The herald., 1896-04-16
M'k|NLEY'S AMER|CAN|SM
Is Questioned by the A. P. A.
Advisory Board
HE HAS CATHOLIC FRIENDS
And Refused q JOB to q Defeated A.
p. A. Candidate
ncKinisy's Official Organ Comes 0nmeiy to
His Defense, but the Great Protec.
tionist's Goose Is Cooked
Associated Press Special Wire.

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Associated Press Special Wire.
BOSTON, April ia circular was
issued today by the secretary of the ad-
visory board of the American Protec-
tive association from which these ex-
cerpts are taken:
After several months quiet, persist
ent, painstaking investigation as to the
standing and records of these candi-
dates on our principles and American
questions, the executive committee OF
the advisory board recently met in
Washington and New York, where. dur
ing several sessions the majority gath
cred, and the statements tabulated and
the reports submitted were carefully
examined and discussed. Among other
conclusions reached were these:
s'Yhat the national advisory board
adopt no candidate as the candidate
which the order should support, as to do
so at this time would be most unwise
. and impolitic.
s.Second-After carefully analyzing
the evidence adduced the committee
found to be true the charges made
against one of the candidates, viz, ex-
/. Governor Mckinley of discriminating in
his appointments in favor of Romanists
and against Protestants, because the
latter were members of the A. P. A. For
example, among other appointments,
one was of Roman Catholic Irishman
who had been suspended for drunken
ness, while the application of an Ameri-
can Protestant, a G. A. r. man, an A. p.
a., was rejected on the ground that he
belonged to the order, though he had
been promised the position by the gov
ernor.
Among other instances reported to the
committee is that of s. w. Lanning of
Franklin, O., who was candidate for
sheriff. He was prominent A. p. A.
and known to be such, also a man Of
sterling integrity, and SO popular that
he came within 600 votes of carrying a
county that was eDmocratic by 1900
plurality. After his defeat, backed by
the most prominent Republicans in the
state for the position Of district oil in
spector, Mckinley said that the reason
why he could not use Lanning was be-
cause of his prominence in the order.
Third-Amonat the managers and act
i've supporters, secret or public, of Ma
jor Mckinley, are Richard Kerens, a
Romanist of Missouri, who has again
and again in the public press denounced
the A. P. A. organization in the most
vindictive terms and sought, but in
vain, to have the national Republican
convention denounce the organization;
also Stephen b. Elkins. OF the other
candidates, viz; William B. Allison of
Iowa, Senator Quay of Pennsylvania,
Senator Cullom of Illinois, Governor
Bradley of Kentucky, Governor Morton
of New York, ex-President Harrison
and Thomas B. Reed, the committee
was satisfied with their Americanism
and sympathy with the principles Of
the order.
Concerning the charges against Reed
the committee found them to be ground
less. For instance, in regard to the
matter of Speaker Reed leaving the
chair when the house started to con-
would state that he went into the COM
mittee of the whole and when that is
done the rule that the speaker shall
leave his chair and a chairman is chos-
en- for that time.
tIis also a notable fact that the only
state conventions that have thus far
Incorporated principles of our order In
the platform are the states that are now
booming Mr.. Reed, and on such plat
form, of nominated, he must stand.
The committee regrets that it has
been unable to make any statement
with respect to candidates of the Demo-
cratic party, from the fact that there
was yet no candidate come to the sur
;iace.
AN OFFICIAL DEFENSE
CLEVELAND, O., April 15.-The fol-
ated Press dy James G. Morrow, editor
Of the Cleveland Leader, newspaper
which perhaps more yearly represents
Mckinley than boes any other pajer:
Persons who contend to be conspic-
uous members of the A. P. A have given
circulation to the statement that Hon.
William Mckinley is member of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians; that Mr..
Hanna, who is Mr.. kinley's personal
and political friend, is a Roman Catho-
lie, and that Mr.. Boyle, Mr.. McKin-
ley's private secretary, is also a Catho-
lie, and finally, that while Mr.. Mckinley
was governor of Ohio his appointments
were largely made from the member
ship OF certain religious denomination.
1t is urged, therefore, that Mr.. Mckinley
Is not the right kind of man.
This statement is untrue in part and
IN whole. Mr.. McKinley'S Americanism
reaches back to the war for independ-
ence. William Mckinley himself was a
private In the union army while yet
boy, and carried a musket for four
years. He is member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and has been asmem-
ber Of that denomination nearly all his
life. His ancestors and his family for
two generations have been Protestant
Methodists and Presbyterians.
'At this time Mr.. Mckinley is one
Of the trustees of the First M. E. church
kinley is not a member of the A. o.
H., nor the A. P. A. However he is a
Free Mason, comrade of the G. A. r.,
Q member Of tn Union Vtrans union,
Sons of the American Revolution, of
the Loyal Legion, and of a college fra
ternity. And these are the only secret
societies with which. Mr.. Mckinley has
any connection whatever The charge
that his appointments to office while he
was governor of Ohio We're largely
made from the Roman Catholic church
or any other church is ridiculous and
untrue. He believes all men should be
permitted to worship God in the -..aea-
ner that squares with his conscience.
Il am authorized to say that Mr.
Mckinley knows nothing whatever
about the appointment of committee
from any organization to visit him in
Canton. He has never refused to meet
any person or any committee of any
kind, nor declined to have any commit
tee interview him upon any subject
whatever. 1t should also be stated that
Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Boyle are lifelong
members of the Protestant Episcopal
church,
II make this statement in behalf of
the truth, SO that every American citi-
zen may know the exact facts"
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