Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-21
SILVER CONVENTION.
NJ STEVENS ISSUES A CALL.
Every Citlzen Who VIII Agree Only to
Support . Silver Man For President
May Participate.

'cA' SuhJ io.-l. ~. SteVcue, Iueul-
ber Of the national committee of the
new silver party for Colorado, has is
sued call for state convention, to be
held In this city on Thursday, June 25,
for the purpose of selecting seventy
delegates to the national convention to
be held In st. Louis on July o..
The call is as follows:
The conference which brought 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. 1t Is between the gold
standard. gold bonds and bank currency
on the one side. and the bimetallic stan
dard, no bonds and government cur
rency on the other.
"On this issue we declare ourselves
to be in favor Of a distinctly American
financial system. We are unalterably
opposed to the single gold standard. and
demand the Immediate return to the con-
stitutional standard of gold and silver,
by the restoration by this government.
Independently of any foreign power, of
the unrestricted coinage Of both gold
and silver into standard money, at the
ratio of 16 to 1, and upon terms of ex-
act equality. as they existed prior to
1873; the silver coin to be full legal
tender, equally with gold. for all debts
and dues, public and private.
1--WE therefore confidently appeal to
the people OF the United States to leave
in allegiance for the moment all other
questions, however important and even
momentous they may appear. to slnder
IL need be, all former party ties and af-
filiations, and unite in one supreme ef-
fort to free themselves and their child
rem from the donination Of the money
power-a power more destructive than
any which has ever been fastened upon
the civilized men Of any race or In any
age. And upon the consummation Of
our desires and efforts we invoke the
gracious favor OF Divine Providence"
Said conference also called national
convention as follows:
THAT convention Of the qualified
voters Of the United States who believe
in the priciples this day enunclated by
this conference. and who are willing to
subordinate party allegiance and fealty
to those principles, and to support the
nominees Of the national convention pro-
vided for by this conference, shall be
held in the city of ST. Louis, Missouri,
on the twenty.second day Of July, A. D.
1896. at the hour of IL O'Clock noon."
Under the apportionment adopted Col
orado is entitled to seventy delegates In
said national convention.
Therefore a state convention Of quail
fed electors who believe in the forego-
ing declaration of principles is hereby
called to meet in the cit. Of Denver at
II O'Clock a. M, on Thursday, the twen-
ty-fifth day Of June. A. d. 1896. 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 to the following representa-
ton in said convention. to-wit:
Arapahoe, 21O; Archuleta, 3; Baca, 3;
Bent. 4; Boulder, %; Chaffee, 10; Chey-
enne, 3; Clear Creek. %; Conejos, 8; Cos
tIlla, 6; Custer, 10; Delta, s; Dolores, s;
Douglas, G.; Eagle, s; Elbert. 4; Ell Paso,
30; Fremont, 10; Garfield, 6; Gilpin, 10;
Grand, 8; Gunnison, 10; Hinsdale. q;
Huerfano, 8; Jefferson, 10; Kiowa, 3; Kit
Carson, 8; Lake. 80; La Plata, 10; Larl-
mer. IS; Las Animas, 10: Lincoln, 3; Lo-
gan. 3; Mesa. 10: Mineral, s; Montezuma,
3: Montrose, 10; Morgan, s; Otero, 8;
ouray, s; Park, 10: Phillips 3; Pitkin,
30; Prowers, 3; Pueblo. 80; Rio Blanco, z;
Rio Grande, s: Routt, 3; Saguache, 4;
San Juan, 10; San Miguel @; Summit, 16;
washington, 3; Weld, 10; Yuma, 3. Total,
TO.
No proxies will be admitted in said con-
yention. Alternates may be elected, but
in the event of the absence Of the delegate
and no alternate has been elected or Is not
present to serve, the delegation shall have
mower TO cast the vote for such absentee.
The voters of the several counties of the
state in sympathy with this movement
are requested to meet in mass convention
at the county seats of the respective
counties, on Monday, the 22d day of June,
A. D. 1896, at the hour of eleven a. M,
and proceed to elect delegates Of proper
qualifications to attend said state conven-
tion.
No person shall be eligible to sit as
delegate in any county or state conven-
tion who has not previously subscribed to
the following pledge:
1--WE, the undersigned. hereby pledge
ourselves to subordinate, for the coming
presidential campaign, all other political
questions, and to lay aside all past party
differences, and to unite and cooperate
for the election of such candidates for
president and vice president of the United
States as shall declare unequlvocally for
the restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 10 to /, and whose records and
characters shall be such as to guarantee
their devotion to the cause"
It Is desired to free this movement from
all red tape and autocratlc influences.
If 1t Is to be successful 1t must spring
from the people themselves.