Arizona republican., 1893-05-19
SILVER MEN. A Meeting of the Terri torial Convention At the Assembly Hall
 Yesterday. Interesting Addresses on the
 Needs of the West.
A Free Silver Campaign for the Territory Is lnaugurated
 With Enthusiasm.

The nrst annual meeting ol tne SllVer League of Arizona was held yesterday in the assembly room at the city hall and was we'll attended. Little was done at the morning session beyond forming temporary organization. J.. D. Monihon was chosen temporary president and Capt. John McCasey temporary secretary. As members of the committee on perma nent 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. Mir. Friedel was ad. mitted to the convection as delegate from Yavapai county, after which an adjournment was taken until ? o'clock.
 On reassembling 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, com posed of the following gentlemen was appointed: Messrs. Buck, Wood, Cochran, Cole and J Harbert.
 The committee in it's 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 resolu- tions, beg leave to report the following and recommend their adoption:
 Resolved that we are unqualifedly in favor of the free and unlimited coina ye of silver upon the rates of l Go l6, and pledge ourselves to do all in our power to bring about such free coinage ofsilver.
 That we dsspprove of the policy of the treasury officials which refuses to recognize silver in the payment and redemption of tTea- sury rates issued and the purchae of silver bullion.
 That the refusal of the secretary of the trea- sury to coin the 100000 ounces of silver authorized to be purchased and coined month ly, Is contrary to the spirit of the law, and is an outrage upon the people Of the United States at large.
 "Tha. our bi.metallism consents in recog- nizing silver and gold upon an equal basis at the hints, and that such a recognition is the only way thata parity can be maintained be- tween gold and silver bullion.
 "That the people of Arizona in convention assem oled, do ereby recommend that the next congress which assemble pass a free coinage silver bill, and that the chairman of this con, vention, be requested to appoint committee of two from each county to circulate petitions for signatures praying congress to pass such a free coinage bill at its next session. A, BUCK, Chairman"
 Judge Buck delivered an interesting address on the doctrines, for the fur. therance of which silver men were com mbining. He made a vigorous at- tack upon the present financial system of the government and showed that the evils which monometalists 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 ia 7orab to a 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 a 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 address a resolution was adopted having for it's 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 his inability to l 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 on all citizens of Arizona who may be in Chi. cago on Silver Day, which will occur in Septemb Der, to attend the Silver con, vention.
 The following resolution was intro duced by Judge Buck and adopted "Resolved, that this convention heartily en dorse the plan of General Warner, president oi | the bi metallic league at Washington, and oi ! Col. A. c. Fish, president of the Pan-Americar | Bi-metallic association at Denver, in call ne upon the governors of the western and south western states to appoint a committee from | each state to represent to the president the 1 ing the silver question and also to present the same before congress"
 The convention adjourned with reso lutions of thanks to the newspapers for the publication of the call and with s request that the proceedings of yesterday of that body be published.