Show SILVER convention silver republicans mt meet in chicago and adopt resolutions I 1 chicago june 9 thirty two states wire ware represented at the first meeting of the provisional committee of the th national silver republican party parly ali which q i met in executive session at the leland hotel besides the committeemen of the various states represented over a hundred hilver republicans were present from all parts of the country the states represented were alabama arkansas kan as california colorado connecticut con neati delaware idaho Illinois Indiana aown owa kansas kentucky louisiana massachusetts michigan missouri minnesota linne sota montana nebraska new jersey new york north dakota ohio oklahoma oregon pennsylvania south dakota utah washington wisconsin wyoming and west virginia after perfecting organization and L providing for organization in states staffs the fol following rowing resolutions were passed resolved that the silver republican party of the united states favors the immediate establishment of bimetal ism by the independent action of the united states through the free coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 and the clothing of both met ills als equally with every attribute of full money with the right of every debtor 0 to o choose which coin be the basis tf of payment and resolved that the achievement of this his great object is deemed by us of paramount political importance and hall form alie controlling motive of vur pur political action until it is accomplished pl ish shed ed |