The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-03
COMING TO Topeka.
Kansas Follows the Lead of
Other Western States.
A Silver Conference to Be Held
June 18.
BIG LEADERS ASKED.
Sibley, Bryan and Warner Ex-
pected to Be Here.
The Conference May Form a
New Party.
A POLL Is TAKEN
Of the Next Congress by the New
York World.
Gold Standard Men Found Only
in Extreme East.
Of the Next Congress by the New
York World.
Gold Standard Men Found Only
in Extreme East.

A. c. Shinn of Ottawa, vice president
for Kansas of the America Bimetallic
league, has issued a call for a confer
ence of Kansas free-silver men, to be
held in Topeka Tuesday, June 49,
Under this call the friends of free sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to 1, of all political
parties, are invited to participate in the
conference.
The call was made under the name of
the American Bimetallic league, so that
the silver men of Kansas may throw
aside their partisanship and unite in the
interest of free coinage of silver.
1t is expected that this conference
will, among other things, discuss the ad-
visab bility of forming a distinctly sour
rency raform party"
President Warner of the American Bi-
metallic league, is expected to attend
this conference, and steps have been
taken to secure the attendance of Con-
gressmen Sibley, Bryan, and Broderick,
and other distinguished friends of silver.
The last meeting of the Kansas BIZ
metallic league was held in Topeka July
20, 1898. The officers of that convention
were Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborn, of
Topeka, chairman; w. F. Green, Wichi-
ia, secretary; and w. L. Brown, King
man, chairman of committee on resolu-
tions.
The call issued for the coming silver
conference is as follows:
A conference is hereby called to meet
in the city of Topeka, Tuesday. June 19,
1895, at 2 o'clock p. m, of county vice
presidents of American Bimetallic
league, who were appointed at the silver
convention held in Topeka, July 20,
1898, of the officers of said convention.
and of the friends of the free, unlimited
and Independent coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to I. to counsel together and
to take such action as may he decided
best for the advancement of the BIZ
metallic cause A. c. SHINN,
Ottawa, Kan. Vice President for Kansas
OF the American Bimetallic League.
County Vice Presidents.
Anderson county-John R. Foster, Garnett.
Bourbon-L. q. Boyle Fort Scott.
Brown-Harvey Riggs. Hiawatha.
Buter-N. B. Coggeshall, Chelsea.
Chase. H. Murdock. Cottonwood Falls.
Clay-A. A. Newman, Clay Center.
Coffey-A. H. BrittOn.
Cowey-L z. King, Tannehill.
CrawfOrd-Frank EStwOOd, Girard.
Decatur-Dan Castor. Oberlin.
Doniphan-John A. Chapman Highland.
Douglas-R. w. Speer. Lawrence.
Finney-MiIton Brown. Garden City.
FrankIn--L. L. Porter. Ottawa.
Geary-T. NJ Temqpleton. Junction City.
Harper-John T. Brown. Anthony.
Jackson-I. I. Price. HoltOn.
Jetferson-W. \. Allen, NIeriden.
LaDctte-J. Il. RuSSeIl, OSWegO.
Leavenworth-E. B. Keck. Tonganoxie.
Lincoln D. Books, Sylvan Grove.
Linn-H. 2. Clay, Mound City.
Marshall-J. M. Shearer. Frankfort
McPherson-JOseph Mclean. Mcpherson.
0sage-J. ". LayRosuGn. m, Usage City.
Pratt. F. Briggs. Pratt.
Rice-Salon Gray. Alden.
Riley-H. +. BhriSty, Manhattan.
Sedgwick-R. A. Sankev, Wichita.
Shawnee-Ihos. M James. North Topeka,
Sumner-Dr. Ewing Smith, Wellington
Wabaunsee-J. O. Richter, Alma
WaShngton-D. Parkinson. Washington.
Wison2A 7. Brown. Guilford
Wyandotte-Edwin Taylor. Edwardsville.