Show I A P A AAD IKRYAA WASHINGTON Oct 30Jehn W Echols president of te American Protective i Pro-tective Association today made a for I mal statement in regard to the accusation accusa-tion that he had drawn the order into I a fight with Mr Bryan I have done sad he scd only what I I was required to do at an execution of I the official minutes order at the time of the meeting of the supreme council In I this city in May will show In purcu atic of the last clause in the report i i which recommended that provision be made to ascertain the attitude of all the candIdates I have gwen to the j public the attitude of dr Bryan t0naJ j the principles of the brder I have HO given the record of Mr McKinley while Iin i congress because the supreme coun I i ell had already passed upon him and his record and declared him unobjectionable unobjec-tionable to the order This was suf ificient to prevent me from inquiring further into his record As to Mr Bryan an I have simply followed the instructions instruc-tions of tOut supreme council In regard I gard to the kicks which are being made l will say that 30 far I have heard of only four councils an4 two I suspended members making objection to what is being done |