The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-07
WANT FREE COINAGE
Silver Party Of New Jersey
in Convention in TIen-
ton Yesterday.
NO NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM
Delegates Chosen for Crazy Conven-
tion in St. Louis-Plat-
form Adopted.
no NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM
Speeiat to the jersey Cftu NeteA

TRENTON. July 7, 1S96.-The National
Silver party Of New Jersey held its State
Convention at the American House in
this city Yesterday. There were about
forty delegates present, representing
every Congressional district in the state.
The delegates were not the traditional
bewhiskered populistic clan that are so
much satirized in the newspapers. but
an intelligent looking crowd. Their
meeting was for the purpose Of electing
delegates to the National Convention that
meets in ST. Louis on the ed inst.
G. f. Slater, of Palmyra, was made
chairman Of the convention and II. g.
Rorick Of Newark wat made secretary.
They were also made president and sec-
rotary of the State Central Committee.
the other members not yet being ap-
pointed. The convention Is the first ever
held in the interest Of silver in the State.
None of those present were men of any
great prominence.
The convention adopted the following
preamble ana resolutions
The combined friends OF silver. ire
speetive Of party. in convention II
Trenton assembled July 6, 1896, be-
lieving that a revolution is at hand
which mas for It's object not only the
overthrow Of national finances, but
whieh, If permitted to succeed. will
eventually destroy the nation itself. and
establish instead a moneyed aristocracy
more cruel and relentless thar anything
ever known in history, through the
powerful influences of the credit classes,
by means of the single gold standard
with It's continuous appreciation, thereby
doubling the burden of indebtedness,
both public and private likewise that
the richest and most resourceful nation
OF the world is fully capable of making
and sustaining its own financial system
without the aid or support of any or all
others; therefore, be it
Resolved. That this convention de-
mands the free and unlimited coinage Of
ecId and silver al The ratio Of Ii t. l.
w.tilcat TIE concerted action of ether
nations.
tempt 10 retire tse ~greenback and Treas
ury note. together with silver, and in
their place to substitute misunderstanding
bonds 70. Inc amount Of over $500, 600, 900
rency. as class legislation of the most in
a1nous nature.
lishrnent by Congress Of the National
Ba1kln system as an unwarranteGf and
unpatrlotic u~surpation of authority of
the Constitution and privileges of the
people, delegated to their government
alone.
Composed as are the bimetalists of New
Jersey of all parties. IN order to unity
aEd make potent cur efforts, we therefore
Pledge our untiring effort and support to
the election Of any candidate whose repu-
tatson Is a guarantee, if elected to the
presidency, to carry out the principles
herein involved.
Believing IN the sovereignty Of the ON
mon people. and that all men are created
free and equal, we extend our sympathy
g the Cubans in their heroic efforts for
freedom.
i convention elected the following
delegaTes-at-large-Dr. w. Al. Glover, of
Gloucester: William +. Morgan. Burning
ton; A G. Smith, Essex: S.. W. Reese,
District Delegates-First, Daniel Hor-
ner. of Merchantville; Second. Theodore
Budd. Pemberton; Sixth, Jansas II. Flem-
ing. of Newark. Seventh. Samuel G.
Ginner. Jersey City; Eighth, James Nc
Cutler, Union.
Committee to Fill vaeancies-Edsar
Conrow, Morristown: George w. Reed.
Woodbury., and G. E. Slater, OF Palmyra.
This committee will fill the vacancies in
the Third, Fourth and Fifth districts.