Evening star., 1896-06-27
ATTITUDE OF A. P. A
The Organization Will Not Take
Part in the Presidential Campaign.
EXPECT NOTHING FROM EITHER PARTY
Will Devote Attention to Congress.
sionaI Districts and Legislatures.
THE PRESIDENT TALK

TIL E PRESIDENT TALK S
The American Protective Association will
not take part in the presidential campaign
this year as an order. but the members
Will vote as they see fit and as they have
been doing since the organization of the
order. So says Supreme President Echols,
who has arrived in the city from Chicago,
where he has been for several weeks ar
ranging for the removal of the headquar-
ters Of the Supreme Council to Washing
ton. Mr.. Echols and Secretary w. ].
Palmer Of Montana are both here, and
after Monday will be found in the new
headquarters in the building at the south
west conner of Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street, mentioned in The Star several
days ago as having been selected.
President Echols. who talked to a Star
reporter this morning on the political
work of the order, said he did not believe,
from the sit1ation as it now looks, that
the order will indOrse the presidential can
d1dates of any party. When asked about
the report that the order had attempted
to have some of its principles incorporated
IN the st. Louis republican platform, Mr..
Echols said:
AESAO1SnOD 1fe10nU0 lnuuenCes
Il know it to be fact that the subcom-
mtttee Of the committee or Iesolutie ms had
adopted as planks in the platform sections
setting forth the opposition Of the party
to sectarian appropriations, and in favor
of restricted immigration. Tie whole COM
mittee killed the section relating to Sec
tartan appropriations and inserted the
small crumb in favor Of restricted immi-
grafton. I understand that the defeat Of
the plank against sectarian appropria-
tions was brought about through the in
huence OF Archbishop Ireland, who was
constantly on the watch to prevent any
thing of that kind. and who succeeded in
defeating the plank. We do not expect
that the democratic national convention
Will 1ndorse any Of the principles of the
order. In fact, its open opposition to the
order may be looked for. We will. there
fore, be left in the position of not giving
our support as a whole to any Of the par
ties. They have not done and will not do
anything for us. The order. however. will
get in Its work in congressional districts
and In state legislatures"
will anything be done about examining
the records OF democratic candidates for
the Chicago nomination." Mr.. Echols was
asked
You will remember that the Supreme
Council. which met here, abolished the
advisory board and left the matter of the
records of the democratic candidates in
tHe IdHuS OF the executive COmm1t tee.
There are so few democrats now announc-
ed who seem to stand a chance of secur-
Ing the nomination that we have not vet
done anything about looking into their
recogds"
Four Years Hence.
Mr.. Echols expressed the belief that the
order had gone hastily into politics re-
Gently, and that 1t would be better not to
embroil itself any further this year. He
0rrph hot
order would grow to such proportions that
1t would be sufficiently strong to dictate
exactly what 1t wants to the old parties,
and that they will recognize its strength
and do what 1t demands
The announcement having been made
several months ago by leaders that the
A. P. A. would support whatever party
tndorsed it's platform, Mr. Echols was ask
ed what would be the consequence should
the populists meet at ST. Louis. put out
candidates and indorse the A. p. A. He
had not considered that seriously enough
to think OF 1t as a probability and did not
feel like making an answer.
Mr.. Echols Going West.
President Echols will leave here about the
10th or 18th Of next month on a lecturing
tour Of the west. and will probably be ac-
companied by Representative Linton, who
is now in the city. They will speak in Chi
cago on the 14th of July. and will go from
there to Kansas City. Cheyenne and Den
yer. They will spend three days in Colo
rado, which ia one Of the strongest A. P A.
states In the country. Later on they will
go to Oregon. and wind up in Alaska
To Fight Mr.. Mudd.
From responsible source it Is learned
that the A. P. A. leaders of the fifth con-
gressional district Of Maryland are prepar-
ing to make strong fight on ex-Congress-
man Mudd If he is again renominated by
the republicans Of that district, and as his
nomination appears to be almost certain,
the members Of the order feel that they
can begin the fight in advance An at
tempt will be made to have the democratic
congressional convention nominate a man
who will be acceptable to the ORDER but If
this is not done. 1t is asserted that an inde-
pendent candidate will be put into the field.
and will be supported solidly by the order.
A patriotic meeting, under the auspices
of the council at Laurel, Nd, will be held
at that place on the 7th Of July, at which
the A. P. A. Is expected to make its posi-
tion clear. Supreme President Echols Su-
preme Chaplain Gottwald, Supreme secre-
tary Palmer. Representative Linton and
others have been invited. and have ac-
cepted invitations to be present and speak
Charles J. stockman is the chairman Of
the A. r: A. congressional committee Of
the district. and it is said that he will be
one OF the leaders in the fight against the
election of Mr.. Mudd.
Talk of n Third Ticket.
A story sent out from Louisville is to the
effect that the A. P. A. men in Kentucky
are not pleased with the result at St. Louis.
and. having no idea that any concessions
will be made at Chicago have begun a
movement to put a straighout A. p. A.
ticket in the field. In connection with the
nomination of the alleged A. P. A. party
the name of Representative Linton is mem
toned, and it is proposed to put a Ken
tucky man on for second place. The story
says that a@conference of the leaders will
be held in few days to determine what
they will do.
Among those in Washington who are
posted as to the aims Of the A. P. A, lead
ers the Louisville story is not believed.
PreHident Echols. no doubt, knows what
he is talking about when ne says the order
will take no part in the coming election
as a whole. He Is a democrat, and for tina
reason might possibly not be cognizant
Of the movements Of those Of an inde-
pendent turn of mind. but all the chances
are that he is aware Of all that is being
done.
To Give Politics n Rest.
Since the quarrel in the supreme council
over the matter Of Major Mckinley, the
majority Of the members Of the order have