The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-21
SUPREME COUNCIL.
The Advisory Board of the A. ?.
A. Abolished.
TELLER SUGGESTED FOR PRESIDENT.
The Rocky Mountain News Would Have
the Free silver Democrats Nominate
the Colorado Senator-Wiliiam
f.. kusselrs Boom.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The supreme
council of A. 7. A. finished its business
after long session lasting into the
evening and then adjourned. Kansas
City was selected as the place for the
next annual gathering 1t was ex-
pected that the supreme council would
abolish the advisory board, and yes
terday such action was taken. An
amendment to the constitution was
adopted providing that the duties here
tofore devolving on such body be
placed in the hands of the supreme
executive board. The newly elected
officers were installed. 4 resolution
was adopted fixing the salary of the
supreme president and the supreme
secretary at S2, 500 year each, with
out anything in the shape Of allow
ances. The list of Eew officers Of the
A. ?. A. was completed, the additional
officers being as follows: Secretary, ".
J. J. Palmer, of Butte. Mont: treas
urer, C. c. Campbell. of Minneapolis;
sergeant-at-arms, J. W. Ellis, Of South
McAlester, /. T.; guard, w. f. How
ard, of Omaha. Neb; sentinel. I. 5.
Henson, of Ohio; trustees, Allison
Stocker, Denver, Col, George Hester,
Cleveland, O., and w. J. White, Rich
mond, Va A condemnation meeting
of some of the delegates of the Ameri-
can Protective association claiming to
represent 20 states was held after the
adjournment of the convention and
preamble and resolutions, pledging
those present to work to accomplish
Mckinley's defeat, We're adopted. The
names of the states represented and
the delegates participating could not
be obtained and further information
was denied.
TELLER SUGGESTED FOR PRESIDENT
DENVER Col, May l9.-The Rocky
Mountain News. in leading editorial,
says: THE question of Teller as the
democratic candidate for president
should at once interest the democrats
of the mountain states. Might it not
be worth the effort for Colorado demo-
Gratis to organize with the democracy
of its neighboring states to present
| Teller, should he bear himself at St
| Louis as there is right to expect he
will, to the southern silver democrats
you will accept him he will have the
support of all the mountain region and
we will unite with you in making him
| the leader of the movement for the
restoration to bankrupted and we'll
nigh hopeless people of the money of
the constitution, the life blood of com
merce and the wand by the touch OF
which prosperity will rise and take the
country once again in its healthful. in
vigorating embrace"
| WILLIAM E. BUSHELS BOOM
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 19.-There
has been talk among a few of the we'll
known gold standard democrats here
| in indianapolis of forming an organiza-
| ton which shall advocate the nomina'
| tion of William f. Russell, of Massa-
| chusetts, for president. \ we'll known
| Young democrat says he believes that
if such club were organized it would
be able to gather in good many mem
bers here 10 Indianapolis and through
| out the state There are also intluen-
tial members of the party who are in
| favor of the nomination of Secretary
| of State Olney. 1t is believed that
there are few democrats. advocates OF
the gold standard, who will go to Chi
cago and oppose the nomination oi
Gov Matthews, if he decided to rely
upon the free silver people for his sup
| port in the convention.