, 1873-06-16
MGRATH REPuDtATED,
The Fifteenth Ward Dlatllerskito May Go
T., Over to IIcsing, bnt 1Io Cannot
Garry tho Irish Temper.
ance Societies
With Him.
a Great Irish Law-nnd- Order Moeting
to Bo Held in Two Weeks.

meeting Of delegates from the ditroront
Catholic temperance societies was hold in
Father Mathew Temperance Hal Harrison
etreot, near 1IalBtcd, yesterday afternoon. There
wore in all nbout ono hundred persons preHont.
n1r. Council calod tho meeting to ortlor, saying
thnt ho presumed all woro aware TINT cortain
politician ~. ]. AtcGrath] had u1ado some false
md calumniatlng statements regarding the
Irish temperance sociotios OF tho city. Hence
tho Fa.llor Mathew Total Abstinence Society
concluded It was ossontial to correct thom, and,
deen,ing united notion preferable, Ind called the
other sooiotios togoshor for MI expression Of
views, mud such notion as was thought necessary
to nullify tho false insertions OF Mo9rath, and
p1aco tho socictics IN their proper light beforo
tho community.
Aftor several t1cclcneions. John Connoll was
elected President, and J. T. Daily aocrotary.
On motion, tho Chair appointed tho following
Mr.. Brcnnen,. mr.: Murphy, Mr. Glcason, Mr..
After tho Committee had examined tho Mt
testod documents presented by tho roprosenta-
tivos Of tho dtnoront organizations, thcy re-
ported that tho following delegates were entitlod
to seats:
Father Mathew soclcty-R. r. Collins, Mr. Brennan,
John Durkin, John hloNally, John Conncl, John
Durcan.
nolnnn Catholic Society John F. Daily, Jamss
Doyle, Patrick Murphy, John Danson, Joseph E. s..
Holy Family sootety-Jsmos o'Non, Dennis a1ca.0n,
81. pridgots socoty-Jamcs MeDona1. John Nc
CnrmIck.
Logan, anti hlr. Kelly.
Administration socioty-wllnam Lyman, John Nor
ton, and Thomas 1aman.
Mr.. Collins saia the object Of tho meoting, AZ
ho understood it, WAS, In addition to Routing
tho assertions Of Aid. MeGrath, to signify their
approval of the suntlaY law, 80 fur as tho re-
striotion Of tho aale Of liquor is concerned. Ho
moved that q n,aas- -moeting Of the Societies bo
held next Sundny night for that purpose.
Mr. Brennan hoped tho law and order citizens
would be invited.
4 delegate opposed tho latter suggestion.
They should not drug politics into tho contro-
yersy. In his opinion only tho societios should
h1r. Collins clntmol that politics would not bo
brought in by inviting all temperance men.
They should show nfcGrath that they did not
spend thoir evenings in saloons, and could not
do It better than ut general meeting Of oil law
a1r. AlcLogan indorscd tho remarks Of tho
previous speaker. Ho did not bolieyo in ad-
vocatiug temperance three hundred and sixty
hundred aud 1s ssyfth Tor for rum Ds Candidates. did '''
Mr.. Brennan denounced Aid. McGratl claim
ing that he had no right to speak for tho Irish
people, and traduco tlem by making assertions
which were untrue. Ho moved as an amond-
Ill Irish law and order eitizonB be hold noxt
Bunday night week.
Mr. Daily folt that tho Societies had been in-
suited by NIcqrath, and he considered somo
action necessary to correct tho assertions thrown
out.
Tho amendment was ngreod to.
On motion, tho following were appointed to
mako tho nccoayary arrangements for tho meet
ing: Mr.. Collins, hIr. Daily, Mr. MoLogan, Mr.
Norton, Mr. O'Neil R1r. AlcDonal.
On motion, the Chairman was addod to tho
committee.
Tho Committee Of Arrangements was iu-
structed to prepare resolutions expressive Of the
viows Of tho Scoioties, and submit them at tho
next meeting.
Tho meeting then adjourned.