Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-05
Gov. Hayes and the ''American ALI
auce.'

PhIlad .lphia 81 owing the know nothing OBJ
jects aud purposes Of the American Alliance,
together with briei letter purporting to have
been written by Gov r. b. Hayes, republican,
candidate for President "a cd dated PulaIclphi!,
July 5, addressed to the secretary of the AL!
aucs, in which the Governor was made 10 ac
Knowledge the receipt of a letter informing bin
OF hrs election as member OF your admirable
alliance and returning tbaoks TO the Ali
aucc, as he deeply sympathized with its pain
cipIeS. There appears to have been az error or
Misrepresentation about this alleged letter, how.
ever, and Its publication eilclted a letter from
Alfred +. Lee, prvate secretary Of Gov. Hays,
dated Columbus, Ohio, September Is, ad,
dress d to Col Markbrc editor OF he Gin
cinpati Folksb!att, 10 which he says:
1T is not true that Gen. Hayes was know
Uuthlng, or that he has given any assurance vi
sympathy with, or Endorsement OF, DECLARATIONS
against the ra;uraz ttlon of foreigners, or the
privileges OF uaturaIiZ ID citiZ uS. tie Is OF
posed, as the republican, party is, 10 any sccta,
rlan interference, Catholic or otherwise, witt
political affairs. You Gao deoGuce as one u
the roorblcks | f the campaign any charges ill.,
consistent with these facts.
This all looked very we'll 81 fir, except that
so much smoka indicated some lire. Mg. Lee
denial seemed very positive, but it lei 70 par
lieu ar Inquiries, aud as u 6ual result q; ;'lesc
Inquiries several OF the New York papers ycs
teiday published a fac slnlc vi ! letter wrlttcu
by .,lr. Alfred f. Lee Oh bchaii Of Gov. Hayes
on the tenth day oil July, ana :Ih.ch ap: e4l to
have occu the foundation Of the story o. Mr.
Hayes himself having by note lndoracI thc Al
i!auce. Mi Lees letter, so far declared tnc
graf fcaton 0! Mr. Hayes 1T the ''cxpsc>sl0us Of
coh Ieoce" by the Alliance is concerned Is Ger
tainiy, if it means anything, equivalent TO ITS
endorsement. The fac smile letter /, as tos-
lows:
"CoLUMBUs. OHIO, July ~, lS7G.-Dear
Sir: Governor Hayes des!ces NE 10 ackEow
edge receipt Of your valued iaYor OF July I, Ell.
closing resolutions of the American .A!!!alce,
and 10 say in reply that be IL deeply gratlt@d ~
this expresS!ol oil counicnc'. Tie lmuDrt ancc
of car! ying the States of N=1 York, Ne" Jcr
scy and Connecticut IN the approaching CANVASS
is fully + cogr Eel. aud ~ the proper time rel
ercnces will b. given you 10 Committees Tor
such ali and CO operation as seems t. DC aIv's.
able. Very respectfully,
ALFRED f. LEE. Secretary.
''To l.. S. Tyler, Box 2,O7l, New York.
NOMINEE OF TIE ALLIANCE.
The publication Vi Mr.. L-c's letter is fol-
! low d by the annexed statement, showing how
Gov. Hayes became the nolnince 81 the Amer
lean Alliance.
! "At convention of he American Alliance
| held in Phi adc!ph or tie Fourth Q! July last,
Ruthcrtorri B. Hayes aud William y. Wheeler
wur- dominated a. the Candidates oil III" Auer-
lean Alliance for President aud Vice President
, OF the United States.
! On tne 5th OF July, 10 one OF the tariors OF
the Confidential Hotel, Governor Hayes rcceiv-
! cd :. committee from that convention. OF wEi.h
- i NIB, of Ohio, was chairman, which
culnnttcc informed Hayes of his nOluinatlo9,
and Hayes thercupou thanked the conmi.Iee
and accepted the pouiuation
/ ''Oa the 9Th Of July. 1876, the resolutions
OF the convcutan, With copy OF the Con>tl
tuition Of The order, the oath, the address
ana certificate OF honorary membership,
were duly presented TO Mr.. Hayes AZ Column
tus. Ohio, BY special committee OF 6"c,
Of which William I. Back WAS chairman,
Hayes accepted, thank d ;E2 cvmms;rc,
! aud said he would make formal aekuyw!-
F., cdgmcrt 10 writing On the l0;h Of July,
(; 1876, through Alfred L. Lee, his private sccrc
tary, he dii make formal acku owI:lymcn:,
aod indicated 10 the society tn he wJud put
them 10 the way Of eating money 10 he'pc y
! the cectlGG.
Tine committee which waited upon Hay S
at Philadelphia va, conpos OF Lamb IT
! Hartford, Conn, Kimba aud Tyler OF n, "
! York, aud Black o! p. The committee wh'cI
waited upon hlm at Columbus was composed
Of William I. B ack, OF Pa; LomucI 5. Tyler,
nt New York, &. II. Satin, Of Cyun., al;
| Perry, Of Newark, NV jersey.
The constitution of the Am !rIcan Alliaoca,
whose nomination Rutherford b. H.yc: hss
accepted aud whose principles he lndorsls, aud
a. au honorary member Of the order, is byuui
to support, Contains these Provisions:
"Articie |. The name Of dis order shall he
the American Alliance.
"Articlc . Section l. The Object for which
this order l. organ!zeG Is Tor tue m4llicOance
OF American principles, as follows Al amand.
ment to the naturalization laws, lmllu- the
suffrage to persous bDrn 10 this country. or G!
American parents; the election 0! I'm :rIcan
born ci:izaus only TO off :a positions in this
counry.'
Every member Of the order mus: take the
follow ~ oath:
Il solemoIy swear tina. vii! not vote for
auy person or persons f)g any oil nal position
10 this county, under the laws thereof. VIII arc
pot American born citizaoS, and thai vii not
beray any Of the secrets Of this order or give
the name OF any person belonging to til: same
without his CONSENT, ami that | will tai;hiUily
obey al! rules or orders Of the sane not 10 con-
fict with the constitution Of the Untcd States
aud the State OF which am resident: ami
that will do all in my power 10 forward The
Interests Of the order generally, aud my cJu1-
Gil, of which am a member, and OF American
principles in this country. So bel M G ID.
The resolutions Of nomination aud inlorse-
meut, after atfirmng the principles Of their
constitution read as follows:
Order o! the American Alliance. Confer
cncc Of the Grand Council y. s., Pni'aicl.
phia, July t, 1876 AZ Conference Q! the
Grand Cou1ctl vi the United States Of the
America Alliance, held ~ PhiIad lpiil, july
t and ). lo16, The following Resolutions We're
adopted aud the conference recommended all
American born ci'lz rs, without distinction Of
party, al the cnsulug national election to cast
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