The herald., 1896-10-27
HANNA AND THE g. 0. P.
Prof. Traynor Says the Members Will
Resent Il
1t Is Already Causing Them to Warn
Lodges Against the Hanna
cratic Pamphlet

Before I left Detroit, w. J. H. Traynor,
ex-supreme president and now inter-
national president of the American
Protective association, better known as
the A. p. A., who has his residence in De-
troit, called on me. l found that Inter-
national President Traynor, too fine and
intellectual a looking man to suggest
the leadership of SO narrow an order.
did not come to see me on my own ac-
cunt His grievance was with Mark
Hanna, a gentleman Of whom 1 had 8
glimpse recently while he was reclining
at ease in q Pullman car, and whom,
even in the absence of dollar-marked
clothes, recognized at once from some
thing or other that Davenport manages
to throw into his most grotesque char
acters
Mark Hanna, the International pres
ident of the A. p. A. told me with deep
indignation, was trying to use the A. P.
A. for his own purposes. Mr.. Hanna, the
president said he had discovered, has
had men at work ever since shortly af-
ter Bryan's nomination searching con-
gressional records for such of Bryan's
utterances and votes as would be Of
fensive to members of the A. p. A., and
finding out as well as was possible,
where It's members were located.
MARK HANNA'S CUNNING
Having had several million copies of
the pamphlet containing this matter
printed, Hanna was sending them all
over the country in the hope of in
fluencing the A, P, A. against the Demo-
cratic candidate. That this pamphlet
contained anything that was not true,
the president said, he would ont aver
without making an examination, which
would entail more labor than he could
give it. He assumes 1t was all true. Its
falsehood consisted in its being only half
truth.
To make it the whole truth-a fair
statement for the purposes for which
1t was being circulated-it ought to con-
tain a concluding line in black letters
SAYING:
here charged with doing. and did it ear
lier and oftener."
In all with which the A. p. P. was
concerned Mr., Traynor continued, the
two candidates were SO equally matched
that the principles of the A. p. A. should
have no bearing between them.
1T WILL BE A BOOMERANG.
The attempt of Mark Hanna to use the
association to further his own political
ends, continued Mr.. Traynor, ought to
be known to all its members, and would
defeat the purpose for which the Hanna
cratic funds were sent out.
The officials of the order, Mr.. Traynor
said. were using every effort to let it's
members know that the pamphlet
against Bryan that was being sent out
really emanated from Mark Hanna. Af-
ter some other conversation asked Mr..
Mr.. Traynor which candidate was likely
to carry Michigan, adding. as usually
do, that 1 wanted his opinion, not for
publication. but only to aid me in form
ing correct opinion. and that he might
rely on my not mentioning his name.
"As to that" Mr.. Traynor said. there
is no real question of doubt and would
prefer you should use my name, for am
Indignant at Hanna's attempt to use
U.S. Michigan Is going for Bryan by a
big majority in November, and Mark
Hanna and the goldbugs have not mon
ey enough to stop it. myself. as one Of
those whom Mark Hanna is trying to
use, am going to add one to Bryan's ma
jority. Henry George in New York
Journal