The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-04
A lempol AIRY Organization is
Formed.
And Committees Appointed % Pr pare fer a
Permanent One The Conw non
NJ es Again Today.
lBy the Associated Press.l


Louisville, KY, April 2.-The move
ment for the formation of an allied party,
comprising adherents of all parties OPP
posed to the Republicans and Democrats
or as the call for the meeting stated "a
union of the reform forces against pluto
crazy took definite shape this afternoon
when a convention. attended by about
two hundred delegates, representing eight
States, and as many different parties
was called to order in this city The
work today was of a preliminary nature,
temporary organization being effected
and committees appointed to prepare for
the permanent organization The con-
vention adjourned at 43O o'clock this
afternoon to meet again tomorrow morn
ing. a
Rev. Senator Gill, of Indiana, offered
prayer after which Dr. Joseph E.
Chambers, of St Louis outlined the pur-
poses of the convention He urged that
party be formed with platform broad
enough for all to stand on. Not only
were the politicians concerned, he said
but the great common people and the
financiers of Wall Street were greatly
interested. He compared the meeting
with the Continental Congress in Phila-
delphia. He urged that all little differ
onces should be thrown aside and said
that, while he advocated q platform of
few planks, he wanted every one to be
strong enough TO hold all humanity
Chairman Parker, of the National Pop
ulist Committee, read the call for the
meeting, after which he read the agree
ment reached by the conference at Kan
sas City last September when the meet
ing in this city was provided for This
agreement stated that delegates to be
entitled TO seat in the convention must
subscribe to the initiative and referen-
dunn and the imperative mandate; the
public ownership of all public utilities
that the land, including all natural re-
sources shall not be monopolized for
speculative purposes and alien owner
ship 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 set
tiers; 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
Government only and without interven-
ton of banks, sufficient in quantity
Hon. Milton Parks of San Antonio
Texas, 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 defeat
the common enemy he wanted it under
stood that he was not willing to surrender
the principles of the Peoples Party
The following committees were an
nounced
Platform-J H. FERRIS, Illinois; Milton
Park, Texas; G. s. Bassett, Georgia:
Thomas S. East, Indiana; A. l.. Minis.
Tennessee; George H. SHIRLEY, New York;
A. j. Cook, Nebraska.
CREDENTIALS. l.. Moser. Missouri: L.
B. Shine, Kentucky; DIR. A. j. Cook. Ne
bTaska; George II. SHIRLEY, New York; ].
j. Boon, Tennessee; d. NJ. McAfee, Texas;
w. B. Hurley, Indiana: A. H. Talley,
Georgia; S. Walker, Illinois.
Rules and Resolutions-J. E. Chambers,
st. Louis; A. j. Cook, Nebraska George
H. SHIRLEY, New York; A. II. Gordon,
Kentucky; E. ]. Jordan. Tennessee; S. NJ.
Roxey, Texas J. NJ. Patterson, Indiana;
William T. Walker, Georgia; T. c. Ed
wards, Illinois.
Permanent Organization-Mill Will
liams Missouri; A. j. Cock, Nebraska;
George H. SHIRLEY, New York; Dr.. G. w.
Biggers, Kentucky; H. G. Kellar, Tennes-
see; A. n. Calvick, Texas; S. M. Hol-
combe, Indiana; A. II. Staples, Georgia;
J. Tate, Illinois.
Finance-E. S. Shay, Missouri; A. ].
Cook. Nebraska; George H. Shioley, New
York; r. H. Cleveland, Tennessee; S. NJ.
Roach, Texas; Captain ]. H. Allen. In
diana; Ebenezer Wadley, Georgia; l. c.
Harlan, Kentucky; A. c. Barton, Illinois.
Conference-W. p. Wright, Missouri;
A. j. Cook. Nebraska; George H. SHIRLEY,
New York; T. J. Hare, Tennessee; A. NJ.
Calvick, Texas; w. B. Gill, Indiana; A.
H. Talley, Georgia.; Joseph Hopp, Illi-
nois.
Party Organization-D. Balzer, Illinois,
A. ]. Cook Nebraska: George H. SHIRLEY,
New York: C. NJ. Walker, Indiana.
Mrs Marion Todd of Michigan, was ap-
pointed a member of all committee.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morrow to give the committees time to
report
When the convention is called to order
tomorrow morning thirty States will be
represented. 1t developed tonight, how
ever. that the national organizations or
only three parties the Peoples party, the
direct legislation or referendum league,
snd the public ownership or Union Labor
Reform League of st. Louis. viii be rep
resented in the convention tomorrow by
delegates who have plenary powers.