The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-01

tsrr1frei by an executive committee oc
tairtg-f0gr. one from eaca county.
Twelve members 90 the committee were
naEncd. as followss Pierce couaty. State
senator 4. ". TAYLOR; T-aarstaa. Cnaries
u. Aver Eewllsx, George w. Rowca.
Whitman. Lake n. wolfari: Spokane.
George Turner: kittitss. n. II. Carey:
Yakima. Lester SNYDER Mason. W. III.
kreeiand; Stevens. T. J. Savage. okaao-
gan. ". y. Rritss WSlla WSila. ex-9ev.
Miles 4. Moore whafcoza@ J. n. Mates.
Chairman jones was authorized TO appoint
members for tie other counties excapt
King. where free silver Republican con-
yentaoa will be held on Thursday.
a committee az Eve was appointed 20 Sc
fect seventeen delegates 20 tho ei-rnetailic
convention az 81. Lseass on July - The
delegates viii GO instructed 20 use all hon-
orahie means TO effect combination OF all
the silver forces IN the IniteS states.
IN this state an attempt VIII he made 20
effecs \ general fusion OF silver Repuhh-
cans Democrats and PoHniistS for tas
nomination of a silver state ticket ard Sti-
Yer county tickets.
During che speechmaking before the plat
form committee reported. Chairman Bull
ger. % the Peopae's party state committee.
entered the hall. lie WAS called on for
q speech. Mr.. Balger took che pas6erln
ard gave the conference q red-het Forr-
list sQeech. whish must have been relished
by the Republicans and Democrats In ths
aSSeFnhlage Mr.. HalNer reminded his
hearers that the Peoples party had done
nothing that he and hts fellow popaIisss
were ashamed OF. IL had always been
the party OF silver ana had not betrayed
tte trust rescsed in II as the Republicans
and Democrats were saying their parties
had done. The logical sequence OF Mr..
RnigcF's talk MAS thar IL the sllseritez
wanted TO aid the canse of the white
metal shey should join the Peoples parry.
The free silver Republicans were not
long in launching their new party on the
tempestuous sea Of paiitics> After tho
temporary organization was effected.
Miles =. Noere made a shert speech. say
ing that he was the only banker lsfs cs
a meeting OF bankers in Spokane. few
years ago. that had pAsssd a resolution
unanimously in favor OF free coinaxe- The
others had all gene back On silver. He de-
elared that the country ceald not be re-
stored 20 prosperity tili the silver Gues-
ton had been settled. He said thst the
Republican party had left him. not he the
party.
Moore. OF Thurston. moved that the
party proceed 10 elect deiexates TO the ma
t4onai silver conversion at ST. Louis. This
carried. csarretson. Of Pierce. nominated
+. r. Tayior. the A. p. A. state secretary.
Then the meeting decided that IL wsuld
E9< ~ Wise 20 pfeCcrl 70 tue e2etAfth VI
delegates till the state committeeman had
been notified. The former motion was re-
considered. and then rtiew. az Pierce.
and Wiley agreed on . motion whereby
the members from each county Of tshs state
committee shah call an election 70 seicrt
a delegate TO st. Louis. the names Of those
selected TO he forwarded 10 Chairman
Jones. The latter Is 70 choose the delega-
tion OF ssvcntsen from the names sent
nm This motion WAS adorteA.
The following executive committee was
appointed by Chairman Jones: A. II. Tit
lew. C. II. Aver. Miles c. Moore. John
Wiley and ID. III. Carey.