Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-26
EAST CALLS TO WEST
ALL PARTIES REPRESENTED
EVERYTHING SECONDARY TO SILVER
Five Hundred Delegates in the First State Con-
vention of the National Silver Party
at Denver.

Denver, Col, June 25.-Five hundred
B delegates of all political parties from
two-thirds of the counties organized to-
day the first state convention of the ma
tional silver party, adopted a platform
and elected delegates to the national con-
vention, which meets in st. Louis July %.
The convention was harmonious and en-
thusiastic. The platform is strong dec
laration for silver and declares allegiance
to any other national party and candi-
date for the presidency that accords
with this view on the financial question.
Senator Henry M. Teller is indorsed for
the presidency.
Hon. I. M. Stevens, acting state chair
man, called the convention to order. He
reviewed the history Of the movement
creating this new party and stated that
its purpose is solely. to unite the people
of the country upon one common candi-
date for the presidency who will favor
the restoration of silver to full legal ten
der money power. Senator HI. A. w. Ia
Dor was selected as temporary chairman
and David Day of Durango secretary.
After the committee on credentials had
reported permanent organization was
effected by the selection of Hon. Platt
Wicks of Pueblo as permanent chairman
and Mrs. Sue M. Hall as secretary.
While awaiting the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions Hon. Lafe Pence,
Hon. ]. b. Belford and Judge D. v. Burns
delivered sensational addresses, the bur-
den of which were attacks upon the mon
ey power, and urging a campaign to unite
the people under one candidate against
the goldites and their demands.
When the committee on resolutions
reported a long address in the form of
an argument in favor of free coinage,
which also severely attacked the op-
ponents to this idea storm of pro-
fo IN fhn lar md fu1a Of ha
platform ensued, and after a long dis
cussion the committee was ordered to
prepare another platform. A recess was
then taken until evening. The delegates
named include many prominent men of
the state of all political parties.
Upon reassembling in the evening the
convention adopted short platform
without discussion. The money plank
is as follows:
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 curren-
oy on the enc side. and the bimetallic
standard, no bonds and government cur
rency on the other. On this issue we de-
clare ourselves to be in favor of dis
tinctly American financial system. We
are unalterably opposed to the single
gold standard, and demand the imme-
diate return to the constitutional stand
ard of gold and silver by the restoration
| by the government, Independently of
any power, of the unrestricted coinage
Of both gold and silver in standard
money at the ratio of IL TO 1 and upon
terms of exact equality as they existed
prior to 1873. the silver coin to be full le-
gal tender equally with gold for all debts
and dues. private and public.
Thepesofutions indorse Senator Teller,
and recommend him for the presidency,
but failing to secure all, to agree to the
support of any other silver candidate.
The platform closes with the following
appeal
I'VE, therefore, confidently appeal to
the people of the United States to leave
in allegiance for the moment all other
questions, however important and even
nomentous they may seem; to surrender,
II need be. all former party ties and affil-
iations and unite in one supreme effort to
free themselves and their children from
the domina tion of the money power and
upon the consummation of our desires and
efforts we invoke the grace and favor of
the divine Providence.
The convention adjourned upon the
adoption of the platform.