The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-04-10
new PARTY FORMED
Name IS "Allied Peoples Party
Of th3 United States"
PLATFORM STRICTLY P0PULIST
Eicht Distinct Organizations Were
Represented in the ESQ Delegates
to the Conveation-Unitcd
Against "PIutocracy."

Under the name of the Allied People S
Par.y Of the United States, new po-
itical organization was formed at
Louisville, KY, Thursday, composed Oh
reform elements opposed to the demo-
cratic end republican parties.
The platform of the new organlza'
ton eubcdies the platform adopted al
the conference held in Kansas City
last September, when a call for con-
vention was issued, Ito unite reform
forces against pIutocracy.' 1t rear
firms the spirit of the declaration OF
principles adopted at the national COLI
vcntions of the peoples party IN ST.
Louis. Omaha and Cincinnati, and the
demand for the initiative and referen-
dunn and the government ownership
of all public utilities are its principal
planks.
While the peoples party, the fusion
populists, the socialists, the referen-
dunn league, the union labor league
the public ownership party OF St.
Louis, the prohibition party and the
United Christian party were represent
ed on the floor of the convention by
accredited or by volunteer delegates,
only two national organizations, the
peoples party and the public owner
ship 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
will decide to unite with the new or
ganization.
The convention was practically doml-
mated by the peoples party. At times
discussions Of lively nature took
place and for time it seemed that the
movement was about to fail owing to
the unwillingness OF 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-hah vote
each, until the next national conven-
ton, this being a concession to the
reform forces of that state. This
committee will have power to call a
national convention and its headquar-
ters will be situated wherever the
chairman desires, except three months
before election, when it will be in ST.
Louis.
The national committee will be
composed of three members from each
state and territory and an executive
committee of seven will be selected
from the country at large every four
years at a national convention.
The basis of representation will be
five delegates at large from every suite
and territory and one additional dele
gate TO revery thousand voters, based
on the vote at the preceding national
election.
The differences between the plat
form adopted by the convention and
that recommended by the platform
committee are very slight. In the
platform adopted the demand for ini-
tiative and referendum is found in
both the preamble ard platform.
In the plank On money, 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 le-
ga! tender for all debts, public and
private, and to be issued by the gov
eminent only and without the interyen.
ton of banks, sufficient in quantity to
meet the requirements of commerce.
Th second days session Of the con-
vention was called to order at 9:45
o'clock Thursday morning by Tempo
rary Chairman Felter, Of Springfield,
Ills.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials showed about 250 delegates
present, representing the following
states:
Arkansas, California, Florida, Geor.
gia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Kansas. Missouri, Michigan, Maine,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hamp.
shire New York, Oklahoma, South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Mississippi and
Pennsylvania.
Milton Park, Of Texas, was elected
chairman. J. V. L. Pierson, Of New
Jersey, was made secretary.
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