Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-03

trick resorted to to get the list of names of
the members of the order" Mr.. McFreder-
ick was visited at his home last evening, and
made the following statement:
When saw the account of the Mechanics
circular affair in the paper this morning was
very much incensed. The idea of dragging the
order into politics IS foreign to the teachings
and constitution of the organization. / had no
idea that such a thing was being done. When
/ saw the circular and afterward the letters in
to-day's DISPATCH thought would tell you,
if you did not already know ii, the trick worked
to obtain the names used in mailing the cir
culars.
HOW THE NAMES WERE OBTAINED.
Last Monday was little late getting to
lodge, and when went into the ante-room L
found man waiting for me- He was intro
duced as James Cramson, of The american.
He told me he wanted list of the lodges
members to send out copies of The American,
in order to increase the papers circulation. l
told him to come inside but he SAID he dld not
have the password, so you can judge how good
Mechanic he was. 1 thought at the time that
all was right ana gave him the book, and he
left as he said, for his own council, ia, to get
its roll-book. AS proof that the circular came
through The american office, Cramson told me
TO cali for the roll-book at the ofhce aftes next
Tuesday.
Ifmy Council indorses Mr.. Collins action on
the circular will drop out and know have
some influence, too. II such thing is posi-.
BILE will have a resolution passed to-mOrrow
night, denouncing the action oil Stepnen CoI-
lins.
believe the American people were paid by
the County Committee to obtain the list of
Names for who would collect the names OIL ~
600 members for nothing? During the Bayne-
Shiras hght stephen Collins came 20 our our i9age a,
and talked against political action, anu 4 AN
surprised at this last move.
w. s. Nesbit, Esq, the well-known at-
torney OF All Grant street, who resides at
Tarentum, o member OF Tarentum Council
No. 81, Jr o. U. A. NJ, and an adherent
60 the sane political party NJ Mr.. Collins,
last evening left the following at The DIS
PATCH Office for publication. Mr. Nesbits
language was no less emphatic than that of
the circular appended:
DEMANDING AN INVESTIGATION.
TARENTuM, November . 1890.
We, the undersigned members of Tarentum
Council No. 81, Jr. o. u. A. A.. have read with
indignation tho letter which Stephen Collins,
Esq. the State Councillor Of our Order al,
dressed and mailed TO o. 3. Marshall, Esq. oI
Kittanning, Pa, aud Recording Secretary OF
Kiuanning Council No. 2S JT. U. u. A. NJ. IL
is well known that our order Is non-po-
litical nOE-partisan and purely patrlotlc;
ana the circular sent our TO our mem-
bers bv the Republican State Committee
to the effect that the Republican party Is the
champion of the doctrines OF the American
Mechanics and the Democratic party Is OPP
nosed TO our free school, system and that 70 per
cent of the vote for Robert Z. Pattison will
coma from those unalterably opposed to our
GLORIOUS free school system" we regard as one
of the meanesE tricks of low, political dena-
rocy on the eve of a great State election that
has come to our notice; it is gross insult 10
our order. whatever our political preterment
NAV be- and is a direct insult to our lntellgence
as American citizens. and bears its talsty on
That MFR. Stephen Collins. our State Council
or should attempt to prostitute the great Or
der of which he is the State head, by violating
b his solemn obligations, and in the face OF law
and morals attempting to boost the party OF his
political preferment, is a matter, to US, OF pro-
found astonishment and regret No matter
What our politics or preferences, we denounce
il as treason, high treason to the welfare oi our
/order We demand that Mr.. COLLINS snall pe
Y removed from his position of trust and honor,
THEIR VIEW OF THE MATTER.
Yes. Mr.. Collins, your dynamite expressed"
to Mr. Marshall, of Kirtanning, will indeed
prove boomerang" and in a way and manner
Won never dreamed Of We propose to take
action on the matter at our regular meeting
Monday evening, and request that all our SIS
ter councils do likewise.
W. 5. Nesbit w. w. Calpass,
W. H. Mahofey. w. ID. Berry,
E. H KennerdeI, wv. Goldsmith,
j. R Sklllen, w. A. DonneI,
Milo B. Stewart, John Eckenrod,
e. r. Calpass. l.. Z. Scnrott-
r l. Thompson Jas. A. Cooper,
Z. r. Goldsmith, A. ID. Conner.
Spargs Young, ii. w. Mateer,
W. H. jackson, NJ. w. Decker.
]. j. Finney.
Still another phase of the matter is in
dictated in the following special 10 THE
DISPATCH from Claysville:
On last Thursday. the Both ultimo, Mr.. r. c.
McCracken, Secretary of Claysvie Council
No 400 Ir., o. u. A. NJ. received one of Stephen
Collins now famous circulars. MI. McCracken,
At the time. refused to entertain the belief that
it was If official origin, and paid but little at
tenIion to the matter until to-day, when the
Marshall decoy letter article was shown him in
THE DISPATCH.
THREATEN TO RESIGN.
Upon its being again brought to Mr.. Nc
Cracken's notice he gave the circular close
inspection, and is now convinced it came from
headquarters, and is now not slow in express
ing his opinion of the matter.
When questioned regarding it he said to
THE DISPATCH correspondent tonight:
"When became a member of the Jr. o. u.
A. NJ it was represented to me as being non-
political organization, and during my six
months membership have not until now OBJ
served anything to cause me TO suspect other
wise. ] have talked with several of the men,
bers of our lodge. regardless of party, and
with one exception we are unanimous in our
intention 10 sever our connection with the
order"
All efforts to secure Mr.. Collins defense
from his friends proved unavsiling, one and
all declining TO speak for him IN his alb