The Portland daily press., 1882-04-15
NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE.
Closing Days Proceedings.
GENERAL COLLINS DECLINES THE
. PRESIDENCY OF TIE LEAGUE.

| WASHINGTON, April 13.-At the meeting of
| the National Land League to-day the Rev.
| Father Walsh, Of Connecticut, presented his re-
| port giving the receipts by States. Maine con-
tributes S3S5.45. The total receipts since the
formation of the league We're $50, ,5S945. Up
to the present time there had been remitted to
Mr. Egan, Treasurer of the Irish National
Land League and Miss Parnell, SI69.262 49,
The Secretary, Mr.. Flatley of Boston, then
proceeded to read bis report, which was
statement OF the number OF branch leagues in
each State; the amounts contributed by each
State, and the method of remittance pursued
Tho total amount acknowledged as having
been sent to Ireland, both direct and from the
treasurer Was $272, $1,000, from $40 branch
leagues in good standing.
The committee on resolutions then reported
q long preamble and resolutions, expressing
profound sympathy with the Irish tenantry
and promising moral and financial support;
endorsing the desire of the Irish people for
national existence advising the farmers of
Ireland to continue steadily and patiently in
their passive resistance; instructing its officers
to confer with the Council of Seven as to fea-
sibility of uniting under one head all the Land
League branches in the United States; ex-
pressing gratitude to the ladies of Ireland;
while exhortiDg every man in ireland to con-
tinue to use his influence in preventing even
the least act of violence, charges the British
Government with the responsibility of all
crimes and outrages of an extraordinary ma
ture occurring since the imprisonment of chos-
en- leaders; and demanding of the proper au-
thorities, not as favor but as right, the i'm
mediate trial or Unconditional release of Ameri-
can citizens confined without accusation IN
foreign lands
The committee ON officers then presented the
following list of names of officers for the en-
suing year: For Pfesident-The Hon. Patrick
A. Collins, of Boston; First Vice President
The Rev. Patrick Collins of Buffalo; Second
Vice President-Thaddeu Flanagan; Secre-
tary-1 homas Flatley; Treasurer-The Rev.
Lawrence Walsh OF Connecticut. A
minority report was also submitted as fol-
lows For President, James Mooney of Buffa-
10; secretary ohm j. Hines of Buffalo, and
the same persons as were nominated in the
majority report for the other offices. Mr.. Col
Inns asked TO be heard, and after reciting his
efforts in the cause of the League, said that he
must respectfully, but firmly, decline to con-
tinue in the Office, and hoped the con-
vention would elect Mr.. Mooney of Buffalo,
whom he characterized as gentleman of the
greatest ability and of unstained honor.
Many members strenuously opposed the retire.
ment of Messrs. Collins and Flattery, and they
were earnestly importuned to retain
their positions. The convention,
however, finally aaoUted the min
ority report declaring Mr.. James Mooney and
Mr.. John J. Hines of Buffalo to be the choice
of the convention for president and secretary,
respectively. The Rev. Father Cronin rose
and. declining the nomination for first vice
president, nominated Mr.. Collins for that po-
stion, and he was elected without opposition.
The convention soon after adjourned.