Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-05-27
SILVER MAN.
A Meeting of the Territorial Con
 Vention.
A Free Silver Campaign for the Ter ritory is Inaugurated With
 Enthusiasm.

The first annual meeting of the Sil- yer League of Arizona was held yes terday in the assembly room at the city hall and was well attended. Little was done at the morning session be- yond forming temporary organization. ]. D. Monihon was chosen temporary i president and Capt. John McCasey temporary secretary. As members of the committee on permanent organiza- tion there were appointed, Judge A. Buck, H. R. Patrick, Thos Cochran and Hampden Story, of Phoenix; Frank Cole of Agua Fria, and R. w. Wood of Cochise county. MT. Friedel was admitted to the convention as delegate from Yavapai county, after which an adjournment was taken until o'clock.
 On resembling permanent organ ization was effected by the election of E. F. Kellner, president, and Capt, ! McCasey was retained as permanent secretary,
 A committee on resolutions, con- posed of the following gentleman was appointed: Messrs. Buck, Wood, Cochran, Cole and J. Harbert. The committee in its report recom- mended the adoption of the following resolutions passed by the Pan-Ameri- can Silver League. The report was adopted.
 Your committee appointed on re- solutions, beg leave to report the fol- lowing and recommend their adoption: Resolved that we are unqualifedly in favor of the free and unlimited in- age of silver upon the rates of l to 16, aud pledge ourselves to do all in our power to bring about such free coinage of silver.
 That We disapprove of the policy of the treasury officials which refuses to re- cognize silver m the payment and re- demption ot silver bullion. "That the refusal of the secretary of the treasury to coin the 100000 ourcas of silver authorized to be purchased aud coined monthly, is contrary to the si irt of the law, and is an outrage upon the people of the United States at large. "That our bI-metsllism consents in recognizing silver and gold upon an equal basis at the hints, and that such recognition is the only way tl;at party can be maintained between gold and silver bullion.
 That the people of Arizona in c h. vention assembled, do hereby reco nen that the next congress winch assemble pass free coinage silver bill. and that th chairman of this copventi1D, De re- quested to appoint commItt-e Of two from each county to circulate petitions for signatures praying congress to pass such free coinage bill at its next sess- ion.
 A. BUCK, Chairman" Judge Buck delivered an interesting address on the doctrines, for the fur therance of which silver men ,were combining. He made a vigorous at- tack upon the present financial system of the government and showed that the evils which monometallists predicted would follow the adoption of the un- restricted coinage of silver were ground less and imaginary. It was determined by resolution to cause the address to be published in the Rocky Mountain News and other papers favorable to bi-metallic currency.
 Short, but interesting speeches were made by Hon. A. C. Luke and MT. Wilson, after which lengthy and able address was delivered by MT. Geo. w. Way, until recently resident of Colo rado, but now extensively interested in the Salt River valley. MT. Way IS a newspaper man of force and experience and materially aided in bringing about in Colorado last fall a recognition of the claims of silver.
 At the close of MT. Ways addressa resolution was adopted having for its object the appointment of two persons in each county of the Territory to organ ize silver leagues and solicit member ship in the Pan-American league.
 A letter of regret at hls inability to be present was received from Jas. T. Boyd, along with an address, which was read before the convention. By resolution It was agreed to call or all citizens of Arizona who may be in Chi cago on Silver Day, which will occur in September, to attend the Silver con- vention.
 The following resolution was intro- duced by Judge Buck and adopted:
 Resolved, that thIs conver lion heartily endorse the plan of General Warner, president of the bi-metallic league at Washington, and of Col. :. c. Fish, president os the Psn-American Bi-metallic association at Deover, IL calling upsn the governors of the western and southwestern states to appoint 8 committee from each state to represent to the president the wish of silver pro- duoing sections concerning the silver question and also to present the same be- fore congress"
 The convention adjourned with reso- lutions of thanks to the newspapers for the publication of the call and with request thet the proceedings of yeSter- day of that body be published.-Re- publican.