The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17
No Longer Affiliated With Silver
Republican Party.
RGsENrs USE OF HIS NAME.
Yakfma Man Resigned Secretary
ship of state Central Committee
Last April-Deciares Himself for
Mckinley and Expansion-Free
silver Issue IL siastrackea-No
One Authorized to sign His Name.

at am for Mckinley and expan-
sion In all its detafIs."-GeorGe
.. Courier, late secretary of the
silver Republican state central
committee.
Such is the declaration OF the gentle
man who. until recently. was the second
highest Official In the organization OF tho
so-called Silver Republican party in tho
state of Washington. Mr.. Courier is a
resident Of North Yakima, for number
of years prominent in political affairs and
until last April secretary OF the Silver
Republican state central committee.
In the Post-Intelligencer Of June 10 II
was announced that an official call had
issued for the assembling OF the Silver
Republicans of washington in two mass
conventions, one in Seattle and tho other
in Spokane. That call was signed. or pur-
ported to be signed. by u. w. Taylor. OF
Pierce county. as chairman. and George
q. Courier. Of Yakima county, as sscre-
tary.
In a letter TO the Post-Intelligencer Mr.
Courier resents the use of his name in
connection with tho call as unwarranted.
He did not sign II himself and II was done
entirely without his knowledge or author
ity. Mr. Courters letter IL as follows:
North Yakima, juno IL, 1900.
Seattle Post-IntcIliGe neer, Seat
tie, Wash.--Gentlemsni In . re-
cent issue of your paper ! noticed
. call signed by Hen. n. w. yay-
Tor ~ chairman and myself ~
secretary for state csnventions
of the silver Republics party 81
this state.
desire to say that ny sigma
turs 70 this call was entirely
without my knowledge or as-
thority, and mo- one was author
ssed 20 stgn nay name 20 the
\ same.
I rcsiGseA this position en- April
Z. 1900. ~ will he seen ~ the
copy of the letter herewith in-
closed.
am for MoHxinIsv ana srp~n-
sion In All Sts details. Ysurs
truly,
GEORGE .. COURIER.
The Enclosure 10 which Mr.. Courier re-
fsrs at once verifies his assertion that the
signature Of his name to tho call for
conventions was unwarranted, az II shows
that he severed his ofYfciaa connection
with thu state central COMMITTEES OF the
Silver Republicans and formally Withdrew
from that party April Z. 1900. The inolos-
1re y a copy Of q letter addressed 10
Chairman H. W. Taylor on that date and
Is a. follows.
Nursh Yakima, April 4. 1890.
Len. ". w. Taylor, Chairaan
stote silver Republican Commit-
tee. Tacoma, wash.-Dear sir.
Herewith respectfully tender
my resignation ~ secretary Of
the state central silver Repab-
iicss csmmittee.
Having decided that under the
issues now eHistin9 IN the differ
eat parties land which will In all
probability bc tho Issues In the
coming cAnpaiwnp, that tho sill
yer question will he stdetracked,
asd . aGht mNde ~ the so-caIied
"fUsion party" on the expansion
theory, ana being q firm believer
fn expansion IN ALI. IT'S PAN
lTiCuLARS. cannot hut help feel
that ! should return 10 my nrat
love. to the party which IL In ga
vcr Of tho principles SO vital 10
the people of the state OF WASH
layton.
Thanking Won for tho csurtesies
estended ny you 10 me hes to
remain, Yours very trsiy.
GEORGE \. COuRTER.