The Silver Party was a political party in the United States, most successful in Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, active from 1892-1911. The party supported a platform of bimetallism

Bimetallism

In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent both to a certain quantity of gold and to a certain quantity of silver; such a system establishes a fixed rate of exchange between the two metals...

 and "Free Silver

Free Silver

Free Silver was an important United States political policy issue in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Its advocates were in favor of an inflationary monetary policy using the "free coinage of silver" as opposed to the less inflationary Gold Standard; its supporters were called...

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In 1892 the 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

John E. Jones

John Edward Jones was an American politician. He was the 8th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party.-Biography:Jones was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, however his family moved to Iowa in 1856...

 and Reinhold Sadler

Reinhold Sadler

Reinhold Sadler was an American politician. He was the 9th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party.-Biography:Sadler was born on January 10, 1848 in Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia...

. 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

Populist Party (United States)

The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

 and to a lesser extent with the Silver Republican Party

Silver Republican Party

The Silver Republican Party was a United States political faction active in the 1890s. It was so named because it split from the Republican Party over the issues of "Free Silver" and bimetallism. The main Republican Party supported the gold standard....

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

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

organization.