The morning times., 1896-05-19
ADVISORY BOARD RETIRED
A. P. A. Disc lntinues a Com
mitteesof The Order.
ORDI R MORE INVESTIGATION
Final Session of the Convention Di-
rects the Supreme Executive Board
to Examine the Status Of Remaining
PresidentialCandi Ia is
Have Equal Favor.

The American Protective Association
adjou rned yesterday evening about
O'Clock.
The closing day was marked by the ac-
complishmcnt of much business, the most
important OF which was the discontinuance
OF tue advisory board as committee Of
the order.
1t was without any reflection upon the
old board, said the mover OF the motion,
and is only to facilitate the handling OF
political matters. The members OF the
board maintained no fight for self-preserya
tion, and after eXpla nations and commen-
dations the advisory board went out Of
existence.
A motion made later in the day, that the
status of remaining Presidential candidates
be investigated by the supreme executive
board, prevailed.
WILL FAVOR DEMOCRATS.
The supreme executive board is COM
posed of Supreme President Echols, Su-
preme Vice President II. S. Williams OF
Boston, Supreme Treasurer Campbell OF
Minnesota. Supreme Chaplain Gottwald OF
this city, Supreme Secretary Palmer OF
Montana and Secretary Of State Swain OF
California.
AS several OF this committee are Demo
Gratis. the most prominent of whom is Su-
preme President Echols of Georgia, it is
believed the Democratic party will receive
equal consideration at the hands OF the
"a ho nnt1I ~
party at the hands of the advisory board.
There were no new developments in the
Grosven0r- Stevens controversy after yes
terday afternoon, but Judge Stevens yet
| remains in Washington and is ready for the
| affray should Gen. Grosveuor promulgate
1t.
KANSAS CITY WINS.
One action of the supreme council which
marked the closing hours was the Selection
OF Kansas City, No, as the meeting place
| Of the, next supreme council
Baltimore and California both put up gooC
fights for it, but Missouri was strong ant
| met with success
| President Ecnols will look about for
headquarters In a day or two aud will
| permanently locate In Washington, wher,
1t is believed the Woman's American Pro
tectiye Association will hold it's annual con,
ventiou next October
AGAINST MKINLEY.
| At a meeting of delegates to the supreme
council, representing twenty different States
held last evening after the council ad
journed, the following preamble and resolu
tions were unanimously adopted:
whereas. the supreme council of tht
American Protective Association OF tht
| United States at its session Saturday even
ing by unanimous vote adopted the repor
of the national advisory board, WHICH report
indorsed the action of the executive com
mittee of said board, and in plain languag,
said that the executive committee wa!
justified In publishing the political affil
iation of Mckinley wittNhe Roman politica
hierarchy, which affiliation is proven b,
the affidavits of reputable members of tn
order, and which affidavits have never beeI
controverted, except by the unsworn state
IEent of Ma jor Mckinley himself, and
Whereas, Major Mckinley did on MAY
IA, 1896, to a committee Of the nationa
advisory board in the city of Canton
Ohio, state that he heartily approved the
principles of the American Protective As
sociation, and on the following day CAV
all interview to the press denying tha
he had met such a committee, thus givin,
lie to the report of the committee, whicl
was composed of honorable and trutbfu
gentlemen, and
BADGERED BY A LOBBY.
"Whereas, the members of the suprem
council have during its session beer
bounded and badgered by large NICK inle,
lobby, composed Of members and non-mem
bers of the order that used the most dis
reputable blackmailng methods to dis
credit the advisory board and to turn tn,
supreme council into q Mckinley ratifica
ton meeting, and having signally failed t.
clear Mckinley of the consequences o
his pro-papal political record today, afte
two-thirds of the delegates had starte,
for home, attempted to take revenge b
abolishing the national advisory board, anc
accomplished the same by a vote of sc
to 20.
Resolved, That we, the delegates, ir
condemnation meeting assembled, de
nounce the unwarranted interference O
the paid Mckinley lobby with the affair
of the order, and denounce the cowariI,
denial by Mckinley of his Endorsement {
the principles of the order given by hin
to our committee; aud,
Resolved, That because of his record, a!
reported by the national advisory board
we he with pledge ourselves to, by GU
feat"