The age-herald., 1898-03-06
BIMETALLIC
 CONFERENCE Requested Convention to Select LeSlS-
 latiVo Candidates. RES0LU TONS WERE ADOPTED By a Unanimous Vote Addressed to the County Executive Committee. SOME WARM TALK INDUCED IN The German American Union and Union Label League Representatives Were Not Au- thorized to Vote-knother Meet
 ing Will Be Held.
SOME WARM TALK INDUCED IN

'Whereas, The question of primary convention is not d question of principle, but simply one of the method of selecting men to carry out the principles of the party, and,
 "Whereas, The Overwhelming sentiment of Jefferson county is in favor of the Chi, cago platform and the free and unlimited ] coinage of silver at 16 to l, and "Whereas, In the primary election in this county in April, 1896. by reason of the l fact that the silver strength Of this county was divided among thirteen candidates for the legislature and the strength of the gold men was concentrated on five cand dates, and those five candidates who did not represent the silver sentiment of this county were thus elected therefore, be it Resolved, By the bi-metallic clubs of Jefferson county In meeting assembled, that the executive committee of said county be and is hereby petitioned and requested to order the nomination of six candidates for the legislature from this county by a county convention composed of delegates from each beat, elected at the same primary at which the candidate for county offices are nominated This was the resolution introduced by H. K. White, as amended by s. w. John and P. G. Bowman, which was adopted at the conference of bi-metallic clubs at Seals hall yesterday morning. The question not debated and the resolution was adopt ed unanimously.
 The meeting was called and the resolu- tion adopted, for the purpose of in- f1uencing the county executive committee, which met later in the day, to adopt the plan recommended in the resolutions J. M. Gillespy instructed to present the resolution to the county executive committee.
 The spirit of the meeting was one of sworn hostility to the gold men and their alleged corrupt methods of securing the nomination of legislators.
 Met at 1O:ao O'Clock.
 The meeting was called to order at 1OsO o'clock by w. c. GaJrett, chairman of the executive committee of the Central Bi- metallic Club of Jefferson County. He said that the conference was called in pur- suance with resolutions adopted by that club and an address sent out by the exec utiye committee.
 Union Label ..oagae--represen organ iZed labor and the German-Ameriean Union were urged to send their president and two other delegates to the conference.
 "The object of this conference" said MT. Garrett, lis, stated in the call for the furtherance of bi-metalism which at this time Is synonomous with the Chicago plaform and democracy. It Is the duty of every man who believes in the princi- pies of the democratic party. to support
 
 metallic clubs"
 'I deny the charge that this conference is called for the furtherance of the inter- ests of any candidate any set of candi- dates. It is simply for the purpose of pro- noting the cause of bimetallsm sn this county. All Alabama Is looking at Jefferson leader in this conflict. This is the home of the governor of Alabama, at whom every epithet of contempt has been hurled on account of his zea.lous work for silver Ia ptra1l lfut to stand by Governor Johnston.
 There have been conferences held in this city within the last sixteen hours by the enemies of democracy to discredit and dishonor this conference and I trust that the meeting here today will adopt such silence and glordously strengthen the cause of bimetallism in this state."
 Permanent Organization
 George E. Tarrant was elected tempor- ary secretary and the roll of bets was called. Sixteen beats out of forty-eight in the county were represented. The Ger man-American society and the Union La bel eague were also represented. The total number of delegates present was about SiXty-fve.
 James M. Gil,eepy was elected permanent chairman, unanimously George Tarrant and J. R. Tait were elected permanent secretaries.
 It was moved that-a committee of three on resolutions be appointed Bowman sub stftuted that all resolutions be referred di- rectly to the conference. The substitute was adopted.
 A communication from the German American society and Union Label league was realt, stating that the delegates of these two organizations would not vote but would simply report the action of the conference to their respective associa- tions.-