, 1873-04-03
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.
Convention Of the Farmers Of
Ford County.
Of Delegates. to tho State
Convention,
Recommendation that Every Viola
- tion Of tho Railroad Law
Be Prosecuted.


Correspondence q The Chicago Tribune
pAxroN, ILL.,, April /, 1873.
a largo and cnthusfastio meeting was hold at
tho Conrt-1IouBo, in Paxton, On Monday Of this
week, under tho county organzation,-J, D.
M1goro presiding, and Morton Dunlap, aocro-
tary. Tho mooting was hold under tho call Of
tho Illinois Farmers' Association, for tho p,1r-
poso Of
ELEUT1Nd DELEGATES
to tho Farmcra' Convention to 10 hold at Spring
field, April g.. -: :. =.
Tie Chairman statod tho object Of tho meeting;
calling attention to tho facb that our reprcsonta-
tives aro doing something for tho regulating of
railroad ratoH, but 1t Is doonoa necessary that
farmers moot ut tho State Capital to couutoraot
the pornicioua influence Of q lobby Of nonopo-
IBts. =; :.
n1r. Noel moved tho appointment. Of {. COM
mittnA ot-e- ~ uacn township, to ]otornaino
tho number Of delegates from this county. Car
rled. -,
Tho following poraona wero tllen appointed
Mossrs. Gorsuoh, OF Button Kooacy, Of Patton;
Riohardaon, Of Dix; Martin, Of Drummer; Nool,
Of Wall Hurst, Of Lyman F1ngg, Of Dronton;
Corro1l, Of Roi1a Z; ConBtnu1 Of Mona; Gum
ming. Of Rogers Stevens, OF Peach Orchard;
and Karr, Of su1livant.
A motion by 1ir. Wilson, TINT tho DEL
egatcs bo. elected by ballot, elected COLI
siderable discussion; and m amendment. to
have tho delegates nominated by committee
Of thrco, wns lost
Tho yoto being talscn on bfr. WIS motion. it
was carried; and the result Of tile ballotiug
proved thiB tho boat plan to got tho real wiahes
Of tho Convention respecting tho persons for
delegates. .,:,...
:: Ton nominations vero mado, representing tho
loading mon Of tho county, whom balloting boz
GAn. ,,e. r,.
Tho votoa woro quite equally divided; but
Receiving the highest numbor Of votes, . wero d..
clarod tho unanimous choice Of tho Convention.
:Alr. Aeesey moved TINT collection bo mado
for tho purpose Ut dofraying the oxponaos OF
tho delegates; but al a,nondmont by Mr. Cum
ming, tAat tho amount bo assessed pro rata
among tho clubs and oranges Of tho county, pre-
This did not prevent voluntary contributions
from porsons, not nonaborH Of tho farmers or
ganizntions, which greatly reduced tho amount
to DO raised.
came forward, and, in neat speech, thanked the
Convention for tho unsouglt honor conferred
brother farmers in tho State Convention, and
would further show Lis intorost in tic cause by
paying his own expenses. This (said ho) ia m
Important aud trying timo for the producers OF
and o1tortion arc confronting tho > m5hopolinta
with determination that is flxod, and one or
tho other must yield ,sop. Should tho farmers
fail IN securing their rights respecting passenger
asid 1rolSnt tafas, inhnclal run htaroa US III the
1ace. Lot ns po 1rln anu oaelosI "otAGlst atia
tet onr r1aoiva 10, nofortn yulu oaa 116nss' WV
neue ~ tno oislpI o'isi uiauu, aa LIZ 1""'
-. s,, 4o3a,i xm9tas 1at ~ IuhsnL ta,.a.
t e uoGltS ti,at M 1n',I M ai,'n ~ % I'LL ~ ~
ILL., n ,rnr,s 1so IN oort,', 'e, ~ !o r;,o ~
- mr. tvronnn.1 r,;tose tho raj.
aI ~ av1 hnnS1 ~ i1 ~
aonalnr III iiencd thar nj to thnt ~ 5y,;,a
Gmsor md King Ohnrles recitad beautiful aen-
tin,ont from n favnritn nont nnnrnnrinta n i,;a
ra,nnrka md olosod With hlillfoue FOR tlofougo
but not ono cont for tribute"
Tho speaker was loudly choerod,
PROSECUTION OF y1oLAToEs OF THE EArLnoAD
LAW.
Tho Hon, q. II. Frow introduced tie following
resolution, anGl, in wo1l-put arguments, adyo-
oated its adoption;
Rssolvtd. Tint wo deem IL expediont 10 nrosecute
srerv violation Of tho Railroad law By any raroud
company; and that for that. PURPOSE pledge our
solves to bear pro rata Of all necessary expenses.
NIr. Frow considered 1t very proper that tho
people should moot in conventions aud diHcuss
and resolve in regard to their wrongs but there
ia nomothing moro to bo done, and, aH
he is man OF; roaults, ho cares little how peo-
plo talk, II that talk is followed by works that
result in good to the community. THO railroad
companies haye successfully fought tho few
cnBos in the courts that hayo boon fought against
thom, but lot ere,y violation of tho law be pros
ecutod ut tho o1pouso Of tho producers, und we
would soon bring thorn to tormH. - -.
.Mr. Noel agreed that eyory violation should
be triod bofore tho law, but much moro aatis-
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