Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-23
FARM BODIES WILL.
CARRY ON FIGHT TO
PUT OVER BASIC LAW
DECIDE AT MEETING HERE TO
HELP IN CAMPAIGN FOR VIC.
TORY OF PROPOSED NEW CON.
STiTUTioN.

A county organization composed Of
members and officers Of the La Sale
county Farm Bureau VIII be formed
as a follow.up measure of the conven.
ton held here yesterday to carry on
strong campaign in favor OF the
proposed new constitution. Similar
organizations viii be formed In each
OF the counties from which delegates
assembled for yesterdays meeting.
Yesterdays session, which was held
In tho County Court room, was at
tended by about $50 farmers. The
closing address OF the afternoon was
made by r, A Cowles, director Of
finance of the Illinois Agricultural As.
ISOLATION Of Chicago, who presented
the recommendation tho association
| has made for the Illinois Farm Blu.
reaus working for the victory OF the
proposed constitution, which will be
voted on Dec. -.
He outlined the method OF proceed.
ure TO the assumption by the work,
saying that the Farm Bureau was
charged directly with the appointment
at once of q general Farm Bnreua
committee fayoring the ratification Of
the new constitution, of general di.
recting committee, nine which would
be selected from the general commit
tee. and the chairman of general
committee.
The general Farm Bureau commit.
tee fayCring the ratification of the
constitution, Mr.. Cowles declared,
should be composed Of members Of
| the Farm Bureau and such other citi-
zens as may render it most effective,
Should include one loyal and active
| Farm Bureau members from each Of
the several townships or other suit
able political subdivision Of the
county. with additions from time to
time of such other citizens as may
strengthen the committee and make
its work most effective
He declared that the duties OF this
committee We're as follows:
Each Farm Bureau member of the
general committee is charged directly
with the responsibility Of appointing
fractional school district in his town
ship, to be designated as chairman of
| the school district subcommittee and
| is further charged with the response
bilitv for activity Of such chairman.
ut should be the duty of the mem
Der of the general committee to be
lprescnt at the polls on the day of the
special election, Dec. ~, and see that
| the several chaiImen of the school
district subcommittee are active"
Mr.. Cowles. in bringing the recon-
mendations to the convention, said in
part:
ut is strongly recommended that
the Farm Bureau constitute itself for
this purpose the active nucleus of a
county organization.
we believe great value in many
ways will result from inviting other
groups Of citizens to join you in this
movement. 1t is particularly recon.
mended that the women in your
county be invited to join you and that
your committees be enlarged TO in.
clude them.
FWc believe we are taking the
! initial steps in the greatest move
ment for the good of the whole pub
lie that the Farm Bureau has ever
been permitted to participate in
! good government It is a cause in
which cooperation in its broadcast ap
plication must win. We as individ
uals through our organization as a
nucleus are inviting other good Citi
zens to join ua in cooperative EFFORT
to secure a form of self-government
better adopted to present day needs
more effective and more economical
The general directing committee Is
to be composed OF three of the most
active Farm Bureau members of the
-onc~n1 ccmrittCe Mr. COWles out
lined their duties, saying:
This smaller committee is charged
directly with the responsibility of dl
ectlon and following up OF the or
ganization work in the county. Its
members should meet from time tc
time at the call Of the chairman as
necessity requires and apportion it,
work This committee, as SUCH
should be the active county directing
executive committee for the purposes
of this movement. 1t should have thf
active support and cooperation II
each township of the Farm Bureat
member from the general committed
living in that township. The success
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