The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09
INDEPENDENT REFORM LEGISLATIVE
CONVENTION.
Suggestions in Regard to Pic Mics and Public
Meetings.

Our legislative dit. Is composed OF
Henry and Rock Island counties, and is
entitled to one senator and three reprcsen-
tativcs. On representatives we have the
right to cumulate our votes, that is to say
each voter has three votes to cast for rep
resentative in the lower house of the legisla,
ture, and he can cast them all for one man, OF
two for one man and one for another, OF
one and half each for two men.
The Republicans have nominated two
men, and the Independent Reform voters
propose to nominate two also. OF course
the ballots for both parties will therefore be
printed with the words or figures "a
votes" at the end of each mans name. -
There may be good deal of scratching
this year, by which voters will cumulate
their votes upon one man, or erase name
from one ticket and insert one from anoth.
err But whatever voters do in that re.
spect they should be careful to state
against each representative cadidate S
name just how many votes or parts of a
vote they wish to cast for him. There is
no emulation of votes on any candidates
but members of the lower or popular house
of the legislature.
The Henry County Farmers Association
met in Cambridge on tuesday the LIST. in
ntont onj foe {baro 10 M eono.o,:,l IL,
trict committee Of the Independent Re
form party authorized Mr.. r. II. Human,
president of that association to join with Mr.,
l.. d. Edwards, of Frnnklin Crossing, pres
ident of the Rock Island County Farmers
Association. in a call for senatorial CON
vention for this THE 2lst) district at Cam
bridge, on Tuesday the 29th of September,
to nominate a candidate for senator, and
two candidates for representative. 1t is
time that call was issued The Indepen-
dent Reform convention held in this city
on Tuesday last, appointed VIM. D, Clark
DR.. G. Tegeler, James Shaw, Lewis Will
son and Frank H. Harris as a county cen.
trail committee, and it would be well for
Mr.. Clark to consult his committee or a
majority of the members, and If they agree
on the matter, authorize Mr.. Hinman to
attach their names to the call (inasmuch
as there is no senatorial district commit
tee and publish it at once. 1t
is not much matter how the con-
vention is called, provided all elements
Of the Opposition are represented. When
met they can appoint district committee
to act for the Independent Reform party
in the future
The Henry county Farmers Association
also appointed NJ. B. Lloyd, j. A. Whit
ney, Martin johnson, and Ieb. Jones a
committee to arrange for a mass meeting
or pic mic to be held in Cambridge early in
October This is all very proper and we
hope to see the plan successfully carried
out
AS to our county, it is not practicable
as it is in Henry on account of our pecul-
lar geographical position, to make one
meeting answer for the whole county or
even for one-half Of it, The county is 70
miles long on the Mississippi river, and
from 4 to ~ miles wide. There should,
therefore, be at least three Farmers Pic
Nics-one at Hillsdale or Port Byron one
at Illinois City and one on the line between
Rural and Bowling. The first would ac-
commodate the upper end of the county :;
the second the lower end, and the third
the south side. Then there should be one
meeting, in the evening, in Rock Island
and one, in the evening, in Moline, max
ing five meetings in al, in the county. This
would give all the people an opportunity to
hear about the objects and purposes of the
parties seeking their votes.
Whoever shall be our candidates, for
for the state senate, and for the
lower house of the legislature, as well as
for sheriff and for coroner, should be pre-
sent at all these meetings, if possible.
Having thrown out these considerations
for those whose duty it is to act in the
matter, we leave it for such action as they
and the people shall see fit to take.