The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-02
MEETING OF ALLIED PARTY. Convention Will Open in
 Louisville Today. JO A. PARKER IN CHARGE Adoption ofPlatform the Most
 Important Work. 4 Permanent Name for the Organise. tion Formed Will Also Be Chosen.
 Ex-senator Allen AmcAg Those Present.
JO A. PARKER IN CHARGE

Louisville, April 1.-Delegates from all parts of the country are arriving in the city to attend the national convention of the allied party which will begin at noon tomorrow in Liederkranz Hall and 1t Is expected that when Chairman J. A. Parker of the Populist National Commit tee calls for order there will be about Soo deelgates on iiand representing the Popu- lists, Socialists. Union Labor, Union Re formers of Ohio; the Public Ownership party of St. Louis; the Liberal far's recently formed in Ohio, the Cniteo Christian party, and. in fact. nearly all elements not associated with the Repub- licans or Democrats.
 The object of the meeting is the Tor nation of a third party composed Of all reform forces independent of the old parties. No one will be entitled to scat in the convention who does not favor the initiative and referendum; public ownership of public utilities; just and natural tsxstion;' the election of federal judges and United States Senators by the people; the creation of a cabinet ot- flee for department of labor and equita-
  postal saving banks and scientific money based on tho entire wealth of the people, and not redeemable in any specific com- modity, but to be full legal tender for ail deots,s to be isued by the government only and without the intervention of banks. sufficent in quantity to meet the requirements of commerce"
 The most important work to be done is lthe adoption of platform and selec- .;- ,T hI1 fn 10 m a iOFity of the delegates. The convenntfon will be opened by Chairman Parker of the Poplllist National Committee and Judge Prank E. Richie afASt. Louis, will be temporary chairntafr The +perIaanent organiza ton has not been decided on. The convention Is expected to continue for two days. concluding with big labor mass meeting/ Thursday @svning. dur ing which 'labor legislation: what we need and how to get it. will be dis cussed.
 Before the convention is called to order tomorrow meeting of the editors of the reform press will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
 Among the most prominent delegates who have already arrived are Colonel J. $. Felter of Illinois. speaker for the National Populist Bureau; Milton Park, managing editor of The Southern Mer- cury,, Dallas, Texas; George H. Shibley of Washington. president of the organized party for majority rule; former United States Senator W. B. Allen. Nebraska.
 The National Committee of the Populst party met tonight at the Willard Hotel with Chairman Jo. A. Park presiding and twenty State committeeman present, other States being represented by proxy. The discussion during the meeting show ed that the Populists are averse to sur rendering any of their principles in the Allied Party organization.
 he only definite action taken was the appointing of subcommittee consisting of Milton Park of Texas, G. S. Ferris of Illinois and J. V. l.. Pearson of New Jer- sey to draft formal resolutions on the part of the Populist party to be submit ted to the Allied Party Convention to- morrow. This subcommittee is to report at an adjourned meeting of the Populist Committee to be held at 10 o'clock tomor- row morning