The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-04
New Political Organization Compile :
ted at Louisville Yesterday
10 A. Parker. The Whilom Paducahan is
Chairman Of the New Political
Aggregation.
DETAILS OF THE ORGANIZATION

Louisville, April 4-Under the name
of the Allied Peoples Party of tho
United States. a new political organ
ization was formed here last evening
composed Of reform elements opposed
to the Democratic and Republican
parties. The platform Of the new
organization embodies the platform
adopted at the conference held in Kan
sas City last September when a call
for convention was issued ito unite
reform forces against plutocracy. 1t
reafiirms the spirit Of the declaration
Of principles adopted at the national
conventions of the Peoples party in
st. Louis, Omaha, and Cincinnati
and the demand for the initiative and
referendum and the government own
ership Of all public utilities are its
principal planks.
While the Peoples party, the Fus-
ion Populists, the Socialists, the Ref
erendum League, the Union La Dor
party, the Public Ownership party of
ST. Louis, the Prohibition party and
the United. christian party were rep
resented onsthe floor of the convention
by accredited or by volunteer dele.
uafac op1,- s.~o ,atgr,,T ,~...,s-.sta,,.
the Peoples party and the Public
Ownership party, had given their
delegates any authority to form an
alliance. II IS tho hope, however. OF
the Allied Peoples party that other
reform forces will later decide to unite
with the now organization.
TIE convention was practically
dominated by the Peoples party. At
times discussions Of a lively nature
took place and for awhile II seemed .
as though the movement was about TO .
fail owing to the unwillingness Of a
number Of the Peoples party dele
gates TO make any concessions TO the
other reform forces present.
Under the plan of organization
adopted the national committee Of the
Peoples party, with 10 A. Parker as
its chairman, will remain intact with
the addition Of three more members
from Missouri, who will have a half
vote apiece until the next national
this being concession to
the reform forces of that state. The
committee will have power to call a
national convention and its headquar-
ters will be situated wherever the
desires, except three months
before an election, when they will be
IN st. Louis The national commit
tee will be COMPOSED Of three members
rom each state and territory, and AN
executive comittee of seven will be Sc
ected from the oopntry at large. every
our years, at a national convention.
The basis Of representation will be
I've delegates at large from every state
md territory, and one additional
delegate for every 1000 votes cast at
preceding national election.
The differences between the plat
orm adopted by tho convention and
hat recommended by the platform
ommittec are very slight. In the
Iiatform adopted the demand for ini-
iative and referendum is found in
9th the preamble and platform. In
he plank on money the platform Z
dopted favors scientific money, based =
pom the entire wealth OF the people
the nation, and not redeemablo in
ny specific commodity, but to be To-
al tender for all,dobts, public,and y
rivato, and to be issued by the gov y
rnment only and without the inter "
ention of banks, sufficient in quantity V
} meet the requirements OF COM y
ierce. "
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