The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-30
A. P. A.
No More Secrecy, it is
Claimed.
Will Openly Organize for
Political Work.
A Meeting to Be Held and CAM
paigning Begun.

the State of Rhode Island has been called
together for political organization Tor
1897 -gs, and according to the following |
circular letter printed below, the local
councils have sent out the official notices
20 its members. A News reporter chanced
to fall i'm with a man well.informed on
matters connected with the organization '
and from him CLEANED the follow ing
facts: - :,
It is claimed that the organization IL
purely political, being governed by
| supreme body composed OF representatives
| from each state, territory ana district III
the county This supreme coMncli hoiur
| annual sessions in the city of Washington,
ID. c., where the Office OF the executive
| Ia located At the last session OF TINS
| body held i'm May last, IL was, by vote oe
| cided TO remove the pail OF secrecy from
| the order and It's work and to enter the
| political field without a mask. In COM
| pliance with this vote the advisory pohru
of Massachusetts, which is the political
| tepartment of the order, called It's mem
| hers together last month in Boston, ana
as Rhode Island is under the executive Oh
that state, delegates 1rcm this Jurisulo,
tiun attended. organization was perfected
and official authority conferred upon u
delegate from this state to call the MEM
| bership together and perfect organization
for political work in both congressional
| districts of this state. Upon information
| obtained this means congressional COM
| mittees to have entire charge of congress
| sional work, senatorial committees acting
| i'm "A similar capacity; state committees,
| acting for all state offices, and municl-
nal committee, looking after the mayor
and Board of Aldermen and councilmen
| in cities, and members or Councils IN
| towns There are also Legislative ana
school committees, each and all having
their separate and distinct work 10 rer-
form and political interests TO further
and guard, hence the following call:
; Providence, r.. l., April 20, 1897.
To Members of Providence Council, No. 4:
Greeting. You are hereby notified that
mass meeting Of .all.memlers OF our order In
the 1.-TWO Congressional Districts or khode
Island will be held in the lodge room, Music
hall building, on Thursday evening, May at
| o'clock.
II is very important that you be present, as
business of importance will be presented and
| plans for future political work formulated.
A collation. will be served during the even
ing. Yours in +. p. s. p,
SECRETARY.
The News representative was able tc
learn that the councils thus notified IN
| clnded Providence Newport, Woonsocket
VALLEY Falls, River Point, Phenix, Fiske
willie. Johnston, Pawtucket, warwick
Westerly, Washington, NaticE warren
Fast Providence, Scituate Foster lHop
kin's Mills), Wexford, Central Falls
south Providence or Edgewood and Au
| burn, having, 1t is estimated, Z, 700 mem
| bers According to custom any nempel
i'm proper standing can attend, while rep
resontativcs only from the respective
| councils can participate In the Duslhes
except the election of the executive board
ali mem bors being permitted To vote 10
these officers. Tho order in this stat
being under the executive jurisdiction o
the Massachusetts order, the proper ON
cials from that state VIII DO present .,
= tbe evening announced for tho purpose
of legally perfecting the body, ana qual
Al living the officers who are to be places
e in charge.
:, According to what can be ascertaineo
u there are 90 be effective methods adopte
y nj the coming session not only 70 increas
the membership of the organization. nt
u 10 discuss and determine the feasablilt
C | of n new party pledged 70 the plntforl
and nrinciplcs which the order stand
upon, A vigorous campaign VIII be ef
tered uuon Judging from the tone oi SON
of those who have been heard on Tn
e. question and they contemplate SUI
st cess from the assistance porsonaii
: and the votes in particularly OF I'll
membership located In the farmin
hs dist,icts and suburban town
go who are now and will be later on numer
a cnlly increased. This me' ms n shaking
I'd of Rhode Island politics, and the city
yn Providence as matter OF TACT Is I'm VI
r. list To be- freed from an administratic
al opposed To what this organization tern
-. unpatriotic. The subiccS matter OF sul
""e day observance Is also t0 receive attention
20 the A. II. As being opposed to the unit
er of church and state, believe, as yo'
err representative learns, that any attempt
he leaislnte a civic sabbath upon the poop
MT | Is contrary To the constitution OF tl
cd JJnitcd States, and In opposition to u
al dccalogue
To- IL is claimed that there are number
rr- other societies organized In this sta
cy holding strong affiliations with q
lie principles of the A. T. A.. and who stni
nm ready % operate i'm carrying them In
a, | effect a. far as possible at the POLLS j
=, =" cludcd i'm the list are the mechanics 70
:" Junior and senior. the Knights of Mai
rs yb. Loyal Orange institution, .
he American Liberty League ana the Pau
IL oti -ons of America, large bOdv ot y
!. diyiduas. the great majority Of whom Q
voters. and through orxanlzat iol,. VIII
Ia Ia contemplated on May y would VI
nd "A powerful political influence.
Whom the color ~ the hair Is not plea