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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
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. 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. 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 * 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 Denver Sylvester Dickerson (January 24, 1872 – November 28, 1925) was an American politician. He was the 11th governor of Nevada from 1908 to 1911. A member of the Silver – Democratic coalition party, he had previously held office as the 13t ...
– Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1907–1908) and Governor of Nevada (1908–1911) *
John Gregovich John Gregovich (1847May 14, 1912) was a Serbian American merchant and Nevada Senate, Nevada Senator in the late 19th century. A member of the Silver Party during his tenure as senator, Gregovich later helped take on the cases of various Serbs, Se ...
– member of the Nevada Senate (1894–1898) * James Yancy Callahan – congressional delegate from the Oklahoma Territory


See also

* Silver Republican Party * Silver-Democrats


References

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Political History of Nevada
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