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152 of the motion will rise and stand until counted. Be seated. Those opposed will rise. Be seated. There are 30 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative. The chair votes in the affirmative, making the affirmative vote 31. The affirmative vote being a majority of the entire membership, 60, the motion is adopted, and the unexecuted part of the order designating the method of electing delegates to the State Convention is rescinded. Mr. L has the floor.

I move that the nominating ballot be declared the electing ballot. [Adopted.]

The ayes have it, the motion is adopted, and the nominating ballot is declared the electing ballot. Six candidates received more than a majority vote, while there are only four delegates to be elected. The four receiving the highest number of votes are the ones who would be elected, if there were such. But in this case the third, fourth, and fifth candidates received the same number of votes, and therefore only the first two, Messrs. A and B, are elected. The tellers will distribute blanks, and each member will write on his ballot the names of the two delegates he wishes to vote for.

[The business proceeds exactly as in the case of the nominating ballot just described until the tellers are prepared to report, when the chairman, Mr. T, reports as follows:]