The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-30
A. P. A. AGAIN.
Bigotry Turks Behind tho
Citizens Ticketf0r
Assembly
CHAIRMAN GLARK's FEHna84
Prominent People Asked to Join
the Alleged Patriotic Party
Feeble DeniaIs.
CHAIRMAN oLARK's rEH1aa4

The American Protective Association
will test its strength In Hudson County at
the election on Tuesday next. Under the
cloak of the Citizens Party candidates
are running who stand for A. p. A. prin-
ciples. This is denied in feeble way by
some of the ostensible leaders of the
movement; but there is indisputable evil
dence in hand to the contrary. The A. P.
A. ticket is as follows:-For Assembly,
William A. Drake, H. ]. Melosh, Walter
Mumford, George A. Swain and r. Rad
cliff, of Jersey City; z. B. LaIApa and B.
Bean, of Hoboken: c.. Goelz. Of Union
Hill, and Walter Worden, of Bayonne.
George H. BunnelI and Augustus Reusch,
of Jersey City. will run for Coroners.
The ostensible head of the movement il
young man named Clark, who is en-
ployed in the gas company,s Office, and
who. because Of his connection with that
corporation. is repeatedly impiorinx the
reporters not to use his name in cennec-
ton with reports of the Gtazens' Party's
doings, as that party has come out in
favor of municipal ownership Of gas
plants. Mr.. Clark is an active worker in
the Junior Order of American Mechanics.
He takes to himself thu credit of organ
by him and his cohorts that 2,ooo sigma
which the party's candidates wsrs nomi-
mated. Mr.. Clark in conversation with
reporter for 'sThe News recently said
I'VE dc not hope to win In this election.
We have merely put a ticket In the field
to test our strength We will ceme out
in the spring election. prepared to win
He did not add that the strength of the
A. p. A. was to be tried, but that is
what he meant. He declares that the
Tuesday next. What votes are secured
Will be largely from American Mechanics-
Many politicians were approached ny the
any definite action was taken. It was IN
this way that the true motives of the or
ganizers were disclosed.
DR.. Josiah Hornblower and the follow
ing conversation is said to have taken
place
'Will you join us?' asked the citizen
who approached DR.. Hornblower,
Why should join you?" asked the
'sro show the strength of the organiza-
What organizations I belong to no or
ganization.
Why the A. P. Az
authentic 'srhe Newa." however. could
not see the doctor to verify them; but
the information came from a source emf
nently trustworthy.
Mr. Clark was asked point blank by
News" reporter II the Citizens Party
represented A. p. 4. principles. Instead
of replying direct, he said
II should like to know who says so?
If any man says so send him to me-
Why some of our candidates are foreign
born
But are any OF them CatholiosTs asked
the reporter.
Il don't believe they are''
SIS 1t not true that the Citizens Party
is composed mainly of American AschGn-
les and members Of the A. p. At"
Politics and religion are not discussed
in the meetings of the Junior o. U. A M
But how about the A. P. A?,
Il have never sean the sign Of any A.
p. A. lodge in town, have yeu?''
All Mr.. Clark's answers were equally
cloudy as those quoted. He dodged the
question. AS parting shot. he said
II would Ike to see the paper who
would say we are A. p. AS. Woe unto
that paper If it did US any harmr'