The Ottawa free trader., 1874-05-30
7ypgPENpANr COUNTY CONVENTION

Acting Euder the advice EN- oouieu ID 412 ,nl
Ior,ir, I've the undersigned, Executive .,ou.r,it
Zee Of the La Sale County Farmers y sSl,cietion
Go cel convention 10 meet at the ,'-,vrt House
in Ottawa, on Monday, the M o.n o' s Of guae, 1874
SeleCates TO attend the Ind .pentieot state Con.
TentTon to he held at spr n-fcN Jane 10Th 1871
Towns will be enti.. led TO twodelega;es each
except in the towns, OF La Sale, Mendoza Otta.
wa and Peru, waich towns will be entitled 70
foar delegates each, Tie people Of the several
towns are requested to meet in some convenlen:
place in their respective towns on Saturday,
June 6.n, at O'Clock p. NJ. to elect delegates to
sad convention, unless some other hour shan
be determined by the people Of the town.
"lp accordance with the power vested in them
by article eight Of ihe Constitution OF the III,
uois state Farmers Association, the members OF
Inc Advisory Board do hereby invite the Far
mers, Mechanics, and other LabOr!ng Men as
well as all other citizens Of Illinois who believe
as declared by this Association a. Decatur, De-
ceMber 18th, ls13
That through the departure from ;he pri-
nary principles Of our government as promu!-
gated by its founders, and through the impru-
dent exercise OF the highest prerogative OF the
frecmaD-the right Of sutTase-the farmers aud
other industrial classes have, bytheirpast acuoI,
acguiesCed in system OF class legislation which
makes the great majority s.ayishly sUbservient
Il
THAT this condition is clearly trace&blc to ,Le
fostering protection that has been accorded by
our legislative bodies both state and national
10 the financial mercantile, manufacturing and
transporting interests, enabling them 10 accum-
ulate an undue proportion Of the national
wealth, and encouraging them in the exercise OF
the corrupting Influences which Lave become as
s1ciatCd with our legislative system
That the preservation Of our national life in
pcr1,iyely demands that every American voter
should attend with care all primary nominations
and elections so az 10 insure the election Of com.
petVut and honest men TO all Offices in Tie gift
Of The people; and
That tie recent record Of old political par
ties is such as to forfeit the confidence and re-
spect Of the people, and that they are, therefore,
absOlved from all allegiance 10 them and should
act 10 longer with them.
" To send delegates lin the proportion Of one
delegate to 1000 inhabitants, and fraction cX-
,eeCLg half that number, under the census Of
$50 10 q convention 20 be held al the State
House in Springfield, on Wednesday, the 10th
day Of June, 1874 at 10 o'clock A. NJ for the pur.
pose Of nominating candidates for STATE TREAS.
RER and SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC iSsTRUC- |
ION, and transacting such other business as |
may be brought before the Convention.
"In every county where County Farmers AS. |
-oCiation exists, the President Of such Associa. |
!; on is requested to immediately call County |
Convention composed Of delegates from tie va.
r.Ous townships or precincts, on such basis as,
after consultation, lie may find most cypeGicnt,
of the Farmers, LabOring Men, and other citi-
4eus o. such county in sympathy with the op!n-
ions expressed in this call; and such Convention
e requested 10 appon. delegates TO the State
Convention, and take such other action as may
he necessary 10 perfect their organization, and |
nominate aud elect thcir candidates"
y. L. MEAD,
s. K PARR
NELS NELSON, %,
pETER nD\1 ENE