The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-20
An Organization Perfected by the GaId
Men of the City.
THEY WILL OPEN HEADQUARTERS HERE.
~ wen Attended Meeting wns Held
"s the Real Estate Exchange Last
Nishs ana the League Elected Ofsi-s
GERS and InauEnratea Its Canl.5
pnign-ingnils speaks Tuesday.

About seventy-fve gentlemen. ana
with one or two exceptions Democrats
met at the Real Estate Exchange last
n'S"' ior the purpose OF organizing
sound Money League.
Ihe body was called to order hv Mr.
1. IL. Svnon who, after n brief state-S
ment OF It's object. moved that Mr. r 4.
DevereuN DOYLE be made Chairman I
Mr' Dovle was unanimously chosen and
hT. w. "A. ROSS was elected secretary. .5 1
IN taxing the chair Mr.. Doyle spoke
prieiS. put impressively and to the
noint. He stated the effect, as he saw
~. mat would follow the free and UNI
united coinage OF silver, saying that
.ne unlimited supply of currency nec-
csshriV debased that currency, and
Quoted Jefferson when he said that the
coinage ratio should be a comniercdaIS 5
| ratio" He declared that one point the
neople should be argued with was that
.nls tninG OF labor being injured by.
preserving the present standard was
nonsense when viewed from the stand =
noint or the lahoring man himself" He
concluded with an exhortation for those
present to work hard for the object
| theV were striving to obtain, and point
ca out practical means of doing this
work by the distribution of docum en- n,
| on the financial question. q
oh motion. 1t was decided that the
meeting resolve itself into the Sound
.honeS League OF Norfolk and proceed
| 10 the selection OF officers. s5
Mr.. Synon moved that the chair an
point committee of three to report on
organization. On suggestion OF Col
Nash the number was made five.
Amended by Mr.. Byrd that the officers
nc nominated and elected in open meet.
ing according to the usual method s
The amendment or substitute of Mr.
Byrd was lost and the original motion
carried. The following names were
suggested to the chair for members OF
the Committee on Organization and the
chair appointed them. Mr.. D. McCor-
mick. Col. c. A. Nash. Messrs Frank
Clark. L. II. Synon and Barton Myers
The apDointment was confirmed by q
unanimous vote of the League.
The committee. after being. out ten
minutes. returned the following report:
I'VE recommend the following gentle
| men for the various offices: President.
VIM. II. White: Vice presidents, Fer
gus Reid and Harry Hodges: Secretary
to to be appointed by the Executive
Committee which will consist Of the
president. vice president and the fol-
lowing: W. D. Lowenberg, James E.
Wright. Il. III. Synon, w. A. Ross, Jas.
Luton. Walter Sharp, e. C. Fasburgh,
NJ. *. King. r. c. BYRD.
Mr.. Walter Sharp said 1t would he
! impossible for him to serve and Mr.. 10.
Allen Jones was substituted. The re-
port was then adopted as a whole.
Mr.. r. j. Tunstall then moved that
| the chairman acting with the Executive
Committee. should be empowered to
make arrangements for the address to
be delivered by Mr. NJ. L. Ingalls, at
| the Academy of Music next Tuesday
evening.
The Executive Committee was re-
ouested TO prepare the bylaws for the
league and to make arrangements at
once for securing permanent quarters
The chair suggested that the commit
| tee should address itself at once to the
| task OF disseminating campaign Literal
| ture. and. on motion of Mr.. Fergus
Reid. the Executive Committee was emu
powered to open headquarters. employ
such assistance as might be necessary
and actively prosecute a campaign Of
education.
The roll was then signed by many OF
| those present and several lists of sig
natures were handed the secretary.
The meeting then adjourned.
The organization OF the league will be
perfected at meeting to be held at the
Real Estate Exchange on Wednesday,
evening at o'clock.