Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16
A PUBLIC A. P. A. MEETING
Leaders in the Order Talk at Center Market
Hall
Principles of the Order Set Forth-A
Reply Made to Senator Glib
sons Criticisms.

1t Is eStlmdteQ Indt tQeTe were dDout
1900 people present at the A P. A mass
meeting at Center Market Hall last night.
1t was the first public meeting of the order
held in this city, and the attendance was
somewhat of a surprise. The entire audi
ence seemed to have been made up of friends
and members of the order and the enthu
siasm and applause were unbounded. Local
A. P A. men present expressed themselves
pleased at the success of the meeting. say
ing it would add many members to the Or
Ger in this city, and would strengthen the
order in all respects.
The singing was led by Rev. w. W. Dun
mire of Pennsylvania, the composer of the
songs on the program. The songs, which
were sold at three for cents. and were
freely bought, set forth in rhyme the
avowed sentiments of the order.
THE Little Red School House." SING to
the tune of 1.-The Old Oaken Bucket" was
one of the songs which inspired enthu-
siasm.
The proceedings were opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Hatton of Pennsylvania Judge
Stone of Kansas City, Mo-, was introduced
as chairman. In his remarks he said that
this meeting was held under the auspices
of the A. p A. councils of Washington. 1t
was the first public meeting the order had
held here, and it showed that the A. P. A.
was making progress and was gaining con-
fidence when it could hold such rousing
open meeting in the capital of the conn
try Then the speaker attacked The Cath
clio Church, and in the course of his re-
marks said: I'VE will elect as the next
President man who will not obey the
dictates of Mgr. Satolli. We intend that no
foreign government shall encroach any
further than it has. We will put man in
the Presidents chair who will say to the
pope: We want none Of your interior
ence.
object of the A. p. A.
At the conclusion of his remarks Chair
man Stone introduced Judge Jackson CT
Texas, who was loudly applauded. He Is
the supreme vice president of the A. P. A.
Judge Jackson said that the A. P. A. is
not without an object, and that it did not
propose that it's object should be thWarted.
He recited as the chief objects of the order.
restriction of immigration, the maintenance
of the free public school system of the
country and the complete separation uf
church and state.
At the conclusion Of his remarks Judge
Jackson was presented by the chairman
with a large floral piece, on behalf Of the
A. p. AS of Washington.
Talking of Senator Gibson.
Col. c. c. Bradshaw of Montana was next
introduced. He talked On free schools as
the patriot-making institutions Of this coun-
try. Any boy, he said, could aspire to be
President, even if he could not be great
duck hunter. Col. Bradshaw next paid his
respects to Senator Gibson of Maryland
He did not mention the Senator's name but
his illusions were plain. He said the A. P.
A. would throw back the insinuations of
the Senator, and would inform him that
the order could not be driven from its con-
victions. I'VE despise the man who makes
these utterances," he said "but we DEFY
him. We will not abuse him, because we
do not believe in abuse. We simply say
that we defy him." The speaker smoke
briefly of the purposes of the A P A.
w. E. Shinn, state organizer of New York,
spoke for short time. He recited some Of
his experiences as an organizer, saying that
he had had plenty of eggs thrown at him
On several occasions.
E. H. Dunbar Of Boston, supreme secre-
tary of state, who was next on the pro-
gram, referred to himself as bean eater.
Political corruption took away the fran
chise from the citizens of the District of
Columbia, and the A. P. A. will see that
everybody in this country will vote" The
best friend of the people of this country,
he claimed, was the A. P A.
He asserted that the A. p A was rot
organized to fight the Catholic religion. bnt
to take this government out of the hands
of the Catholic Church.
Joseph Waldrop of California. newt in
troduced by Chairman Story, opened ty at
lacking the Marquette statue That. he
said must go. There were, he said, one
hundred men in the House who would vote
the sentiments of the A. P. A.
Chairman Stone, saying the A.. p. A.
knew no nationality and no color, intro
duced Thomas H. Hinson. colored, of Ohio.
council. HinSon was warmly received He
compared the Roman Catholic Church to
Goliath, and said the A. P. A. was David
He asked the colored people present 10 or
ganize councils in Washington. He was
glad, he said, that he HAD found one coll
OF ed council in Washington, and, hoped to
know of thousands of members soon. The
colored man. he said is a patriot, and can
be depended on.
The WOman's A.. p. A.
While Hinson was speaking a large num-
Der of members of the Woman's A. P. A.
entered the room, and were greeted with
tremendous applause. They we're visiting
and local members of the order Among
them was Mrs. Carry Ostdyck, supreme
president of the W. A. P. A. She was in
trodut ed to speak. She said that woman
was the great aggressive power of the
Catholic Church, and she could become
the same in the A. P. a. The W. A. p, A.
was the backbone of the A. p A. She
talked but a few minutes
f. c. Campbell supreme treasurer of the
A. P. A, the next speaker, attacked the
Catholic Church. claiming that it had too
much to do with the government of the
country.
H. B. Ingram of New York and Mai
Holman of Massachusetts followed in
speeches In the same vein.
Another A. p. A. mass meeting will be