New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-18


gates selected are for General Felix Agnus and W. J..
Tghman for district delegates to St. Louis. In the
United States Disirict-Attorney and candidate for
Congressional honors was beaten In the fight Tor
leadership.
THE A. p A. AND THE CANDIDATES.
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
EXPLAINS THE ATTITUDE OF THE ORDER.
Washington. April II (SpeciaD.-A. j. Boyer. Of
this city. a member Of the Advisory Board Of the
American Protective Association, writes an open
letter to THE Star this afternoon In explanation
OF recent published statements about the attitude
Of the American Protective Association toward
various candidates for the Republican Presidential
nomination. Mr. Boyer says:
So many incorrect and misleading statements have
during last few weeks found their way into the
puonc press respecting the organization known as
Inc American Protective Association and its reia.
tons TO prospective Presidential campaign, anu
especially regarding the National ADVISORY board
OF tnat organization. that ASK PERMISSION to state
the situation OF AFFAIRS so iar az IL Is proper
to make 1t puolc. Ana nrst 1 want to correct
wioeiy circulated report TO the effect That during
the recent meeung OF the Executive committee OF
the National ADVISORY bQard IN TINS city letters
were sent 10 the managers OF Mckinney. Reed
Morton, Allison and others asking them ~ appear
before the committee and state their positions Ia
regard 10 the oroer, lar tney woulo 20 In AID
ing II in Its contentious, and 81 on, ana thdt .he
managers of all the candidates except Mckinney
oD.ye1 the summons anu appeared before tne com,
Zee: that they argued for their candidates ana
mace promises Of ali kinds that Mr.. hanna, Nc
Kinleys manager, aid not put IN an appearance
but second letter to HIM orousnt Iespo1se ETH, ~
the effect that Mr.. Mckinney deemed 10 treat win
any raction ASSOCIATION society within the
party and that tnereupon the committee grew
angry promptly decided to DOWN Mckinley ana
immediately huisted the Linton standard ana IN
| structed the membership to proceed 10 RAINY
Now. as a member Of the National Advisory Board.
/ WISH to say there is not WORD OF ruin IN
| Board has no sucn power nor has the whole BOARD
u!noT asas the to Advsoy Board
indicated by its name. purely ADVISORY ana tnere
duty ends ne 0r thee pu s1 OF comforting
together and reporting the results OF tner
ns regarding p1 non men he prncpe for Which the
order is contendng This was zone ah hdx ne Which
pert m w S n this city on May T.
ably by such suggestions as they may uue
s6d make eens Of the ADVISORY Board OF the Amer-
can Protective Association ,uho, rho coun
try are hoping that MIR. Linton will become their ls
under certain circumstances anu d,
nn,redly calling upon him TO consent 10 40 So up W
this time he has never announced himself can s
date for the nomination at 81 o oss tq and urgent
Tsouests of his friends announce himself True,
is mi so@e o oh ne
cipes Of the order nominated az 81, nsent never
not aone we al ali MS know fu we'll could sue,
coed in having the nomination thrust upo" ''"'' ."
w9pd not snrR Proectiye Association is In earnest
in its work which is to endeavor TO save ,S domIna
from any and all ecclesiastical control ana nre
on~a more thorough and more permanfen. sganst
Church and Tssisn as suis NIT Win
ones religious belief save Sny Se t Catholic chuTes
because IL believes such adherens owe primary
allegiance power whose head p,s ae
as to be to liberty as o hs
understand the term Never was 'n more misrepre-
sented than when its enemies during the de e
bates in Congress over the as making war upon
he Roman Catholic religion Inc orusa ,1atinn 81
secular and rs aGi
atheists not only eTeie pI in ass
coined to sm %f%Ssr pSc! to
respected by one party . t wl' snail reject t.
n heD v III be- quickly into third and
new party such an army OF ae.troy Both Of the
s sSil pa TssssK IN f ,nis s S"H
M.K1NLEY's STRENGTH IN CONNECTICUT.
New.Haven Conn. April II (SpeciaD-Judse 'onn
. s,rdlev. one Of the four delegates elected las'
=. -. .,-..snt this town at the Republican State
Convent,on TO be held in this city next MONDAY ana
| Tuesday said to-day that his personal preference
vas for Mckinley for President. but probably the
u u, delegation pssd s az 'S Choice The other
%Sea es e escted las, night MsKnsy and
for MsKni .sd ds soSaS
porter that every delegate from r., GMnKiney except
NAV Samuel Fesssnden who rs for Reed as nrst
choice The staemen; was maHe y after he had
taken part in a conference OF the Republican iead
| ers In the State.
MKINIEY WHEN MORTON IS WITHDRA"N.
| Amsterdam. ~ Y March II SpeciaD-ln an ed
| itortal tonight entitled After Morton WhoF rhe
| Amsterdam Democrat" the leading fepuoncah
] newsnaper OF the XXIst Congress District, among
| other things. says:
II is very possible that the convention In its wis
M 70 take the fsom favor
for second choice? On this matter there can hardly
The SSS8 Ses Sfen IN 1872
effects Of the assault. made BY Mr. Cleveland v anh
his party the
compared to the fatal pr cTynx OF w hs A loud
Ju u'u fna President who will befrend the manu-
featuring and agricultural Interests OF 'T ms fore
for the last decade has been wi r.er has not
been more ably and earnestly defended than by TINS
Of Ohio The sem1m State ei after Ute NOR
| ton. is for Mckinley.
ppou1RIr1oN1srs wRANGLE OVER SILVER.
Lansing Mich. April 1.-THE Prohibition state
| Convention yesterday got into wrangie over the
silver Issue and the ioho"'"s p'" ~
| after hot debate: 49,,
| Resolved. That the delegates sent by this con-
to the ia %or for the
| of broad and comprehensive platform includns
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver at the ratio
Delegates were chosen from the Congress districts
To the National Convention but two OF them, John
| Du.r =, New-Haven and Samuel Dickie. OF
Ajbion declared that in spite OF the instructions to
vote 9 at,onai Convention. Kisses and groans were
. a. n snI feature of the convention
M,K1NIEY THE MAN FOR ILLINOIS.
sbelbyvire. Ill. April 1.-THE Shelby County Re-
,,,oan Convention yesterday instructed for Will
lam Mckinley for President
Pttshed H.. April 1.-THE Republicans i o. r,ne
| Nou ,s III April 17-At yesterdays Republican
Aleu-, ton Tor selecting delegates to the state and