Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-07
ALLIANCE APOSTLES ARRIVE
Ready for Peculiar Political Mixture at
Washington Hall.
IN FAVOR or THINGS THAT NEVER CONE
Secretary Cook Explains Differences
Between Fusion and Alliance and
Predicts Great Achievements
for His New Party.

The apostles Of the new dispensation have
arrived aud tonight at Washington hall
the party which Is to embrace within
its folds all Of the dement's opposed to the
things that are and In favor OF the things
which never were will be brought into full
communion under the banner Of the
National Allied Party.
According to Or. Joseph z. Chambers of
st. Louis and J. II. Cook OF Carthage. NO,
who have brought to the state the power
which Is to work the wonderful transforma-
tion from discord to harmony, the allied
party lie fearfully and wonderfully made.
1t includes all things In the way Of parties
which have within the last quarter OF a CEN
fury attracted the attention Of the dissatis-
fed elements of all other parties. There
are populists of two or more varieties, sim
gle takers, socialists, the public ownership
party, free silver republicans and Bryan
democrats, with room for every other party
which can be formed so long as that party
Is willing to subscribe to two ideas-the in
i~tiative and referendum system Of law max
ing and the public ownership OF natural
monopoliea
The beauty Of the new alliance is that 1t
provides a method whereby every man in
the party can be a chairman or other of1cer
in a national organization, and such a thing
as a private In the ranks is not necessary
unless a man may be found who has no as
pirations, for each party coming into the
alliance Is not only permitted but encour-
aged to maintain a separate entity and to
bring large numbers of names at least into
the alliance.
Not n Fusion Movement.
Secretary Cook said: This is not a fu-
sion; 1t is an alliance. In a fusion the
parties to the deal divide the Offices among
the different parties represented, while in
the allied party there Is no such division.
We are now organized in almost every
southern state and In Missouri we are very
strong. We held our state convention in
st. Louis last week and nominated a state
ticket. The state administration, under the
leadership of Governor Dockery, has built
up a machine which is being used for the
purpose of carrying the democratic party
of that state into the ranks OF the eastern
wing. The Bryan democrats are heart
fly opposed TO this machine and
stand ready to desert when the
purpose shall have been accomplished. We
are anxious to have the democratic, party
captured by the eastern wing, for then we
will get the democrats Of the west and
south, who will then be ready to let the
name go Win the dominant wing. we can
not unite with the democratic party under
that name, for the common people have no
faith in the party. 1t has done nothing
commendable in fifty, years and the action
OF the last democratic administration left
such a bad odor In the nostrils OF the organ
ized working men that they will never con-
sent to uniting with them for any purpose.
Expect Strength I'm Nebraska.
I'm this state we expect our movement
to be strong, as Nebraska Is looked upon as
the home OF the Bryan democrat, and the
populist party Is considerable, while the
socialist party Is gaining ground rapidly
Az zach party maintains its separate or
eanization there can be no struggle for su-
premacy In the allied party. for outside OF
the working committee 1t will have nc
honors to confer. At the meeting Friday
night we will organize and elect delegates
to the national convention, which is TO be
held In Louisville. KY, In April. After that
convention the work of organisation will
be pushed In every state. The time is ripe
for such an organization. The people Of
the cities and those of the country In the
reform movement have seen the futility Of
agrarian and urban political movements dis
united, and all will be ready for united &C
, tion such as we propose"