The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-14

WASHINGTON, May 13-The SUI
preme council o. the American Pro
tective association began its routine
business today behind closed doors 1t
was decided to hold only one session a
day and to devote the afternoon to
committee work Today's session was
consumed in the reading of reports by
the officers. President Traynor read
his annual address and the report of
2AspreIne Secretary c. T. Beatty OF
Chicago and Supreme Treasurer c. c.
Campbell Of Minneapolis were also
read. Each report was referred to a
special committee and no publicity will
be given them until the committees
have passed upon them and decided
what parts are suitable FOR general
consumption and what should be kept
secret.
An effort was made by newspaper
men who are delegates to secure ad-
mission to the meetings for members
of the press but the motion was lost.
There is really nothing done in the
meetings which could not
PROPERLY BE HEARD
By the public" said Mr.. Devote Of
the Boston Standard, the chairman OF
the press committee.
The question of sustaining the ad-
visory board which blacklisted Nc
Kinley causes more interest than any
other question connected with the
council. Many Of the delegates wear
Mckinley buttons. Buttons bearing
the likeness OF Congressman Linton OF
Michigan are also worn by many Of
the delegates. Little talk of Mr.. Lin
ton as a presidential candidate is
fr.o
to secure an endorsement of him by
the Republicans for the vice-presi-
dency.
A new and apparently strong candi
date for the supreme presidency of the
A. P. A. has appeared on the scene in
the person OF ]. w. Echols, an Allan
ia, Ga, lawyer.
BALTIMORE AND ATLANTA
are the two cities in the field endeav-
oring to secure the next convention of
the A. P. a.
The presidents message consumed
one and three-quarter hours in its
reading. The secretary's report showed
a great growth of the order during the
past year. Il stated that 96S charters
for new councils have been issued dur
ing the past year; that the voting
strength of the order has been doubled
and that the order is now planted in
every state and territory.
The treasurer's report showed a sat
isfactory financial condition and was
approved by the auditing committee.
Several resolutions were introduced
relating to questions before congress.
Among them were resolutions calling
for more stringent immigration laws,
for complete
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND
STATE
and for the removal of the statue of
Father Marquette from the capitol
President Traynor has appointed the
following committees:
Ritual and Paraphernaha-G. B.
Grove. Alabama; j. w. Crawford.
Oklahoma; Ovid Wen, Iowa; W. J.
Browne. Texas.
Report of Executive Board. N.
Robey, West Virginia; T. w Nc
Laughlin. Indian Territory; E. ].
Sickle. Ohio; r. D. Whorton. South
Dakota; John Forest, South Carolina.
Political Action-J. c. Echols Geor-
gia; L. A. S. Davis, Massachusetts; E.
H. Sellers, Michigan; J. L. Gilbert,
California; Allison Sitocker. Colorado.
Presidents Message-G. W. Van Eos
sen, Washington; j. COidin Moore, Ala
Dama, J. ]. Rhodes Vermont: Captain
E. Dovflle, Ohio; c. E. Sapp, Kentucky.
Agitation and Educadon-George A.
Murdoch Pennsylvania: R. L. Lotz
Idaho; ". A Clark, Arkansas; c. A.
Wolf, Kansas; H. H. Cullom, Montana.
Committee on Press-B. H. Devote,
Massachusetts; L. ". Alum, Cali
fornia; John Bushell, Seattle, Wash
ington.
The advisory board met during the
afternoon and discussed various matters
but no conclusive action was reached
or any one thing. The committee on the
presidents message met and will be ready
TO report to the convention tomorrow.
=. J. Sickle, :. n. Stillwell and Egbart
Doville. members of the state executive
board of Ohio have addressed the fol-
loving TO the national board of the as
sociation.
we the undersigned members of the
state executive board of the Ohio A P.
A, after a careful, thorough investiga-
ton Of the record Of William Mckinley
of Ohio. with reference to his attitude
toward our order and his Americanism,
say that we do not find any evidence
TO warrant the charges made against
him by the executive committee of your
board.
The friends of Mckinley in the council
are talking of the charges against Judge
Stevens brought from Ohio yesterday.
All the papers bearing on the case have
been printed and a copy OF the charges
sent 10 Mr. Stevens by General eros
venor of Ohio.