The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-17
CATHOLICS TURNED DOWN.
I.P.k.,s PULL WIIH THE BUFFA 10
REPUBLICINS.

All The Ro-s- Catholic Assembly C.rsi-
dates Defeated sra Two a. p. A.
Candidates notwithstanding the Alder
-.u,e Nominations Dictated by the Or
gsrization-The A. y. A. sais TO Have ~
Lodge. II BuRsio, with 4,p1s Members.
BUFFALO Oct. 16.-The American Protective
Association sustained two defeats and achieved
= number of victories In the Republican con-
vsntions to-day. II required the exercise Of all
the manifold resources Of the Republican ma
chine TO defeat the plan of that organization to
prevent the nomination OF Daniel !. Kenenck
for District Attorney. Fear that the turning
down OF Kenenck would cost the rest Of the
ticket thousands Of votes made the Republican
managers insist that he should go on the ticket.
The A. p. A. took advantage OF the absence OF
Mr.. kenefck, who had gone TO Cleveland in re-
gard to the Gibbs murder case, TO run ticket
against him in all OF the wards Of the city except
four. They elected their delegates in number
Of the wards, and delegation from the various
lodges Of the order waited on the Republican
General Committee and demanded his scalp.
Kenefick is strong with the 1rish-American
voters and with the bar and II was conceded on
every hand that he deserved the nomination. as
he had done all tho work of the office for year
and half, while his superior George F. Quinby,
has been incapacitated by mental disease. When
his nomination was made in spite OF the pro-
tests of the A. p. A. men, they threatened openly
to bolt him at the polls.
The A. p. AS second defeat was encountered
In the Convention which nominated a candidate
for Congress from the Thrty-second district to
succeed Daniel v. Lockwood. The A. F. A.
elected one-third Of the delegates. sufficient, IL
was thought, TO accomplish the defeat OF Row
land b. Mahany, ex-Afinister to Ecuador, bril-
liant young protege Of James g. Blaine. Mr..
Mahany Is Protestant, but he is associated
with Father Grooming in editing the Catholic
Union aud Times, and is known as bitter foe of
After he had been nominated one Of his fol-
lowers introduced a resolution denouncing the
A. p. A: The Chairman, who was also a Ma
hany man. declared the resolution carried with
The A. +. A. made its influence felt in regard
single Catholic was named on the city ticket.
Mr.. Kenefck is the only Catholic on the county
member Of Assembly were defeated in ali the
districts, and in two OF the districts men known
to be am wh tne Ward a. esr.
these victories were repeated. Alderman VIII
liam X. Williams, representing the ward WHICH
embraces the swell part of the city and IL the
Republican stronghold. was defeated by a large
majority because he had refused to ioin the or
Roman Catholic politicians. Over half Of the
Aldermanic nominations were dictated by the
The growth Of this order in Buffalo and its
manner OF operations will be made the subject
u
Times. The first will appear in Thursday IS issue.
These articles have been carefully compiled.
and give full statistics from official sources The
information has been gathered for period COW
ering two years, and the paper Is in possession
lodges of the order for six months past.
II finds there are twenty-five lodges in Buffalo.
with total membership up to date of 1876.
IL will print the meeting place and the titles
by which the lodges are known and the list OF
officers. The article will relate the experiences OF
candidate for membership,wil describe his in
itation, give the grip and password, and report
yerbatum speeches OF prominent citizens harsh
ly criticising the Catholic Church. In an edi-
torial Father CroniR will say:
I'VE begin this week the expose Of the A. y.
A. conspiracy In this locality This first INSTALL
ment lie merely an Introductory, chapter to the
ceeding numbers of this paper. The docu-
ments in our possession read like the
secret DEGREES OF the Council OF Ten,
and show the systematic energy with which
the conspirators seek TO prescribe American
citizens OF Catholic faith from the various ave-
nues OF industrial. social. official, and political
life. We have waited patiently and long for
the particulars and proof of this devilish work.
and as we proceed to unmask the A. =. 4.
Moloch and hold II up 10 the gaze OF the people
OF Buffalo. we believe that every honest Ameri-
can heart will view the thing with loathing and
when the people OF Buffalo fully realize the
outrages that are being perpetrated by the
sassins that infest this community. we believe
they will thank the Union and Timss for I'M
heritae OF the American Constitution. which
the people OF the city cherish with reverence.
and they will crush the conspiracy that dares Ia
touch with sacrilegious hand this sacred ark OF
the nations covenant"
In the news columns of the paper the inter
ference OF the order in the Republican caucuses
and conventions Will be scored by Father
Cronin, who is himself IA Republican.