, 1873-04-03
MORNING SESSION.
HFFFrYN1 0E THE c1NvrNTT1N

HIOIN4NU CG4o4CN.
MEETING OF THE CONVENTION.
Tho Convention mot In tho Court Room at 10
The Convention was called to order by A1r. ".
rio convention Of farmora Of tho Bteto Of
Nlino;a III u DO .u;d i. this city, f,r the ur,oso
Of LOOMING utter Our railway legislation und urg-
ing It forowara; to strengthen the hands OF
those who aro our frien1B-and I nm thankful
that we hayo many of them III tile Logislaturo,-
aud giving to those who nre our friends to un-
derstaud that wo aro not to bo tr1ed with in this
mattor. We hnyo mot for that purpose horo to-
day. On behalf Of tho State Central Committoo
Of that association, would nominate tho Hon.
William II. Smith, of McLean, as temporary
Chairman Of this mooting."
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT. d.
Tho motion WIS adopted. On TALKING tho
chair, Mr. Smith said TINT ho would not mako
any extended remnrkH. His heart WIS In tho
movement represented BY this Convention, and
ho synpathized fully with tho people III the
seFs s1ssaeee sens @aae + fS9 @ aoon
this Convention should be intolligible,. that
whatever o1preBsion they give to the public can
be framed into law and paBsea BY tho donoral
Of this Gonvontion, and I therefore dofor any
further romarks ut present"
eEOnETAn1Es.
Mr. Charles E. Barney, Of Bureau County, WAS
nominated and clocted NJ Secretary. II. ". Riu-
ker, Of Shelby, was elected Assistant Secretary.
which was Issued undor which tho Convention
mot WAS thon road.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
a Committee On Credentials was then rassod, to
consist Of aoven, as follows: John N. Morgan,
OF Horny County; G. ". McLnne. Ut Cham
paign; Mao D. Richards, Of Horny ". ". Fell
toni of Lee; Donald Mckay, Of Carroll Fl. ".
Rinkcr, Of Shelby, md David a. doro, Of Maoou-
pin.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
A committee to consist of five, wns then raised
on resolutions. as follows: A. ]. Grover, Of In
worth, Of Adams ". 9. Flagg Of Madison: l..
| I. Ross, Of Fulton; Fl. @. Lawrence, OF War;
ron; J. +. BRYANT, Of Bureau; aud J. H. Roa-
| SELL Of McLeon
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
consisted OF 1. N, Smith, Of Henry; Jamos
Crooa, Of Marion; A. Oanpbell OF LaSallo !;
A. Sykes, Of Henry +. +. ltidor, Of Madison ;
and J. J. 6tipp, OF Livingstone.
| SPEECH OF D. ". DAME, OF CARROLL.
| Tho business Of organization having boon dis
posed, 1t was suggested that the timo until ro-
cess should be occupied with speeches., Mr. D.
Chicago had bathed In rivers Of champagne,
and had come back with q certain report.
Should ho road the report Ho made motion
toward his pocket, but auaiblo groana in the
audience stayed his hand. Ho did not desire to
moot in conference with tho Legislative Com
| mitteo on Railroads. U0 deaIred thnt they
should take tho responsibility themselves. Il
they wanted moral support, tho convention
would furnish 1t. Objection WAS made te
tho introduction OF politics into tho farmers
movement. Ho did not sympathize with the oh.
lection. His speech closed with patriotic refer.
oncos to theapirit Of independence that produced
the American revolution.
1In. uA1NEH, OF LAKE.
hIr. Hhineg WIS callod for, and said: did mol
como hero to-day to mako a epoooh, though
oame hero to engage in your deliberations.
may be pardonet, therefore, II I make some at
luBion to myself. have hid great experience
began as farmer, and endod az member q
the illinois Legislature. In nll that time have
It t. received IN Impetus during til
dark hours Of the robo1on when our boys wort
engaged in fighting our batt1os, when our coun
try wnH In trouble and our currency waH III
CREASED beyond parallel Thore was more up
parent wealth than eyor before. Then bogal
land-graba aud patont-right operations. Whoi
tho war ended and TINT monopoly Of labor chllet
slavery was wiped out, for ono satd 1t VAS TIM
to begin tho fight OIL tho Northern monopoltes-
railroads, patont-rights, land.grabs and Credi
hloblt!op. am member OF tho Anti-a1onopo
" League Of Lake County, ind an sent horo a
Constitutional Convention, and once to th
J Legislature, AMI I hare sympathy
therefore, with this movement, although haY
been called rebel to tho Republican party, be
ca,Bo darod to leave it and join IN asati-monop
oily organization. [Applauae.1. have inaisto
that no moro Of tho public lands should b.
! waatcd Tho Central aud Northern Pacific Rail
J roads have grabbed up all the available land
near thcm. and II we desire to use tham. n