The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
MAYNARD REPUBLICANS
CONFERENCE OF THOSE WHO WOR-
SHIP THE SILVER IDOL.
National Executive Committee to Be
Appointed for the Purpose OF Orr
ganizing "a New Party.

CHICAGO, June S-Thirty-two States
were represented at the first meeting of the
provisional committee of the National Sill
yer Republican party, which met in execu-
tive session at the Leland Hotel to-day.
Besides the committeeman of the various,
States represented, over a hundred silver
Republicans were present from all parts of
the country. The States represented were:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas Kentucky Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey
Now York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and West
Virginia.
Promptly at 1 O'Clock the meeting was
called to order by Congressman Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, who delivered a brief
speech. AT the close of the chairmans adj
dress ]. b. Manager. of West Virginia, was
chosen secretary of the conference. Tele-
grams of regret were read from Senator
Frank j. Cannon, of Utah, and General
Warner. A feature of the opening session
was visit of a delegation of women repre-
senting the Womans Bimetallic Union, and
headed by Mrs. Tallinghast, of Cleveland,
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 control of the conduct Of the party
The 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 ma
tlonal convention in the formation of
platform and declarations of principles but
Whereas, In order to preclude any basis
for either misunderstanding or misrepre-
sentation as to the object of this organiza-
ton, 1t is prudent to make known the con-
trolling principle of its existence; there
fore
Resolved. That the Silver Republican
party of the United States favors the inn
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 16 to l, 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 political action
until it is accomplished.
Your committee on plans and organiza-
ton for the Silver Republican party of the
United States beg leave to submit this, our
report:
of a national executive committee of seven
members including the national chairman,
to be appointed by the chairman of the
'Second-That this committee be en-
powered to take such action as may be
necessary to fill any vacancies existing or
which may exist at any time in the national
committee.
''Third-The. executive committee with
the advice and consent of the national COM
mittee, is authorized to call national con-
venton 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 these States whose organiza-
lions are not complete the members of the
take such steps under the direction of the
national executive committee as are neces-
sary TO complete such organization"
The resolutions We're signed by Fred t.
Dubois, Idaho chairman; j. j. Harder,
Ohio; J. D. Clarkson, Missouri; E. c. Wat
kinss,, Michigan; A. J. Mossett Kentucky;
Towne Minnesota and Ben S. Dean, sec
rotary, New York. Charles A Towne, of
man of the national committee. The larger
part of the evening session was, after the
adoption of the resolutions, given up to in
The members of the national committee
are as follows: Alabama, Cutter Smith; Ar
kansas. Thomas Boles; California. Nathan
Cole: Colorado. A. NJ. Stevenson; Connec-
ticut. Joseph Sheldon; Delaware, Charles
G. Prettyman Idaho. F. T. Dubois; Hill
Voorhis; Iowa. w. NJ. Conner; Kansas,
Frank b. Lawrence; Kentucky. A. j. Mos
sett; Louisiana, S. L. Carey; Massaachu-
setts Norman Cameron; Michigan, c. E.
Watkins; MINES 1ta, Frank A Day; Mis-
souri,, ]. d. Clarkson; Montana, Charles S.
Hartmann Nebraska, D. D. Gregory; New
Jersey, James II. Fleming; New York, Ben
S. Dean; North Dakota, II. NJ. Steel; Ohio,
j. Harper; oklahoma f. S. Peck; Oregon,
Charles w Talmadge; South Dakota, B.
H. Lien: Utah. w. c. Jones: Washington,
George w. Thompson; West Virginia, J. B.
Menenger; Wisconsin. d. Frank Powell;
wyoming A A. Johnson. The States of
Maine New Hamps hire, Pennsylvania, Yer
mont Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
Georgia Tennessee and Texas were left out.