The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-13
SILVER MEETINGS.
To Be Held All Over Cali
fOrnia.
They Will Be Sent to Congress With
Many Thousands of Sig
natures.

The committee on permanent organiza-
ton appointed at the recent mass-meeting
in favor of silver coinage met last night in
Parlor A of the Palace Hotel to arrange
for an expression of sentiment on the sill
yer question by tie people Of the State.
The members of the committee present
were: NJ. W. Belshaw (chairman). I. E.
Jewell, c. A. Wetmore, L. J. Lyon. H. X.
Mitchell, 6. W. Baker. John c. Green, c.
Sharp. NJ. F. Campbell and o. F. Adams.
Mr.. Wetmore presented set Of resolu-
tions which. after debate. were adopted In
the following FORM
RrsOlued, That the work OF this committee
shall be limited to measures IN support OF the
sImnl proposition 10 restore the free coinage
OF silver of full legal tender at ratio with gold
not exceeding 16 TO /.
Resolved, That this committee, organized by
and representing the CITY and county OF San
Francisco and the county Of Alameda, does
hereby invite and earnestly request the CITIZENS
of all other communities OF The State OF Cali
1Urnia who desire 10 cooperate in this Work,
limited as stated i'll the preceding resolution. 10
hold maSs-meetlngs on ine oath Inst. TO express
the views OF the people and 10 organize similar
committees and to communicate with this
body with view TO comprehensive develop
ment of the free coinage OF silver sentiment of
this Slate.
ResOlred, That a COMMITTEES OF five, including
organization and propaganda 10 report at the
next meeting plan Of action for discussion.
Resolved. That masS-meetings. conventions
and all local organizations acting under this
call are hereby requested TO send their petit
lions and express Their demands direct TO their
representatives in Congress az early as pos
sihle, so as 10 reach Washington before the
2Stn inst.
Judge Adams of Oakland offered sub
stitute set of resolutions. He wanted
6 Aoio fray fhn
ties IL the State To meet in this city on the
oath. Two OF his resolutions were as
follows:
ResolUed, That we view with CONSERVATION
ana alarm the efforts now being made both IN
and out of Congress 10 demonetlze hall OF
the money OF The people. thereby multiplying
The obligations of the debtor class. Increasing
the burdens of Toll, degrading the value OF
labor and the products thereof IN every braach
of American Industry, and driving into bank
rupfcy AMI despair the inhabitants OF nearly
one-third of The territory OF The United States.
Resolyed. That this assault on the money OF
The masses is the result of criminal con-
spiracy upon the part Of the money-bags and
gold bugs both at home and abroad. which was
In iniduity, nurtured by deception and
thrust upon the people bv the enemies oi
the republic. ThiS attack can only
be repealed by weldirected aud organized
effort upon the pant of Our citizens, whose III
terests are in peril and whose complete Imam
cial subjugatiOn is now sought to be accom-
pished.
The other members thought MIR. Wet
more's plan better. the mass-meetlngs
and conventions held in the various Con-
gressional districts would have more Ell
feet on the Congressman than would one
convention held here. they said. Besides,
as 7. }. Lyon remarked, many delega ties
might not come here because they would
have to pay their OWL EXPENSES. 1t WAS
for that reason, he said, that most of the
delegates appointed tn 90 from this State
to the silver convention in Chicago did not
attend it. 1t was difficult to collect funds
to Dav the expenses.
G.. w. Baker said that il the convention
were held here he would guarantee to pay
for the hall.
As a vote on the silver question is to be
taken in Congress on the 2Sth, 1t was
deemed necessary to have the meetings
in California not later than the 24tb
1t is intended to circulate throughout the
State petitions in favor Of silver coinage.
Chairman Belshaw said that thousands of
signatures could be obtained. They would
be sent TO Washington.
Mr.. Koch said that Grass Valley and Ell
Dorado were being filed with miners who
had been driven from Colorado, and whom
the miners in those places have to support.
The committee appointed under MIR.
Wetmore's resolutions consists OF Chair
man BeIshaw, {. A. Wetmore. L. j. Lyon,
II. K. Mitchell and NJ. j. Campbell. 1t
will report the form of petition and other
plan of action at a meeting OF the full COM
mittee tomorrow night.