The state herald., 1898-08-12
silver Republican State Convention.

AT meeting OF the State Central com.
mittee OF the silver republican party OF
Colorado, held in the city of Denver on
the l3, day OF June, A. ID. 1893. said com.
mittee appointed subcommittee Of
seven Of its members to meet with like
committees from the democratic and
populist parties in an endeavor to arrive
at co cooperation with said parties in the
coming fall campaign. Similar commit
tees were shortly afterward appointed by
the state committees Of the democratic
and populist parties. On Saturday, the
16, day OF June, the three sub commit
tees met in the city OF Denver and agreed
us the first step toward cooperation to
call the state conventions OF their re.
spectlye parties to meet at Colotado
Springs on Sept. 8.
Said cou miltees also unanimously n
dopted the following resolutions;
"Resolved, By the joint committees OF
the democratic, peoples and silver re-
publican parties, in conference assem-
bledl
That We Affirm the desirability OF a
thorough union between the silver par
ties of the state OF Colorado, in accord
ance with and upon the lines proposed
by tho chairmen of our respective ma.
tional organizations, in their addresses
issued in February last, and that we CON
gratulate the silver forces OF the nation
that the good work outlined and suggest.
cd in those addresses has already borne
fruit in many states OF the Union.
We pledge our individual faith one to
the other, and our respective party COM
mittees each to each, that we will, indi-
vidually and collectively, use all honorn-
BILE means to bring about the result do
sired by the heads OF our several organ.
iZations.
We are, severally and collectively, OF
the opinion that the question Of free
coinage Of silver Is the paramount issue
in the politics Of this nation, that there
can be TO compromise between the adyo.
Gates OF this beneticent change in our
monetary system and tbcse who support
or favor the gold standard, and that
there should be no division among those
who labor to bring TO our people the
grea. blessings which will follow tho sue
cessful Issue OF the struggle in which
our forces are all engaged.
The question of which party and what
individual should hold any particular Of.
flee is trivial and insignificant while the
right OF our citizens to freely enjoy the
fruits Of their own labor and toll Is de-
med, and We will not let differences as
to non essentials divide us when we are
united upon the essentials OF our coun-
try's welfare.
We believe that there should be fu-
sion, union and cooperation OF tho par.
ties which We represent. in support OF
joint state, congressional and legislative
tickets, 10 the end TINT the views enter
iained by the vast majority of tho peo-
pie OF this state should be truly repre-
sented IN both houses OF congress, aud in
the state government, and that these
views should be authoratively expressed
in u single platform to DO promulgated
by our respective party conventions.
Resolved, further, That us an impor-
tant step III the direction Of making ef.
fective the foregoing declarations, the
conventions OF said parties should be
held ut tho same time and place, aud
that the views OF the majority OF the as
sembled committees as to tho proper
time aud place for holding said conyen
tions should be decisive und acc, pied
by all three committees. 30 it further
Resolved, That We pledge our best e..
forts as individuals, committees and pnt
~ officials to effect a fusion OF our res
pec,ivo pL.ties on legislative and other
candidatee, In order thnt we may present
n solid front in the support q st tie. con.
gress'onnl, Legislative and county tickets
In the coming election"
Now, therefore, pursuaniito the recon.
mendationa Of and JON, committee, and
by virtue OF the power vested In mo hs
chairman of the state central committee,
| hereby call the state convention of tho
silver republican party Of tho state OF
Colorado TO meet In the opera houao In
the city Of Colorado SPRING., Colo, on
the 5, day Of Sept. A. d. 1893, Mt II o.
clock n. m. Ion the purpose Of placing In
nomination, TO be voted Tor at tho mex,
general election, 10 DO held on the 8. dny
Of November, a. -. lsos, candidates Tor
tho following state Offices, io.wit:
Ono governor.
Ohio lieutenant governor
One secretary Of ata,c.
Ono state treasurer.
Ono auditor Of state.
Ono attorney general.
Ono superintendent OF public lna,ruc-
ilon.
Two regents OF the state university,
One regent Of the state nniycreity to
ill vacancy.
Aud 10 irnnsnci such other businras 10
may properly come before the conycn-
tion.
The several counties IN tho state shnll
be entitled 10 Representation 10 raii en
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