The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-06-12
SILVER MEN AT CHICAGO.
TmIhTY-TwO STATES REPRE-
sENTED AT CONVENIENCE. y
l1x-Coa9ressmaa TownsaAf afsnpes@
ota oails the Meeting 10 Or
der, nevIestn9 Situation.


were reprsBentedsat the first meeting OF
The provisional committee OF the ma
tionai silver republican party. which
met in executive session n the Leland
hotel yesterday. Besides the committee
men OF the various states represented.
over hundred silver republicans were
present from all parts OF the country.
Promptly at ] o'clock the meeting WAS
called 10 order by ex-C0nRrensmaa
Tu&ne OF Minnesota fR&@ ~ e
~ calling 70 order the national pro-
visional COMMITTEES Of the silver gepub-
lieans. Mr.. Towne said IA part:
give You greeting upon the aus
plcious opening OF the conference ana
congratulate You and the great cause
wherein We are engaged that 50 num-
efous and representative q body OF men
has gathered from a large majority of
the states and territories 10 participate
In The first general council OF the silver
republican party OF the United States.
We are happy also TO welcome the In
spring presence Of the delegation rep
reeentlng the bimetailie organization Of
women Of the eountry. whose sympa-
thies are enlisted as ever In behalf OF
Justice and humanity"
~NNNNt ANAENANhk 0ttEtlt 10 the AtfHufNr
stances attending and the motives In
siigating the inception Of the move
ment. he spoke OF the organization Of
the provisional national committee as
The suggestion OF republican senators
and congressman. Continuing, he said: .
Our lives were there. We desire
above all things else Of ammediate
political concord the speedy re-estnb-
iishmsnt In the United States OF true
blmssaiiism. the same privileges OF free
cotnage At the mint for both gold and
silver and an absolute equality between
them In all money power when
coined. with the option TO every payer.
whether the government or individual
20 choose what coin shall be the basis
Of payment In every instance. We
wish Go do all, In our power 20 advance
this happy contamination. and we real
Ire thnt " this great cause IL 10 sue
coed in the elections Of 1925 and $500,
" can do No only through the addition
10 the allied armies OF the Sy00o, 900
that followed the banner Of the ioint
stand In 1856. OF NJ least the some hun
dreds OF thousands of republicans Of
that contest.
I'VE have other plans. or may have.
and we believe In other things also;
hui The restoration OF silver as the
basis of primary money along with
gold IL the FIRST and engroasinE object
% our activities. and shah remain 10
until the crescent OF promise shah have
rounded into the fuli orb Of success.
1T would be useless 10 deny that
social and Industrial evolution il max
Ing FOR political. tTeaimenL other ques-
tions that will NucresslpeIy rlpen for
settlement after monetary reformation
shall have been accomplished. and that
The underlying principles on which
their wise settlement depends are such
a. naturally 10 place their achievement
IN the same hands Many OF these
have bern long advocated BY that great
advance guard. the pnpuiiEt party. and
some Of the tnosi urgent ones are more
and more eoEnmsnain1 flenhaelves 10
the reason and Nympa tlliea Of men. Is
e too much % expeee. or last injadIc-
icus In me 60 express the hcae that the
silver aenocrAtA popullsts and silver
republicans may by 1900 be welded
into a stfoag and seryiccabie sinstru.
ulent In the hand OF providence. for
the political regeneration Of the coun-
try and the beginning of refoFm ta re-
storing the spirit OF the constitution
RhAA NSN9t8ANNAA " WV aANAN@tNANNNA
and happiness OF mankind7-
IN conclusion. Towne said the imme-
date business In hand was the deter
tsiBation Of time and place for hold
Ing che national convention. the mem
berrhip Of which could make an an-
thoFttauve declaration OF principles.
The discussion and adoption OF a plan
of general organization In the states
and territories would follow.
The committee on the order Of husi-
ness and the plan or organization were
then named. or the latter ex-senator
Duboiae 81 idaho. was made chairman.
A resolution was passed admitting 10
the meeting visiting silver republicans
Sho were not members OF the pruvis-
ionat committee and giving them an
the privileges. except that OF voting
Resoiatioan.
The following resolutions were
I adopted: W 49, 49, =
OF this committee TO anticipate the ae-
ton OF the national convention in the
| formation OF a platform and declare
tons OF principles, but. MM&S 81
whereas, in order 20 preclude any
basis for either a misunderstanding or
mlHeprenenia ton cas- 10 the object Of
this orEanfeAtiou Il n prudent TO make
known the controlling principle OF Its
existenees therefore
Resolved. that the silver republican
party OF the United States favor the
Immediate establishment OF bimetai-
ism by the Independent action OF the
United States through the free coin.
aee Of both silver and gold at the ratio
] OF 10 to 1. and the clothing of both
metals equally with every attribute
OF full money. with the fight TO every
debtor TO choose which coin shall be
the basis OF payment. and lssss'-s,,.
Resolved. that the achievement 81
this great object II deemed by us oI
paramount political Importance and
HlAIl form the controlling motive, Of
our political action until Il 10 pccous
\ pllshod." * - - ,
The Na.louas poummsstee.
"Your committee on plans and organ
iEation Cor the silver republican party
OF the United States beg leave to sub
init this, our report;
First, We recommend tho appolnt
ment of a national executive eommitte,
of seven members. including the ma
tlonal chairman, to be appointed bs
the chairman OF the national com
mittee.
Second. that this committee be en-
powered to take such notion as ma,
be necessary In order to M any va
cancy existing or which may exist a
any time In the national committee.
Third, the executive committee. will
j the advice and consent OF the natlona
committee. Is authorized 10 call a ma
tional convention OF the national sll