Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
FREE SILVER.
An Appeal to the People of
the United States.
THE REPORT APPLAUDED
The Policy to be Pursued by the
Friends of Silver.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The Silver
conference yesterday resulted in an ami
mated discussion of the financial situa-
tion and the policy to be pursued by
the friends of silver.
The following is the report of the com.
mittee on organization:
| THAT convention of the qualified
| voters of the United States who believe
IN the principle this day enunciated by
| this conference, and who are willing to
| subordinate party allegiance and feelty
to those principles, and support the
nominee OF the national convention pro.
vIded for by the conference, shall be
held at the city of St. Louis, Mo, on the
End day OF July 1896, at the hour of II
o'clock noon.
THAT the apportionment to such con-
vention shall be one delegate for each
senator and representative in the United
States congress from the several states,
AID one delegate for each delegate in
congress from the several territories and
additional delegates for the several
states and territories based upon the
silver strength ascertalned from the
American bimetsllic union. The num-
Der OF delegates Rpportioped to each
ststa and territory shall be as follows:
Alabama, 40; Arizona, 6; Arkansas, 30;
California, 40; Colorado. 20: Connecticut
l5; Delaware, 3; Florida, 8; Nevada, so;
New Jersey, Il; North Carolina, 20;
Ohio, 40; Pennsylvania, 45; South Caro-
ina, 81; Texas, 20; Virginia, 40; West
Virginia, II; Wyoming, 15; Utah, 20;
Georgia, 30; Idaho, 10; Illinois, 80; Iu-
diana, 40; Iowa, 35; Kansas, 60; Ken
tucky, %; Louisiana, 20; New Hamp-
shire, 6; New York, IA; North Datoks.
II; Oregon, IL; Rhode Island, 8; Ten
nessee, "a; Vermont, 8; Washington, II;
Wisconsin, Is; New Mexico, s; District
of Columbia, A; Maine, 9; Maryland, 9;
Massachusetts,, 2l; Michigan, 81; Min.
Eesota, 30; Mississippi, 25; Missouri, 40;
Montana, Is; Nebraska, 81; Oklahoma,
10; Indian Territory, 5; Alaska, 2; South
Dakota. 10.
That this conference appoint a provis-
loDal national committee consisting OF
one member from each state and terri.
tory; said committee to possess all DOW
erS usually possessed by national com
mittees or political parties; said CON-
mittee or portion thereof, appointed
by this conference, shall have full power
to fill all vacancies whether from failure
OK this conference to appoint full COM
mlttee or from death, resignation or
otherwise. Said committee shall have
headquarters in the city of Washintou,
d. G.
The mode of selecting delegates to
said national convention shall be as
prescribed by the national committee
subject TO the following regulations:
All delegates shall be elected at pub
lie conventions or at public meetings
to 5e held either IN the several states
at large or in the several counties or
districts OF such states as the national
may prescribe.
No person shall be eligible as the dele
gate to any such convention or meeting
or shall sit as delegate iu said national
who is not in favor Of the
declaration of principles this day enun-
clsted by this conference, and who is
not willing to subordinate party alleei-
ance to the advancement OF such prin-
ciples, and support the nominees of said
The national committee shall proceed
at once to organizs the several states
and territories for the success of this
The national committee. so far as
elected, is as follows: Arizona. NJ w
Brennan; Colorado, | N Stevens; Con-
necticut, Joseph Sheldon; California, G
W Baker; Idaho, John P Clough; Iowa,
Amos Stsckle; Illinois, q NJ Every;
Kansas, A @ Shinn; Maryland Gilbert |
L Smith; Msssach usetts, Geo O Hill; |
Michigan, j g Rsmsdell; Montana, w |
2 Sweet; Nebraska, g L Laws; Nevada, !
G S Nixon; New Jersey, Mortimer |
Whitehead; North Carolina, b f Keith; |
Ohio, Henry T Niles; Pennsylvania, r |
E Diffendorfer: Tennessee, III Acklin;
Virginia. A G Wed ierbuu vermont, JOS
Battle; District of Columbia, j g Hill
yer.
DR.. j j Mott, of North Carolina, was
elected chairman of the national execu-
tive committee. DR.. Mott has always
been a republican, and for a number of |
years has been chairman of the state |
of North Carolina and was
f,r by a number, among them |
Senator Butler, as one of the best organ
zers and most indefstigable workers in |
the United States.
A committe on finance, one from each |
state, was selected.
After number of speeches. the silver
conference adjourned amid grert en-
shusiasm.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Ex-P President |
Harrison made his first public appear
snce in Washington today since be re-
Tired from the White House in the /
supreme court appearing in California
irrigation cases. A dense crowd clamor-
ID for admission. Harrison looked
we'll.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-There was
,rief furry in the senate when Cullom
ought to secure the passage of a joint
amending an act relating to
Ills, public building.
Allen, pop. of Nebraska, said there
eemed to be a little ring in the senate as
10 favorable action on public buildings /
The east secured public buildings but |
he states far west did not.
Gallinger, of New Hampshire, protest
ID against the extravagance OF Aliens
apguage and there was an extended |
iebste as to the sections whlch received |
public buildings. Allen yielded and the
resolution passed.
The Turkish h-Armenisn resolution was
,slled up by Cullom. 1t was q matter !
D regret and embarrassment that the |
policy OF the United States was such as |
10 prevent the sending of q feet to |
Turkish waters to put stop to the