The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-10
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS
THIRTY-TWO STATES REPRE-
SENTED AT THE CHICAHo
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE PLAN OF ACI|ON OUTLINED
Independent Free 10 to Coinage Is
the Main object in View-The
National Executive Committee
Will be Named Tomorrow.

| Chicago. June S.-Thirty-two states
were represented ut the first meeting OF
the provisional committee of the national
republican silver party, which met at the
Leland House today. Besides the COM
mitteemen of the various states represent
ed. over 100 silver republicans were pres
| ent from all parts of the country. The
states represented are: Alabama, Arkan-
sas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
/ Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana
| Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North
| Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn
sylyania. South Dakota, Utah. Washing
| ton, Wisconsin, Wyoming and West Nir-
ginia.
Promptly at II o'clock the meeting was
| called to order by exCongressman TOwne
of Minnesota.
Committees on order of business and
plan of organization were then named.
A resolution was passed admitting to
the meeting the visiting silver republ-
siOnal committee, and giving them all
privileges except that of voting.
At the night sessions resolutions were
adopted outlining the plan of action to
be pursued by the party and recommend
ing the appointment of a national eXecu-
tive committee of seven, which is to have
general control of the conduct of the par
ty. The personnel 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 Il
platform and declarations of the princi-
pies; but,
Whereas, In order to preclude any
basis for either misunderstanding or mis-
representation as to the objects of this
organization, it is prudent to make known
the controlling principal of its existence;
therefore, be it
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 1G to 1 and
the clothing of both metals equally with
right of every debtor to chose 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
till it is accomplish.
Your committee on plans and organi-
cation for the silver republican party of
the United States beg leave to submit
this, our report:
'First-We recommend the appointment
of M nj
members, including the national chair
man, to be appointed by the chairman of
the national committee.
"Second-That this committee he en-
powered to take such action as may be
necessary in order to fill any vacancy ex-
lstlng or which may exist at any time
in the national committee.
"Ihlrd-The executive committee. with
the advice and consent of the national
committee IS authorized to call ma
tlonal convention of the silver republican
party, to meet at such time and place as
they may designate and to perfect the
necessary details therefor.
"Fourth-In those states whose orgoni-
cations are not complete the members of
the national committee for such states
snail take such steps under the direction
or the national executive committee ms
are necessary to complete such organiza-
ton"
The resolutions were signed by Fred r
Dubois of Idaho, chairman: J. J. Harper
OF Ohio, j. ID. Clarkson of Missouri. e. C,
Watkins of Michigan, A. j. Mossett of
kentucky, A. NJ. Stevenson of Colorado,
charles a. TOwne of Minnesota and Ben
). Dean, secretary, of New York.
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota was
elected permanent chairman of the M
tional committee.
me evening session after the adoption
OF the resolutions was given up to in
formal discussion.