, 1874-03-25
About 900 Delegates in Attendance
Tho Rock Island q llennepfn Canal
Project : i%!)rscd.
The Work Decta :: to Be Ore tor
the General :. vernment.
Some Opposition ! infested by Mill.
Owners on N. Rock River,
A Loud Call for the Improvement Of tho
Mississippi.


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
Rock ISLAND. H., March 21.-Tbe Convention
onlleu to consider tho question OF cheap traus-
portation met here to-day. Tho delegates be-
gan arr1ving last night, and by the hour Of
assembling thero wore over GOO present. Provi-
ons to tho l1onr of meeting, It was decided TINT
thore'wero to bc
TWO PARTIES
represented in the Convontion--tho advocates OF
tho Kock Island i l1ennepin Canal, with feed"
OF from tho Rock River At Dixon, and tho friends
OF s!aek-water transportation in tho Rock River
ur III far aa Watortown, Wis.,, aud thence into
Groon Bay. The latter party wero mostly
from Whitesde County, and d fow from nool
Island. Tho Lee County delegation. about 100
strong, marshaied By Ntr. Joaeph ut1Jy were
the strenuous supporters OF tho first project.
tho Rock Island delegation waa divided equally.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Tho Convention WIS callod to order at 11:l5
by Mayor Gait, OF Rock Island, who nominated
Mai. j. II. Allan for temporary Chairman, aud,
tie chair, Alr. Allan said that 10 could not con-
celvo auy higher compliment than to bo chosen
to preside over d convention which was called
to taie action upon tie prcat n,,estion nf obcan
+rananorto,ion In u,r,,osoa ,,,rt ,ho oh1aat -
t.a ro,saa.n, .so p'saoa =. sa''. Nv .s 1oloe. "
struction Of canal from tho MisAssppt to tho
Illinois River.
IIo thon ca.lod for nominations for socr.torv
IN root;on of Mr. woI1o H. pn,tor - ~
~ "tos'o" ~ ILL., ""'uo' 'iA' Iof+oi' VI t"e
Davenport HazeHe was chosen Secretary, and
tho following wore chosen Assistant Secretaries
B. f. Abay. of tho Dixon Te,eorophr ". F.
East,nan. of tho sterlInr Gnze,fe and q. wif;n.
son, u 1lsk1lma'
Dr. Calvin Truadnle, OF Rock Island, moved
that committee Of five be appointed by tho
Chair on permanent organization.
A., p,,a.ai1 ~ nnue,7o,t ,.....a ...4 -.
".' 1'"'oo': ~ oa'o.poi'' uofo" tuae 'so
tials.
Dr.. Truesdaao offered an amandAent that tho :
| committea be direoted To tfator1nue tina :
o''''' n.r,n ~ Nv nns,rsr~n.n'o- ~ s,, s'
Ao1to oS ~, nti "4'A,. 80. 4,or ,1,, -:
ot tho uliteten1 locahtles 6onu'ns ooiesa9es'
Mr. Couch, OF Ilskilwa moved that al dele
| gates from abroad be admitted as members OF
! tho Convention. This second amendment yu.
| corr;oz
H. T,,.a,,, o+nou,.r,r. ,no.oa ..a;s
a1s' 4'usso1', u oasenPor'' noseo . rocons.o-
| eration or tlts amendment to permit Mr.
Randolph, Of Chicago, to speak upon it.
Ho said that as the resolution
etooa .t,,1, anv ,,,roo, o,;to,do ~ p,o,, I,o<,1
ssoJa' ' mo o. aus p9inon & TO- ~ toA A95a na1.
is!and % could do nkowiso, @ m md hence could % pscE
| +ha ro.'wan.;on 1r,a Isro1ontini. WV -att -
,nonv oneea verv doTn,to and r. thara o.. ~ n,
In .i9 ~ ranroaontnt;nn fho .Tonvention onrd
nt ho - ran1nsnntn+i" III ~ ,ntaroat ~
yoyeI VOL cd pn motion' tho amendment m @ ] Sav recon-
| o;IaroI ,na ia;d m 'tha tnhIo "@0 -"~0A''
Iho tirst S1 amandmont ofYarad 1,v Dr Tro.ad.t.
wan ocoa,,tad hu ~ or;1inal ,noyor ~ ~ rosno
1mt,nn I'D tho omostior rooi,rrod IN tha motior
- an,t'o;,,t ~ 49, ool,n,;tt"a ~ avs sith ;naIr+,n-
t;rss ~ -a,ort ~ 10 IL ~ ronreSo,tn+ior -
,1n, s.on - -oGo.s ~ ~ 49,! 49, '; - e : ~ -. ~ ooA
t;o,, 1out oar, norsn shnS1d bo axc,ndoa4
Waio oeH Io1 pottnr aatoJ tha. ho ~
that Fiat 10 ,, friends Or Of cheap transportntion iaa
snv ;tent;nns s nr % w;ah % tn nIcludn thama ria
nat,r any 49, ti,o ,or;, ~ 0A~A0"o %Do' "no
"1'''oA ""' '1'A AN ssItISy; INVITATION
TO- . ss oton o ates hs
t senH1 nnnvot;nm was l1a'' o o'0n' accepted os
'"S At tha rcnM"at If Mr. 4. X. Jonea ~ o,;no<,
N" ca1 for i +hn conyentinn m VS. thcn ra,S S'''o'
'4o e@'A AVA '"' nron- .r71o" "a' ~'o'A AoA0
ya b to peport 70
Convention. Tho motion being carried, Air.:
! Joseph Ullov, OF Dixon, moved that ali rcso]u-
tions be referred to the Committee on Rosolu.
| tionB without debate.
aa having tendency to strsngle matters in the
| Committee, which tho Convention possibly might
wish to discuss.
Ex-Lieut.-aoy. BrosH stated that when any
reHoIution wes reported BY the Committee any
sontleman could move ~ amendment 1biebb
would bring directly before tile Convention such
questions AZ might bo DESIRED The motion was
then put and carried.
AR. Randolph atated that, as it was desirable to
complete thoir work In one day, ho would move
TINT tho aftornon session should begin at q
o'clock, and that m evening session be held and
that tho Convention adjourn sino die the same
night. The resolution wan adopted
| THE COMMITTEES
| wore then announced, az follows:
On Crelcntia!s-T. j. Robinaon. Of Roct
Island W. Durley, OF Putnam Mr.. Ha!ey, of
Will County; Ja1nes Rcnwiok, Of Davenport, and
Nt1 ut{r&,- Ht.ar1a Turt rt,n1a oE