, 1879-06-25
THE SILVER DOLLAR.
Formation Of the Bi~Metallio
!. League Of Chicago.
Tie Hon. c. II. Lawrence, Er-Chicf Jns-
ticc, Elected rEcsfdont.
An Eloquent and Sucoinct Declaration
Of Principles. -:
SPECIFICS BY lrdgs Bua1ltt1s aad Aillsr and H.ar'.
jarned aud Daniels.


In accordance with the following rsll, unaui:
mously stguctl a1,d published in Sunda7's TntrA
uNE, a 'arVcly-atlonded mee.InE Of tho fFfcsas
Of ard believers III silver ~ oue Of the money
metals n uas held Yeatc,4lay afternoon at o'clock
In the largo and nirr roadtnE.roon Of tile
Palmer uo,so:
II deemod advftaale that sotno orran!znd d5"tt
be ntadein Chieapo % pfonote tho speedy ttstor..
@ ID r q e ssss H. g. .a%s L Sa
can b. arrested, md tas bat's n salnes u.
i.hsd upoa as' he I ie1st 1 e r. esnS.osd
voinuls II both The precious ,ussals. instead
O. tb. world. yota@s q m"a.r nip.sa nearly
half by the proposed degradation Of silver to
shs nk Of RI snuGGy Of M
of which is now rapidly, drctnlE'rl. with cotre.
spending ahIiuknge all ciase4 OF property ahcr
than Nancy. and cH'cspoadin: addition to the
70 laia end you ars seeeeet1a1,y invited 10 meet
Mou.c; on Tuesday dc .ata at 5nne. - Il ~ oc!ock
2. m; fot H. uurpo'o Ut eausulsAtion, and, Il
sasuSt fst the s.;,', Of H.
tho single purpo.s of..dEsscainattng correct in.
formation on VI ltnpotsAnce Ut q sree!o bas,s Of
fxcd ratio Of yalne, with unlimited coinage nf
each. md '.nntomAtfc regulation through tbs
vera John Y. Farwell, r. F. Spencer, 4. e.
Larncd, I. F., shandrew, Charles II. HIM, II
Htts, Hcp. Martin Been, James hcArtl,ur i.
r. Adams, cx-Mayor i. u. MasoiI, William
Floto, J. N. ". Jones, Judgo Henry Il. Miller,
Col. T. r. TurnlcJ, Col. A. N. Waterman, Judge
Booth, 8. s. Hayes, Gen. i. N. Stiles R. i.
Dcrickson, Jud9s Forester, George Sherwood
S. II. Kcefoot, John Eorsythc, John n. Wood.
bridge, j. X. Z. Forrest, ex-senator Doolittlc,
ii. ". Robinson, J. II. KodzIc, D. N. Basl,, j.
r. Dootlttie, IT., and others Of moro or less
prominence.
The meeting Was called to order by Col.
TURNKEY, who nominated ex-hfayor AIasou 10
preside. The nomination was made unanimous
Col. Waterman, at the request Of the Chais,
stated the object-of tho meeting. There was
nothing. yaeue OF visionary, he said. In the
present attempt TO replace silver In the posIt!on
II had previously oecslt tled as one Of The money
metals. eomo years AGO Congress had seen 1T
to kick one OF tho hest friends the peopa nad
tcnlpt wAs simply for the purpose OF putting it
back where II belonged mud making It, rs It
was intended to be, equal With gold. lap
p!augc.l
lowing Committee waB appointed 10 report a
p}an Of organization aud nnmes of permanent
officers: J. u. " 3ones, 4; n; Waterman, q.
T. Long. y. II: kcrfoot, md +. E. Shan,arcw.
sccretar,, ~ ""'S' '"''
The Committee retrcd and shortly a.ter-
wards reported tho following:
u..s s' Issgss s9 & es ess ssse"0n shalt be the p
1hs Isas"o !, S,ftgan;;sd to @ nroots tue
Eold, u ihe snost e1sctual mothoi II coao!scf.
ine tue present and Froapectye depreciation u the
ensas ba"s u to S' s
t hs BE- md h a o poLltea nosss
:. s. Tho officers Of tho League shall be prest-
don't attssn e.p5ossatnts see;stsry Trc2.:
Publication Committee Of Nse nc1ntcss; also. such
appoint.
c ~ s1 ,xc " ~, ~ .n ~
umnr'm Thsy % ,bxli hns@ nnshoritx IN III an9
vaeancios occurring ia The iii Of ccrs neraans m a
elected to hold Office until the next general meet
ns OF tho League; fFocaaea. snat upon t1e written
~ +, III thn n,mrs nf ,hc fnag s"a,
c 1ase q eae M tae M s oe., s sYs IT.
right to vote Several mcu,iBga Of the League may
also be called In simIlas ,uouncr upon Thu appli-
cation Of aftsen mcnbcrs
f.. It sha3l b. the duty Of the Publication Com
stoo " oaaas' &c acfasc, @ su IL tapors I'tun t sMea
apd " 81 pndpuas,nf +" Iy fno ~ o 'oE p'o
W. noraor ,sn.. n, ms a.ar mn tin a.,
~ ~ - aa"n .soi, ~ .ue aaansM
y, 'a IcnsHh saa'a ~ y, ~ u,eR.
tSons. ""1 -u'''A ~ 's'0 ~ MI S'"''"' s''s'
The COMMITTEE further recommended tho fol-
loHl lug list Of officers:
Vice. .Prcs,dents-.John V, Fnrwuii, t.. II. ot,a.
H,sH Mason Potter Farmer, j, Il, DooIlttle. A.
ii .RJtiInra ,tohn Fonythe W IL n.rhv Il u j.
DoriekIoS, Murry Nelson, l.. 4. Leitsr, i. i.
gtorrs, Monroc hoath, +, +, spcarst. l.. C.
seetsta,r-t,eoruo N. Jaesxop.
Treasurer N. Sash.
rLncG9usG tuHHsHTS-Hemt Honth, ~ unJea.