The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-18
IT'S ALL OVER NOW
The Big Silver Conference Has Fin
iShed Its Work.
ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC
About All That Was Done Was to
Listen to Speeches and Wran-
gle About the Plan to
Pursue.

Salt Lake, Utah. May 17.-At the ses-
sion of the silver conference to-day.
after long discussion as to the best
plan for organizing in silver's inter
ests. the following address to the peo-
pie was issued:
To the Peop.e Of the United States: The
members OF the bimetallic conference, assem-
bled at salt Lake city. U.ah. on he Is h.day Of
May, 1895. representing the states Of California,
Colorado. Idaho, Mon ana, Oregon, Nevada
Washington and Wyoming and the territories
OF New Mexico and Utan, deeply impressed
with the Importance OF the subject which we
have been considering, believe thet the vital in
teresls Of every state and ever. section of this
great country are invo we'd In the speedy and
proper solution of what Is known a the "Siver
question" and being painfully conscious OF he
fact that the most strenuous efforts of our op-
ponents are now and have ever been directed TO
concealment OF the real issue, and "A misre re-
sentation OF the position occupied by the adyo-
Gates OF silver restoration, feel IL our duty to
state with such clearness as we may, the pre-
else nature OF the issue. and what our position
actually Is.
people whom we represent are not an aggrega-
CATION OF thieves seeking to swinde honest
creditors with 50-cent dollars. There are no
more patriotic citizens of the Anne lean repub-
lie than those active. earnest, energetic men
and women who have left the comforts of their
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tiona progress in the far West. II they be-
lieved that the complete restoration OF silver
would operate as an injury to the country
whole or an injus Ice to any class. regardless
Of the local effect in this western region. they
would at once and forever abandon the de-
mand.
''The greatest good TO the greatest number"
Is their motto and 1t is in this SPIRIT irrespec-
tive Of parry affliations that they present
themselves almost as a unit demanding the
frUa Fotlw
ounces or silver to one ounce OF 60 d. with full
legal tender functions accorded 10 each ana no
discrimination agains- either 1t is not as sill
YER miners, but as citizens OF this republic,
mindful OF It's every interest, that we take this
pos sltion.
The address was read by Bartine of
Nevada and II was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. The hand clap
ping and cheers of approval were long
and loud at the close, and without dis
cussion the address was unanimously
adopted. ---..--
A recess of Is minutes was then TAX
en- to allow the delegations an oppor-
tunity to present names of committee
men. On reassembling Shoforth moved
that all delegations not now filling
their lists of committeeman shall with
in 30 days send in the names of their
committees.
This was agreed to and the following
were reported:
Executive Committee-Colorado-
d. Light. Idaho-G. v. Bryan. Cali
fornia-H. w. Langenour. Montana
f. G. Merrill New Mexico-T Brad
ford Prince. Oregon-Sidney Dell.
Washington-W. c. Jones. wyoming
+. w. Mondell. Utah-R. c. Chambers.
State Committeemen-Idaho w.
Plummer. James Gwin, Gov. w. ]. Nc
Connell, William Leisure, T. w. Brad
ley, Charles Brown. Frank Parker.
Bishop William Bulge. L. A. York,
Will Watt, James McNab.
Montana-F. E. Sergeant, w. M.
Bickford, ]. T. Arlington. A M. Hol-
ter, John R. Toole. o. p. Chisholm, A.
II. Mitchell. w. A. Clark, o. Il. God
dard.
New Mexico-w. t. Thornton. w. c.
Hadley, T. B. Mills, Nicholas Gales.
f. A. Manzanares. ID: p. Carr, Jefferson
Reynolds.
Oregon-J., Bourne. Jr.. DR.. Robinson.
Col f. V. Drake. c. NJ. Donaldson,
Charles Nichol. T. p. Patterson, w.
d. Hare.
Washington-Miles c. Moore, Ben
Kingsbury, John Wiley, Thomas Car
roll, Will d. Jenkins. Captain Seabury.
H. ]. Snively. e. T.. Wilson, II. j.
Chase.
Utah--Fred J. Kiessell, Moses Thatch-
er. Z. A. Wall, r. Macintosh, A. w.
WINS. Thomas Kearns. A. +. Holden,
]. Q. Packard.
Chairman Thompson appointed the
following delegates to the bimetallic
league of the south and southwestern
states. to be held in Memphis June IL
and IL: Ex-Gov. Bradford Prince of
New Mexico; Hon. F. T.. Sargeant of
Butte, Mont; ex-Gov Alva Adams of
Denver, Col; Hon. c. NJ. Donaldson of
Oregon; Hon. Henry w. Lanenour of
Woodland. Cal.