The evening times., 1896-10-30
He ACTED WITH AUTHORITY
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President Echols Gives Out
Secret Resolutions. 4
SENATOR BUTLER AN A. P. A.
The Inference Drawn by Mr. Echois
From the Manner of Sending Cir
cular to the POpulist Hcadquar-
ters-Either Forgery or q Nio-
lution of the Obligation.

The charges against Supreme President
Echols of the A. Z. =. are refuted in the
resolutions adopted at the Supreme Council,
| which met in this city last spring, II copy
| OF which was given out today by President
| Echols over the seal of the order.
The circular received at the Populist
| headquarters yesterday charges that Presi-
dent Echols acted without authority ana
| irreguiarly i'll issuing his circular against
Mr.. Bryan, which was published Xciusively
| in The Evening Times. s...-
| There Is an interesting bit OF Information
in connection withthe protest from Council.
| No. 10, OF Prescott, Ark, which was yes
| terda yrcceiv,d att he Pupulistheadqualt"rs
| This protest in highly favored in favor OF
MIR. Br yam and is under the seal Of the order
| and signed by j. I Burns, T. w. Hayes and
Oliver s. Jones.
| In answer to its charges President Echols
says II is either a forgery or else the coun-
| ell is guilty OF violating its Obligation or
| Senator Marion Butler must boa member OF
| the A. p. A.
THIS latter conclusion Is reached be-
cause said President Echols, ut was adj
dressed personally to Marion Butler Now,
no council can send forth any action OF its
own under the seal OF the order, except
to member of the order. 1t is true l
had no knowledge that Marion Butter was
a member OF the order. but IL appears that
lie must he; or else the circular is a forgery,
and base my opinion as to that ON the
ground that 1t is not signed by the presi-
dent Of the council. whose name l have
in this office. Neither is it signed by the
secretary, whose name / have.
This fact stamps II as not genuine.
Then if Marion Butler is not "A member Of
the order the council itself is guilty of
violating its obligation, and Is liable to
| NsHttl
be suspended just now. All these mat
| tiers require investigation and such investi-
gation WILDE thorough.
However, as am charged with irrcg-
ularity and performing acts without uthur-
itS, VIII give YOU an attested copy Of the
report ofthe National Advisory Board ofthe
A. L. A, which met the time of the
SESSION of the supreme council. ! call your
attention to the last para graph which pro-
vi,leS that any and all candidates for place
on national tickets shall be Investigated to
the end, that members ofthis order may be
able TO vote intelligently."
THE COUNCILS ORDER.
The following is a copy OF the order nder
its seal and signed by President Echols:
washington, ID. c., May rs, 1896.
ITO the Supreme Council of the American
Protective Association, session, May,
1896:
I'VE. your National Advisory Board, beg
leave 10 most respectfully max ethe follow .
ing report:
/ Your boa ri finds inter Investigation that
there is no reason why any one of the fol-
lowing named candidates for the Repubii-
can nomination Tor L resident OF the United
States, campaign OF s96 may not be sup
ported by the mem beers OF this order:
Hon. William B. Allison Df Iowa, Hon.
Thomas b. Reed of Maine, Hon. Matthew
Quay of Pennsylvania, Hon. Shelby NJ.
Cullom OF Illinois, Gov. Bradley Of Ken
tucky, Hon. benjamin Harrison II Indiana,
Hon. Levi 7. Morton OF New York and Hoe.
William NJ McKinley of Ohio.
"Regarding the matter heretofore ap-
peaEing in the public press relative to Gov.
Mex iney, we find that II was sustained by
the evidence i'll the possession of the eXecu-
tive committee of this board ut the time of
the publication. but subsequent statements
received by this board from the special
committee sent by authority of this board
to interview Gov. William Mckinley that
he denies and explains the greater part of
the matter contained in said evidence. and
which statements are accepted by this
board. Said committee also reported that
in said interview with Governor Nc
KInley he fully and unequivocally III
dorSed tie principles Of this orGcT, and,
IN order til at no in Justice may be done him. :
we recommend that so nIual OF this action
as may he deemed wise be given to the
press IOE DubllCdllOn-
TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH.
I'VE also find that the action OF the
executive committee ul tins Board rela-
tive to same was taken in good faith, it
tUhe committeeD and this board believing
that under the action - the Supreme
Council, session OF May, 1895, as shown
on page 1U6 OF the proceedings conferred
upon them full power to do as they did.
NO candidates OF any other political
party have been Investigated for the
reason that none have Yet come before
the public sufficiently prominent to de-
mand AN Investigation by this order.
We also recommend that provision be
made TO ascertain the attitude toward
the principles OF this order OF any and
all candidates for place on national tickets
In the end that the members OF this order
may be able TO act and vote intclligently
IAN of which is respectfully submitted"
May 16, 1896.
'On motion the convention resolved it.
self into Il committee of the whole for the
purpose of considering the report of the
national advisory board. TIE committee
arose and the cbairmau reported that they
had bad under consideration the report OF
the national advisory hoard and recon-
mendcd that the same be adopted. On mo-
ton the report was adopted
II hereby certify that the above is a true
extract from the proceedings of the SD
premn council of the American Protective
Association May 16. 1896.
JOHN WARNOCK ECHOLS,
Supreme President.
~. W. PALMER,