The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-14
GOV. CULLOM AND THE FARMERS.

The following report, which was made t.
ago, was not published with the proceedings
not having been written out in time 1t is now
given to the public by Messrs. Armstrong and
Lloyd, of the committee, at the earnest request
of numerous farmers who attended the Spring
field meeting ana claim that they hsve srgh,
to see the report l, was made in obedience
to the following resolution:
Resolpsd, That in our opinion the best inter.
es.s of the people Of the state require such
men N the board OF Railroad and Warehouse
Commissions a. are thoroughly acquainted
with the business Of the eOmmlssi0n; and
having full faith IN the capacity aad integrity
Of the Hon. Willard c. Flsgs. We do heartily
recommend his appointment. AlsO. that We
ak the Governor to appoint Of least one farm.
CT on each Of the several sssts commissions
and boards, % that We may b adequately re-.
presented in oil the institutions for which We
cheerfully foot the bills.
A committee was appointed 10 Icy the above
resolution and request before the governor and
report the result TO tho Association, the CON-
mittee consisting Of 8. n. Smith, J. 5. Arm.
strong aud NJ. d. Lloyd.
The committee having waited upon Cover
nor Cullom, submitted the following
REPORT:
The Governor inquired IL We were all tina,
were coming, as he had supposed the whole
Farmers' Assoc alton would come. Armstrong
SAID, "GOvernor, we are committee appointed
by the Farmers Association, and we feel like
Joe Burdett, who said: We will be heard, tor
there are 10000 men behind U.S. Smith said
there were 10000 behind each one of US. The
Governor remarked that he did not think he
was under any obligations TO obey the behests
Of the best Of farmers who formed themselves
into secret societies or oranges. Armstrong
said he would disabuse the Governors mind.
1t was true that he armstrong; was granger
that he was under obligation to the Governor
for his accommodation through his bank in
paying the delegates to the state grange, &c.
but he armstrong; did not come as one Of a
Of the grange, but as representa-
tive of the Farmers Association of the State
at Illinois, and that w. &. Flagg was not a
member OF the grange now and never was a
Further, he would assure the Gov.
ernor that he need give himself no uneasiness
about the grangers, as they as an order never
had asked, and never would ask for any pre-
ferment, political or otherwise. The Governor
SAID that Mr.. Flagg was very nice gentle.
man, but he then thought he would appoint
Hon. w. II. Smith, OF Mclean county, one
of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission.
ers s. NJ. Smith having left, Lloyd and Arm.
strong asked the Governor if he intended to
put democrat on the Railroad aud Warehouse
The Governor said he did. The
committee suggested Mr.. Brown, one of the
then incumbents, as a democrat who was IA
millar with the work of the commission.
The Governor said Mr.. Brown was a very safe
man, but he was rather tardy, and that he In
tended to appoint Gen. Oberly. The commit
tee asked to have farmer appointed on the
and also on the Canal Board, but
got no promise that any Of their requests
would be granted. s
All of which is respectfully submitted
JOHN s. ARMSTRONG,
NJ. B. LLOYD.