The Silver Party was a
political party
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in the
United States
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active from 1892 until 1911 and most successful in
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
which supported a platform of
bimetallism and
free silver.
In 1892, several Silver Party candidates were elected to Nevada public offices. The party's success continued throughout the decade, culminating in the election of
Governors John E. Jones and
Reinhold Sadler. Nevada was the only state to elect both Senators and Congressional representatives from the Silver Party.
Nationally, the Silver Party aligned with the
Populist Party and to a lesser extent with the
Silver Republican Party
The Silver Republican Party, later known as the Lincoln Republican Party, was a United States political party from 1896 to 1901. It was so named because it split from the Republican Party by supporting free silver (effectively, expansionary mone ...
. By 1902, most pro-silver factions in Nevada had been absorbed by the
state Democratic Party organization.
Notable members
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William M. Stewart
William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Personal
Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
– Senator from Nevada
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John P. Jones – Senator from Nevada
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John E. Jones – Governor of Nevada (1895–1896)
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Reinhold Sadler – Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1895–1896) and Governor of Nevada (1896–1903)
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John Sparks – Governor of Nevada (1903–1908)
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Denver S. Dickerson – Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1907–1908) and Governor of Nevada (1908–1911)
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John Gregovich – member of the
Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the pr ...
(1894–1898)
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James Yancy Callahan – congressional delegate from the Oklahoma Territory
See also
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Silver Republican Party
The Silver Republican Party, later known as the Lincoln Republican Party, was a United States political party from 1896 to 1901. It was so named because it split from the Republican Party by supporting free silver (effectively, expansionary mone ...
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Silver-Democrats
References
; Specific
; General
Political History of Nevada
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