The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-10
SILVER THE
PARTY CRY.
Boiling Republicans Define Their
Faith at Chicago.
TO HOLD A NATIONAL coNvEN-
TIoN - WITH THIRTY.Two
STATES REPRESENTED, THE
DELEGATES ORGANIZE, NAMING
EX-SENATOR DUBOIS AS CHAIR
MAN-MR. TowNE OUTLINES
THE WORK OF THE NEW PARTY
THE RESOLUTIONS IN FULL.
TO HOLD A NATIONAL coNvEN.
. ''7-'- 70 OHsU<A4N1NEi NAMI1Nd
EX-SENATOR DUBOIS AS CHAIR

Chicago. June 0.-Thirty- States
were represented ut the first meeting of
the provisional committee of the National
Silver Republican party which met in ex-
ecutfve session at the Leland Hotel yes
terday. Besides the committeeman of
the various States represented, over a
hundred silver Republicans were present
from oil parts of the country. 'The States
represented were Alabama, Arkansas.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Della
ware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachu.
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri.
Mon tana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
DIRK, North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma.
Wyoming, Pennsylvania, South Oak ta.
Utah, Washington, Wisconsin. Wyo.
ming, and West Virginia.
Promptly at o'clock the NEE ting was
called to order by ex. Congressman
Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota. After
referring briefly to the circumstances at
tending the motives instigating the in
ception OF the silver movement. Mr..
Towne spoke Of the organization of the
provisional national committee at the
suggestion of the Republican Senators
and congressman. Continuing, he said:
Our motives were these: We desire
above all things else of immediate polit-
IN the United States Uf trr bimeta.lism:
the same privilege of free coinage at the
mint for both gold and silver, and abso-
Lutte equality between them in all money
power when coined, with the option to
every payer, whether the government or
an individual, to choose what coin shall
be the basis of payment in every in
stance.
1--WE wish to do all in our power to adj
vance this happy consummation and we
realize that if this great cause is to sue
ceed in the elections of 1898 and 1900, it
can do so only through the addition to
the allied armies of 6,000. 100 that follow
ed the banner of the joint standard in
lo9o OF at least some hundreds OF thou
sands of Republicans of that contest.
I'VE have other plans, or may have,
and we believe in other things also; but
the restoration of silver as basic or pri-
mary money along with gold is the first
ana engrossing object of our activities
and shall remain so until the crescent of
| promise shall have rounded into the full
orb of success
| The general method of our procedure
will he that demanded by the depths of
our convictions and the dominant impor.
tancc of the same issue that has moved
MS. With Us the cause is everything,
Men and parties sink into relative incon-
sequence. All armies marching to invest
the citadel OF the gold standard are our
allies, all their soldiers our comrades"
In conclusion, he said the Immediate
business on hand was the determination
OF the time and place for holding ma
tional convention, the membership of
VIII 'ch could make an authoritative decla-
ration of principles; the discussion and
adoption of plan of general organiZa-
tion In the States and territories would
follow.
Committees. on order of business aud
plan OF organization were then named, of
which latter eX. Senator Dubois, of Idaho.
was made chairman.
| A resolution was passed admitting to
the meeting the visiting silver Republi-
cans, who were not members of the pro-.
visional committee, and giving them all
privileges except that of voting.
AT the night session resolutions were
adopted outlining the plan of action to he
pursued by ohe party and recommending
the appointment of Il national executive
committee of seven, which is to have
general control of the conduct of the
party. The resolutions were as follows:
Whereas it is not the province of this
committee to anticipate the action of the
national convention in the formation of Il
platform and declarations of princ..
Piles; but,
whereas, in order to preclude any basis
for either misunderstanding or lnisrepre-
sentation as to the object of this orgDn-
Zation, 1t is prudent to make known tue
controlling principle of it's existence;
therefore,
Resolved That the Silver Republican
party of the United States favors the i'm
mediate establishment of bimetallsm by
the independent action of the United
States through the free coinage of both
silver and gold at the ratio of sixteen to
|, and the clothing of both metals equally
with every attribute of full money, with
the right to every debtor to choose which
coin shall be the basis 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 polit-
ical action until it is accomplished.
"fonr committee on plans and organ-
2ation for the silver Republican party of
the United States begs leave to submit
this our report:
"First-We recommend the appoint.
ment OF national executive committee
OF seven members, including tho national
chairman, to be appointed by the chair
man OF the national committee.
"second-That this committee he en-
powered to take snch action as may be
necessary in order to fill any vacancies
existing or which may exist at any time
in the national committed
Ihird-The executive committee, with
the ADVICE and consent of the national
committee, is authorized to call ma
tionai convention Of the silver Republican
party 10 meet'at such time and place rs