The Delta independent., 1896-04-22
CHARGES AGAINST n'x,slEv.
Circular issssd BY The 4. ?. 4. A1vissry
0oard.

BosToS. April ia circular was is
sued to-day by the secretary OF the Ad-
visory board Of the American Protective
Association from which these excerpts
are taken:
After several months quiet persistant,
psinstaking investigs gstion - to the stand
ing and records Of these candidates on
our principles and American questions.
the Executive committee Of the National
Advisory board recently met in Wash
ington, d. c.. and in New York, whore
during several sessions the majority
gathered with the statements tabuIated
and the reports submitted were caro-
fully examined and discussed. Among
the conclusions reached were these:
"First-That the National Advisory
board adopt no candidate - the candi-
date which the order should support. as
70 do 20 at this time would bs most un-
uiss and iUpolitic.
'Second-After carefully anslyxing
the evidence adduced. the committee
found to be true the charges made
against one Of the candidates. Wig: Ex-
Governor Mckinley. Of discriminating
in his appointments in favor Of Roman
ists and against American Protestants.
becsuse the latter were members Of the
American Protective association. For
example. among other appointments one
vss that Of Roman Catholic Irishmsn.
who had been suspended for drunken
nsss. while the application OF an Ameri-
can Protestant. G. A. r. man. an A. p.
A. was rejected on the ground that he
belonged TO the order. though he had
been promised that position by the
governor.
Among other instances reported to
the committee 10 that OF s. W. Lanning.
of Franklin county. Ohio. Nho was
candidate for sheriff. He was . promi-
nent A. p. A. and known to be such;
also republican Of sterling integrity
and % popular that be came within 600
votes oe carrying . cousty that was
democratic by zoo nominaliy. After his
defeat. backed by the most prominent
republicans in the state. for the position
oe district oil inspector. Mckinley said
that the reason Why he could not use
Lanning vas because of his prominence
in the order.
"Third-Among the managers and
active supporters. secret or public Of
Major Mckinley. are Richard Kerens,
Romsnist Of Missouri. Who has again and
again 10 the public preas, denounced the
A. p. A. organisation in the most vindic-
tive terms. and sought. but in vain, to
have the National Republican Com
mittee. denounce the organization, also
Stephen b. Elkins.
.Of the other candidates viz: William
B. Allison Of Iowa; Senator Quay OF
Pennsylvania; Senator Cullom oe Illinois;
Governor Bradley Of Kentucky; Cover
nor Morton of New York: sI.President
Hsrrisou and Thomaa b. Reed. the com.
mittee was satisfied With their American
ism and sympathy With the principles OF
the order.
-Concernins the charges made sgainst
Thomas Is. Iced. the committee found
them to be groundlc~s. For instance:
In regard to the natter Of Speaker Reed
leaving the chair when the House start
ed to consider the Indian appropriation
bill. We would state that they vent into
. committee d the whole. and when that
10 done. Il 10 the rule that the speaker
shall leaye his chair and q chairman %
chosen for that time.
1T 10 also notable fact that the only
state conventions that have thus far in
corporated principles u our order in the
platform are the states that are nov
booming Mr.. Reed and On such platform.
II pominatssi. he must stand.
The cpmmittee regrets that il he's
bssu unable 10 make any statement With
rsspecs to candidates of the democratic
party from the fact that - yet no candi.
10 The ar,yfaer