Daily globe., 1883-08-27
IRIsH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

An Enthusiastic Meeting-A Parnell Fund
to be Raised.
A special meeting of the st. Paul branch
of the Irish National league was held in
the old court house at O'clock yesterday
afternoon. In the absence of the presi-
dent Mr.. P. R. Mcdonald was called to the
chair. the attendance being quite large and
respectable. The object of the meeting
was explained by the secretary, Mr.. P.
Hogan, who said that the meeting had been
called in order to perfect the organization
of the league and stimulate it into a living
existence. He referred to the subscription
list which had been started in this city,
and urged the necessity of more
Wig gorous action in this respect. In con-
clusion he spoke of the presence of the
home secretary Brennan in this country
and of the desirability of inducing him to
visit st. Paul.
Capt. w. j. O'Connor addressed the
meeting, saying that he thought that
popular move should be inaugurated to
raise contribution to the Parnell fund;
he thought purse should be raised by a
popular subscription of fifty cents or one
dollar from all Irishmen interested in
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he moved for the appointment
of a committee of three
to take the matter in charge and present a
proposition to the meeting. The chair
appointed Messrs. O'Connor, Bell and
Kennedy as such committee to act
in conjunction with the president, vice
president and secretary.
At this juncture Mr.. VIM. Louis Kelly,
the president, entered and the committee
retired to formulate a proposition with
reference to the Parnell fund.
Meantime the meeting was addressed
by Mr.. Kelly, who explained that the OBJ
iect of the organization was to strengthen
the hands of those in Ireland who were
fighting the battle of freedom; it was
further designed to strengthen the hands
of PANEL. The speaker called
attention to the fact thai
no good could be accomplished unless a
personal interest was taken in the N owe
ment and all present were urged of the
necessity of meeting promptly their I'M
tiation fees and dues.
Following this speech all present step
ped forward and paid their initiation fee
$50 being collected.
Capt. O'Connor, on behalf of the com
mittee, offered the following resolution.
| RESOLVED, That a committee of two
from each ward and six from the city a
large, be appointed to make collections TO
a popular. testimonial in behalf Of the Par
nell fund; that the name of each donor b.
taken in q book, made for that purpose
and returned to tn
treasurer with the amount collected, anG
that said committee report at an adjourn
ed meeting IN thirty days. Adopted.
The chair appointed committees as fol
lows:
First Ward-nohn G. Hornigan, Wm
McTeague.
Second Ward-John Bell and James
Kennedy.
Third Ward-M.J. O'Connor and Matt
Breen.
Fourth Ward-Patrick Egan and Ber
nard Ryan.
Fifth Ward-P. L. Dawson and Jno. T
Hanley.
Sixth Ward-B. R. Mcdonnell and Johr
J. Ahern.
At large-P. H Kelly, Michael Doran
P. T. Kavanaugh, Mark Costello, Joh
Dowlan and Henry O'Gorman.
The nesting was then addressed by M
Wm. Louis Kelly, who made an earnes
and eloquent appeal in behalf Of the caus
of Ireland and freedom. He said 1t ha
been conceded that organized revolutio
with arms was out Of the question, bu
that revo, o,ution had steadily progresse
until the cause had made glorious an
steady advancement, as could b
seen by the reports of the press
Reference was made to th
| recent work of Mr.. Parnell in the north {
Ireland, whom he said would finally dix
tate terms to the prime minister of Ir'
: land, just as Washington had done to th
minions of England on the field Of Yorl
town. The address was very eloquent an
called out frequent applause. Messr
Hogan, Kennedy and Bell were aPPointe
a committee to secure hall.
In response to inquiries the chairman e:
planned that he had written Mr.. Brenna
with the view of having him come to
7 Paul, but that as yet no answer had bee
1 received. On motion the president W;
r requested to communicate with Alexand
g Sullivan with the view of having Mr.. Brel
= nan visit st. Paul. Adjourned.