The evening times., 1896-10-20
Il MoN[i the guests ut the Ebbitt House
Is Samuel p. Putnam, president OF

I Is Samuel z. Putnam, president OF
the American Secular Union.
Tie object OF this association, says Mr..
Putnam. Is the purginE Of all legislation IN
the United States of sectarian laws.
LAWS emCuIy yang The tame OI the Deity as
well as laws favoriEg a Puritanic sabbath
are the objects OF attack by this association.
Every year at the rnbiing Of Congress
there is u battle royal III Washington be
tween another organization which wishes
tu have placed IN the Constitution the state
ment that this Is Christian nation and
wishes 10 have laws passed making com
pulsUry the observation Of Sunday, and the
Secular Union which opposes these move
ments
Last year. says President Putnam, TIE
uuiun WIS able 10 successfully combat Il
propUs ition to amend the Constitution So
as 10 commit the United States to the ell
actmeut eutofseCtarianieg of legislation and also two
spec ific laws enforcing sabbath observance.
Mr. Putnam has just Come from tour
through the Mississippi and Northwestern
States, where his association has the great
est strength He is III Washington repre-
senting the interests OF his order at the
SpiritualiSis' convention, Which lie to take
place this week.
Almost all Spiritualists are in sympathy
with the ideas represented by the Secular
Union. and Mr. Putnam proposes to have
Conference with the leaders to see how
their Joint interests may lie furthcred.
There are in all, says Mr.. Putnam. about
10 900 members Of his order scattered
throughout the United States, ana almost
ten times as many more, W lao are in accord
with its ideas, but who have not affiliated
themselves with the union.
The Union, lie says, promises treat in
the near future to its sympathizers in the
visit of George W. Foote, president OF
the National Secular Union of Great Britain,
who is expected to arrive In New York
next Thursday.
Next Saturday he will address large
meeting at CBickering Han. after which he
Will proceed to Chicago. in order to be
in Attendance upon the annual convention
OF the Secular Union there. on his way
TO Chicago Mr.. Foote will address au-
dicnces in the various cities through which
be- passes.
He will be panied by Henry T.
Watts another leader of the movement in
Great Britain
he OIteB QUpteu blbuCstt sd lying "
the effect that "A prophet is not
without honor, save in his own coun-
try. cannot be applied to the case of Ma jor
Mckinley, as is testified by Mr.. W. d.
Drake. of Cleveland, Ohio, who is a guest
at Wizards.
Mr.. Drake says that among both political
friends and political enemies, there is not
Il man In Ohio who has more personal popu-
larity then the Republican candidate.
Everyone " ho meets him goes away with
a feeling of respect and friendship, for they
cannot help seeing they have met n man
who is the soul of honor, and who has all
the attributes of true gentleman.
To show the impression which Mckinley
makes upon hsvisitors, Mr.. Drake narratesa
dialogue whic h took place between a
fellow -tOwnsman of his named Holland and
Major Mckinley.
Mr.. Holland, upon being introduced to the
latter, thinking to say something pleas
ant. remarked:
~ wish. major, that were as sure of
going to heaven as you are Of being our next
President
The answer he received was something
of a startler, for the major said, soberly:
Well, there is this difference between
US, Mr.. Holland: your side of the question
lies in your own hands, while mine is in the
hands of the people. However. hope that
they Will both turn out as we wish them"
This was giving a serious turn to what had
been meant for a pleasantly, but Mr.. Hol-
land, falling in with SO sensible 4 view Of
the matter, said:
"well, I'll promise yol this, major; they
Will both turn out as we wish them if any
effort of mine can make them do So
And he kept his word, for from a luke
warm Republican lie has become one of the
most energetic workers in the State, and
it will be owing no little to his individual
efforts if Mckinley gets as large ma iority
in til at district as he has been promised.
In closing, Mr.. Drake predicted that Ohio
will go Republican by $4,000 ma ajority.
= ". GLIDDEN, of Boston, a guest
L. at the Metropolitan, is stanch ad-
vocate of the yellow metal. He
said last night:
II own q yellow cat. with yellow eyes
and a golden voice which I intend to pre-
sent to Major Me Kinley at the White House
after he takes his seat in the Presidential
chair on March A."
Mr.. ID. II. Warner, the President.
Editor Times: 1t was Mr.. B. II. Warner,
| not Mr.. r. H. Wagner, who was elected
president of the Maryland Republican Club
| last night. An. evident typographical error