Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-26
MAY FORM NEW PARTY.
Anti-Imperinlists Hold n Confercnc

1Ant1.1mper1nltSts Hold ABCOnfereNCes
and May Call Convention.
New York, June 26.--Opposition to a
policy of Imperialism on tn part of the;
United States cryatalliZed here sester-,
day when a call was authorized for a
national anti-ilnperialistic convention.
This convention, or liberal congress-.
will be held in August either in Chicago
Cincinnati or indianapolis. Its sdeiiber-
ations' may result in the birth$of new
party. with anti-imperialis,n for its
backbone.
Two other courses We're proposed today
at the conference Of undergraduates
held at the Plaza hotel and which re-
suited in the authorization of the call.
for Il convention. one is to throw the
entire support Of the arti-imperialists
Ito William is ings Bryan. The other
ia neither TO place third ticket in the
field nor to support Bryan. 1t is to
fight out the battle in all of the close
congressional districts all$over the coun-
try and solidly oppose candidates who
viii support the present policy of the
national government in the Philippines
ionl in Porto Rico.
Two score of the most prominent anti
iimparialists in the country gathered in
| one Of the parlors of the Plaza hotel at
IA O'clock this afternoon. The majority
i3of them had been invited to confer with
1.-THE executive committee of the Ameri-
can ti-Imperialist league TO take such
action az would place the anti-imperial-
istlc cause before the country in the
i best way. OF the executive COMMITTEES
8of the national league these members
4 We're present:
Edwin Burritt Smith. of Chicago,
cfairman: George s: Boutwell, of Mas
Il sacfusetts;; Frederick w. Gookin, Of
Chicago, Louis r. Erich. William II.
1 Fleming of Georgia, Frank H Scott
i N'inslow Warner. Charles b. Wildly of
i Cincinnati, Erving Winsow OF Boston,
4 George L. Paddock of Chicago and
i Charles N. Sturgeag of The same city
4 Ernest III. Crosby, head of the New
York Anti-Imperialistic League, was
4 elected to membership and took part
in the deliberations of the committee
4 Among the others present were Senator
4 Wellington of Maryland, Edward At
! kinson of Boston, Daniel Lord of Chica-
4 go, chairman of the finance committee
of the national league: Carl schurz. The
famous New York publicist; Dan Este.
8Isof Boston, Henry Budd of Philadelphia
4 Elwood S. Corser of Minneapolis, James
4 L. Blair of st. Paul. John B. Henderson
4 former United States senator from Mis-
|5seuri; David Green Hoskins of Bostor
4 and Samuel Bowles of Springfield. Mass
i Ex-Gov. Boutwell, presided at the
meeting and nearly every one spoke
4 The meeting was behind closed door.
and lasted the entire afternoon. Their,
Was unanimity in the absolute refusal t,
Endorse William McKinleys admins.
4 tration and support him for anothe
Il term. How best to secure his defea
4 brought out the discussion. Two Of tn.
linen present We're silver men and vote,
4 for Bryan. All the others were golt
democrats and republicans Indiyidua
views We're expressed informally. som
advocating that Bryan be indorsed an,
others that third ticket be placed Il
the field While others wanted to conin
the work to congressional fights. Car
4 Schurz made a speech and wrote tn
resolution which was finally adopted
Trving Winslow made few remarks
! Edwin Burritt Smith of Chicago de
clared himself, and all Of the others ex
pressed their views at length. AS TIL
conference was secret the views Of TIL
individuals expressed in the meeting
1 ""e:c refused.