The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-04-23
A. p. 4. AND M.KINLEY.
Circular from the Advisory Doard-Chargeo
 Denied by Editor Morrow.

Circular from the Advisory Board-Chargea Denied by Editor Morrow.
 BOSTON. April l6.-A circular was issued last night by the secretary of the advisory board of the American Protective association from which these excerpts are taken:
 After several months quiet, persistent, painstaking investigation as to the standing and records of these candidates on our princf- pies and American questions, the executive committee of the national advisory board re- gently met in Washington, and New York, where, during several sessions, with the majority gathered. the statements tabulated and the reports submitted were carefully ex- amined and discussed Among the conclusions reached were these:
 First-That 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.
 Second-After carefully analysing the evil dence adduced the committee found to be true the charges made against one of the candi- dates, viz, ex-Gov. Mckinley, of discriminat- ing in his appointments in favor of Romanists and against American Protestants. because the latter were members Of the American Pro- tective association.
 Third-Among the managers and active sup porters, secret or public, of Mai Mckinley, are Richard Kerens, Romanist, of Missouri, who has again and again, in the public press, denounced the A. P. A or ganization in the most vindictive terms, and sought, but in vain, to have the national republican committee de- nounce the organization; also Stephen Elkins, Of West Virginia.
 Fourth-Of the other candidates, viz: Will liam B. Allison, of Iowa: Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania; Senator Cullom, of Illinois Gov Bradley, of Kentucky: Gov. Morton. of New York: ex-President Harrison and Thomas B. Reed, the committee was satisfied with their Amercanism and sympathy with the principles of the order.
 The committee regrets that 1t has been un- able to make any statement with respect to candidates of the democratic party from the fact that as yet no candidates have come to the surface
 AN AUTHORIZED DENIAL BY MORROW.
 CLEVELAND, O., April i6-The fol- lowing statement was given to the As sociated press by James R. Morrow, editor of the Cleveland Leader, a news- paper which perhaps more nearly rep resents Mckinley than does any other paper:
 Persons who contend to be conspicuous mem- bers of the A P. A have given circulation to the statement that Hon. William Mckinley is member of the Ancient Order Of Hibernians; that MT. NJ. H. Hanna, who is MT. McKinley's personal and political friend. is Roman Cath ollie: that Mr. Boyle, Mir. Mckinley's private secretary, is also a Catholic, and, finally, that while MT. Mckinley was governor of Ohio his appointments were largely made from the membership of certain religious denomi- nation. It is urged, therefore, that MT. Mo- Kinley is not the right kind of an American This statement is untrue in part and in whole Mir. Mckinley is not member of the A. O. H. nor of the A. P. A. However, he is Q Free Mason, a comrade of the G. A. R., 8 member of the Union Veteran union, of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion, of the Loyal Legion, and of a college fra ternity. And these are the only secret so- cieties with which Mir. Mckinley has any con- nection whatever.
 The charge that his appointments to ofilce while he was governor of Ohio were largely made from the Roman Catholic church, or any lieves all men should be permitted to worship God in the manner that squares with con- science.
 am authorized to say that MT. Mckinley knows nothing whatever about the application of a committee from any organization to visit him at Canton. He has never refused to meet any person or any committee of any kind. nor declined to have any committee interview him upon any subject whatever. It should be stated also that both MT. M H. Hanna and Mr. Boyle are lifelong members of the Protestant Episcopal church. I make this statement in behalf of truth, so that every American citizen may know the exact facts