The daily gazette., 1880-02-11
Making a Move at Last.


THE IRISH RELIET COMMITTEE ABOUT
TO MAKE BLUNDER, DECIDE THAT
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AT
ONCE AND DOES 1T.
The committee of thirty-one appoint
ed TO arrange for q mass meeting TO raise
money for the relief of the suffering
Irish, held meeting last evening, in the
room Of the Shields Library Association,
and decided to hold public meeting at
no distant day, committees being ap-
pointed to rent the Opera House and Sc
cure speakers 10 address the meeting.
About eighteen members of the com
mittee were present, and Mr.. Plunkett
presided. In opening the meeting Mr..
l'lunkett stated that he thought that
nothing definite had been heard from
Mr.. Parnell as yet. This drew from Mr..
Quinn motion that q committee of
three be appointed 10 engage the Opera
House for next Wednesday evening if
possible. He thought that the cause
could get along quite well without MIR.
I'arnell, and meeting would never be
held If they continued to wait for
him.
Mr.. George Sayers took the floor and
told them what he had done as chair
man of the committee on invitations, and
his recitals of the committees labors
showed that they had never once heard
directly from Mr.. Parnell. DR.. Carroll,
a friend OF his in Philadelphia, who was
well known In the cause, had written
him letter, In which he said that he
lad seen Mr.. Parnell, and it appeared
10 him, from the interview, that some
one had told Mr.. Parnell that meeting
Of Irish men In Wilmington could not
succeed. He closed by stating that Mr..
Parnell spoke In Baltimore on the 18th
inst. and in Pittsburg on the 18th; if
they could get him here on the inter
venlng day 1t might be well enough.
Mr.. Quinn took exception to the idea
which Mr.. Parnell entertained about the
meeting of Ilishmen in Wilmington; II
was meeting Of the whole people. "It
Parnells mind has been poisoned against
Wilmington" concluded Mr.. Quinn,'we
had better hold meeting without him."
Mr.. Sayers amended Mr.. Quinn's mo
ton TO engage the Opera House, by sug-
gesting Saturday, the 18th inst, as a
proper date, so that Parnell could speak
II he could be secured.
A<SttCAo UCiC tnCu fCuu iTOLu LII. NdT-
roll, Of Philadelphia, and from WIN. Dill
Ion, brother OF Mr.. Dillon,w accom-
panies Parnell.
Mr., Quinn suggested that there were
certainly as good speakers as Mr.. Par
nell, who could be engaged to speak, If
Mr.. Parnell did not come on Saturday
night. One OF these was Rev. Mr.. Du
Val, whose excellent sermon upon Irish
troubles had been publ shed in the GP-
zRTTE Monday night. If meeting had
been held two week, ago more money
could have been raised.
Then there was q long and amusing e
talk over the matter, and Mr.. Turner
was suggested as a messenger to go TO
Baltimore and see Mr.. Parnell on the
18th inst; If he could come, to bundle
him on the cars in hurry, bring him
here on Saturday and get the meeting
up foi thai night. One gentleman moved
that the committee adjourn until Satur-
day night to see the result of Mr.. Turn
er's mission.
Mr.. Quinn stated that the editor of the
Euery EUening had given the committee
a scorching because the meeting was moi
held, and yet he was one who objected
10 the mass meeting being held. With
this dilly-dallying meeting would
never be held.
There was good bit more dilly-dal-
lying for the next five minutes, in which
Mr.. Thomas Mellon and Mr.. Quinn
took part. "Let's vote on Mr.. Q1inns
motion for heavens sake" calculated
Mr.. Turner, much discouraged.
Mr.. Quinn also got discouraged and
fAunrQA fha aha nd nf l,a hntAinO nf
meeting altogether, and adopting the
plan Of taking up subscriptions.
a little further on Mr.. Quinn with
drew his motion.
"Let's see," exclaimed Mr.. Turner,
"we've got to do something, meeting
had better be held soon, and I'll try and
get good speaker or two from Phila-
delphia."
MIR. Quinn moved that a committee of
three be appointed 10 see what night
next week the Opera House could be Sc
| cured.
This was adopted, and Messrs. Sayers,
Monaghan and Baxter named as the
| committee.
1t was also moved that Mr.. Turner
be empowered to go to Philadelphia to-
day to make any arrangements for speak
ers at the meeting next week that were
possible. A bill was read from E. Nc
lnall, for "a, for two nights rent of the
room In the Telegraph building, which
was ordered to be paid. "That is Mr.
McInail's gift to the suffering Irish," re-
marked one of the committee, tartly.
The committee then adjourned until
tonight, at 7.30 o'clock, at the same
place to hear the result Of Mr.. Turner's
mission to Philadelphia.