The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-19
ARE AGAINST M'KINLEY.
American Protective Association Prom.
iseS to Do All In Its Power to Defeat
the Tariff Champion.

Washington, May 1S-The American
Protective association supreme council
closed its sessions today, but few dele
gates remaining to the adjournment.
The most important action was that of
disseminating the advisory board which
was accomplished after a long discus
sion in which it was specifically stated
that recent developments in the Nc
kinley boycott had nothing to do with
the action and no reflection upon Judge
Stevens. the chairman, was intended.
The supreme council composed of the
supreme officers of the organization re-
places the advisory board and this body
was by resolution directed to pass upon
the status of the presidential candidates
of Republican. Democrat and other
parties and report publicly on them.
Washington was adopted as the per-
manent headquarters of the American
Protective association and Kansas City
selected as the next place of annual
meeting.
Four of the principal officers were
elected Saturday ana the list was COM
pleted today as follows:
supreme secretary. w. j. Palmer,
Butte. Mont. supreme treasurer, +. G..
Campbell. Minneapolis. Mimi; supreme
sergeant at arms, j. w. Ellis, Indian
territory; supreme guard, w. b. How
ara. ONlana, NeD.; supreme sentinel, Il.
$. Henson, Columbus. Ohio.
The convention closed with a public
mass meeting tonight which was pre-
sided over by Congressman Linton.
AT a meeting of delegates to the su-
preme council, representing twenty diff
terent states. held this evening after
the council adjourned, the following
preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, the Supreme council of the
American Protective association of the
United states at its session Saturday cv-
ening, by unanimous vote adopted the
report OF the national advisory board,
which report endorsed the a. don of the
executive committee of said board and in
/ piain language said that the eNecuti ye
committee was justified in publishing the
| political aiiiliation of Mckinley with the
Roman political hierarchy, which aftllia-
| non is proven by the ailidavits of reputa-
| Die members of the order, and which atii-
davits have never been controvcrted, cx.
| cept by the unsWorn statement of Ma ioI
| Mckinley himself: and
| Whereas, Major Mckinley did on May
| ~, 1876 to committee of the national al.
| visory board in the city of Canton. O..
! state that he heartily approved the prin.
! ciples OF the American Protective asso
| citation and on the following day gave ar
interview to the press denying that h,
! had met such u committee, thus giving q
lie TO the report of the committee which
! was composed of honorable and truthful
| gentlemen, and
Whereas. The members of the Supreme
! council nave during its session beer
/ bounded and badgered by a large NrEin
| ley LOBBY composed of members ana non
members of the order that used the mos
disrepulablc matchmaking methods to dis
credit the advisory board and to turn tn,
| supreme council into il Mckinley ratiii
cation meeting and having signa,ly fa.iot
TO clear MCKINLEY of the consequences {
ms plo-papal political record. today afte
= tWo-thirds of the delegates had starte,
for home, ATTEMPTED to take revenge b,
aboiiShng the national advisory board an,
accomplished same by vote of 30 to %
Resolved, That we. the delegates /,
condemnation meeting, assembled, lie
| nounce the unwarranted Interference o
the paid Mckinley lobby with the affair
of the order and denounce the cowardl,
| denial by Mckinley of his endorsem en-
of the principles of the order given by hin
TO our committee: and,
Resolved, That because of his record n
reported by the national advisory board
we herewith pledge ourselves TO- by our I'm
fluence and efforts. accomplish his defeat