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fastened upon civilized men of any race or

IN any age"
The report was wildly and loudly ap-
plauded as 1t was read, and the conference
seemed to be filled to the fullest extent
with enthusiasm. At the conclusion there
was big demonstration. The delegates
arose to their feet and cheered loudly and
called for Senator Jones. He spoke for
about ten minutes and his remarks were
vociferously applauded.
The following is the report of the COM
mittee on organizations:
That convention of the qualified voters
OF the United States who believe in the
principles this day enunciated by the con-
ference and who are willing to subordinate
party allegiance and fealty to those prin-
ciples and to support the nominees of the
national convention provided for by this
conference, shall be held at the city of st.
Louis, Mo-, on the I'd day of July, 1896, at
the hour of ~ o'clock noon.
That the apportionment to such conven-
ton shall be one delegate for each senator
and representative in the United States
congress from the several states and one
delegate for each delegate in congress from
the several territories, and additional dele
gates for the several states and territories
based on the silver strength as ascertained
in the American bimetallic union.
The number of delegates appointed for
each state and territory shall be as follows:
Alabama 40, Arizona 8, Arkansas, 80,
California As, Colorado 70, Connecticut
IS, Delaware 3, Florida 8, Georgia so,
Idaho l6, Illinois so. Indiana 40, Iowa 35,
Kansas go, Kentucky 25, Louisiana 20,
Maine 8, Maryland 9, Massachusetts .21,
Michigan "a, Minnesota 30, Mississippi
20. Missouri 38, Montana is, Nebraska
81, Nevada 30, New Hampshire 8, New
Jersey 2l, New York A, North Carolina
20, North Dakota IL, Ohio Al, Oregon II.
Pennsylvania 45, Rhode Island 8, South
Carolina 50, Tennessee "a. Texas 70, YER
~,
Virginia IL, Wisconsin 10, Wyoming 10,
New Mexico 8, Utah 20, District of Colum-
bia 4, South Dakota 10, Oklahoma z, In
dian Territory 10, Alaska 2.
That this conference appoint a provi-
sional national committee consisting of
said committee to possess all powers usu-
ally possessed by national committees of
political parties; said committee to serve
until the holding of said national conven-
ton; said committee or the portion thereof
appointed by this conference shall have
from the failure of this conference to ap-
point a full committee or from death, res
iguation or otherwise. Said committee
shall have its headquarters in the city of
Washington, d. G.
The mode of selecting delegates to said
national convention shall be as prescribed
by the national committee subject to the
following directions:
All delegates shall be elected at public
conventions or at public meetings to be
held either in the several states at large or
IN thu several counties or districts of such
states as the national committee may pre-
scribe.
No person shall be eligible as delegate
to any such convention or meeting, or shall
sit as a delegate in said national conven-
ton, who is not in favor of the declaration
of principles this day enuncated by this
conference, and who is not willing to subor-
dinate party allegiance to the advance
ment of such principles and to support the
nominees of said convention.
The national committee shall proceed at
once to organize the several states and ter
ritories for the success of this movement.
The national committee so far elected is
as follows:
Arizona, M. w. Brennan; Colorado, I. N.
Stevens; Connecticut, Joseph Sheldon;
California, George w. Baker; Idaho, John
P. Clough; Iowa, Amos Streckler; Illinois,
George NJ. Emery; Kansas, A. C. Shinn;
Maryland, G. T. Smith; Massachusetts,, G.
c. Hill; Michigan. J: c. Ramsdell; Mon
Nevada, G. S. Nixon; New Jersey. M.
Whitehead; North Carolina, d. F. Keither;
Ohio, Henry T. Niles; Pennsylvania, r. E.
Diffendorfer; Tennessee, }. H. Acklin;
Virginia. A. G. Wedderburg; Vermont,
Joseph Battel; District of Columbia, c. j.
Hillyer.
On motion, DIR. j. J. Mott of North Caro-
lima was unanimously elected chairman of
the national executive committee.
DR.. Mott has always been Republican
and for number of years has been chair
man of the state committee of North Caro-.
lima and was vouched for by number,
among them Senator Butler, as one of the
best organizers and most indefatigable
workers in the United States.
A committee on finance, one from each
state. was selected.
After a number of other speeches the
silver conference adjourned amid great
enthusiasm.