Daily Republican., 1880-01-19
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SYMPATHY FORURELAND.


the second story Of the Telegraph build
ing at, Third and Market streets, was
filed at 5 o'clock when George Sayers
temporarily took the chair and called
the meeting to order. On motion Of
Henry c. Turner, ESQ.,, MIR. sayers was
made permanent chairman, aud James
Monahan was chosen Secretary. Mr..
Sayers on taking the chair, said he
would much rather some one else had
been chosen Gu Lairman as he saw num-
Der of reporters present who would no
doubt criticise his want OF presiding
ability, but as he had been chosen he
would endeavor to do the best he could.
MIR. Turner stated that this
meeting which had sprung out Of q de-
sire on the part of our citizens to rem
der some aid to their famishing and
distressed kinsfolk in Ireland. He said
the meeting had not been called in op-
position to another meeting which had
been held, but it was called, because
it was evident the other had not in II
the elements of success desirable in
such an important movement. In order
to bring business before the meeting
and to ascertain its sense upon the sub.
ect, he moved that a committee of
three be appointed to correspond with
Messrs. Parnell and Dillon, and ascer-
tain from those gentlemen II visit from
them can be expected and II SO at what
time.
A motion by a gentleman in the
audience nominating the chairman Mr..
Sayers one of the committee and its |
chairman, was adopted. The chairman
then suggested tina. there were two
other gentlemen in the room who were
intimately acquainted with Captain
Carroll OF Philadelphia, who was init.
mately acquainted and was a very
warm friend Of Mr.. Parnell and he
thought that probably more ready
access could be had to Mr.. Parnell I
through Mr.. Carroll than through any
other source. He suggested that on
this account Messrs. Michael Bolan and
Monahan be made the other two mem
bers of the committee. The suggestion
of the chairman was accepted and the
gentlemen named we're appointed on
the committee making it stand Sayers,
Bolan and Monahan.
On motion of Edward Farmar, the |
committee just appointed was instructed
to write to Messrs. Parnell and Dillon
to visit Wilmington at their earliest
convenience.
A motion Of W. H. Quinn to appoint
committee of three from each ward to
make arrangements for public mass J
meeting to be addressed by Messrs. |
Parnell and Dillon, was adopted, and |
the following were appointed on said
committee.
First Ward-Philip G.. Plunkett,
Owen G. Hession, James McKenna.
Second Ward-W. HQuinn, Charles
Cannon, Michael Kenney.
Third Ward-Thos. Curley, Edw Far
mer, Wm. Baxter.
Fourth Ward-Michal Whalen, Bern
ard Bonner, John McCloskey.
Fifth Ward-John P. Donahoe, Henry !
c. Turner, James Murphy.
Sixth Ward-John Kennedy, VIM.
Stuart, Jas. C. Aiken.
Seventh Ward-Thos. J.Mellon John
Malone, P. P. Tyre.
Eighth Ward-James Ferry, VIM. Nc
Menamin, John Hamilton.
Ninth Ward-John McSorley, Martin
Farrell, VIM Sweeney.
Tenth Ward-James McGraw, Den
mis- Mention, Robert Cottingham.
The committee being endorsed by the
meeting Mr.. Turner said there was a
gentlema an present in the room whose
sympatbies were Enthusiastically with
the cause and he therefore moved that
W. T. Croasdale, editor of the Every
Evening"" BIZ added to the committee. |
Mr.. Croasdale thought it was we'll |
constituted as appointed, and thought
that it should consist of representative
lrishmen, something which he was not
either by birth or by family descent.
He however had the fullest sympathy
for the cause and agreed with remark
made by the chairman that nothing
would ever reach the English to teach
them common decency and humanity,
but bullets.
Mr.. Croasdale then referred to his
recent visit to Boston where he had be-
come acquainted with that eminent
lrishman, John Boyle O'Reilley, who
had been transported by the English
government to Australia, and from
which place lie had escaped to this
country, where he was engaged in
publication of paper, the profits of
which all went to his suffering coun-
trymen. Since then he (Mr. Croas.
dale) had learned more than ever to
admire Irish character, and as long as
he was able there would be at least one
paper in Wilmington not afraid to es
pouse the Irish cause. Mr.. Croasdale's
remarks were received with cousidera.
BILE applause and he was unanimously
elected the 3lst member of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Quinn moved that Hon. Thomas
F. Bay ard, Hon. Eli Salisbury, Hon.
Edward l.. Martin represent Della
ware in the National Congress, and that t
Hon. John w. Hall, Governor of the !
State, be invited to be present at the
meeting, but the motion was referred
to the committee arrangements which
it was decided had power to make all
arrangements.
Mr.. John McCrea moved for the ap. !
pointment of a committee of five to &
draft suitable resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting, to be present
ed at the contemplated hass meeting,
but after considerable debate the mo-
tion was feferred to the committee of 8