Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-06-10
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
The Provisions Committee meets
at Chicago.
HON. CHAS. T0WNE
Calls the Session to Order and
Makes a Stirring Free
Silver Speech.
HON. CHAS. TOWNE

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CHICAGO, June S.-The members of
the provisional committee OF the Free
Silver Republican Party are collected
10 groups about the corridors OF the
Sherman House this morning, In ad-
vance of today's conference. Congress
man Hartman of Montana, the only
member of the Montana delegation to
boltsthe national Repu blic8n convention
1T ST. Louis last summer, will call the
convention to oidsr. Among other
prominent delegates already present OF
expected on early trains are Charles A
coWne, of Duluth; Thomas M Patter-
SOD, Charles Thomas and Senator Tel
or, of Colorado; former Senator DI
bois, of isho; John p Altgsld, James
Adams, r bert E Burke and John
)ouglin, together with C.p'aIn w +
Black, free silver inda pendent oondi-
date for crcuit court j ldge at yester
isy's election, sll of Chlcago; Fitzgerald
Murphy, who is willing to be- a csndi-
1a66 III bQ6 S5COuQ Ol5bIlOpJ 0o0 47onO ~
Stevens, of Denver. 1t ie possible that
K Jones of Arkansas, will also arrive
and participate in the convention.
William Jennings Bryan was extended
4n invitation to be present, but has
been obliged to decline, owing to pre-
Vious lecture engagements.
The future of the Republican silver
orgsniz alton will depend, in a large
Measure upon the outcome OF today's
convention. Prominent Populista have
osen invited to participate, and plans
FOR fusion in Che next congressional
nomin stions are already being talked
over. The conference owes its incsp-
lion 10 an address issued on Washing
toms birthday by the Repu blicans of
the senate and the house of represent
4tives, calling for the selection in each
state of msmbsr OF the provision al
COMMITTEES. In response to the call the
state Conventions have bean held dur
ing the past two months, for the pur-
ose of so2Hut!ng d stsZsfss- OF
ehe gatherings bsing marked by the
present cooperation of silver Dsmo-
Srats.
CHICAGO, June S.-Hon Ohas. A
he numersl provisions committee of
the silver Rspu blicsns. After referring
briefly TO the circumstances attending
and motives inssigating the inception
of that m ovement he spoke OF the or
geuizstio of a provisional national
committee at the suggestion, OF Repnb-
iicsn senators and congressman. Con-
tinuing be said 'Olr motives, are these,
we disire above all things else OF i'm
mediate political concern the speedy re-
establishment in the United Estates
of true bimsttalism. The same privil-
age of free coinage at the mint OF both
gold and silver and absolute equality
between them in all money power when
coined with the option of every payer
whether government or individual to
choose what coin shall be the basis of
payment in every instance. We wish to
10 all in our power to advance this
happy consumm alton and realize that II
shis great cause is to succeed in the
elections of 1898 and 1900 10 can do so
only through the addition to the allied
armies of our six million that followed
the banner o. JOINT STANDARD in 1896 of
as least some hundreds of thousands OF
in that contest. We have
other plans or may have and beiievs in
osber things also, but the restoration of
) lver as the basis or PRIMARY money
along With gold is the firso and en-
crossing otj 4ct Of our activities and
shall remain so until the crescent of
promise shall have rounded into the
full orb OF SUCCESS.
The chsirmen Of the State commit
tees when appointed will appoint county
and township committees. The enroll
nent of silver Republicaus, precinct by
preciucs, is also proposed. The Execu-
tive Com mittee will consist of five or
seven mem bers, the Chairman OF which
will be chairman of the National Com
mittee, who will also probably be sp-
pointed. l. is also expected that reso-
Iutons will be adopted appointing
Senators Pestigrew of South Dakota,
Cannon OF Utah. Mantle OF Montana
and ex-senator Dobois of Idaho com
missioners to visit Japan ard China and
report on the financial conditions pre-
Y ailiug in those countries.
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