Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-09
CHOSEN CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL
SILVER COMMITTEE.
PLAN OF ACTION OUTLINED
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF SEVEN
MEMBERS DECIDED UPON.
National Convention to BE Called by
Executive COmmittee-Free Coin
age the Only Plank iR the
Platform AdOpted-Thc
Resolutions.

Chicago. June S--Thirty-two states were
represented at the first meeting of the pTo-
visiondl committee of the National Silver
Republican party, which met in executive
session at the Leland hotel to-day. Be-
side the committeeman Of the various states
rcpr, ented, ever 10D silver Republicans
were present from all parts Of the country.
The states represented were: Alabama,
Arkansas California, Colorado, COnnccti-
cut Delaware, Idaho Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana, Mass
achusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New jersey, New
York North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma, Ore
gon. Pennsylvania, South Dakota. Utah,
Washington. Wisconsin and West Virginia.
The meeting was called TO order by ex-
ConFIessmau Charles \ IOwne, OF Min
Eesota, who said. in Part:
we have other plans, or may have, and
we believe in other things also; but the
restoration Of silver as basic o. primary
| money along with gold is the first and en-
crossing object of our activities. and shall
rem ain so until the crescent Of promise
shall have rounded into the full orb Of sue
cess.
THE general method of our procedure
will be that demanded by the depths
Importance of the issue that has moved
us. With US the cause IS everything. Men
and parties sink into relative inconsequence.
of the gold standard are our allies, all their
soldiers our comrades.
I'VE will loyalty and tirelessly cooper
ate with all other organized forces of BIZ
metaIlism that honestly profess the faith
and resOlutely and undeviatingly keep II.
Harmony is Of vital concern to the success
of the cause, and nothing but consideration
of its welfare shall limit the burdens We
will gladly bear or the sacrifices we will
eagerly make 10 advance it, But the SIN
certify We offer We shall also require. Our
allegiance is to the cause alone and we
should as readily abandon an ally who
would imperil the cause as We turned from
the old Republican when 1t was false TO
its duties"
At the night session resolutions were
adopted outlining the plan of action to be
pursued by the party and recommending
| the appointment of a national executive
committee of seven which IS to have gem
eral conduct of the party. Members OF the
committee will be named tomorrow. The
resolutions were as follows:
Whereas. 1t is not the province of this
committee to anticipate the action of the
national convention in the formation of a
platform and declarations of principles;
Whereas. In order to preclude any basis
for either misunderstanding or mtsrepre-
sentatiOn as to the object of this organiza-
tion il is prudent to make known the con-
trolling principle of its existence; there
'Resolved. That the silver Republican
party of the United States favOrs the i'm
mediate establishment OF bimetallism by
the independent action of the United States
through the free coinage of both silver and
gold at the ratio of Ie to l and clothing of
both metals equally with every attribute
of full money. with the right to every debt
or to choose which coin snail be the basis
I of payment. and,
resolved. That the achievement of this
great object is deemed by us of paramount
political importance and shall form the
controlling motive of our political action
until it is accomplished. d"
Your committee on plans and organiza-
tion. for the silver Republican party OF the
United States, beg leave to submit this,
our report:
''First-We recommend the appointment
of a national executive committee of seven
members. including the national chairman,
TO be appointed by the chairman OF the ma
tional committee.
"Second-That this committee be empow-
cred to take such action as may be neces-
sary I'm order to fill any vacancies existing
or which may exist at any time in the ma
tional committee.
''Third-The executive committee with
the advice and consent of the national COM
mittee is authorized to call a national con-
vention of the silver Republican party to
meet at such time and place as they may
designate and to perfect the necessary de-
tails therefor
"Fourth-In those states whose organiZa-
tions are not complete, the members of the
national committee for such states shall
take such steps under the direction of the
national executive committee a road 10
complete success of organizations
The resolutions were signed by Fred T.
Dubois, Idaho. chairman; J.. J. Harper,
ohio; ]. d. Clarkson, Missouri; +. c. Wat
kins Michigan; A. ]. MOsset, Kentucky;
A. NJ. Stevenson, Colorado; Charles a.
Towne, Minnesota, and Ben S. Dean, sec
Charles 4. Towne, of Minnesota. was
elected permanent chairman of the national
committee.
was. after the adoption of the resolution,
given up TO informal discussion.