| Show 1 P WIN its attitude towards the parties A claim that religion cuts no figure further all statements regarding ahe withdrawal of congressman ConR ressman cllnton from the presidential contest are unauthorized by tho order he Is the candidate of the association cincinnati 0 april 20 judge J II 11 D stevens chairman of the national advisory committee ot the A P A ia in cincinnati and it is said bield a conference with the ohio members of the today ho baa sent following statement to the united press so mans canaras canards and malicious falsehoods have been circulated by opponents of the A P A regarding its attitude toward tho political parties the candidates of each for the office of president 0 the united and the platforms to be formulated at the respective national conventions that tho national advisory board oe the A P A through its executive committee and the campaign committee of the executive body respectfully requests the press to publish in the interests of fairness the following statement of facts first the contest this organization is making against the candi dancy of william mckinley is not directed against mr mckinley as a person because the members of the advisory board have no grievance against sir mckinley as a man but fight him aad will continue to feht fumat the convention ana at the polls because his kuplic record ia not consistent with conr standard of official character and the basia of our action will be set forth in incontrovertible form at tho proper time and lurther lurt ber regarding the various statements appearing in the newspapers for the paa week relative to the atrit tude of the A P A toward the candidacy of governor william mckinley for tho republican nomination at st louis one of the ohio state officials of the order said today most of ahe A P A in ohio while he was governor and his persistent disregard for or refusal to comply with the express desire of the organization are matters that are eil known and will be substantiated by indisputable evidence in due time as veil as the fact ahat he white governor almost invariably gave preference pre ferenci in his appointments to known enemies of the order the evidence of this is now being quietly gathered and while care will bo not to do him any injustice enough has been already obtained to warrant me in saying that the evidence will show governor mckinley to have in the past pursued such a course that no member of the A P A or kindred patriotic orders can support him and be true to their principles second that we make no fight against any man because ot his religion and it makes nc difference to what religious belief mr mckinley or any other candidate hos allegiance and that we anre not opposing mr mckinley in the personal interest of any other candidate third that wo made every effort consistent with our manhood and our dignity as members of an organization of four million voters to reach mr mckinley but without success fourth that congressman Cone ressman gros lenors statement that he did not refuse to see the committee that be did not virtually insult the committee in tho langua a of liis refusal to meet it after requests made both by sergeant at arma russell of missouri and congressman W S lanton that the statements to tho contrary are malicious liea are aliat congressman grosvenor treated the committee in precisely alie manner as described by thu committee in tho statement to which mr grosvenor so abusively makes reply fifth that nil staterooms state rooms congressman linkons Lin tons withdrawal fri in ile noial contest were sent out in the interest of certain presidential can dilates di dates that all such statements were unauthorized and circulated by the opponents of this organization to defeat its aims sixth that mr linton is not a candidate for president in any sense that lie ia making a personal effort in such direction or that he is directing any such movement on abo contrary tho movement in his behalf waa a spontaneous movement having its birth in the love which the organization acara the man who has so bravely stood squarely upon tho principles of this organization mr linton is one of the acknowledged kadera of organization and is and will bo at st louia our candidate for president and such wo knor him to be too bod an american to refuse todo what abo patriotic of this country request of him e the movement to honor him did not aud directly or indirectly its initiative with him set the organization should pay no attention to tho press dispatches denying the candidacy ot mr binlon as ibey are sent out in the interests of ct ertain presidential candidates and to contuse the members of the A P A and to harmonize ita actions for this ro eon abo campaign and propaganda committee has embodied and will embody all public statement regarding every act ot it in tho form of special circulars all public statements not signed by tho chairman or the members of tho committee or in the form of an interview with them the organization should consider to bo unauthorized or lies mado out 0 whole cloth J H D national advisory committee and chairman of the propaganda committee 0 P secretary |
