, 1881-08-08
An Unpleasant Rumpus Over the
Alleged Disloya!ty OF a
Delegate.
Iro Itcpcls tho lnsintntfons and
Asks n Searching 1n-
vcstiEatfOn.
A. Reported Split Over the Control Of
tho skirmishing Fund.

chnrEcs inn.1o n9ntrst Mr.. West by Mr.. ]. Cur |
rln kcegl,l III IN ovGi,inv pnper nr0 10 no thor"
o1ghly !uvcatgatc,f. ..... |
\ TitntNE reporter llall n talk with kccuan |
yesterday afternoon, but nil he would say was
TINT he knuw West, md believed hu was n spy |
bccnliao his father l,ati hncn III tho secret CHI.
pspysncnt nr tho i!rltisll Government IN 179s,
and the snn OF trailer must bo ono. IIo de- |
clincl 10 Btato whnt proof he had 10 sussasn his
rtarpcs.
a JnlDuAH representative so,tght out Mr. |
West, tho person whom Mr.. KccgnN CHARGES
with lGi,ix u paid Spy uf tho l,ritlsh uuvcrn-
i!ciit. mt With ttUlhX tho work of Sir William
Vernon ltnrcorrt IN tho Convention. lilo WIS
found IL tho ,,etHhlot,lood Of lsurkc's Hotel. In
company with two delegates II tho Convention
frnm Ccnlrat Illinois md soIn0 delegates from
tho New 1:sgianI States, Mr., West Is a young
nanr about ~, af
FINE. .sulplEn1y APPEARANCE,
and frank. 9cntlcmanly mnnunrs. ilo Is with.
out doubt onv Of tho most Intelligent members
of the Convention, ntad hls manner md bearing
yesterday would Indicate anything than that he
Wis II frAitor III the camp.
"What hnvo yoti tu sny, Mr.. Wcsl. MS to tho
charges ma.lc agnti,st ynu by Kccgan that you
nro mt loyn irish NntlonaIistT'
"Wett," ho sud, there Is 1lbt q word OF truth
III tho whalc story. kccRnn says he know mo IN
lrcaud. WIS horn IN tho United statcs,-ln
tho City Of Providence raised there. c,iucntosl
there, tlnd practieei inv thorc. l hnyo never
been out Of tho United States In my lifo. |
Novor saw KecKnn until met him In rrorl-
atenGo, wheru he was connected With tho Itle-
uri,p oxchnnuci few worda with him
over. AZ IL tho chnrgo that my fnthor
wus ps infor1nrr, tho host answor
II TINT IA thut my tathor was not born in 'os.
lily motives III regard to Irish mRttcrs hnro
mover boon called In 1llcstion ,lIoforc. foul
kucny tho position lit which koegan'a uttcrnuccs
,neet ,he snassos: 'rl!ose who know mo oast
tho @ uGvanco,ncut Ut tho principles @ 3 Of 1s,sh
umt,ouullty "Or course" Mr. West continued.
IN ,,oinr 20 i!l M moro tt,nn @ nv ,.v , rs tno
nuvnr gce,, ,snirehed. nor has tilat beon ut
''"!Sa c besa sRsf Koosa%s s % Motive In
nssG''iK, yor S eh%r%ster at sy .xoo,t u y, r., H.
' eS Bis 81 ears s 10 Se SsR hsei s II nto
l'r..tnlne,co.'
~ W. Wes1 o we. on en- e m ohssg9 M tt Meng9m
G,'rrnn, tho iris argsor. ,ss xra,lSsis IL Trfn.
Ill., y s es;epe te III st"ry Il i Koesans
S II a. ', e nsto,n s,os
siahi sii @ css!nInation 10 "A7 "A - ''AIa 0 l'o''
delegates wio could ho sot to ss,cnE Oh tue suSs
aSi s u ooieuSo ' In H. Woss lnao S'.
CelIcu.
While It Is trio, nj stated Above, TINT tho
clinrges as to West's loyalty arc to 10 Invosti-
| xntc tho reported cRlHo Of the tcEerred nd-
IN e, ~ uo 4to anotner thh8'-a
~" ose. tno 1uosto" 10 W
WHO silnL. liANnLE THE CASH.
| Committee, It seotns TINT the election for Of
| 1lcrra occurred Saturday. a1l1 thoro was hnr-
1Mony uulli tho choosing Ut Finance CoInmittco
wns IN nrtter. Two who!s sessions wore dcvotc,l
na,,o uif tyo ro,to,. ~ .hs''np. XIV p.,,oiio, tnore
hIth Of which aro anxious to gut possession Of
| thu "skrtntshfny fund" Which amounts to
t73,O00 Tho minority nro said to be dissatisfied
With tho ptospoot, and It is said nnmbor hnyo
Hs,ne Or viii g0 houle ds9ustel ut the prunqptl.
i,9s. ,AmunE tho ChtSaTeans who are, sa.a 10
AHncw, hut both dunlcd that thoy hntl tiofo SO,
or lint there waa any trouble. Something ID
trciij, one OConnor, Of MoG 90 Btation, Coin, Dr,
". i!oare, ex-Stnt9 Hcnator, Of. Luwoll, Mass.,
hero yGstoniay IL rcspps,as 10 kilograms. What
Theav statements aro giyon as rltt,,ors, ind
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