The Lamar register., 1896-05-23
SILVER CONVENTION.
!. \. srEvENs ISSUES 4 cALL.
Every cntssn who WIN Agree oaiy to
support silver Mas FOR rre-idsat
May PartIeIpst-.


new silver party FOR Colorado, has Is
held in ,hls city on Thursday, June q,
for the purIose Of selecting seventy
delegates to the national convention 70
be held in ST Louis on July -
The call IS as follows:
The conference which brough, this
party into existence IN Washington. on
January - 1896, adopted as part OF its
address the following:
THE paramount issue at this time in
the United States is indisputably the
money question IL Is between the gold
standard. gold bonds and hank currency
on the one side, and tho bimetsilic stan
dard. no bonds and government cur
rency on the ether
"on this Issue We declare ourselves
TO be in favor Of distinctly American
financial system. Ne are unalterahly
opposed to the single gold standard. aud
demand the immediate return 10 the con
stiiutianal standard % gold and silver.
by the restoration by this government
Independently Of auy foreign power. Or
the unrestricted coinage of both gold
and silver into standard money, at the
ratio Of iG to !. and upon terms of cx
act equality. as they existed prior %
1878; the silver coin 10 be a fun legal
tender, equally with gold. for all debts
and dues. public and private
1--WE therefore confidently appeal to
the people af the United States 10 leave
in ab, b,yanec for the noment all ether
questions however Important and even
momeniaus they msy apprsr 70 stnder
II need be. all former party ties and AZ
fliations. aud unite IN one supreme e.
fort to free themselves and their child
ren from the domination OF the money
powers power more destructive than
any which has ever been fastened upon
the civilized men Of any race or In any
age And upon the contamination of
cur desires and efforts we invoke the
gracious favor OF Divine Providence"
said conference also called natonal
c1nvehtion as follows;
THAT convention OF the quailaed
voters of The United States who believe
in the principles this day enuneated by
this conference, ard who are willing TO
subordinate party allegiance and feaIiy
to those principles. and 10 support the
nominees Of the national convention pro
yided for By THIS conference, shall be
held in the city Of ST. Louis, Missouri.
on the twenty second day OF July, A. ID.
1896. at the hour of II O'Clock noon.
Under the apportionment adopted Col
orndo Is entitled to seventy delegates in
said national convention
Therefore a state convention Of quail
fed electors who believe in the foreso-
ing declaration OF principles Is hereby
called to meet in the city Of Denver at
II O'Clock a M. on Thursday. the twen.
ty-ffth day Of June. \. u, 1895, for the
purpose OF electing seventy delegates
to said national convention and for the
purpose OF transacting such other busi-
ness as may properly come before said
convention
The several counties Of the state shall
be entitled 10 tho following representa-
ton In said convention to-wlt:
Arapahoe. 30; Arehuleta, 3; Raea, 3;
Bent. 4: Boulder %; Chaffee- 10; Chey-
enne. .: Clear Greek. -; Conejos, s; Cos
tilla, 6: Custer. 10. Delta, S; Dolores. $:
Douglas, G; Eagle. s; Ebert. 4; Fl Paso.
80; Fremont 10; Garfield 0; Gllpin, Is;
Grand q: Gunnisnn. 10: HinEsiale 6;