North Park union., 1902-04-11
NEW PARTY LAUNCHED.
The Allied Peoples Party Of the
United States.

Louisville, KY. April 5.-Under the
name of the "Allied Peoples Party Of
the United States" II new political or
ganizatlon was formed here Thursday
composed of reform elements opposed
to the Democratic and Republican par
ties. The platform of the new organ
iZntion embOdies the platform adopted
mt the conference held Mt Kansas City
last September, when II call for II con-
ventlon was issued to unite the re-
form forces against plutocracy."
1t rcatlirms the declaration of prin-
:iples adopted at the national conven-
tions of the Peoples party in st. Louis.
Omaha and Cincinnati; the demand for
the initiative and referendum and the
government ownership of all public
utilities are Its principal planks.
While the PeOplex party. the Fusion
Populists, the Socialists, the Referen-
dun League. the Union Labor party,
Public Ownership party of st. Louis,
the Prohibition party and the United
Christian party We're represented on
the floor Of the convention by accredit-
ed or by volunteer delegates. only two
national organizations, the Peoples
party and the Public Ownership party.
had given their delegates any authority
to form an alliance. 1t is the hope
however, of the Allied Peoples party
that other reform forces win later de-
eide to unite with the new organiza-
tion.
The convention was practically dom
mated by the Peoples party. AT times
discussions of lively nature took
place. and for while 1t seemed as
though the movement was about to
fall, owing to the unwillingness of Il
number of the Peoples party delegates
to make any concessions to the other
reform forces present.
Under the plan of organization adopt.
ed the national committee of the Peo-
pies party, with 10 A. Parker as Its
chairman, will remain intact. with the
addition of three more members from
Missouri, who will have one-half vote
each, until the next national conven-
tion, this being concession to the re-
form forces of that state. The commit
tee will have power to call n national
convention and its headquarters will
be situated wherever the chairman de-
slres. except three months before nm
election. when they will he In st. Louis
The national committee will he COM
posed of three members from each
state and territory and an executive
committee of seven will be selected
from the country Mt large every four
years mt Il national convention.
The basis of representation will be
tive delegates at large from every state
and territory. and one additional dele
gate for every 1000 voters, based on
the vote Mt the preceding national elec-
tion.
The differences between the platform
committee are slight. In the platform
adopted the demand for the Initiative
and referendum Is found In botn the
preamble and platform.
The plank on money in the platform
adopted favors scientific money based
upon the entire wealth of the people OF
the nation. and not redeemable in any
specific commodity, but to.be legal ten
der fer all debts public and private and
to be issued by the government only
and without the Intervention of banks
sufficient In quartity to meet the re-
luirements of commerce. There are no
other differences
The convention adjourned sine die af-
ter resolutions OF regret ut the death of
Former Governor Waite of Colorado
had been adopted.