The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-02-17
NINTH DISTRICT.

TENTH DISTRICT.
Delegate-John Logan, Carlinville.
Alternate Daniel Evans, La Sale.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
Delegate-W Washburn, Marion.
Alternate w. Barr.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
Delegate-Henry Badaker, Murphys-
boro.
Alternate-John Thorwell, Murphys-
boro.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Delegate-John Baker, Belleville.
Alternate E. Owens, Caseyville.
Mr.. Hinchcliffe then presented the fol-
lowing plan to secure thorough State or
ganiZation
1st A State Executive Committee to
be composed Of one member from each
congressional district, and two for the State
at large, making in all q, whose meetings
should be alternate. First, at Springfield,
as the political centre, and
Second, at Chicago, as the commercial
centre, for their action.
ID An Executive Committee, for each
congressional district, to be composed Of
FIVE energetic men, whose duty it shall be
to appoint county committees, and they, in
their turn, to appoint all subcommittee.
81. 1t shall be the duty Of all sub-com-
mites to report all work on finances, or
ganization, &c, to the congressional Exec
utive Committee, who, i'll turn, will make
full reports of their labors to the State Ex-
ecutive Committee.
4th. This organization is for political
action, and its membership shall consist of
those who accept and endorse the platform
Of principles Of the Labor Reform Party
Adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Cameron the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted, and
ordered to be presented to the delegates to
Columbus.
Resolved, That the delegates from this State
to the National Labor Reform Convention are
in favor of electing the President of the United
States, by a direct vote Of the people, and
they are hereby instructed to secure, if posi-
bic, the Incorporation OF this principleintO the
platform adopted by the Columbus Conven-
tion.
Resolved, That the delegates to the COlum-
bus Convention, appointed at this meeting,
and each of them, any of them present, be
and they are hereby empowered TO cast the
whole vote Of the state Of Illinois, on any and
all questions that may arise in the deliberations
Of said body, and to fill any, and all, vacan-
cies in the delegation that may occur
The Convention then adjourned to meet
at half past seven o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to -d-
journment, Alexander Campbell in the
chair
A proposition pledging the support Of
the Illinois delegation to one or two can
didates in their behalf called out full and
and free expression Of opinion; the almost
universal feeling being that it was the part
of prudence to send them untramelled,
with full power to act at discretion.
Mr.. Hinchcliffe offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by accla-
nation
Resolred, That the delegation Of this meet
ing to the Columbus Convention are hereby
empowered to cast as unit the entire vote of
this State for such person for the Presidency
of the United Ltates as the majority of such
delegation may agree upon.
The President was instructed to call a
meeting of the State Executive Committee,
at Springfield, Immediately after the ad-
journment of the Columbus Convention, to
perfect plans for thoroughly canvassing the
State.
The Secretary was instructed to make out
the credentials of the delegates, and secure
the signature Of the President to the same,
after which the Convention adjourned.
ALEX CAMPBELL, Chairman.
A. c. CAMERON, Secretary.