The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-01
The Helena Free Silver Club Desires
the Public to Turn
Out
Special Arrangements Being Made
for a Rouser Tomorrow
Night.
h Club DISCUSSES the RESOLUTIONS
Adopted Monday N~ight-some Dis
satisfaction Over Them,

Iho meeting Of the silver club was not
very we'll attended last night. although
there was considerable enthusiasm. The
club mst to take action on the report Of the
committee on bylaws. II. Fl. Howey,
chairman Of the committee, was not pres
ont. which left nothing before tho meeting.
One of the members wanted the meeting
adjourned until = week from Monday. This
brought mp considerable discussion. Some
thought it should be held tomorrow night
IN order to give expression to the senti-
ments of the club before ths meeting of the
republican county convention. which is to
be held in Helena on May 8. The speakers
we're unanimous in their views that a rous.
ing Meeting should be held Monday night.
A committee OF five we're appointed to Sc
cure a hall for the meeting to-mor.
row night. Electric hall il en-
gagged Tor tho evening and some
other place must be selected. The
place Of meeting will be announced
by the committee in THE INDEpEN-
DENT tomorrow morning so the public may
know where it il to be held. Posters will
be distributed about the city also and a
band engaged If necessary TO let the people
knew that something is going on. The
club is determined to arouse the interest Of
the public in the question Of the free soin-
age Of silver.
During the discussion last night Secre-
tary J. ". mcknight said thu press Of Hell
ena was united in an attempt to keep the
silver question out Of political discussion.
he referred to TIKI INDEPENDENT, the Her
aid and the journal. All three OF these
papers, he said, were advocating the nomi-
nation Of man in the democratic and repub-
lean parties for the presidency who were
me avswed enemies Of silver. Mr.. Mac
Knight spoke with considerable warmth.
The Helena press, he said, had predicted
that the meeting Of the Silver club which
WAS held last Monday night would be the
tlnued, whether it will be the last or not
There we're loud expressions of ut will not
be-" He was vigorously a%pplauded.
Wnlle the discussion was going on a mo-
ton was pending that when the club adj
lourned it would be until tomorrow night.
This was called whom George 3. Foote arose
and spoke at considerable length, charging
that the club had been HOODWINKED in some
manner by the resolutions adopted last
Monday. Mr.. Foote said the club should
have adopted what are known as the Col
orado resolutions which he commended were
clear and unmlBtakable in their terms and
declared for the free and unlimited coinage
silver, taking in the whole earth. The
Helena resolutions, he said, only declared
free coinage, which he understood was
9 limitation and meant the coinage OF
American silver only. He thought the
meat had been taken out of the Colorado
resolutions and what remained had been
into the resolutions of the
Helena club. During the course of his re-
marks he referred to Gen. Harris as one
favoring conservative methods, on the sill
yer question. He was interrupted bv the
general. who denied that he
had ever given expression to such senti-
ments. Then Mr.. Eoote called for a read
ing of the club resolutions. The Colorado
resolutions were read also. The point madc
by Mr.. Foote was that the Centennial state
league had adopted a clause in it's resolu-
lions which declared that the members
would not vote for any man who was o,-
posed to free and unlimited coinage, while
the Helena resolutions put it in a milder
way and said the members would not favor
any man who was opposed to free coinage
silver. It was thought best to postpone
further consideration of the resolutions to
4 future meeting of the club.