The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-26
MAY FORM A NEW PARTY.
ANTI IMPERIALIsTs MEET To OUT.
LINE THEIR COURSE.
II the Kansas City Platform suits
Them No Better Than the One
Adopted mt Philadelphia They
WIN Go II Alope-schurx n Leader

NEW YORK, June 25-Anti-imperial-
lists to the number OF thirty-five and COM
ing from the principal cities OF the coun-
try, met today at the Plaza hotel. The
meeting was for the purpose OF determin-
ing what action the followers OF this
line OF national policy will take In the
coming presidential campaign and as a
result OF the conference IL is probable that
a new party will be formed, the members
OF which win vote independently Of both
the Republican and Democratic parties.
A resolution was passed directing the ex-
ecutlve COMMITTEES OF the anti-imperial-
ist legue under the auspices OF which
today's meeting was held to call a gener-
al conference or convention or antrim
periallsts, for the purpose OF considering
a plan q campaign. THIS VIII not be rs rs
convention at Kansas City and VIII
probably be fixed for an early day In
September.
we may carry into effect our condemna-
ton OF the imperialistic policy OF the
present administration"
Those Who Were Present.
Among those present at the conference
were Carl schurz, former Gov. Boutwell,,
winslow Warren, Gamaliel Bradford. Err
wing Winslow, Samuel Bowles, Ernest II.
Crosby. Horace White. =. b Henderson.
Of Missouri; W 4. crofrtr. Congressman
of Maryland; John B. Learned. OF Balu-
more Edward Atkinson. Charles wildly,
OF Cincinnati: u. NJ Ross, OF Arkansas;
Cora, OF Minneapolis. and r. w. Gooken.
George L. Paddock, Charles Sturgiss,
Daniel NJ. Lord and Edwin Burritt Smith,
of Chicago.
The conference today was called by the
executive committee OF tho American
League. of which Edwin Burritt Smith
is chairman. Former Gov Boutwell,,
president OF the league, presided. The
primary object OF the meeting was TO
bring about united action between the
anti-imperialsts OF the league, and the
followers of the same line who were as
yet outside of that organization The
meeting was of an executive nature and
the discussion hinged on the probable
plank to be placed in the platform OF the
Democratic party in Kansas City in rela-
tion 90 anti-imperialism.
Speaking Of the conference and its re-
suit. or probable result Chairman Smith.
OF Chicago, said tonight that II had been
the sense OF the meeting that no state
ment ne made public as TO the definite
plans Il the league members.
VIII wait for Dem ocPats.
I'VE do not want to form an independ-
the Kansas. City. convention makes 1t
necessary Until the convention at Phila-
delphia, the Republican party had never
made a party stand on the question of
their platform We saw at a glance that
We had nothing to hope from that or
EantzatiOn. We have no wish to take any
basty action or so off haif-cocked, con-
ssduentiy we will not call our general con-
ference or convention until after we see
what the Democrats will do at Kansas
city. There are many who hope they
will give us a broad. liberal plank on
the question of imperialism. II such ac-
tion Is taken then our general conference
viii probably do nothing more than rati-
~ that plank. Otherwise we will have
to do something ourselves. If no favor
Is shown the anti-imperialistic idea by
the Democrats, then definite action win
very probably be taken and an indie
pendent party formed to conduct a cam
paign along those lines.
There IL "a difference of opinion be-
tween the leading ahti-imperialists as to
the course 10 pursue to bring about this
unity OF the independent vote, and to
make effective the opposition TO the pres
ent administration. II is a matter of
political history that the Independent vote
when closely united can overthrow the
party In power. That has been done five
times In this country. We hope to do
II a sixth"
The place for the conference or con-
vention has not been decided upon but
Its seat will be named at meeting OF
the executive committee to be held i'm
Chicago In n few days. II will go to
either Chicago. Cincinnati or indianapolis.
All those attending the meeting today
expressed themselves as highly satisfied
with the result OF the conference.