Question

How did Ben Franklin get to the Convention and why?

Answer 1

Since the first Constitutional Convention was in Philadelpha, where Franklin lived, it's likely that he walked to the convention. He was a delegate from Pennsylvania and had several things he wanted to say to the other delegates.

http://www.usconstitution.net/franklin.html

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/benfranklin.htm

Answer 2

Thanks to bobpursley, I have a correction to make.

"The delegates ranged in age from Jonathan Dayton, aged 26, to Benjamin Franklin, aged 81, who was so infirm that he had to be carried to sessions in a sedan chair."

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html

Also -- Franklin was a delegate because he was president of Pennsylvania.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Pennsylvania