The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-02
A. J. Britton was elected Secretary

A. j. Brltton was elected Secretary. A
Committee on Credentials was appointed,
and reported the delegates as above given.
The Convention then proceeded to the
business before them. Carmi. Enfield. and
McLeansborro were put in nomination for
the place where the Convention should be
held. and after short and amusing dis.
cussion Carmi was decided on as the most
suitable place The next question that
came up was the
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
which should be adopted, which caused
protracted discussion, sometimes growing
very warm andlthreatening quite severely to
interfere with the harmony of the meeting.
Judge Sherman, of Hamilton, moved that
the popular vote of 1868 be taken as the
basis, allowing one delegate for every 500
votes, and one for each fractional mart of
500 not less than $50. The advocates of
this basis contended that it was the only
fair one, for, if any other basis was adonted
those counties where the organization was
weak would not be fairly represented while
those who opposed this basis believed that
it would offer no inducement to counties to
increase and perfect their organization.
They contended for a basis in proportion
to the number of Clubs and Grange mem
bers, which would be an incentive to the
different counties to increase their organic
alton as fast as possible in order to have a
good representation. A vote was taken.
and Judge Sherman motion was carried.
The Convention then resolved itself into a
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
and Judge Crouch, of Hamilton, was call
ed to the chair. A motion was made to
reconsider the vote on Judge Sherman 5
motion, and the House voted to reconsider.
The discussion was then protracted till s
O'Clock in the evening, and
| THE FOLLOWING BASIS
was finally adopted: One delegate for
each county organization of either club OF
Grange; one for every 200 members of the
club, and for each fractional part thereof
not less than 100: and Oranges where the
members do not belong to clubs are to be
represented on the same basis This gave
satisfaction, and harmony and goodfeeling
was again restored. The Convention con
cluded its labors this morning, and the fol
lowing call was issued:
Farmers Nominating Convention for tn
Nineteenth Congressional District
A Convention will be held at Carmi
White County, on Wednesday, the l2tl
day of August next for the purpose o.
nominating a candidate for Representativ,
Ill Congress from the Nineteenth District
Each county having farmers organiza
ton shall be entitled to one delegate, AM
one additional for each 200 members Q
the club. The delegates present will cas-
the entire poll Of the respective counties
The credentials of the delegates from eacI
county must be accompanied by the cert
fcate of the President and Secretary G
the Association or Council showing tn
number Of members of the Club. and sue
Changers as are not members of the Clu
in each county.
| W I Fowler, Chairman A j Brittor
Secretary. ] R Moss, Land, j B STARK
Isaac Smith, A NJ Sherman, Nathan Grew
NJ j Jones, Committee
, PUBLIC MEETING.
Gen. Anderson, Judges Crouch an
: Campbell, of this place. spoke at the Cour
House last night to an attentive crowC
We have not time to give report of the
! speeches, but they were all good and WEI
, we'll received.