The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-10-07
Resolutions Urge the County
Representation Support
FARM BUREAUS ARE
FOR LIMITATION
Chicago Church Federation Main
iains Its Stand
GOVR SHOULD FILL VACANCIES
On September c, 1921, the Consti-
tutional Convention adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:


lowing resolution:
Resolved, That il is the desire
of this Convention that the yacan-
cies in its membership caused by
death or resignation be filled by
special election and it recon-
mends to the governor that such
elections be called.
The governor has not yet called
these elections. 1t is a matter of ma
terial importance not only to the dis
tricts affected but to the entire state
that the vacancies in the convention
be filed. They can not be filled un-
less the governor calls the elections.
Unless the elections are called by No
vember 1, the newly-elected delegates
will be late in taking their seats when
the convention reconvenes on Janu-
airy 3.
Chicago Ministers for Two House
Limit
The Baptist Ministers Conference
of Chicago with over sixty members
present on Monday morning, Septem-
Der 20 unanimously passed the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, by the Baptist Min
isters' Conference OF Chicago,
That we favor the apportionment
clause Tor the new constitution
which has been adopted by the
Constitutional Convention in COM
nlitteel of. the. whole. limiting
Cook county representation i'll the
Senate 10 one-third OF the mem
bership in that body. and appor-
tioning the House OF Representa-
tives on the basis OF population
but each county to have at least
one representative.
We understand the above ap-
portionment will make All effec-
tive limitation upon Cook countys
representation in both branches
of the Legislature which we favor
Farmers for County Plan
The executive committee OF the Hi
nois Agricultural Association, the
State Organization OF the Farm Bu-
reaus, on September l3 adopted reso-
luton presented by s. II. Thompson
of Quincy as follows:
That the county representation
plan be endorsed as adopted by
the committee of the whole OF the
Constitutional Convention, that
Cook county's representation be
limited to third of the Senate
and the House OF Representa-
tives be apportioned according TO
population with the provision that
each county shall have at least
one representative.
This puts the powerful organization
of the Farm Bureaus squarely behind
the fight for county representation
and makes assurance doubly sure that
no Constitution can be ratified which
does not limit effectively Cook county
in both branches OF the Legislature
Original Action Reaffirmed
There has been campaign by enc
mics OF the limitation of Chcago's
power for several months TO get the
Chicago Church Federation TO modify
its action on the question OF limiting
Cook county in both branches of the
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and failed. They tried again on Mon
day, September 20 and overwhelm-
ingly failed again.
The original action of the fedora
ten stands as taken February g, 1920,
soon after the convening of the Con-
stitutional Convention One para
graph of the resolution reads as fol-
lows:
The limitation to be OF any help
must be in both Senate and House
of Representatives as otherwise
in few years there would be a
d e d | O c k between the two
branches of the Legislature pre-
venting HlOIdi duVdnCe. Liilitd-
ton upon one branch only would
be more inimical to the welfare
of the state than even the pres
ent deplorable situation. This is
of such fundamental Importance
that we should oppose the ratih-
cation of the new Constitution
unless there is limitation in both
the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.
Judge Lewis A. Jarman of Rush