Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-04 | Page 8 | Colorado to Urge G. O. P. Silver Plank

TO i G. G f O. O 1 P 1 SILVER PLANK SJ State e Chairman n Plans Missionary Mis f r. r ary Work With National National Na Na- Committee By car B United m Free i d DENVER Dec Dee 4 Colorado 4 today announced a de determined c campaign for forthe the insertion of a silver pl plank in inthe the 1932 plat platform rm of the Republican Republican Re Re- publican party Jesse Jene F. F McDonald Republican state chairman and a mining man himself revealed that he would dis discus cus cu the question question-of of silver when theRe the Re Republican national committee meets pt lit t Washington ashIngton n December 15 The meeting is primarily to settle questions of f delegate apportionment and a a convention city McDonald raid eald but it it- affords an an opportunity tor work in behalf of silver McDonald has been a director of be Silver SlIver Producers' Producers ass association for years It was assumed here that ug- ug suggestions he hc might make for a silver plank would follow the lines Unes of ot the plan adopted by the producers' producers association association association asso asso- which is Establishment by agreement between between between be be- beI I tween silver sIl producing nations of a pegged price below which silver could snot not be sold Establishment of on nn international Agreement for lor of silver silver silver sil sil- ver on an equitable ratio mUo with gold the ratio to be based upon pon production production ti tion n of the two metals McDon McDonald declared that the post post- lion nf of advocates had been strengthened by bY recent converts to to their ranks from eastern financial renters centers Our problem will be beto to convince the people of the east of the soundness soundness sound sound- ness lieu of our position he said It was generally believed th that t sf- sf I should McDonald cDonald take th e I leadership 1 in m a silver campaign at atthe the December I mee meeting virtually the he solid strength of f the western delegations c I thrown behind behind him