Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-03
Allied Party's Kansas City Platform
Likely to Be Adopted,
ANTAGONIST OF OLD PA5TlEs THE MOTTO
Anything to Oppose and Defeat the
Common Enemy. ~
TEXAN WOULD SIDE WITH EMNA1 W
Dr. a. y. Cook of Nebraska
Placed ON Every One of Louis
Vile Conventions seven
Committees.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 2.--The move
ment for the formatio Of an allied party
comprising adheronts Of all parties opposed
TO the republicans and democrats. or, as the
call for the meetings stated, "a union OF
reform forces against plutocracy," took
definite shape this afternoon, when a con-
vention, attended by about 200 delegates,
representing eight states and as many diff
ferent parties, was called to order at Deid-
erkranz hall in this city.
Late in the day other delegates arrived
and when the convention is called to order
tomorrow morning thirty states will be rep
resented. IL developed tonight, however,
that the national organizations OF only
three parties. the peoples party, the direct
legislation or Referendum league and the
Public Ownership or Union Labor Reform
league OF ST. Louis, will be represented in
the convention tomorrow by delegates who
have plenary powers
y -Four states-Iowa, Nebraska Missouri
and Kansas-have allied delegations, but
they have authority to speak only for their
own states, and the convention tomorrow,
1t is stated. will be dominated by the peo-
pies party and the name OF that organiza-
tion probably will be adopted.
Kansas city Platform.
The platform which will be recommended
by the platform committee will be prac-
tically the same as that adopted in Kansas
City last year, when the call for the allied
party convention was made.
The committee on permanent organization
met tonight and decided to make temporary
organization permanent and the plan prob
ably will be adopted
The work today was OF a preliminary ma
ture. temporary organization being ef-
fected and committees appointed to pre-
pare for the permanent organization. The
convention adjourned at 4:30 this afternoon
to meet again tomorrow morning.
Rev, Senator Gill OF Indiana offered
prayer, after which DR.. Joseph e. Cham
bers Of st. Louis spoke OF the purposes for
which the convention had been called and
urged that the time had come for action,
He stated that the two great parties were
watching the proceedings of the meeting
with great interest and urged that party
be formed with a platform enough for all
to stand on. He compared the meeting
with the continental congress in Philadel-
Ohia.
Union and strong Platform.
In conclusion Or. Chambers urged that all
little differences should be thrown aside
form OF few planks, he wanted every one
90 be strong enough to hold all humanity
Chairman Parker OF the national populis
committee then read the call for the meet
ang, and the agreement reached by the con
gress in Kansas City in September, when the
meeting In this city was provided for. This
agreement stated that delegates to be en-
titled to a seat In the convention mus
subscribe to the initiative and referendum
and the imperative mandate; the public
ownership OF all public utilities to tn,
proposition that the land. including al
natural resources, shall not be monopo
1ized for speculative purposes and tha
alien ownership shall be prohibited. ais
all lands now held by corporations In ex
cess OF natural needs or held by aliens
shall be reclaimed and held for actual set
tiers. to scientific money based on tn
wealth of the people of the nation an
not redeemable in any specific commodity
but to be full legal tender for all debts
public or private. to be issued by the gov
ernment only and without Intervention o
banks. sufficient in quantity to meet tn
requirements OF congress: to just and natu
raj taxation, the election OF the president
vice president. federal judges and senator
by the people. the creation OF cabine
once of the Department Of Labor an
equitable arbitration. the establishment Q
postal savings banks.
Election of Ohacers.
Colonel ]. S. Felter OF Springfield, Ill
was unanimously elected temporary chair
man. Mills Williams of West Plains. Mo
was chosen temporary secretary and J.
l. Parson OF New Jersey assistant TEN
porary chairman.
When the question Of the organization {
committees arose Dr. Chambers Of St. LOU
proposed that a committee on conferenc
be appointed, consisting OF one membe
from each state, in order to settle any dli
ferences that might arise. This cause
considerable debate. but the motion pre-
vailed.
Colonel Milton Park OF San Antonio, Tex
strenuously objected to the appointment
a large number OF committees on n
ground that many OF the states did nj
have enough delegates to serve on all
them. He further stated that while he wa
with any party opposed to the democrat
or republicans and would even unite wit
Emma Goldman or Herr Most to defeat n
common enemy, he wanted II understood
that he was not willing to surrender II
principles Of the peoples party.
The committees on credentials, rules ar
order platform, permanent Organization
working organization. finance and confe
sencs we're then announced as follows:
List of Committees.
Platform-J. II. Ferries. Illinois; MiltC
sPark. Texas; G. S, Bsssett Georgt
Thomas 5. East. Indiana; A. l.. MIN
Tennessee; George II. Shibley, New Yor
DR.. A. J. Cook. Nebraska.
Credentials-s, l.. Mosier, Missouri; L.
Shine. kentueky; pE A. J. Cook. N
J. Boon, Tennessee: ID. NJ. McAfae, Texa
w. B. Hurley. Indiana; A. ii. Tale
Georgia; S. Walker Illinois.
Rules and ResolutiOns-J. Z. Chamber
ST Louis; Dr. A. J. Cook. Nebrask
George II. shibley, New York; A. H. Go
don, Kentuckys T. J. Jordon, Tennesse
- 3. NJ Roach. Texas; ]. NJ Patterson, /
diana; William T. Walker. Georgia; T.
Edwards, Illinois
Permanent rganizstion-Muls william
Missouri; DR.. A. J. Cook. Nebrask
George II, Shibley, New York; DIR. c. \
Biggers. Kentucky; IA. c. Kellar, Tenne
see; A. M Calvick. Texas; S. NJ Holcom
lndlana II. A. Staples, Georgia; J. Tat
Finanee-E s. shay. Missouri: DIR. A.