Show UNION OF SILVER FORGES FORCES ahree great national organizations izat ions con consolidated oli dated executive committee to conduct a campaign of education proposition to hold a Conven convention convente tf on to nominate candidates for president and vice president on oil a silver platform silver right in illinois chicago sept 18 plans are now boing being formulated for a great free silver convention in chicago it is intended that this convention in the event that the old parties refuse to place a free silver plank in their platforms shall nominate candidates forthe tor the presidency arid and vive presidency and organize tor for an all active campaign in ili tills this was decided upon at session of the free silver conference at the auditorium the question quentio I 1 i was brought before the meeting b by congressman acklen who presented a resolution calling for the action outlined above the conference today completed the consolidation of the conflicting organizations izat ions represented the matter having blell been disposed of tile the means of promoting the cause were discussed at length it was waa decided that a campaign of education was the first necessity arid anil it was resolved to begin upon it at once the management of tile the work was placed in ili tile the hands of nil an executive committee to be formed of three members of each of the organizations represented in the consolidation the national silver committee of Al emphis selected for its representatives congressman J 11 acklen of tennessee JI at AV of colorado arid and joseph batallas Ba of vermont the other two organizations the bimetallic union and the bline bimetallic tallia league will make their selections later the president of the consolidated body will be general al J warner president ot of the national bimetallic league and the secretary will be edward B light president of the american bimetallic union general warner certainly will be one of the representatives of the league on the executive committee arid and thomas G I 1 merrill of montana and edward 13 light are probable members from the union the executive committee of the national silver committee form formulated plated resolutions to the effect that tho the american bimetallic league and the national bimetallic union were requested to join with the national silver committee in formulating a plan iian I ian tor for holding a national convention to nominate a presidential ticket upon a platform with the sole plank providing for the are restoration st of silver to a constitutional place in ili the currency of our country without awaiting tile action of any other nation on earth it was further resolved that it if the bimetallic league and the bimetallic union shall tall fall to join in the movement by november ot of tills this year the president of the silver committee shall issue a call on oil behalf of that organization alone |