The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-24
TICKET TO BE NOMINATED.
Report Of the Committee on Organf-
nation of the silver Party.

FOLLOWING is the report OF the committee
on organization:
THAT convention OF the qualified voters
OF the United States who believe in the prin-
ciples this day enunciated by this confer
ence and who are willing TO subordinate
party allegiance and fealtv TO those princi-
pies. and to support the nominee of the
national convention provided for by this
conference, shall be held at the city OF ST.
Louis on the I'D day Of July, A. u. 1885, at
the hour of u o'clock, noon.
THAT the apportionment TO such conven-
ton shall be one delegate for each Senator
and Representative in the United States
Congress from the several States and one
delegate for each delegate in Congress from
the several Territories. and additional dele
gates for the several States and Territories
based on the silver strength, as ascertained
from the American Binetallic Union.
The number OF delegates apportioned to
each State and Territory shall be as follows:
Alabama, 40; Arizona, s.: Arkansas, 80; Cali
fornia, 45; Colorado, 20; Connecticut, 10;
Delaware. q Florida. 8; Georgia: 5oi Idaho
GO: kentucky,25: Louisiana, 20; Maine, 3;
Maryland. 3: Massachusetts,. n: Michigan.
Is: Montana. is; Nebraska, 81: Nevada, Is;
New Hampshire. s; New Jersey, Il; New
York. A; North Carolina, 20; North Dakota.
Rhode Island, s; South Carolina, 50: South
Dakota, 10; Tennessee, 81. Texas, 40; Yer
mont, s; Virginia. 40; Washington. IL; West
New Mexico. s; Utah. 20; District of Co
-Inas this conference appoint provision
al national committee, consisting of one
member from each State and Territory,
said committee to possess all powers usual
" possessed by national committees of polit-
lcal parties; said committee to serve until
the holding OF said national con-
vention. Said committee or the por-
ference snail have have full power rms to fiji
all vacancies. whether from the failure of
this conference to appoint full committee
or from death. resignation or otherwise.
Said committee shall have it's headquarters
IN the city of Washington. ID. e.
The mode OF selecting delegates to said
national convention snail De as prescribed
by the national committee, subject to the
following regulations: All delegates shall
be elected at public conventions or at public
meetings, TO be he'd either in the several
States at large or in the several counties
or districts of such States as the national
committee may prescribe No person shall
be eligible as a delegate TO any such conven-
ton or meeting, or shall sit as a delegate
I'm said national convention, who is not in
favor OF the principles this day enunciated
by this convention and who Is not willing to
subordinate rsarty allegiance 10 the advance
ment OF sus1 principles. and to support the
nominees OF said convention
THE national committee shall proceed at
once to organize the several States and
Territories for the success of this move
ment."
The national committee so far elected Is
as follows: Arizona, NJ. w. Brennan; Colo
RADIO, i. ~. Stevens Connecticut. Joseph
Sheldon; California. George w. Baker; Ida
-Ot SC4i4l eACoSAAs NV <alAOS otCShic
illinois. George NJ. limerick; Kansas, a. G.
Shinn; Maryland, Gilbert II. Smith; .Massa-
chusetts, George c. Hill; Michigan, j. G.
Ramsdell; Montana, w. III. Sweet; Netras-
ka, @. L. Laws; Nevada, George s. Nixon;
New Jersey, Mortimer Whitehead North
Carolina. =. f. Keith Ohio. Henry T. Niles;
Pennsylvania, r. f. Difendorfer; Tennes-
see. j. II. Ackling; Virginia, A. G.. Wedder-
burn: Vermont, Joseph Battell District of
Columbia. G. J. HElyer.
On motion DR.. j. j. Mott, Of North Caro-
lima, was unanimously elected chairman of
the national legislative committee. DIR.
Mott has always been a Republican, and for
a number OF years has been chairman of the
State committee of North Carolina. and
was vouched for by number of the lead
ers. among them Senator Butler, as one of
the best organizers and most interchangeable
workers in the United States.
A committee on finance-one from each
State-was selected. After several speeches
the silver conference adjourned amid great
enthusiasm, without day.