The Silver Party was a

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in the

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active from 1892 until 1911 and most successful in

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which supported a platform of

bimetallism Bimetallism, also known as the bimetallic standard, is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent to certain quantities of two metals, typically gold and silver, creating a fixed rate of exchange betwee ...

and

free silver Free silver was a major economic policy issue in the United States in the late 19th-century. Its advocates were in favor of an expansionary monetary policy featuring the unlimited coinage of silver into money on-demand, as opposed to strict adhe ...

. 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

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John E. Jones and

Reinhold Sadler Reinhold Sadler (January 10, 1848January 30, 1906) was an American politician. He was the ninth governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party. Biography Sadler was born on January 10, 1848, in Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia (mode ...

. 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

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. By 1902, most pro-silver factions in Nevada had been absorbed by the state Democratic Party organization.

Notable members

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– Senator from Nevada * John P. Jones – Senator from Nevada * John E. Jones – Governor of Nevada (1895–1896) *

– 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

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(1894–1898) *

James Yancy Callahan James Yancy Callahan (December 19, 1852 – May 3, 1935) was an American politician, and a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899, representing the Oklahoma Territory He was a member of the Free Silver party, and ...

– congressional delegate from the Oklahoma Territory

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Notable members

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