Silver Party

The Silver Party was a political party in the United States active from 1892 until 1911 and most successful in Nevada which supported a platform of bimetallism and free silver.^[1][2]

Silver Party
Leaders	John E. Jones Reinhold Sadler
Founded	1892; 133 years ago (1892)
Dissolved	1911; 114 years ago (1911)
Merged into	Democratic Party
Ideology	Bimetallism Free silver Liberalism
Political position	Center-left
Colors	Silver
Politics of the United States Political parties Elections

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.^[3]

Nationally, the Silver Party aligned with the Populist Party and to a lesser extent with the Silver Republican Party. However, the 1896 Democratic Party presidential nomination of free silver advocate William Jennings Bryan moved many Silver Party members towards the Democrats. By 1902, most pro-silver factions in Nevada had been absorbed by the state Democratic Party organization.

Notable members

• William M. Stewart – Senator from Nevada^[4]
• John P. Jones – Senator from Nevada
• John E. Jones – Governor of Nevada (1895–1896)
• Reinhold Sadler – Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1895–1896) and Governor of Nevada (1896–1903)
• John Sparks – Governor of Nevada (1903–1908)
• Denver S. Dickerson – Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1907–1908) and Governor of Nevada (1908–1911)
• John Gregovich – member of the Nevada Senate (1894–1898)
• James Yancy Callahan – congressional delegate from the Oklahoma Territory

See also

• Silver Republican Party
• Silver-Democrats