The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-03
ALLIED REFORMERS
EIGHT STATES AND AS MANY
PARTIES REPRESENTED.
WILL FIGHT PLUToCRAcY.
GEORGIA HAS A DELEGATION AT
LOUISVILLE.

About eco Delegates Gather, Repre-
senting All Shades of Political
Opinion Not in sympathy With the
Two Established Pnrties-TempO-
rary Organization Perfected and
Committees AppOinted-Delegat
Compares Meeting with First Com
tinentaI COnEress-Their DecIara-
ton of Belief.
Louisville, April 1.-The movement
for the formation of an allied party,
comprising adherents of all parties OPP
posed to the Republican and Demo-
Gratis, or, as the call for the meeting
stated, "a union of the reform forces
against plutocracy," took definite
ton attended by about 200 delegates,
representing eight states and as many
different parties, was called to order in
this city. The work to-day was of
preliminary nature, a temporary or
ganization being effected and commit
tees appointed to prepare for the per-
manent organization. The convention
adjourned at 4:30 o'clock this after
noon to meet again tomorrow morn
ing.
Rev, Senator Gill of Indiana offered
prayer, after which DR.. Joseph Il.
Chambers of st. Louis outlined the
purposes of the convention. He urged
that a party be formed with a plat
form broad enough for all to stand on
Not only were the politicians concern
ed. he said, but the great common peo-
pie and the financiers of Wall street
were greatly interested He compar-
ed the meeting with the Continental
Congress in Philadelphia. He urged
that all little differences should be
thrown aside and said that, while he
advocated a platform of few planks,
he wanted every one to be strong
enough to hold all humanity.
Chairman Parker of the National
Populist Committee read the call for
the meeting, after which he read the
agreement reached by the conference
at Kansas City last September when the
meeting in this city was provided for.
This agreement stated that delegates
to be entitled to a seat in the conven-
ton must subscribe to initiative and
referendum and the imperative man
date the public ownership of all pub
lie utilities: that the land, including
all natural resources, shall not be mo-
nopolized for speculative purposes, and
alien ownership shall be prohibited;
that all lands now held by corporations,
in excess of natural needs, or held by
aliens. shall be reclaimed and held for
actual settlers; in scientific money
based upon the wealth of the people
of the nation, and not redeemable IN
any specific commodity, but to be full
legal tender for all debts, public or
private, to be issued by the govern
ment only and without Intervention CT
banks. sufficient in quantity.
Would Prefer Anarchists.
Col Milton Park, of San Antonio
Tex, said that while he was with any
party opposed to the Democrats or Re-
publicans and would even unite with
Emma Goldman or Herr Most to de-
feat the common enemy, he wanted it
understood that he was not willing to
surrender the principles of the Peoples
Party.
The following committees were an
nounced:
PLATFORM. H. Ferris of Illinois,
Milton Park of Texas, C. S. Bassett
of Georgia. Thomas S. East Of Indiana,
A. L. Minis of Tennessee, George H.
L
of Nebraska.
Credentials-S. L. Mosier of Missouri,
L. B. Shine of Kentucky, DIR. A. J.
Cook of Nebraska, George II. SHIRLEY
of New York, j. J. Boon of Tennessee.
d. NJ. McAfee of Texas, w. B. Hurley
of Indiana, A. H. Talley of Georgia, S.
Walker of Illinois.
Rules and Reselutions-J. Z. Cham
bers of ST. Louis, A. j. Cook of Ne
h ocIro Law If hYax
York, A. H. Gordon of Kentucky, E.
j. Jordan of Tennessee, S. M. Roxey
of Texas, J. M. Patterson of Indiana,
William T. Walker of Georgia, 7. C..
Edwards Of Illinois.
Permanent Organiza tion-Mills Will
liams of Missouri, A. j. Cook of Ne
braska, George H. Shibley of New
York. DR.. C. w. Biggers of Kentucky,
II. c. Kellar of Tennessee, A. n. Col
wick of Texas, S. M. Holcombe of In
dinana, A. Fl. Staples of Georgia. J.
Tate of Illinois.
Finance-E. S. Shay of Missouri, A.
j. Cook of Nebraska, George II. Shib-
ley of New York. R. Fl. Cleveland of
Tennessee, S. M. Spach of Texas. Capt.
ley of Georgia. l. c. Harlan of Ken
lucky, A. c. Barton of Illinois.
Conference-W. p. March, Kentucky
S. A. Wright of Missouri; A. j. Cook
of Nebraska; George H. SHIRLEY of
New York. r. j. Hare of Tennessee.
A. NJ. Colvick of Texas w. B. Gin
of Indiana, A. H. Talley of Georgia.
Joseph Hopp of Illinois.
Party Organization-D. Balzer of
Illinois, A. ]. Cook of Nebraska,
George H. SHIRLEY Of New York, C.
NJ. Walter of Indiana.
Mrs. Marion Todd of Michigan was
appointed a member of all commit
tees.
The convention then adjourned until
tomorrow to give the committees
time to report.