Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-28
SILVER ON the CoxsrocK,
An Enthusiastic Meeting N Ring
Ing Resnluflons.

ing RESOLUTIONS.
Piper's Opera House in Virginia City
was the scene Of an enthusiastic meeting
Of free coinage advocates last Saturday.
The merchants illuminated their stores
and bonfres blszed in the istreets. DIR.
E. b. Harris was chosen Chairman and
Clayton Belknap Secretary.
General r. NJ. Clarke addressed the
meeting and iorcibly and logically show.
cd the necessity Of united and uncom
promising action upon the vital question
Of free coinage. The speaker vas fire.
q~uently interrupted by applause.
The following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The cause Of the present
depression in mining and commercial
circles throughout the country is too well
understood to be the subject Of further
discussion.
Resolved, That il is the sense OF the
voters Of Storey county irrespective OF
party, in mass meeting assembled, that
the time for talk has passed aud the time
for action arrived.
Resolved, That a Silver League TO be
known as the Storey County Silver
League be and is hereby formed.
Resolved. That this League is not polit-
ical and its sole object and purpose is to
protect our chief industry, silver.
Resolved, That we regard the advance.
ment and prosperity of Nevada para
mount to any partisan interest and we
sacredly pledge ourselves not to vote for
any candidate who is not in favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
Resolved, That we demonstrate TO the
world that the men Of Nevada are made
OF as true and independent metal OF
manhood as Colorado, and like our sister
State, we rise above the level Of partisan
politics and strike a blow for State de
volopment and protection of silver by
restoring it to its constitutional place
in the monetary system Of the country.
Resolved, That IN order to be armed
and equipped for emergency we call upon
the various leagues in the State to meet
US in convention on this, the mother lode
Of silver, on a date to be hereafter
named, 10 nominate three Presidential
electors to represent Nevada in the cleo
toral college and cooperate with sucf
other silver delegates as may be elected
from other States.
Resolved, That each county send ont
delegate for every 100 votes cast in tn
last State election and one for each frac-
tional part thereof over the even hun
dreds.
Resolved, That this meeting extern
its congratulations to the Winnemucc
Silver State, Carson Appeal. Rem
journal, Dayton Times, Hawthorne Bul
lesin, Eureka SENTINEL, White Pin
News, Belmont Courier, Central Ne
vadsn, Austin Advocate, Tuscaror
Times Review, Austin Reveille. Virgin
Chronicle, and such other free silve
newspapers.o of the State that have ha
> the manliness and courage to stand b
the cause Of silver irrespective of tn
dictation of party bosses.
Resolved, That these resolutions b
9 printed in the Virginia Evening Chroni
> Gle and a copy sent to every Siivs
League and to every silver newspaper i
the State Of Nevada.
The following gentlemen were az
I pointed an Executive Committee: /
3 B. Lyman, A. c. Hamilton, Milo Nc
. MILAN, F. G. Lord, A. NJ. Cole, II. N
Gorham, c. Derby, W. E. Sharon, r. |
Heating. F. NJ. Huffaker. A. j.. McCon'
j. NJ. Kelley. f. NJ. Edmonds, j. /
Mallon, B. Prendergast and John Cole