The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-04-09
ABOUT SAME OLD GARB
Donned by Allied Party Convention as
Was Worn by POpulists.
sUMMARY or PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Demands For Initiative and Referen-
dunn and Public Ownership OF
Public Utilities Are Among
the Prominent PIanlzs.

Louisville. KY. April 3.-The sec
ond days session of the National Al
lied party's convention was called TO
order at 9:45 o'clock by Temporary
Chairman Feller, of Springfield. Ill.
Resolutions of regret at the death OF
Ex-Governor Altss and Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly were &C pied. Delegate Wal
ter Of Indianpol.s. offered a resolution
condemning Thru Assistant Postmas-
ter General Madden for his alleged
discrimination against the reform pa
pers. This was side-traclSed, with the
understanding that 1t should be
brought up later. The report of the
committee on credentials showed about
ESQ 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. Ohio
South DalSota, Tennessee. South Caro-.
lima. Texas, Utah, Virginia. West vir-
ginia. Mississippi and Pennsylvania.
A motion was passed limiting al
speeches to three minutes and the con-
vention was then organized on a per
manent basis. Milton Park OF Texas
being elected chairman, defeating S
A. Wright of Springfield, Mo.
j. v. L. Pierson of New Jersey, was
chosen secretary; Mills Williams OF
Missouri, and L. B. Shire of Kentucky
assistant secretaries. and A. II. Staples
or Georgia. sergeant-at-arms.
fAW
report brought Colonel Felter OF I'LL
neis, to his feet with the demand that
It be announced what national organi-
cations were empowered to enter into
an alliance. His motion was not con.
sidered by the convention, however
The report of the platform committee
was then read by James w. Ferriss OF
Illinois.
The platform committees report
practically sustains the platform
adopted by the Missouri Peoples party
convention at Kansas City last Sep.
TENDER, and made the demand for the
initiative and referendum. the CHIEF
point at issue, holdings that If this
point could be carried the remainde,
OF the principles desired would follow
as matter of course. The platform
fayors the public ownership of all pub.
lie utilities demands that land inclu
Ing all natural resources. the heritag,
Of the people shall not be made mo.
nopolies for speculative purposes and
that alien ownership shall be prohibit.
ed. that all lands now held by railroad.
and other corporations in excess Of
their needs or by aliens shall be re.
claimed and held for actual settler.
only; that money shall be based upor
the entire wealth of the people of tn,
nation and not redeemable in any spe-
cific commodity, but shall be full lie.
gal tender. for all debts. private anc
public to be issued by the government
only. and without the Intervention o.
individuals and corporationss; tina
taxation be just and natural; that tn,
president. vice president. federal judges
and senators be elected by the people,
that cabinet Office of the department
of labor and equitable arbitration b,
established; that postal savings banks
be established, and that such consti
tutional amendments be passed as MAJ
put the above laws in effect.