Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-15
FOR DELEGATE TO TIE CONSTR
: TUTlONAL CONVENTION.

- lONRI SONgE ~ lON.
On Nov will take place one OF
the most important elections ever
held in the State OF Illinois, and prob
ably one at which it will he very hard
to get the voters to exercise their
right of franchise. Any man, however
who fails to vote for some candidate
for delegate to the constitutional CON
vention viii pass UP a duty that con
Germs him intimately ana personally.
On that day the voters viii be called
upon To choose members of the con
stitutional convention. If they do NOT
choose wisely they will have TO pay
a heavy price for many years to come
1t is duty the voters cannot afford
to neglect or overlook Indifference
will mean just one thing. Small
groups OF extremists. impractical
theorists and above all. special selfish
interests will control the membership
OF the convention. and the c0nyea-
tons results may be repudiated by
the people. Illinois will be left ey-
actly where she is-with a consider.
able Dill 10 pay. The constitutional
convention, TO accomplish anything.
must express the common sense OF the
people Of Illinois. not the yagaries orr
excuses Of excited minOrities but the
intelligence OF the average leye!
headed citizen, Nor must it be con
sti'ution framed By and for the ben.
eht OF the corporations and special in
terests. 1t is, therefore, a paramount.
duty OF every member Of that great
majority, the common people 20
vote a, the election and TO vote with
the idea in mind that he is selecting
man to represent him and his inter
ests, rather than those Of the corpora
lions or the big Interests who viii
make every effort to control the con
vention
Both the Republican and Demo.
cratic parties in this county have
nominated two candidates each-the
former Charles l. Woodward of Of
ta"a and William NJ. Seaman of Peru, /
and the latter James j. Conway and
Bernard j. Stanley, both of Ottawa.
This is one OF those occasions where
politics should cut no figure. The lob
is not a political one in any sense OF
the word, hut the position demands
men who have made study of the
states requirements in the way OF
proper constitution and men who will
cut some figure in the work to be
done.
Without any diaparagement to the
other candidates, it may be said that
one Of The best qualified candidates
Tor delegate to the constitutional con
Ventlon on either ticket is James }
Conway He is a lawyer Cand a good
one), student and a man who makes
his presence felt in any gathering of
which he may be a member. He /.
one of the few men who can talk In
teliigently on the matter of state
constitution and has some idea OF
the work to be done # elected he
VIII be no tigurehead in the conyer.
tion bat one OF the workers-one Of
the men who will do things His
services viii be of value to the state
and the job will be to him a real one.
demanding ana receiving his best ct.
forts, and not merely an excuse for
working politics and drawing the
salary,
The voters Of the county owe it to.
themselves and the state to consider
the qualifications OF the candidates
above any political affiliations and ~.
get out and VOTE for men who are
really fit for the job