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Struggle for Location 1865-1867 219 called to assemble at Bloomington to consider the measures to secure the proper location of the college in a fair and impartial manner. In consequence of this recommendation John P. Reynolds, on behalf of the executive board issued a call for a convention at Bloomington on December 14, 1865. I t was suggested that members of every county agricultural and mechanical association in Illinois, assemble at their respective headquarters and select three delegates to represent them in the convention. In counties where no such organization existed, it was thought that the board of supervisors, county court, or mass meeting of the friends of the cause might properly appoint delegates. "The only serious question to be yet decided by the people in such manner that their representatives in General Assembly shall be left without excuse for not regarding it, is, How shall the proposed College be located? Not where shall it be located, but How, so that no lingering shadow of justl cause of complaint, in that regard, shall be left to any section, locality, community, sect, party or institution within the bounds of the state.'' 1 2 The method proposed for obtaining a representative convention was democratic, at least to the extent of including the industrial classes or elements of the population, the only ones that had any moral right under the circumstances, according to the leaders of this group, to determine what should be done with the proceeds of the federal grant. As a result of the call a convention organized at Bloomington, December 14, 1865, with John H. Bryant of Bureau as president and J. C. Conklin of Springfield as secretary. Twentysix of the one hundred and two counties in the state were represented; vice-presidents were selected from each of the congressional districts. On motion of 0 B. Galusha, a committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions for the consideration of the convention, which committee consisted of J. B. Turner, O. B. Galusha, G. W. Minier, Henry Tubbs, and A. R. McMasters. It was decided that each delegate in the convention be allowed to cast one vote and that all persons present who were not delegates be invited to take part in the discussions of the convention. The committee appointed for the purpose presented the following resolutions: ^Prairie Farmer, October 14,1865.
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