The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-30
IT'S ALL GIVEN AWAY
Impossible to Maintain Secrecy in
Phiipsburg Countil of the A. P. A.
MANY MEMBERS SUSPECTED
Charges Preferred Against One
3 Man for Being Too Thick
With Senator Sigh and
Frank D. Brown.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
sAs Philipsburg, April 29.-The A. p. As.
are having quite a time among them
selves since the late municipal cleo
ton In this city. The election referred
to was an A. p. A. contest, although
this fact was not published at the time.
and as the result was not satisfaction,
TO that secret band Of misfit patriots
tney are now preferring all sorts of foo
bers. '
As a sample of their work the follow.
ing communications under one cove,
was handed to member whose name
for the present shall be Mr. Blank
Phiiipsburg Council No. Is, A. p. A.
April 20, 1896
Friend-Enclosed in this notice
transmit a copy of charge and specif-
cations preferred against you by Friend
Quivey OF above named council. The
same was referred to a committee on
nearing consisting of c. b. Rust. M. A
Caul, c. A. Dfnsmore, Joe Luty and M
w. Builard. The officers of said COM
mittee will notify you of the time and
pace to appear for answer. Yours in
r. r. q +. o. j. Quivey.
Philipsburg, Mont, April rs, 1896.
Friend-The committee on hearing on
the charge and specifications preferred
oy FRIEND Quivey against you will meet
at l. 0. o. F. hall. Sunday, April 26.
1850 at : p. m to hear the testimony
IN the case. You are hereby notified
TO be present and sustain or defend the
same. Yours in F. p & p.
Joseph Luty. Chairman.
t. Kaul, Secretary. -
(Copy)
Philipsburg, Mont, April i. 1896.
10 the Officers and Members of Coun-
Gil No. IL, State of Montana:
The undersigned, a member of Coun-
Gil NO. IL of the state of Montana, does
hereby charge Friend of said |
council, with conduct unbecoming a |
friend and member of the order. and |
the grounds of this charge are more |
particularly set forth in the following |
specifications. to-wdt:
The above named has been /
seen in company with DIR. James M. |
Sigh and Frank d. Brown, who are |
known enemies to this council. having
been seen entering the Offices of both /
at different times Immediately upon
leaving the council meetings and n is
the belief of the undersigned that he
has been divulging secrets of this coun- |
Gil. Yours in f. p. & p. |
o. j. Quivey.
DIR. Sigh was seen by the Standard
reporter and said that he knew moth
ing about the matter and cared less:
did at their secret meetings but was
not aware before that they held secret
meetings; he had always supposed that
the A. r. A. was a public affair with
no secrets and a membership made up
principally of apostate Roman Catho-
lies and foreigners.
Mr.. Brown was not In town and won't
De able to appear before the inquisi-
ton to testify against MIR. Blank and
tell how much he knows about the in
ner workings of the A p. AS, but IL
he doesn't know all about II, II is be-
cause he has not had time to listen to
the many tales voluntarily brought to
him. -
1t is hardly fair to call the Philins-
burg A. p. AS. a secret society, as its
every act Is known to the outside world
ana II worth the while almost a full re-
port of every important meeting held
Dy them for the past four months could |
be published. and the funny part OF 1t
all Is that they are so blind as not to |
know the people, not one but several.
VINO give their secrets away The tale
bearer in-chief has not yet been dis
covered. nor Is he likely to be for some |
time, as he is very numerous and very
active In preferring charges of one
KIND and another against truer and
better men. II anything of Importance
should transpire in either the Philips
burg or New Chicago lodges there is
no reason on earth why the daily pa
pers should not contain a full report of
the proceedings the following day. The
names of all of the members. the
names of the officers the names of the
appointed to interview
prospective new members, the names
of aspirants for county Offices the
names OF the fellows selected to pre-
side and TO make nominating speeches l
IN republican conventions, the names
of any members who may have with
drawn and upon application for REIN
statement the names of those who were
sent out TO purchase nice, clean, new {
so that all could vote who
wished, all, all are known to the hated :
papists and TO the more hated Protest.
INT independent American citizens who
nave never denied that they were born I
. the United States and willing to II
ibide, by its constitution.
About the next job for the country 4 ?
'avers to attend to here is the repub-
lean primaries and county convention.
md this little matter is said to be al y
eady settled. o
There may be republicans here who
10 not belong to the A. p. A, but all
4 the A. p, As. are republicans: that
3, all who belong are dominated and :
controlled by republican crowd. and
[ is said that the machine is in good .
working order and can be expected 10
10 good job when the republican con-
ention meets A. p. A. republicans
vho are glad that they are republic
ans. are wearing Mckinley badges,
nd when told that he has been de-
ounced as Romanist in disguise.
hey smile, look wise, but still wear the
adge. and If the Granite county re-
ubhcan delegation to the state con-
ention are caught voting for McKin-
y delegates to st. Louis no one need
e surprised. Senator Tom Carter has
lany admirers here among all parties.
xcept of course the A. p. A party
ow in absolute control of republican
I'M IN this country, but IL he wants
he Granite county delegation to vote
,r him he would better bring that \
anTa old check hook along u