Evening star., 1896-10-30
A. P. A. President Claims He Has
Only Done His Duty.
EXONERAFED
REPORT
MKNLEY
Official Copy Now Given Out for
Publication.
WHAT MR.. BOYER SAYS


Mr.. Echols said. that 1 have been ac-
cused Of drawing the order into a fight
on Bryan. I give you now the first official
copy of the report Of the national advisory
board of our order to show that I have
only done what I was required to do.
This copy is from the official minutes OF
the order at the time of the meeting CT
the supreme council In this city in May. In
pursuance Of the last clause in that re-
port, which recommended that provision
be made to ascertain the attitude OF all
candidates. have given to the public the
attitude of Mr.. Bryan toward the prin-
ciples of the order. I have not given the
record of Mr.. Mckinley while in Congress,
passed upon him and his record and de-
clared him unobtectionable to the order.
This was sufficient to prevent me from in
curing further into his record. AS to
Mr.. Bryan I have simply followed the
instructions of the supreme council In
regard to the kicks which are being made
will say that SO far have heard of only
four councils and two suspended members
making objection to what is being done'
The following is the first official copy
ever given the public Of the report Of the
advisory board and of the supreme coun-
ell as to the matter Of Maj McKirley's
attitude to the order of which Mr.. Echols
is at the head:
Report of the National Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, DC, May 10, 1885,
To the Supreme Council Of the American
Protective Association Session. May
1896
We. your national advisory board, beg
leave to most respectfully make the follow
ing report:
Your board finds. after investigation, that
there is no reason why any one Of the fol-
lowing named candidates for the republi-
can nomination for President Of the United
States campaign Of 1896 may not be sup
ported by the members of this order:
Mr.. William B. Allison of Iowa.
Mr.. Thomas B. Reed OF Maine.
Mr.. Matthew Quay Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois
Gov. Bradley of Kentucky.
Mr.. Benjamin Harrison of Indiana.
Mr.. Levi P. Morton of New York.
Mr.. William Mckinley of Ohio.
Regarding the matter heretofore appear
Ing in the public press relative to Gov.
VIM. Mckinley, we find that it was sus-
tanned by the evidence in the possession of
the executive committee of this board at
the time Of the publication. but subsequent
sta tements received by this board from the
special committee sent by authority of this
board to interview Gov. VIM Mckinley
that he denies and explains the greater
part of the matter contained in said evil
dence. and which statements are accepted
by this board. Said committee also re-
ported that in said interview with Gov. VIM
Mckinley he fully and uneQuivocally in
dorsed the principles of this order. and, in
order that no injustice may be done him.
we recommend that so much of this action
as may be deemed wise be given to the
press for publication.
We also find that the action Of the execu-
tive committee of this beard relative to
same was taken in good faith, 1t (the COM
mittee) and this board believing that under
| the action of the Supreme Council session
of May, 1895, as she wn on page 10S of the
proceedings, conferred upon them full DOW
er to do as they did.
No candidates of any other political party
| have been investigated. for tie reason that
none have yet come before the public suf-
ficiently prominent to demand an investiga-
ton by this order.
We elso recommend that provision be
made to ascertain the attitude toward the
principles of this order of any and all can
d.dates for place on national tickets to the
end that the members of this order may be
able to act and vote intelligently.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
Attest: B. F. H.,
Chairman Pro Tenn.
T. S. K, Secretary. May 16 1896
On motion the convention resolved itself
into committee of the whole for the pur-
pose of considering the report of the ma
ticnal advisory board The committee
arose. and the chairman reported that they
had had under consideration the report Of
the rational advisory board, and recon-
mended that the same be adopted On mo-
ton the report was adopted.
l hereby certify that the above is true
preme Council Of the American Protective
Association, May 16. 1895.
Attest: JOHN WARNOCK ECHOLS.
Supreme President.
Mr.. boyer Has Something to Say.
A. J. Boyer. editor of the United Amer1-
can, gave the following statement to a
Star reporter today in regard to the state
ment made by President Echols in yester-
days Star that he was a suspended MEM
ber of the order:
In introducing, in your report Of the A.
p. A. controversy in yesterdays Star. the
quotation from my appeal to the men,
supreme officers for their attack On Bryan
This tends to put me in wrong light 1t
fn plies that 1 object to Mr.. Echols attack
ing Bryan. do not. He has right to at
tack him as an individual. If he sees fit to
do so, but he has no right, as its official
head, TO draw. or attempt to draw, the or
der into the support of the candidate or
candidates of any one party. If he had
try against Mr.. Mckinley. as he has
against Mr.. Bryan, it would have been
equally Objectionable. as the supreme Off
Ger of an order numbering several millions
directly forbid it. Assuming that you report
him correctly, he says that am q SUSPEND
ed member Of the order.
Does Not Know Of His Suspension.
This Is news to me and to the members
Of the order in this city. 1t is a deliberate
Misrepresentation. and evidently made to
The Star reporter for the purpose Of injur-
ing me, as publisher of patriotic paper
in business way. No member can be eX-
PEELED or suspended without notice and a
hearing and trial before the council to which
he belongs, upon charges properly preferred
and after full investigation. know of no
charges against me-neither does Friend
Echols-unless, indeed. he imagines he has
himself the authority to suspend a member
at his pleasure, and has accommodated
me during the last few days. Mr. Echols Is
either ignorant of the constitution and
laws of the order, he is knowingly yio-
lating them: in either case, he is not ouali-
fed to be its supreme president No officer
or member Of the American Protective AS
sociation Is allowed to print or cause to be
printed any document or paper indorsing
any candidate or candidates for political
office, as the. Endorsement of the order. nor
use the name or seal of the order for no
litical purposes except by an annuaiIy-
elected non-rartisan advisory board select
ed from all of the councils in any one turis-
diction, and any violation Of this law INV
any member incurs a penalty of immedia to
expulsion from the order. All 1 contend
for, and all 1 have ever insisted upon 10
that fhjS or any other poi{fico1 m