Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-04-10

Louisville, April 4.-Under the name
OF the allied peoples party of the
United States a new political organi-
cation was formed here yesterday,
composed Of the reform elements op-
posed to the democratic and repub-
lican parties.
The platform OF the new organiza-
ton embodies the platform adopted at
the conference in Kansas City last
September, when the call for the con-
vention was issued. 1t re-affirms the
declaration of principles adopted at
the national conventions of the peo-
pies party at St. Louis, Omaha and
Cincinnati and demands the initiative
and referendum and government own
ership of all public utilities. While
the peoples party, fusion populists,
socialists, referendum league, union
labor party, public ownership party of
st. Louis, prohibition party and united
christian party were represented on
the floor of the convention by accred
tied or volunteer delegates, only two
national organizations,-the peoples
party and the public ownership party
had given their delegates any au
thority to form an alliance.
The convention was principally
dominated by the peoples party. Al
times discussions of a lively nature
took place and for while it seemed
az 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 Joe A. Parker as chair
man, will remain intact. with the ad-
dition of three members from Mis-
souri,, each of whom will have one
half a vote apiece until the next ma
tscnal convention, this being a con.
cession to reform forces of that state.
This committee will have the power
to call a national convention and its
headquarters will be situated where
ever the chairman desires. except
three months before an election. when
they will be in ST. Louis.
The national committee will be com.
posed 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 the national convention.
The basis of representation viii be
five delegates at large from every
state and territory and one additional
delegate for every 1000 voters, based
on the vote at the preceding national
election.
resolution was adopted condemn
iDg the action of Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden for al
legged discrimination against the re-
form papers and asking for his dis
missal. Another resolution was
adopted urging that the members OF
the allied peoples party demand a
union label on all goods purchased by
them.
The differences between the plat
form adopted and that recommended
by the platform committee are slight.
In the platform adopted. demand for
the initiative and referendum is found
in both the preamble and the plat
form
In the plank ON money. the plat.
form adopted favors scientific money
based upon the entire wealth of the
people of the nation and not redeem
atle in any specific commodity. but to
he legal tender for all debts public and
private and to be issued by the gov
ernment only, and without interven-
non OF banks. sufficient in quantity to
meet the requirements of commerce.
Fhere are no other differences.