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Show I5;trd TOouey Men. Chicago," 15. In pursuance of a call for a meeting of the Hard Money league and those in sympathy with its objects, prominent buaineBS men, representing a number of tho western states, met this afternoon and wero called to order by Hon. George W. Allen of Milwaukee, who set forth tbe object of tbe meeting in a few words and alluded to th9 necessity ne-cessity for an organization like that contemplated by those in attendance. He declared there was a fight for our firesides and the issue would be met now. Committees on organizition and address weio appointed. The committee on organization made the following report, which was unanimously adopted : President, George VV. Allen, Milwaukee, treasurer, treas-urer, Lyman J. Gage, Chicago; secretary, secre-tary, Thomas M. Nicholl, Chicago; and an executive committee of thirteen. thir-teen. The committee on platform and address made a report, which was discussed by Messrs. Storey, Smith, Randolph, Nicholl, Allen aud others, aud alter slight amendments, unanimously unani-mously adopted. It is uncompromisingly uncompromis-ingly anti -greenback. This movement will, it is predicted, take strong hold in tbe west and spread throughout the country. |