▁convention ▁included ▁Thomas ▁Hend r icks , ▁David ▁Wal lace , ▁Sch uy ler ▁Col f ax , ▁Hor ace ▁P . ▁B iddle , ▁Robert ▁D ale ▁O wen , ▁and ▁Al vin ▁P . ▁H ove y , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁De leg ates ▁spent ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁sessions ▁organ izing ▁the ▁convention . ▁Because ▁the ▁House ▁chamber ▁in ▁the ▁state house ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁the ▁gather ing , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁r ented ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mason ic ▁Temple . ▁The ▁opening ▁session ▁in ▁the ▁Mason ▁Temple ▁conven ed ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁The ▁convention , ▁which ▁cost ▁$ 8 8 , 2 8 0 . 3 7 , ▁included ▁ 1 2 7 ▁days ▁of ▁sessions ▁before ▁adj our ning ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁adj ourn ment , ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁mand ated ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁constitution , ▁if ▁adopted ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁would ▁go ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁The ▁re vised ▁state ▁constitution ▁included ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁state ▁constitution ▁and ▁adopted ▁propos als ▁from ▁the ▁convention ▁deleg ates , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ideas ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁constitution s ▁of ▁other ▁states ▁such ▁as ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Wisconsin , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁references . ▁The ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Jackson ian ▁dem ocracy ,