Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-13

campaign committee. The delegation is
practically unanimous for Mckinley. The
majority of the Illinois delegates hold
similar opinions.
Next Place of Meeting.
When not talking politics, the delegates
today have given some time to considering
the election of president and the place for
the next meeting Of the supreme council.
Two cities are striving for the honor of en-
tertaining the next supreme council They
are Baltimore and Atlanta. The advocates
of Atlanta say that Baltimore is too close
to the present place of meeting to be con-
sldered, and that Atlanta Is the great con-
Vent1on town of the south. The chances
are that Atlanta will be chosen. An At
lanta man is looming up as the next su-
preme president. He is State President
Ecnols of Georgia, and has strong fol-
lowing 1t is being urged for Mr. EchoIs
that he is not identified in any way with
the Mckinley fight, inasmuch as he is a
democrat. 1t would not do, his friends saw.
TO elect either Mckinley or anti-McKip-
Echols, it is urged, Is a splendid compro-
mise candidate. He is, furthermore tbev
say, brainy man and a good fellow. The
outlook today was that he was very much
in the race.
Notes of the Meeting.
The order is stronger in Michigan than in
any other state of the Union About 20 ooo
members are claimed in that state. Cali
fornia comes next, with total active
membership, it is said, of 10000 In both
OF these states the order has taken a stand
in politics. In California it's members claim
to hold the balance of power and it's inflI,-
ence is feared
The headquarters of the A. p A will
hereafter be in Washington. This was de-
clded on at the meeting year ago The
majority CT the supreme officers will have
to make their homes her A
end OF the order is regarded as the most
important of all. it was thought that the
national 81 preme officers ought to be sta
toned here.
bureau established in connection with the
national officers, for the circula ton OF
speeches and for giving to tine members
throughout the country whatever informa-
tlon they 'teSire on any matter
The United American, edited bv A T
Boyer of this city, has beel severe in its
criticism of the campaign committee. 1t
mas charged that money was used 1t de-
clares that Linton would have been the
republican vice presid entail nominee mad it
not been for the big Seven" 1t bitterly
denounces what it calls the Stevens con-
spiracy,' and speaks of DIR. Dunn as the
sleekest politician in the order. 1t quotes
from other A. p. A. organs and publishes
the resolutions of various councils to show
that the sentiment of the order is against
the Stevens committee. large number of
the COPIES OF tn1S weeks paper have been
circulated among the delegates
The friends of tie campaign commit ee
say that there are too many bard wagon
members Of the order These men. they
say. see that Mckinley is going to he nom
mated and probably elected and tney want
to climb on the wagon. Many of those
nShtng the committee were against Nc
i>inley Few weeks ago. They did not
turn until the Illinois convention instructed
for him.
Several A p. A. papers are charging that
when Judge Stevens was here in March h..
allegei that the anuMcKinley combine
Rad offered each cf the members of the
campaign committee $4,000 for n repor;
against Mckinley. He declared that he
Gould not be corrupted. These papers ask
why Judge Stevens and the other McIlin-
ley men changed their minds.
One of the members of the campaign
committee who is very bitterly spoken of
is c. p. Johnson of Illinois. 1t is charged
that his reason for wanting decision
against Mckinley was to control the A. p.
A. delegates in the Illinois convention
against the Ohio man. He undertook it is
charged. to LAY down the law" to the A.
p. A. men who We're delegates to the IlIi-
nois convention, but they rebelled and pass
ed resolutions just before the convention
denouncing the attempt to discredit the
candidacy of Mckinley.
Linton buttons are increasing in number
1t IS said that they are merely compliments
TO Mr.. Linton's popularity in the order.
One Of the well-known delegates to the
convention is John Sargent of Rochester,
N. Y Mr.. Sargent is an extensive mer-
chant in that city, and has long2been, an ar
dent supporter of the principles of the
order.
W. w. Lanning. one of the Ohio delegates,
is conspicuous in the political fight In the
ADDRESS issued three weeks ago by the cam
pa1gn committee. Mr. Lanning was referred
to as all A. P. A. man who had been turn
ed down by Gov. Mckinley in an appoint
ment to office. Mr.. Lanring now says that
mckinley has always treated him respect
iuliy, and did not discriminate against him
because he was a member of the order.