The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17

Waahsnxsoa CITY. May is-Tc-day's ses-
oscs Of ire America Protective Assccsa-
sson sarrcnse councs, was tbs hos, inter-
ssfsnx Of tire convention because the Arsi0a
Of the executive COMMITTEES OF sse aa-
vtscry board In biAckbstsnx Mater Mckin-
bay a. . presidential candidate vas 70 be
r~vsswed. TIE report Of the advisory
hoard upon the action Of Tits COMMITTEES
gAs made 70 the council late In the Sea-
Uton- Il Vas technically an Endorsement Of
the executive committee. II asserted In
snbwfAnee that TIE executive committee
Vas warranted. IN view OF the eyidencs
presented. In placing the han upon No
Kfnisy. but In addition II states that fur
thsr examination OF this testimony By the
fali board has convinced the members that
she witnesses were unreliable and their
statements rot correct. therefore the
baArd con1iades that McKiaiey should be
psaesa upen thu safne foossng. 10 far al
snszlbasx al the A. Il. A are concerned,
with other candidates for the presidential
nomlnastun. and not DO Disseminated
axaiExs.
Appended to the report was statement,
In writing ty Delegate Huddleson. % Calf
ferria. who asserts that q committee Of
Which he was chairman interviewed Nc
3inlsy At Canton. ohlo. 90 the uth mat.
ard the interview was satisfactory. The
other members Of the committee are stated
10 have beaa Delegate Van Fossen. OF
wsshinEsua. AM c. Il. Zypi. state chair
man Of Kentucky.
The morning session was devoted TO the
consideration Of amendments to the con-
st.tu;ion by the committee Of the whole.
One was adopted TO establish the perns-
nent headquarters OF the order IN WASH
ington City and 20 make II Obligatory up-
on the supreme president and supreme
secretary 10 reside here. a second amend
meRt takes away the privilege az seats ia
the supreme council from presidents and
PAST presidents of state councils. except
those regularly elected 20 be delegates.
The recommendation Of Supreme Press-
deaf Trasnor. that the right vested IN the
supreme president 20 ARBITRARILY remove
state officers Be taken away. vas carried
fnf0 effect by an amendment
The 4. II. A. rttesi. as nnally revised
makes no direct reference 10 ~. Roman
Catholic church. Nu; makes a sweeping
nssnissto against sectariaris-n IN govern
mental matters IN a general way. The a.
rect References was stricken out after a
long and heated controversy. IRE afvsr,te.
OF the proposition fraiiy prevailing Z, IN.
ecnnsttre % THE whole, and the run re-
Port OF The committee was then adopted
The sfternoNa session WIS consumed 3,
the adoption ~ amendments TO the ren-sf
tuition. Several r~solss'ars were aa,p,rA
TIC most interesting provides fer the an
rr'ntufsns 81 committee af five q, tAts
siens toward th@ establishment fa VASE
irstoH City q a h'fresi fer Inquiry into ara
tho collection e. fscfs reesrsisn- the ~,
i.get activity ef the Roman Catsole
church n reli;scs
oncvrs Ter he coming year were ele,te,
81 fohaws' President. w J rchs,s A.
hh'a. "a: vice president. Henry = VIII
tans, Bcsiea: secretary 81 sfe,e " VI
ssssne california; chaplain. " n Co..
w.. % "sshinstou City. At 1913 e'clock
fer the Transaction Of unansssea h,,ss-rSx