The age-herald., 1902-04-03
THIRD PARTY
 BEING FORMED PopuIists VIII Dominate Con-
 Venti0n at Louisville OLD PLATFORM WILL STAND There Are Over 200 Delegates Present and Thirty States Will Be Repre- sented Today-"Reform Forces
 Against PIutocracy."
OLD PLATFORM WILL STAND

GOulSVllle, Ky, Aprll I.-lne movement for the formation of an allied party com prising adherents of all parties opposed to the Republicans and Democrats, or, as the call for the meeting stated, "a union of reform forces against plutocracy, took definite shape this afternoon when a convention, attended by about 200 dele gates representing eight states and as many different parties was called to or der at Liederkranz Hall in this city.
 The work today was of a preliminary nature, a temporary organization being effected and committees appointed to pre- pare for the formal organization. The convention adjourned at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon to meet again tomorrow morn ing.
 Late in the day other delegates ar- rived and when the convention Is called will be represented It developed tonight, however, that the national organizations of only three parties. the Peoples party. the Direct Legislation or Referendum League and the Public Ownership or Union Labor Reform League of St. Louis will be represented in the convention to- morrow by delegates who have plenary powers.
 Peoples Party Will Dominate.
 Four states. Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas have allied delegations, but they have authority to speak only for their own states and the convention to- morrow, 1t is stated, will be dominated by the Peoples party and the name of that organization will probably be adopt ed The platform which will be recom- mended by the platform committee will be practically the same as that adopted in Kansas City last year when the call for the allied party convention was made.
 The committee on permanent organlza- tion met tonight and decided to recom- mend that the temporary organization ef- fected today be made permanent and this plan will probably prevail.
 When the question of the organization of the committees arose today. Dr. Chambers of St. Louis, proposed that a committee on conference be appointed consisting of one member from each state in order to settle any differences that might arise. This caused considerable de- bate but the motion prevailed. Col Mill ton Park of Texas urged strenuous ob-
  number of committees on the ground that the majority of the state did not have enough delegates to serve on all of them. He further stated that while he was with any party opposed to the Dem- ocrats or Republicans and would even unite with Emma Goldman or Herr Most to defeat the common enemy, he wanted 1t understood that he was not willing to surrender the principles of the Peoples party.
 The Committees.
 The committees on credentials, rules and order, platform, permanent organ ization, working organization, finance and conference, were then announced as fol- lows:
 Platform-J. H. Ferris Illinois; Milton Park, Texas; c. S. Bassett, Georgia; Thos. s. East, Indana A. l.. Miner, Tennessee; George S. Hibler, New York; Dr. A. J. Cook, Nebraska.
 Credentials-S. L. Mossier, Missouri; L. B. Skine, Kentucky; Dr. A. J. Cook Ne braska; Geo. S. Hipler, New York; J. J. Boone, Tennessee; D. M. McAfee, Texas; w. B. Hurley, Indiana; A. P. Toltri, Georgia; H. Walker, Illinois.
 Rules and Resolutions-J. E. Chambers, St. Louis A. J. Cook, Nebraska; George H. Shibly, New York; A. H. Condon, Ken LUCKY, E. J. lGAHtSocS' AL Rooche, Texas; J. M. Patterson, Indiana; w. F. Walker. Georgia; T. C. Edwards, Illinois.
 Permanent Organization - Mills Wil- Hams, Missouri; J. c. Cook, Nebraska; George H. Shibly, New York; Dr. c. w. Biggers, Ky; H. c. Lloyd, Tennessee; A. M. Colvick, Texas; S. M. Holcombe, Indiana A. H. Staple, Georgia; J. Tate, Illinois.
 Finance-E. S. Hay, Missouri; J. c. Cook, Nebraska; George H. Shibly, New York; R. H. Cleveland, Tennessee; s. M Rooche, Texas Capt. J. H. Allen, 1ndi- ana; Eben Walker, Georgia; A. c. liar han, Kentucky; A. c. Barton, Illinois.
 Conference-W. P. Marsh, Kentucky; S. A. Wright, Missouri A J. Cook, Ne braska; George H. Shibly New York; T. J. Hare, Tennessee; A. M. Colvick' Iexas' w. B. Gill, Indiana; A. H. Tally, Geor- gia; Joseph Happ Illinois.
 Party Organization-D. Balser. limos A | Cook. Nebraska; George H. Shfbly, New York; c. M. Walter, Indiana.
 Mrs Marian Todd of Michigan was ap- nointed a member of all committees. AT ter the announcement of the committees the convention adjourned until CLOCK tomorrow in order to give the commit tees time to work.
 
 MAY BUILD WARSHiPS.