected.immigration questionMr Long 'oAppiint aCcmmidee of Ten to Loci' In'o the Ma ter of Getting Farmers to Coma In'o 'he Sfa'e.Ill lt;•..n.'.sa Aar. uTuirul Sncwty. Mr ky - Joha-ron, w..s unam-,,Iy r-i. ult;l President. upon -Mr. J A g declining -o icr.pt j Curd term.1 uil P. Ogl'vI..-. Agiicult I.'-i Night.Presklent■•n\::;'t*-e 4 n t. look .mo the qu««■ i. .f rr.rr,:.’r •...•■■ X Ik- -State.Pi. Men J A. Llt;.:.« ealled the meetiri-.M: F. ft. A’.eu'?« 11 offered the :*.dlowinNorth Cgr-dini Agricul • .. . . that tIs. J iStun l'u.rs he i under the *1: :■ lt;t.on ft :t» ahl-. efficient and eneiyet: ;,r. Hon -J A- Lone, oi Per-oifcucty. hav- beta unprecedented-is disungu*'.'* 1 ; iden» :t» sincere e.- v. ! -r.d. Tha’ .:i view of his prlt; i nt.r.ent T.nr — a-: :b • position which ha I* n -o mildly demonstrated, we d I ereby re-elect h:;a for a third term a.-, pledge -o him on:- co-operation in Ik effort- to maUe the Fair of lbfi-1 aitoth' record breaker and a still mors far-readMr. Battle heartily seconded the resol i ion.-, and hoped they would he unar mously adopted. He said th.it in p rev if '.-ears i* was the custom for a mar. to ho tin- position for moie than two term Mr. Hoi', he believed, had served tf years, and the speaker’s brother had at occupied the place for several years.Mr. Battle then put the motion, ar .t was carried unanimously.Mr- Long s lid that he endorsed ve 1 e^tiiy tli-- first part of thi resulutio tut u- to the la’ter purl although h h-ai-t .v.-t-ilc-l with u: ti lit tide at the •• Ii o-.ous therein, and the- hotter c stowed, still he sked t e excused fro seiving further. he thought the hono should go af-cund. Moreover, it had bee impossible tor him to devote tir actn effort.' he should lave r! -voted io I r Fair: the greater par' r.i the actual war htni been done by the officers who we. hi.' associates. He mu-'t finally dec hi to serve a third term.ir. C. M. Bu-'bce then arose, and anlt; statins 'hat he understood Mr Long *':■ termination to be- final, flared in nom ration Mr. Ashley Horne, of Johnstc county, with a few well-timed war-upon the peculiar fitness of Mr. Hor: for the position.The nomination was seconded by M A rend ell. who, howi-vc. said that i: resolution had been offered in perfc g-.od faith. But. -inc.- Mr. Long posith ly dpcliti-d to accept a re-election. 1 v. as ••!• asr.i to secon-l thlt;- nomination Mr H riCol. Can.lngham also seconded Mr. Hu nlt; r’s nomination in u short speech iribu:*- both Mr. Long and Mr. Horn There were no further numinatior and Mr. Horne was elected by a unar ffinu- rising vote. He w.is caller! on fi a spiroh. and thanked the meeting f thi honor arid the compliment, entire unsought.•'I am. ' -aid lie. ;'a very busy man. ai I am very reluctant in attempt to su ici-ed the distinguished gentleman w now occupies the position. But I do n know how to decline this honor, and shall accept it. (Applause.» The on promise thm I can mak ■ is that I w do my best (applause) to keep lip t Mputation attained by this one of I greatest of North Carolina's institution-i Applause). vMr. Battle then moved that the pro cat vice-presidents be re-elected by t casting o' one ballot. This was carrti and the following gentlemen were clecte PERMANENT VICE-PRESIDENTS Hon. Kemp P. Battle. Orange: Gen. S. Carr. Durham; Hon. R. H. Batt Wake: Col. Benehan Cameron Wake; C J. S. Cuninghani. Pen- n; Charles N Namee. Buncombe: Gen. W. R. CiEdgecombe; and Hon. J. A. Long. P' son.DISTRICT VICE-PRESIDENTS.—1.P. Robert-. Oatcr: 2. W. R. Capeha Bertie: 3. W. !. Hill, Dupnn: J J (•rin-iuiw. Wake: L Banks Holt. Amam-e; C. J. H Currie. Cumberland; T. B. Bailey. Davie: S. S. L Patters' Caldwell, 9. S. B Alexander. Meeklenbut p* Geo. F. Weston. Buncombe.
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The Farmer And Mechanic
Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Tue, Oct 27, 1903
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