The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-15
SILVER SPEAKS.
Meeting to Provide for
Protection.
An Organization Effected and Reso.
Iutions to Define Its Position
Adopted Last Evening.

a number of gentlemen assembled yes
terdsy morning to organize measures to
uphold silver and to bring California into
line with the other Western Staies.
Among those present were: Frank j..
Newlands Of California and Nrvada, MIR.
Jackson of Murphy Camp. T. E. Jewell.
Theodore Hlttell. W. b. Murdoch, S. F.
Theller, John c. Green. Martin Jones If
San Francisco, NJ. Z. Campbell of Califor-
MIA and Mexico, T. G. Phelps Of San Ma
teo, ]. Sahlinger of Helena, Mont, C.
Sharp of Fresno and F. j. T. Cove Of
Montana.
F. j. Newlands was elected chair
man. T. E. Jewell vice. pre- sident and A
G. Ellsworth secretary, and committee
was appointed to interview leading ciil-
Zrns and invite their presence and assist
ance at a meeting to he held in parlor A,
Palace Hotel. in the evening.
At8:15 p. NJ. parlor A Of the Palace Ho-
tel was Ii led with people interested in the
silver problem. Among them we're: AttOr-
ney-Generai w. II. II. Hart, james A.
LOutti, d. NJ. Burns. Judge John G.
Currey, Judge A. P. Catlin, John Z. Green,
F. E. Jewell. NJ. W. Belshaw and A. c.
Hamilton.
After Vice-President T. E. Jewell had
Belshaw was nominated and elected pres
ident. On taking the chair he thanked the
meeting for the nOnor and stated that the
subject to be considered was the most i'm
pot tant political subject ever presented to
tho world. When snver was dsmonetlZed
II was done at the request and instance OF
somebody. and somebody must nave prof
tied by it.. The bankers appear 20 BE- the
parties most interested In the gold single
| standard. and the people were in debt TO
Them These anti-silver measures were
practically change Of the rules OF the
game while the game was going on, and
the result would be universal repudlat ton.
1t was time to do something to bring back
the old state of things. which had been
gond enough for a thousand years.
A. c. Unsworth was elected per-
manent secretary, and after a few words
from James A. Louttit. ID. NJ. Burns
SAID that not knowing how dele
gates were to be elected for the silver
convention at Chicago. he had &c termin ed
TO go as private individual. lie was
glad Calitornians were rOusing themselves
and that whatever lie could do to aid the
objects of the meeting he was ready ani
willing to do.
G. Sharp commented Op the neces-
SHY of doing something and declared san
francisco was suffering from dry rot.
f. NJ. Campbell moved that a vote Of
thanks should be rendered to ID. M.
Burns, and ut the lifting time he should
be appoin ted ole of the delegates to repre-
sent California at tn silver convention.
The motion passed and COMMITTEES to
draw uD resolutions was appointed. After
short interval the committee reported as
TO 'Ows:
WHEREAS. 1t is evident that the creditor ma
tons and institutions have combined TO estab-
liSh and eDfoice The single standard of gold as
the money OF commerce and tade TO The great
detrinent Of the peoue at large; and whereas.
unless there be concert OF action upon the part
of the people 10 c cumv NJ their designs. there
will be practical Cessation of the use Of
silver as money metal; aud whereas, the ex-
p renee OF cenurIrs lie ches US that gold and
silver, as designated by the founders of our
nation, should both be used as aud for money !;
therefore be it
ReSOfUed, That 1t Is the sense Of this meeting
that all legal methods be employed TO restore
silver 10 Its position as a money metal o the
extent and as the ~ me was used before It's de-
monetiZatiOn in 1873. JAMES A. LoUTTIT,
MARTIN JONES,
d. NJ. BURNS,
c. SHARP,
JOHN G. CURREY.
The resolution was adopted and the
meeting adjourned to the same place on
Tuesday July IS.