Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-16
The A. P. A. to Soon Issue an
Official Circular.
SPECIFIC CHARGES TO Be MADE
President EchoIs Thinks Mckinley
Will Garry Kentucky.
R ES U 1t OF "A VISIT

Within few days the final attack Of the
American Protective Association on Candi-
date Bryan will be made This much was
learned this morning by a Star reporter.
The matter which Is to go to the country
attacking him Is now in the hands of the
printer. At the supreme headquarters of
the order, in the building at the southwest
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street, the supreme officers decline to dis
cuss the matter, but do not deny that the
Attacks to be made. They do not want the
verbatim attack to go to the public until
1t first reaches the members of the order.
The attack is to appear in the shape of a
circular and will be distributed by millions
OF copies. 1t will, it is understood, be given
widest circulation in Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia. 1t will also go to all
the lodges throughout the country. 1t will
be an official attack, and will go out with
the official seal of the order attached This
Is dlfferent from the Linton speeches which
nave been circulating. These do not con-
tain the official Endorsement of the supreme
officers.
What the Attack Is.
The circular will, it is said, contain sew
eral things. The first will be an interview
which Supreme President Echols recently
gave Star reporter, giving the attitude of
the order in this fight. The next will be an
interview which appeared in the Philadel-
phla Press several months ago. 1t was an
Interview with Mr. Bryan on matters re-
lating to the A. p. A. This interview is
construed as hostile to the order. Follow
Ing this Will be a communication which ap-
peared in a st. Louis paper, signed by a
man alleged to be close friend of Candi-
date Bryan. This article was particularly
severe IN the organization. The last thing
will be letter from Candidate Bryan him.
self. This letter has never been made pub
lie 1t was in answer to letter written
MIN by Washington member of the A.
T. A. In this letter the Washington man
asked Mr.. Bryan two Observation-Disclosures
he was member of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics. branch of the A.
p. A, and whether he believed in the prin-
cip!es of the American Protective Associa-
tioh. Mr.. Bryan replied that he was not a
member Of the first-named organization and
that he did not believe in any secret Or
ganization which diScriminates against any
church. The letter is said to have been
short but frank. 1t was not signed by Mr..
Bryan himself, but for him by his secretary.
The foregoing include the specific charges
in the attack. Mr.. Bryan's letter itself is
expected to have great weight in deciding
how the members of the A. p. A. Will vote
at least, it is thought SO by the supreme
officers. Other things, 1t is said. will be
limited at in the circular, but the specific
charges it will contain have been enume-
rated.
The Order is Not Solid.
The attitude of the A. P. A. in this cam
paign was first mentioned in The Star
From the article which appeared in The
Star the supreme officers here have been
flooded with letters. These, it is said, show
that the order is not unanimous in the
fight being made on Bryan. A good many
silver men are sending protests against the
fight being waged. They are silver men
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order, and they propose to stick to the can.
didate of the Chicago convention. Presi-
dent Echols believes that three-fourths OF
the members of the order will vote against
Bryan, and is confident of the latters de-
feat. He admits that there is large silver
sentiment in the order in the west and
middle west. This sentiment was manifest
when the SUPP eme Council met here early
IN the summer An attempt was then
made to introduce resolution committing
the order to the free coinage of silver and
1t was STAYED off. Among those who were
then in favor of the white metal, and who
Is now against the fight on Bryan, was ex-
Supreme President Trayner
Mr.. Echols Talks of Kentucky,
President Echcls has returned from Ken.
lucky. in which he spent some time among
the councils Of the order. He was in Louis
Vile four days. and made several public
and number of fraternal speeches. The
order is strong in Louisville, Mr.. Echols
says. 1t is claimed that it elected Mayo1
Todd two years ago, and also elected Gov
ernor Bradley, who is member Of the
order.
.'of the 1900 voters registered in Louis.
ville.' said President Echols, $4,000 tc
II, COO are members of our organization,
They hold the balance of power I'm Louis
Vile and In the state of Kentucky. l did
not go to Kentucky on political affairs. as
We try to keep our secret work and politics
separate. What I am saying is as a citi.
zen. l believe. from what 1 learned from
conservative sources. that Louisville will
give majority for Mckinley of from
5000 to 10000. and this will be about his
majority In the state. The outlook is that
the vote in every other part of Kentucky
will be about stand-off The two parties
In other words. will go to Louisville with
about the same vote and the vote of thai
city Will decide the contest
Il believe that three-fourths of the mem
bers Of our order in Kentucky will vote
against Bryan. They have seen his record
and they can't vote for him after that"
Mr.. Echols says that Mayor Todd is re.
ceiving the backing of the Louisville A. p
AS for reelection, and that there are
three other candidates in the field-free siI.
yer democrat. gold standard democrat and
free silver A. p. A. -'.
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