The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-01
SLATTERY UNMOLESTED
lie Was Protected, However, by the
Police and Many Citizens.
ANTI-cATHoL1cs ARE ORGANIZING

Tho Ex-Prlest Declares His Intention to
Remain In Savannah Until He Can Walk
the Streets without Police Escort-A
Very Bitter Feeling.
SAvANNAH, March There has been
aiiother day and night Of intense excite
mont in Savannah. Feeling seems to run
high, though there were no hostilitles yes
terday. In the afternoon Mrs. Slattery
lectured to 600 women in Odd Fellows
hall. Sho and her husband were escorted
to the hall by officers. Many OF the ladies
at the1ecturo were escorted to the hall by
their husbands. Police were stationed in
the square on which the hall fronts and
on the streets. No one was allowed to
lolter about the building. Toward the close
of tho lecture crowds collected in the vicin
ity, and Slattcry and his wife were fol-
lowed to their hotel by hundreds.
Last night Odd Fellows hall was
crowded to its limit, and many were
turned away. Fully II thousand men were
in the hall, and II is understood that u
large proportion were armed. On all sidcs
men were heard saying that they were
ready for mob. Outside the hall the en-
tire police force, with the exception of a
few men scattered through the audience,
tire vicinity of the hall, The police kept
continually on the move, and no crowd
was allowed to congrcgato near the build
ing
Inside the hall there was a scene Of en-
thusiasm. Slattery received an ovation,
and throughout his lecture he was ap-
plauded and cbeered when he declared that
the riot Tuesday night had shown the ne
cessity of Protestant organization. The
wild cheering lasted several minutes and
was vigorously resumed when he said:
"Got the A. p. A. or the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, and you will
have no more such demonstrations again !
free speech We must meet the Ancient
Order of Hiberniuns with the American
Protective association, and show them
that it Is not necessary to get their pormis-
sion to have a lecture in Savannah"
Slattery then declared that he was not
here in the interest of the A. p. A., but
that aftor the riot he had wired the ma
tional president and an organizer would
be here in twcntyfour hours.
This was received with moro cheers. AT
the close of the lecture there were three
cheers given for Slattery, and many went
forward and signed paper promising tc
unite with either of the orders he had
y
the hotel by u large body Of police. Sew
eral hundred of those who had heard hin
followed to assist in protecting him
While there were many people on the
streets TO the hotel there was no demon
stration made against the ex-prest, OK
copt hisses.
Slattery announced last night that hi
intended to remain in Savannah until h,
could walk its streets without police pro
lection. His presence here will keep NJ
the excitement, which has been intensifiet
by the announcement that the A. =. A
organization would be perfected ut once
Conservative mon on both sides deplor
the existing situation.
Fifteen OF the mon said to have beeI
prominent in the troubles of Tuesda.
night were arrested yesterday. -Four @
them We're tried, Of whom three We're sen
TO Jail for thirty days, Other arrests ar
b. follow