The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-03
MORE "POPS ="
THAN ALLIES
Convention of the Never-to-
Be-Contented Culninat-
ing at Louisville.
Gag Law Crops Out and a
Purely Populistic Plat
form Adopted.

louisville, Ky, April 3.-At the second
days session of the national allied parties
convention resolutions of regret at the
death of Ex-Governor Altgeld and Ignatius
Donnelly were adopted. The report of
the committee on credentials showed
about $50 delegates present representing
Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Michigan, Maine, Nebraska, North
Dakota, New Hampshire, Louisiana, New
York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, South
Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West
Virginia, Mississippi and Pennsylvania
The convention permanently organized,
Milton Park Of Texas being elected chair
man; J. V. L. Pierson Of New Jersey,
secretary; Mills Williams of Missouri
and l.. B. Shire of Kentucky, assistant
secretaries, and A. H. Staples of Georgia.
sergeant arms.
call for the platform committee re-
port brought Colonel Felter of Illinois to
his feet with the demand that it be an
nounced what national organizations were
empowered to enter into an alliance. His
motion was not considered by the con-
Nvention.
The report of the platform committee
was then read by James w. Harrison of
Illinois. 1t practically sustains the plat
form adopted by the Missouri peoples
party convention at Kansas City last Sen
TENDER and made the demand for the in
ltative and referendum the chief point
at issue, holding that if this point could
be carried the remainder of the princi-
pies desired would follow as a matter Of
course. The platform fayors the public
ownership Of all public utilities; demands
that land, including all natural resources.
the heritage Of the people, shall not be
monopolized for speculative purposes, and
that alien ownership shall be prohibited;
that all lands now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of their
needs or by aliens, shall be reclaimed
and held for actual settlers only; that
money shall be based upon the entire
wealth OF the people of the nation and
not redeemable in any specific commodity,
but shall be full legal tender for all debts.
private and public, to be issued by the
government only and without the inter-
ventiOn Of individuals or corporations in
quantity sufficient to meet the require
ments OF commerce; that taxation be
just and.natural; that the president, vice
president federal judges and senators be
elected by the people; that cabinet office
of the department of labor and EQUITABLE
savings banks be established and that
such constitutional amendments be PASSED
IS may put the above laws in effect.
Substitute to WrangIe over.
An attempt was made to change the
phraseology OF the financial plank, and
a substitute was offered for the entire
platform by S. w. Williams of Indiana, to
the effect that the convention had no au-
thority or disposition to change or amend
the national peoples party platform, as
no national organizati ton except that body
was represented. The substitute fur
Their suggested that the platform of the
peoples party adopted at Cincinnati in
1900 be readopted. This substitute caused
discussion and excitement
DR.. Chambers of the public ownership
party of st. Louis, denied Mr.. Williams
statement that no other national organi-
cations We're represented and declared he
had the authority to represent this party,
Colonel ]. S, Felter of Illinois denied
that the peoples party had lost any in
fluence and said the party was prepared
to form national alliance but that he
was opposed to turning over national
organization to accommodate parties rem
resented only in several states, especial
ly as these parties simply represented
peoples party principles. The peoples
party, he declared, had made enough mis-