The evening times., 1896-10-21
BRYAN IS UNDER THE BAN
American PrOtectiv. ASsOcia-
tiOn Is Against Him.
SYDNEY MUDD FOR DEFEAT
Official Circular of the Order VIII
BE Read In Subordinate Councils
Next week-Favors Mckinley and
Mos.-Maryland Politics Invaded.
Gary in the Fight.

| iHt ihsb pOllllCdi VI INC
| a. Z. A. VIII be read in the councils OF the
! order throughout the country next week.
Eotsnce the headjournInentoftheco oft he convention
when WAS neIu III TINS city has there been
any statement as to which Presidential
candidate was favored by the association.
AT that time it was the understanding that
each council was 10 decide for Itself, aud
the members would be unhampered in their
opinions by any manifesto from the official
/ body.
The reason for this was that 1t was not
fully determined by the supreme officers
| just what Presidential candidate would
! come under the A. 7. a. ban. The nomina-
lions had not been made, and though Mai
| Mckinley was thought To be the general
! choice of The order, il was only quasi
understanding. Bryan had not been nomi-
mated, and The Western members, many OF
whom favored free silver, hoped that their
candidate might he the favored one.
WEST FAvoRs BRYAN.
In fact, today there are Western councils
| which favor the Nebraska man. They DO
This in the absence of any specific utter;iiiccs
10 the contrary Next week, however, all
this viii lie changed, for Mr.. Bryan, ii is
| understood, has come under the ban of the
order, and the public has the peculiar mani
fesraton Of the a. p. A, and Archbishop
Ireland, one OF the most eminent Catholic
diviues, supporting the same candidate for
President Of the United States.
Here are two classes of people dia-
metrically opposed to each other, issuing
manifestus in favor Of the Ohio man.
Major Mckinley has wisely pursued the
policy of saying little. Bryan, on the
contrary, when questioned regarding his
alleged affiliation with the Junior order
of American Mechanics has denied any
connection with that body and gone fur
! ther, anu denounced any organization which
lie says fights mans religion.
The \. =. 4. makes a special point that
| it is not at all antaEonistic To "A mans
religion nor to the Catholic church as
religious organization. Bryan by his ut
| terances plainly says to the contrary, and
hence the elict which is today going forth
to the councils throughout the land
After reading the circular issued by the
supreme officers no 4. z. A. member Will
dare vote for the free silver candidate.
Supreme President Echois said yestcr-
| day that already u number Of them had
been sent to the Western councils II is
| the purpose To have them reach the dis
tant bodies and the local orders just about
| the same time. so that no one section OF
| the country will have the advantage of the
other in receiving them first. The first
, copies Were sent To California councils, and
others are rapidly going forth to the Pa
cific coast. Next Monday or Tuesday the
circulars will be read in the councils OF
this city. Special meetings may be called
for that purpose in the District and mem
bers have been notified to look out for the
notice of such gatherings.
Beside the work in this direction the a.
L. a. headquarters is the scene of unusual
activity on other lines Thousands upon
thousands OF speeches are being sent to
Michigan in aid OF Congressman Linton's
campaign. Michigan is regarded as solid
for Mckinley, but, TO make doubly sure.
literature in abundance is being sent there.
Then Maryland is getting a large supply.
But in the latter State special work is be-
ing done by personal canvass. This is in the
hands Of the Maryland councils, and the
district superior body. who have the job
on hand OF defeating Sidney Mudd for Con-
gress.
MUDD FOR SACRIFICE.
In this connection IL is well to state what
the actual situation is. 1t is not generally
known that Sidney Mudd was nominated
partly by the votes OF members OF the
American Protective Association. Such is
anindiSputahIefact. From the Seventeenth
ward of Ealtiuore, which is considered the
hutbed of the order in the Monumental City.
there We're fully three A. =. A. delegates
to the La Plata convention. There Were
at least half 4 dozen other members in the
body. Mudd had everything his own way
He was openly fought before the convcn-
ton met by hIS old-tiTc enemy, James A.
Gary, a leader in Maryland Republican pol
itics, but the night tcfore the convention
this fight dwindled to small county con
test in Howard, which was kept open main
" through the efforts Of State Senator
George Day of Howard.
He was easy fruit the next day, how
ever. at La Plata. and very quickly came
over to the Mudd people, who had all along
regarded him as a terrible opponent.
A well-known member Of the Republican
party. speaking OF this, IN said tha 1T Was
all arranged. Sidney Mudd was nonIi-
mated to be defeated. The A. p, A. and
James A. Gary were at the bottom of
the plan. Gary wanted to get Mudd out of
Maryland politics for good, and believed
the best way to do it was TO defeat Mudd
this time and retire him from the political
field. The 4. p. A. were only too ready
to take up this kind of fight, and W when the
convention assembled at La Plata it was
understood that the A. P. A. people were
not to oppose his nomination. 1t will be
remembered they did not. They offered
no resistance whatever. and by their votes
assisted in his selection. which was made
without one dissenting voice."
NO DOUBT OF DEFEAT.
In A. p. A circles it is said there is no
doubt OF Mudd's defeat. Every council in
the State has decided what to do with him
at the polls. The party in Prince George
county is filled with members of the order.
and, W hile they have been very quiet in
their fight. they now have 1t where they
have complete control
Nudd's principal opponent in Prince