The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

Reitorate the "Charrcs" Against McKin.
Icy and Pass Other Characters.
Boston. April ia circular was issued
tonight by the secretary of the advisory
board of the American Protective nssccia-
tion from which these excerpts are taken:
After several months quiet. persistent
lrainstaking investigation as TO the stand
ing and records of thcsc candidates on our
principles, the executive committee OF the
National advisory board recently met in
| Washington. II. e.. and New York, where
during sessions the majority gathered with
the statements tabulatod and report sub.
ml,tcd WAS carefully discussed Among
tuc Non"tusions reached we're those.
l. lhAt thc National advisory board
ladonis no candidate as The candidate
lWhich the order should support. as To do
! 80 at tliis tune would be most unWisc and
lmDplitic.
= Afi.r carefully annly1ing the owl
true the charges ngy,,nst one of the cnndt-
dates. Governor Mckinley Of discriminat-
ing m his appointments IN favor of
humnuSts and against American protec.
tlpulslS because the latter were members
Iol tnc A. i. A. For example among other
npp9iniments. --waa that OF Roman
.'I '"r diunkenness. while the application
~ AN American Protestant. a Grand
nrn,y man and AZ \. T.. A., was rejected
position by the governor.
Aiaons other insiannes reported to tho
tfhnklln county, Ohio. who WAS candi-
date for sheriff lie was IA prominent
a. r. y. and known to be such. also a
republican of sterling Integrity, and sn
popular that he came within $40 votes OF
carrying county that was Democratic
Nv lom After his defeat. backed by thu
most prominent republicans in the state
for district oil Inspector Mckinley said
ibat the reason why he could not usc
iMnning was because Of his prominence
I'm the order.
3 Among the managers and active sup
por'ers, secret or public. Of Major Nj
E E,nIeyi i Is M Nshard ksreps Roman
asnn IN the public press denounced tn,
T.. \. organization in the most vim
sSittNe terms. and sought but IN vsin-,o
have the National republican COMMITTEES
nrhomnce the OF ganization: also stephen
H. Elk!ns of West Virginia
~ ~ the other candidates, namely VIM
sylyania, Senator Culom Of Illinois. GOV.
crh"f bradley OF ken.ucky, Governor Nor
a asd q, New York, ex- President Harrison
satisfied with hsir Ameriranlsm and gym,
patty with the principles of the order.
:, 9'lnsefhing the charges agans, Thomas
u Keeh tho committee found that thev
We're groundlcss. For instance in n.
gard 10 the matter Of Speaker Reed lay.
l n1ls .ne chair when me house started 10
CONSIDER me appropriation hill. we would
state that the house went into cnru,nitfr,
or the whole aud when that Is done il is
I ne rule that the speaker shall leave his
cnair ana chairman be chosen for that
-, II is also notable fact that the only |
state conventions that have thus for IN |
c9ipofated principles of our order in The |
platform are the States Tint arc now |
booming Mr.. Reed ana on such platform.
II dominated. he must stand
me committee regrets that II has been
iH"pi' 10 make any statement with re-
spect TO candidates of tho Democratic
5aIiY from the fact that ms yet no candt
latcs have come to the surface