Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-28
Mr.. REED AND THE A. P. A.
Comment Here on the Platform of the
Massachusetts, Republican Convention.
Surprise at the Declaration Against
Public Aid to Sectarian InstitutiOns
and to Restrict Immigration.

The platform adopted at the Reed con-
vention at b ston has excited wide COM
ment here. 1t was understood that a gold
standard plank was to be adopted. There
fore that feature of the platform is less
commented on than the planks that squint
at A. P. A.ism. The declaration against
public aid to sectarian Institutions and in
favor of restriction Of immigration are re-
garded as especially significant, in view of
the recent conference of the executive
beard of the A p. A in this city and of
the strong A. P. A. vote cast by the re-
publicans in the House when the District
appropriation bill was under consideration.
1t was stated during the AP.A. conference
that an investigation was being made into
the records of all the candidates for the
republican nomination. and that the irf1u
ence of the order would be used against
any who failed to satisfy them on the i'm
migration and sectarian school questions.
Their attitude toward the candidates in
dividually is kept secret, but there may be
some significance in the fact that Mr..
Iainer of Nebraska, one Of the most radi-
cal a. +. A. men in Congress. was most
active in trying to overcome the Mckinley
influence in his state, and ID secure 4 solid
delegation for Henderson. There may have
been other reasons than those Of the or
der for thls.,,
MIR. Reed and the A. r. A.
In current gossip 1t has been reckoned
that Mr.. Reed was Objectionable to the
A. P AS, on the ground that he did not
favor restrictions Of immigration, and It
has been said for some days that his at
titude might be modified or that an ex-
plana ton of it might be satisfactory to
all who want some restraint put upon the
settling of the undesirable class of for
eigners in this country 1t has not been
thought that Reed was an \. p. x. man
in his synpathies, but everything connect
ed with this movement is secret and mys-
ferrous, so that there is no finding out for
a certainty.
s. The doubt in the minds of the politicians
here is whether the A. p. A. features of
the Boston platform represent Mr.. Reed
result purely from local conditions in
Massachusetts.
The Platform Written Here.
The asserted fact that the platform was
written here in Washington. and that II
to be the first gun for Reed and the
pattern for all New England, seems to JUS
,tify in the minds of some doubt that so
important a feature would have been in
serted against Reeds advice One thing
beyond question is that the A. p. AS are
pleased with the platform One feature of
this discussion of interest among Senator'S
is the disregard Of Senator Hoar's in
fluence in the convention, both as to this
sectarian question and as to Cuba.
AS to the financial plank. it is expected
that similar declarations for the gold
standard will be made by all the eastern
states. and such other states as are con-
trolied by either The Reed or the Morton
influence. On this question the forces are
lining up for very determined fight at
the national convention. 1t is regarded as
peculiarly worthy Of note that in the Texas
convention, controlled by Cuney. Reeds
manager in that state, from which the Nc
Kinley men bolted, the platform declared
in favor of gold always as money OF final
redemption