The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-02
The American Bimetallic Party
Calls for Another Mass
Convention.
TWO UNSATISFACTORY RECORDS
A Third White Metal Candidate
Likely to Be Placed in the
Field.
Los ANGELES OFFICE OF THE CALL,
32S South Broadway,

Los ANGELES, Cal., SepC. l. J
Ats meeting of the State Executive
Committee of the American Bimetallic
party Of California, at 202 North Main
street, this afternoon, the following pre-
amble ana resolutions were adopted and
ordered mailed to the several bimetallic
and other free silver organizations
throughout California.
WHEREAS, The true silver Republicans of
California are Loyalty supporting william ].
Bryan for President of the United States, and
are justly entitled to recognition by every
sincere silver man; therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED, That it Is the sense of this COM
mittee that in the several Senatorial districts
OF California the State Senators to be elected
by the silver electors thereof, should be
pledged, If elected, to use all honorable means
to secure the election of one Democrat and one
Republican to succeed the present members
from California in the Senate OF the United
States, and that the Senators so elected shall
favor the free and unlimited coinage of full
legal tender silver and gold at the ratio of 16
parts of silver to L of gold, without waiting
for, or depending upon, the action of any other
nation.
WHEREAS, Widespread dissatisfaction exists
against the Democratic nominee for CONGRESS-
in the Sixth District and whereas the Popu-
| list nominee in said district, being in 1892
| e1ecLeu Oy OeInOCrAIlc FOJeS lot Assem- blyman,
aided one Thomas V. Gator in a scandal in
volving the election of a Democrat to the
United States Senate; and, whereas no sim
cere Democrat can vote for Charles A. Barlow
nor true Popuhst support H. w. Pat ton who
is the protege of the Federal office holders
that in said district desperate sustained the
financial policy of the present Federal ad-
ministration until 1t was repudiated by the
Democracy of the country; therefore, be it
Resolued, That it is the sense of this COM
mittee that indignation meetings be held in
the several counties of said district to protest
against the nomination of said candidates and
emphasize the determination of true silver
electors not to aid the election of q gold
standard Congressman by acceding to the
hasty and ill advised nominat ton of said can
didates; and be 1t further
RESOLVED, That the silver Republicans, Demo
Gratis and Populists of said district, in mass
meeting assembled, should nominate candi-
date for Congress who will command the
faithful support of the free-silver voters of said
district; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the proper State and Congress
slonal district committees of the Democrats
and Populists in said district are hereby re-
quested to suspend final action on said nomi-
nations until said mass-meeting has been held :;
and be 1t further
ResoI0ed, That copies of these resolutions be
mailed to the several silver Republican
leagues and silver organizations of Populists
and Democrats in said district, and their CO.
operation is hereby respectfully solicited.
ALyA UDELL,
Secretarv California RfmetaIl1c ga ore