Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-25
THE POPS JOIN THE A. P. A.
THEY ARE KNITTING a Union
woRKMAs on THEIR TICKET
simply because He n n Catholic ana
the A. II. As Have Given IL out That
They Want the Republican, Me-
Campbell, Elected.


Well, Wen Welt
Who would have thought r.?
The Populists OF Tarrant county
have entered into a deal with the A.
=. A.. and in addition 10 their various
other cries- the Pops Will hereafter
shout. Down with the Pope!"
The Gazette Is informed through sew
eral sourcas--all absolutely reliable
that the American Protective Asso-
citation held a meeting at hall in the
Third ward one night during the last
week, the attendance numbering over
sixty members. Political matters In
general were discussed. the tickets In
the field IN this county receiving es-
pecial attention. As every one knows,
the sole mission Of the a. T.. ~ is
to make war on the Catholic church
and its followers The A. T.. A. never
lets an opportunity pass where 1t can
injure a Catholic. SO when their at
tention was directed TO the fact that
Mr. Il. O'Keefe. n dcvout Catholic and
prominent union workingman. is the
candidate for constable on the Popu-
list ticket, they saw II chance to strike
Catholicism "a blow As before stated,
they held n meeting last week, and II
is said upon unlmpcachablc authority,
that the A. =. A. appointed q COM
mlttoe 10 wait upon the ringlenders OF
the Popullst party Of this city and
demand that MIR. OKecfe be TRADED
on" II seems that Mr.. O'Keefe drop
ped onto the game" TO use II slang eX-
presslon), and told the Popullst man
ayers that II they betrayed him he
would withdraw from the ticket and
tell why he did so, and would. in
addition, do all in his power to defeat
the entire Pop ticket This declaration
left the Popullsta between the devil
and the deep blue sea" They did not
want to antagonize the 4. T. AS.
neither could they afford to openly de-
sort Mr.. O'Kccfe. Judging from subse-
quent events. It can be positively as
serted that the Populists have TRADED"
Mr.. O'Keefe and viii throw all the
support at tholr command to Mr. Camp
bell, the Independent candidate for
constable, who. by the way. Is a Re
publican That Mr., O'Keefe has been
stabbed" admits of no doubt. from
the fact that Pupulist candidates have
distributed Mr. Campbelrs cards in
addition to their own and have left
.O'Kecfe 10 fight his own battle
single-handed.
Mr.. OTtccfe is loud In his denun-
citation OF she manner In which he
has been treated, and IL Justly in
Atlttl tDtl nc tHuhli ne prosecuted on
account OF his religion. especially when
his prosecutors are those whom he
regarded as his frlends-ln fact, condi-
dates on the same ticket
MIR. O'Eeete Informed several Of his
friends that he was on his way to n
newspaper office last Saturday to write
his withdrawal from the race when
he wns persuaded by Popuilst friends
to abandon such intention and con-
tinue his candidacy despite the trench
cry Of his fellow oiiloe-sceker8 on the
Popullst ticket.
a weli-lsnown member of the Broth
crhood Of Locomotive Engineers, who
runs passenger train on the Fort
Worth and Denver road. says III the
POPS ever had u chance Of winning,
they have killed that chance by the
uanner in which they have allowed
tho A. =. a. to use them. When Pop
candidates distribute tho campaign
cards OF Mr., McCampbell and lenvc
oTIeefe tc paddle his own canoe, it
locks bad. 10 say the 'caat"
V0rly. the Popullsts In their eager
rtss Ia catch votes from all sources,
selves, n they ever summon enough
courage TO enter another campaign, II
* safe to say they viii never again
entertain any proposition to trade a
candidate. especially ON account OF his
religious belief
Mr.. O'Kccfc has decided not to with
draw, being assured by his friends
that the attempted trCachery OF the
populists have strengthened his cause
and that he win run far ahead of the
ticket
The Populist ticket hns certainly lost
many votes on account OF this mat