Alexander Del Mar was the chairman of a party named for this resource that successfully advocated for the election of John Sparks and Reinhold Sadler. The Grosh brothers discovered one notable site for this resource, which WH Harvey advocated for with his pamphlet Coin’s Financial School. Fred Dubois and Henry Teller created a party to advocate for this resource. Arthur (*) Sewall was chosen for his support of this resource during an election where one candidate advocated for a 16-to-1 ratio. The Bland-Allison Act and Sherman Act forced the treasury to buy this resource. A massive wealth of this resource was named for Henry Comstock, beginning a rush to states like Nevada and Arizona. For 10 points, William Jennings Bryan advocated for a “Free” movement named for what resource, from which many dollar coins were minted? ■END■
ANSWER: silver [or Ag; accept argentum]
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