The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-17
ANOTHER PARTY FOR SILVER
White Metal Republicans Or
ganize to Assist the Cause.

Thirty-two States represented at the trst
Meeting of Provisional Committee in Chi
cago-ResoIutions Adopted Declaring for
independent Free Coinage-Plans for Ma
tional Organization Adopted and Perma-
nent Officers Elected.
Chicago, Ill June 9.-Tbirty.two
states were represented at the first
meeting ofthe provisional committee
OF the National Silver Republican
party, which met in executive session
at the Leland hotel yesterday. Be.
sides the committeeman Of the vari-
GUS states represented over hun
dred silver republicans were present
from all parts of the country.
The states represented were: Ala
bama, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas. Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New
Jersey, Nebraska, New York, North
Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
and West Virginia.
Promptly at o'clock the me eting
was called to order by ex Congress.
man Chas. A. Towne of Minnesota.
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 general con
troll Of the party. Members of the
committee will be named to morrow.
The resolutions were as follows:
Whereas, 1t is not the province of
this committee to anticipate the ac-
ton of the national conyention in
the formation of q platform and
declaration OF principles; but,
Whereas, In order to preclude any
basis for either misunderstanding or
misrepresentation as to the object of
this organization it is prudent to
make known the controlling principle
Of it's existence; therefore,
Resolved, That the Silver Re.
publican party OF the United States
favors the immediate establishment
of bimetallism by the Independent
action of tho United States through
the free coinage of both silver and
gold at the ratio of 16 to l, and
clothing OF both metals equally with
every attribute of full money, with
tho right to every debtor to choose
which coin shall be the basis of pay
mont, 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 &C
complisbed.
Your committee on plans and or.
ganization for the silver republican
party of the United States beg leave
to submit this, our report:
First-We recommend the ap-
pointment OF national executive of
seven members, including the nation
al chairman to bs appointed by the
chairman of the national committee.
Second-That this committee be
empowered to take such action as
may be neces ssary in order 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 committee. is authorized to
call national convention of the sil.
YER republican party to meet at such
time and place - they may designate
and to perfect the necessary details
therefor
Fourth-In those states whose
organizations are not complete the
members OF the national committee
for such states shall take such steps
under the direction OF the national
executive committee as a road to
complete success Of organizations.
The resolutions were signed by
Fred T. Dubois, Iowa, chairman: j.
j. Harper, Ohio; J. D. Clarkson,
Missouri; E. 9. Watkins, Michigan;
A. J. Mosset, Kentucky; Charles A.
Towne, Minnesota: A. NJ. Stevenson.