The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-05
Executive Committee Issues a
Formal Call.
NON-PARTISAN MOVEMENT
SELECTED AS THE
PLACE OF MEETING.
ut Is the Right and Duty of business
Men of the Nation. in n Matter of
Such Vital Concern, to Render to
This Cause All the Aid Possible

Indianapolis, Dec. 4.-The executive
committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the currency reform commit
tee, to meet in this city on January u.
today agreed on the following form of
call:
The representatives of the board of
trade. chambers of commerce and SINH
lar commercial bodies of the cities of
Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati. Milwau
kee, Minneapolis. St. Paul. Louisville. Co
lumbus. Cleveland, Toledo. Grand Rapids
ard Indianapolis, in conference assem-
bled. at the city of Indianapolis, on the
LIST day of December. 1886. after due de-
liberation, do hereby call a non-partisan
convention to meet at the city of In
disnaDOlis on the 18th day of January.
1897. to be composed of representative
business men. chosen from boards of
trade. chambers of commerce. CONNER
cial clubs or other similar commercial
bodies in cities of 5000 or more inhab-
itants, according to the census of 1890. the
basis of representation to be as tabulated
and in accordance with the population of
the said cities for the purpose of con-
sidering and suggesting such legislation
as may in their judgment be necessary
to place the currency system of the coun-
try upon sound and permanent basis.
In behalf of this call. the conference
submits that the fact that the necessity
for such legislation exists is generally
conceded by business men.
1t is the right and the duty of the bust
ness men of the nation, in a matter Of
such vital business concern. to render TO
this cause all the aid possible. They owe
it to themselves as citizens of the repub-
lie and as a matter of business self-pres-
ervation to participate actively, and, we
believe. efficiently, in this movement. The
business men have been accused of
neglect. of political duties. In ordinary
times there may be some foundation for
this charge, but at every critical juncture
IN the history of our country. when the
nations perpetuity, honor or general well
fare was seriously in danger, they have
in the spirit of enlightened patriotism,
risen to the full measure of their duty:
and we believe that the painful expert
ence of the country under the existing
laws on the subject of currency admon-
ishes the business men that we have
reached point where it is their duty to
take an active part in helping the great
saest:ons involved.
And we have a right to believe that a
composed of broad-minded and
enlightened business men. so earnest in
the pursuit of truth that party consid-
erations will be forgotten. converting in
the spirit of enlightened patriotism, can
and will do much in helping forward a
wise end sound solution of the currency
question.
We are also justified in the light of the
recent presidential election in saying that
the voters of the nation are opposed to
any plan of currency reform involving
the use of any money which will place
in jeopardy the honor or the credit of
our country.
Accepting these as conclusions from the
recent manifestations of public opinion,
we cordially and earnestly invite your
organization TO choose and send with prop
err credentials your representative bust
ness men to the proposed convention
Please appoint only those who will at
tend. Report the names of your delegates
as soon as practicable TO H. H. Hanna.
chairman of the executive committee, In
dianapolis. Ind.
Respectfully.
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. rep
resented by NJ. Z. Ingalls,, Herman Geo
pher. W. Cooper Proctor.
Chicago Board of Trade represented by
s. F. Dousman. B. A. Eckhart, P. B.
Weare.
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, rep
resented by J. G. W. Cowles. E. \. An
gell.
Columbus Board of Trade. represented
by Joseph N Cultivate. William F. Bur
dell. Charles H. Lindenberg.
Grand Rapids Board of Trade. repre-
scented by NJ. \. Fletcher. William H.
Anderson
indianapolis Board of Trade. repre-
scented by H. H. Hanna. E. B. Martindale,
George G. Tanner.
indianapolis Commercial Club. repre-.
scented by John T. Brush. Louis Holweg,
Herman Lieber.
Louisville Board of Trade. represented
by Augustus E. Wilson.
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce. rep
resented by F. H. Magdeburg, H. L. Pal
mer.
Minneapolis Board of Trade. represented
by T. B. Walker, Joseph Z. Barnes.
Henry Hill.
st. Louis Merchants Exchange, repre-
sented by NJ. o. Stanard, Clark II. Samp
son. James Campbell.
ST. Paul Chamber of Commerce, repre-
sented by f. V Smalley.
Toledo Produce Exchange, represented
by Dennison b. Smith.
LOST TWO THOUSAND.