, 1869-12-31
-.RspsEssATA1lye: REFORM.
Second. Annual Meeting Of the
Minority Representation 6o-.. :
- :ciety. -
Disezsasn 4 tasv vs4A1sst .x Representative
.Esfsea ", Jssesi Ae4tn, E>1.. J,
T. Jr&se J1aiessa, asd othezs, !:
ANauanrial to b Presented to the Con-
-' :; stituional Convention. y.

20 1
AAanasai1i;l AAasi to b Presented to the Con-
: stitutional Convention.
Election sf, iomesrs..
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On the ssn Of Deeennes, 1865, meeting Of
gentlemen Interested IN aocorsnR 4 batter Yrurr-
su1i&ttoa q mtnos1aek tn the kpyatnnaeut yas
he'd II tae pnke q GsnszA J. l. Tno1n~on, No.
1ss tAke ss1cef nEas then fasosved thst those
Present enHp]d fom themselves into society, to
Be ea1fed 81 The Minority Representation Society,""
with the co1eca n8 meeting from nme to uma, fo1
34e Pu1pose q oouMdetsng and .disouastns the
betef iS1eeeese1$st1on-of of mtnor1tles, wfth Tsew
to tbs collection Aht dissemination Of Information
Ielatna theftto. 4 permanent nFVantzatton ~as
zecudtnR1y enecsed+ aod tho society has bean IN
ACTIVE operation efer s;nceI disseminating docH-
Euttg ss9keaenfattou.
1hs1enoSd snnnA meeting WI heid ms eye-
5a;esen o Is essr 81 - nd IL r. sidney a;eis sef
u Tas - chsS csiiea The meeting to oausr. and ..,a
uerc NOT present be1ofe, 10 haTe the minutes ot
~ nc preceding Eee1c4 sed.
Tne mtsases Nc1s md aocotdns1, s .. =, ,..
senAtc ccmr1ai1e6oa RepkseeutaaFe Aeiorm Was ~
T.prtutEd ty tbs eoc1esJ TO the number Of 1000
paper tmons ID lac West and South, including nj
Ae pAPe1s IN this State. Cop4es Here also sent to
ssa.en; ss oi aoa ponne pasass ~, 10 sn
t1on. nd to o1he1 societies Which exchanged With
Their society.
ektsion Of ofnc.n tor the ensuing scst.
Nj. Jo.tpa NedM moved INT Hun. ], 4
Jameson be elected 70 the once nf Ptes1Aeot
fne moilnc Kas unanimously earned
Nj, Sttpfy 1oEHfb Cav nQm1bhtAd Cor.
lcepu1.tils Secretary He Wis e.ected.
VI: sycae. &5e1s vas elected Raeord:nS Score
Ii vas mcycd to Snatc the Executive Committee
cotsSt ot t1re members ana tie otnceEA Of the
I5e motion prevailed. -.
The following gcutsemrn vere then elected:
4e,..s: J. l. 1noinpaen, geoIEs Acs@s 5 Anlire"
NJ Neaia sid fnss TWo JeaIs aEo biz atiention
nas called 70 Dlnnsi.J Representation, q tne ams
nc 1ead Tho Debates VIM great interest ard %
csme \ warm dsciple Of. 1na principle lie had
spoaen WITH sone tMenty-rye nen 10 TIE coots4-
waa received with much tator Soma OF the old
esr ar4 selelt arstesueu IN the convention only
s.sssd ssM :o%s PRACTICAL 'ens9s u,.s. sna 'he5
,ns s'@ karjest' sJesa'' q An,cs ~ ns nd
he homer Is b. Chairman. woaid connaer II proo:
m,isec we're. De tno1gtt n taror OF prororttoaaso
representation. Tina Lest.ls-ve Conmtttee
-orld also eonSidcr the Subject and would proha-
On the MISTER Of minority representation.
The problem before the convention xas to
t. spe q te s
y. several .ue1oess had pruuised him rhelr nup-
pcEt IN raising practicable and w1se utasure.
1lng separate cl1use OF the constitution 10 the
people 5cr Them to vote uron separately. He had
Aopes hoxeset, q hsTttg he mstseI boldly en-,
": Aea.n went into details Of hts plan- It pro-
men a st present; for dIs1tlcls made up OF con
ceuoC5 TERRITORY, Rna cont4lnlng, a nearly ~
pesslase, he same nnmber Ct tnnaaltantA Each
Ila popsla:loa entitled 1t to. huu be allowed for
sr5 flset On uf ttA TaIo. Toe Increase IN populA.
tsoa tst*eso tso ce1s1sea wAs provided FOR In
Re would adopt, In effect, the Old Ohio system,
which would do away 0Iin the tneqnaltIies OF
via eteaI tnfqas.ity Of srpresentsttoo: for ln-
E'nlrr, Knox Eou1fy had q Representative Tor
g $40 pertons, 1h'le Outage had ~ much repre-.
In uit county eh0uid not have II much repfeseuts-
Lon Il 'ltee mel in An6tLe1. EAch voter should
lonsd to dittlibuIe his votes among tnss eaudt-
6s'eA rs to pleased, or c1nuate them aud cast
them for ote II lie 50 des'red. The proposed
tlto he equality Of. the representation. Theo-
rrea1fE, Ee *as IN fayaf OF persanAi Representa-
1.on. tut fhtTc were ohstaclEs IN the way that
.:utd with the as1ainstle goad- They should have
The ai.t1tc, s5s en- aod the eqpa voting power Of
me them member nj On tee . noos. ne vas asked how
election thr majority could elect two ont bf three
E.nbel1 Tia: could be done By a!lowsng each
a.e sa.e[ 70 GasAe nas so:s nesseea Iso cAndi.
Fotes- Tne scheme proposed tnat csca voter
tnould have - many vo!ea AZ there we're candi-
Date essnpe the .o:sr could voss Se foe ac eaca
s,;S sas;S ss5s1as sss@ i sD5 ~ Ss p,ssssi Il
&c parry ooo!a as elses @ ta9se re- ID d'Ass e.
e. Sota pses esoa ssie cas1ce. @ fes Sc sas Tia @
nhp, OF come special interest could concentrate
upon ore mn and eiect Representative. This
were Ext5 one districts IN thtH s:ase. In thllty Of
tncet there were cast nj The 1ast elec
e4ndldAtea, and rs, ,ooo persons went unreprrscnt-
81 3d. AZ u. he ma,oIsues toosed 9p ~, ,ooo !otes,
" atS the @,1ose. whien 1oosea up 1gS ~ nad
Although tn soma districts the members elected
bad only .!1 majority. and In usuy districts un-
The capt:al had no Democ5atic Representatives. u
nau no Republican C pzesebtatseA IN The south
iSs noi.s soa q @ 0o penoesis 9en1 NM M.
REPRESENTED. Tney suffered tzom the des.
Pes':EEa En.n, Q; +, m:'3s'ne. r. n ps9os!s:,
Cook Count1, Tor instance, nor did the Repubu
eA1s N cook coonsy REPRESENT The unrrrresented
1' ;9e syss Of
they would have the honor and glorJ Of rat re
durtrR The tseory 10 practice. It nat beel
extent. i osy wanted lie sanction Of a. efss,
yeune, md influential State like Illinois, to fnsEi
UiinoIlty representation spread to othet State.
The principle waa not connned to political mat
ters only. 1t bhoald obtain in ali eorporst. bodies
& there there VIZ : Bo.5a q q pssec:o,a M wno aenet
so!ee 10 Ilotest against waste, nasappropaatloi
Ct iuEa', cr ar5 OF the evils WHICH 1hey were es
biil regulating cospol sslaaa. Suppose there w.
asastiss hank with s'0o. 90 STOCK and nine d.
rscsorh Il three men owned sil.os0 worth q
the othtt capital, and they would hare a man
:ne boatl 70 represent and pIo.sc: them, Tha
ae e s,y na nat w 5hs bs
tEP:,.aHec ,a .aaa e.en .ae no't'ea, F::w Of II
eaen e.her. ard probably pass together.
JudRe 5atueeon agreed win HI. Medul as
me Evils Of tie prttcnt GJassEl. lie had el
tsrsops lchenes proposed, Tor tue puZpose c
6i.corerpE some echsnae fui,noie for tutnoa
d xan o as a
SUBMITTED 10 the people Of Illinois. The syste,
sf EaE *sh too coppcasrh 4 ard iutrtca'e foe snl
TIes saosiA base soloeih,re ,iinp1e sna nos d,ne
lIR matt r1all5 from their pEcscrt sJstcm- Tae
esaea. ns' s'.s e.! 's sr n ne ~ e. q
renewed seseEA EJstems and state
tl4at len had rot ret agreed upon OF
teat e1ce!led the othsrx The p.ae,sc
4rrttton xn', what was the ynost feasible At
Erscicetse rau for the peor'e Of 1'Ano,s7 II
correltsou could pot study The matter aut1c.cur
to aste1 rt To cnbody 1u the constitution COT
rl1ctttL ey,ltm Of rern seutat,o7. He th5ug1
The conception should siDplf open the donE 4
tn:ure action. y empowering sne Le9tsla1ure
pass tawz in tie fGtcTc 7tovdfIE for minority re
rtFeu'atton- lie wes not pp7os~d 10 Sir. Aedul
ldau. but was OF opinion Ihat t5e convention VI
ntt Ifrpdred tn take dcc'Lrc art:on 10 tn. mat:R
He fsore1 thai tae sc-;.ets snpo,nt eorn:ttee
E1ItEts:t1r tue correcuon Ia provide for Intu
teEtl.iloa tending ards ntsoz.sy rcprszen,
tion+
hi. Go1dy wss rs!aa1 tho cn.ire c7rst..utls
would be oefssied II any plan was embodied 10
$40 lne people we're NOT prepared TO- tole 1n.
the n alter. even Il 1t wese paced IN ) eepaf1
clnutr- lte rulk Of The cepple Knew uo!hirg
l. He knew Senator OF the State who SAID
ItEet heard OF IT, Tney should educate the rc
Ttey ahoull 20. ask 100 much OF The copvenilc
or tfey would lose al Let botue fus1re Lezts
tuTe have ktt power TO srt. He thought men
E!al on she san1sct should he presented 70 the o.
vcLt!oet had lnnt the committee sho I'D consist
TIC President, AID tcur oiherL lie moved
erfndncpt to thar eject.
Mr.. AtRms moved to have dccuneara etre
niy the Senate rersoT1, lalt upoa tue cesks OF !
NtmherB OF tho convention.
Mr. aerdy's Amendment was carried. a
Mtkar-. f;pudy, NAttefen, Adams and Gar VI
trprnted or the committee.
The troiion al Nj. Ad1nH WAS sten adopted.
Five hundred eop'ts OF The sena'e report vi
yErrtcn.
Tbe nee,i1g taen adjourned
TIE ei1Y IL sR,tF.
-Arorr seos YESTERDAY a man entered
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