The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-09
ILLINOIS FARMERS.
Meeting OF the state ADVISORY Board Al
Bloomington.

Meeting OF the state ADVISORY Board Al
Bloomington.
The Decatur meeting Cf the State Farmers
Association last fall adopted as part OF Tho
constitution Il section constituting the officers
of that association and the Presidents of al
the county farmers associations in the state
a state advisory board; and by resolution Of
I the Decatur meeting, the advisory board vert
requested to meet at Bloomington on the 18th
of May inst to determine whether the farm
ers of the state should take political action al
the elections in this state next fall, and il
they decided in favor of such action, to call 4
state nominating convention, sc.
Accordingly on Tuesday, May 9TH, the Off
GERS OF the State Association and the Presi
dents of the different county association to
the number of G3, met at Bloomington, to
transact the business entrusted to them. Hon
ton, presided, S. NJ. Smith acted as secreta
nv, and there was the usual number of vice
presidents
The chair, after calling the convention TO
presented their credentials and they were
found to be regular, stated that the first Qucs,
ton to be disposed Of was "Shall the Assocla-
ton take action in politics this year" About
90 short speeches were made on the question,
all in favor of the affirmative. Long John
Wentworth, who represented Cook county,
said the farmers of his district felt the weight
of taxation, and knew of no wap of Kidding
themselves Of the burden except by going to
the polls, and personal experience had con,
vlnccd him, that III politics as in everything
else, the only way 10 get 4 thing was to go
for it. On the vote being put, the question
was decided unanimously in the affirmative
Afterwards, however, Mr.. Ellis, of Greene,
and Mr.. Meirs, of Jersey, doubted whether
their people were ready for political action
yet Otherwise, the vote was unanimous
The Board then proceeded to fix the 10Th
of June next as the time, and the house of re-
representatives. at Springfield as the place, for
holding the first political nominating con
venti0n of the farmers OF Illinois. The ratio
of representation is TO be one delegate for
each 5000 inhabitants in any county or frac-
ton over half that number. The call pro.
Ceeds.
In each county where County Farmers
Association exists, the President Of such As
ISOLATION is requested to Immediately call a
County Convention Of delegates from the va
rious townships or precincts on such
basis as, after consultation, he may find most
expedient of the farmers, mechanics, labor
ing.men, and other citizens of said county in
sympathy with the opinions expressed in this
call, and such convention is requested 10 ap-
point delegates to the State Convention, 10
take such action as may be necessary TO per
feet the organization, and nominate and elect
their candidates, In each county where
County Farmers Association does not exist,
the Vice.President for that District of the
State Farmers Association is requested, in
conjunction and consultation with the Off
GERS of the industrial organizations of that
county, TO call Convention in like manner,
for the purpose as aforesaid. Counties will be
entitled to representation IN the State Con-
yention as follows: Counties for example:
Adams, according to the census of 1870, So,
4i6 eleven delegates; Alexander, 10,510, two
delegates; Ford, 1850, three delegates
A motion by Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of Mclean
County, to condemn President Grant for We
toing the the Initiation bill, was tabled almost
unanimously
The Convention after transactlng some rou.
tine business adjourned sine die