The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-04
POPULlST EXPANSION.
The Party PreRxes the Word
CALLED to It's Name.

Louisville. KY. April 4.-Under the
name of the Allied Peoples party of
the United States a new political Or
ganization was formed here. composed
of reform elements opposed to the Dem
Ocratic and Republican parties. The
platform Of the new Organizat ton en-
bodies the platform adopted at the con-
ference held at Kansas City last Sep
tember when call for a convention
was issued ito unite the reform forces
against plutocracy." 1t reafirms the
declaration Of principles adopted at the
national conventions of the Peoples
party in St Louis, Omaha and Cincin-
natl and the demand for the initiative
and referendum and the government
ownership Of all public utilities, are its
principal plankS.
While the Peoples party, the fusion
Populists the Socialists, the Refer
endum league, the Union Labor party
the Public Ownership party of st.
Louis the Prohibition party and the
United Christian party were represent
ed on the floor Of the convention by
accredited OF by volunteer delegates,
only two national organizations, the
Peoples party and the Public Owner
ship party, had given their delegates
any authority to form an alliance. 1t
is the hope, however of the Allied PeO-
pies party that other reform forces
wiz later decide to unite with the new
iCrs4nj5a ton.
The CONVENTION was practically domi-
mated by the Peoples party. At times
discussion Of a lively nature took place.
and for a while it seemed as though the
movement was bout to fail owing to
unWillingness of a number of the Peo-
pies party delegates to make any con-
cesstons to the other reform forces
present.
Under the plan of organization adopt
ed the national committee of the Peo-
pies party, with j. A Parker as its
chairman, viii remain intact, with the
addition of three more members from
Missouri, who will have one-half q vote
each until the next national convention.
This being a concession to the reform
forces of that state. This committee viii
have power to call q national convention
and its headquarters will be situated
wherever the chairman desires, except
three months before an election, when
they win be in st. Louis.
The national committee will be COM
posed of three members from each state
and territory and an executive commit
tee of seven will be selected from the
country at large every four years at
national convention.
The basis of representation will be five
delegates at large from every state and
territory and one additional delegate for
every thousand voters based on the vote
at the preceding national election. The
differences between the platform adopt
ed by the convention and that recon-
mended by the platform committee are
very slight. In the platform adopted
the demand for initiative and referen-
dunn is found in both the preamble and
platform.
In the plank on money the platform
adopted favors scientific money based
upon the entire wealth Of the people Of
the nation and not redeemable in any
specific commodity. but 10 be legal ten
der for all debts, public and private,
and to be issued by the government only
and without the Intervention of banks
sufficient in quantity to meet the re-
quirements Of commerce.
There are no other differences.
The convention adjourned sine die
of former Governor Waite of Colorado,
had been adopted.