The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
NFyl PARTY
 IS LAUNCHED Louisville Convention Com
 pleteS Its Work. P0PULISTS IN CONTROL
Platform Adopted Similar to
 Those of the Past.
Initiative and Referendum, Govern ment Ownership of Public utili- ties and Scientific Money" are
 Some of the Demands.

of the Allied Peoples Party of the United States. a new political organization was formed here today, composed of reform elements opposed to the Democratic and Republican parties. The platform of the new organization embodies the platform adopted at the conference held in Kansas City last September when call for con vention was issued ITO unite reform forces against plutocracy." It reaffirms the spirit of the declaration of principles adopted at the National Conventions Of the Peoples party in St. Louis. Omaha, and Cincinnati, and the demand for the initiative and referendum and Govern ment ownership of all public utilities are its principal blanks.
 While the Peoples Party, the Fusion Populists, the Socialists, the Referendum League, the Union Labor Party. tho Public Ownership Party of St. Louis, the Prohibition Party, and the United Chris tian Party were represented on the floor of the convention by accredited or by volunteer delegates, only two national the Peoples Party and the Public Ownership Party, had given their delegates any authority to form an alli- ance.
 It is the hope, however. of the Allied Peoples Party that other reform forces will later decide to unite with the new organization.
 The convention was practically domin- ated by the Peoples Party. At times discussions of lively nature took place. and for while it seemed as though the movement was about to fail, owing to the unwillingness of number of the People s Party delegates to make any concessions to the other reform forces present.
 Under the plan of organization adopted, the national committee of the People s Party with Jo. A. Parker as it's chairman, will remain intact with the addition of three more members from Missouri. who will have half vote apiece until the next national convention, this being a to the reform forces of that State. This committee will have power to call a national convention. and it's head quarters will be situated wherever the chairman desires. except three months be- fore an election, when they will be In St. Louis.
 The national committee will he compos- ed of three members from each State and Territory, and an Executive Committee of seven will be selected from the country at large every four years at a national convention. The basis of representation will be five delegates at large from every State and Territory and one additional delegate for every 1000 votes cast at the preceding national election. The differ ences between the platform adopted by the convention and that recommended by .H- -sttS x1,A In the platform adopted. the demand for initiative and referendum Is found fin both the preamble and platform. In tfie plank on money the platform adopted fa- vors scientific money based upon the entire wealth of the people of the nation and not redeemable in any specific com modity, but to be legal tender for all debts, public and private. and to be is- sued by the Government only and with out the intervention of banks, sufficient in quantity to meet the requirements of 
 When the convention was called to order in the afternoon, Chairman Parker of the Populist National Committee said that he had letters from the most noted Social ists in the county favoring the Allied Party movement He regarded the plat form submitted as the most unassailable document ever prepared by political party, and he denounced as a Judas Isca- riot the man who would attempt to ob- struct the work begun for mankind. He then introduced a resolution to call the new party the Allied Peoples Party"
 l. B. Williams of Indiana acting for the delegates opposed to the original plat form. presented substitute for the re- port of the Platform Committee. AS well as for his former resolution advocating the adoption of the preamble of the orig inaI platform together with the platform of the allied forces adopted at Kansas City. which is practically the same as that originaly recommended by the Plat form Committee. and further recommend ing the reaffirmation Of the spirit of the St Louis Omaha and Cincinnati plat forms of the Peoples Party. After d live Iy discussion. this substitute was accept ed and was then adopted by an overwhel- ming vote, as the platform of the new party Mir. Williams then recommended that the new organization be called the Allied Peoples Party: that the present National Committee of the Peoples Party with it's present officers, should continue and should have sole power to call the national nominating convention in 1904; that three members should be appointed by Chairman Parker from the State of Missouri, making a total of SIX menDefS rom MlSsOuTl, edcn mem Der having half vote.
 This report was also adopted by big majority A resolution was passed con the action of Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden for alleged against reform papers and asking for his dismissal. Another reso- luton adopted urged that the members or the Allied Peoples Party demand the union label on all goods purchased by them.
 The convention adjourned sine die ar ter resolutions of regret at the death of former Governor Waite of Colorado had been adopted.
 A mass meeting was held tonight at Liederkranz Hall in the interest of union 1ahor The principal speaker was II. Gaylord Wiltshire, known as tho Million airc Socialist." formerly of New York, but now of Toronto, Canada. who made an .ne,Lers were &. L.. Mosicr ot the Single T,earuc of St. Louis; George H Shib-