The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-04
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About this time Mr. Patrick Egan, tht
ex.Treasurer Of the Land League, appeared
in New York. His arrival was deemed
most opportune. lfParnell, Sexton or r
p. OConnor could not come, the next besI
man was Egan to boom an Irish-Americar
convention. 1t was Immediately deter
mined by the Clan.pa Gael wire.pullers tc
capture him. Mike Boland was summoned
from Louisville and Alexander Sullivan
went on to meet him from Chicago. There
were conclaves in New York and at
MONEYS house in Buffalo, where two calls
were determined on-one for the Land
League Convention at Buffalo and one fol
the "Race" Convention. To the latter
were affixed the signatures OF Egap, Boland
OF the Chicago Committee OF Seves, and
Mooney. The League Convention was
called for one day, the Race Con.
yention for the day preceding.
Mooney was asked what this meant.
aud he naively told the interviewer
that It was the purpose to dissolve the
Land League, that It's convention should
adjourn sine die, and that the members
then should attend the Race Convention
as delegates. This, OF course, was an open
confession on Moneys part that he had
entered into compact with the parties
who have avowed their desire TO break up
the Land League when they found they
could not control it; who were only pre-.
vented from doing it in Chicago BY the
stern protest OF Father Walsh and the
conservative and conscientious men OF
their own party. Eean, an impressionable
man, easy hoodwinked, and liable to 20
otf at tangent, on important crises, was a
party to the compact. This reused the
Eastern conservatives, and they determined
TO do their part to thwart the conspirators,
but they said not much aboutit. II,
suLLyAN's TRICK, .g f
The leaders Of the intriguing party were
early on the ground 10 bultonhole the del
egates as they arrived. In the meanwhile
delegations were being arranged for by the
lieutenants at home. Organizations OF
straw were set up. Emerald clubs, and
Geraldine clubs, and Emmett clubs multi
piled exceedingly, particularly in New
York, Pennsylvania and Chicago. Zach
one had one or more delegates al Phiadel.
phia.) Old Land Leagues that hadn't had
an existence for years were revived, and
secret society men sent from them as dele
gates. Some were organized at Phiadel.
phia that were sid tol'exist in Chicago,
and men from whose position in the com.
muni,y better things might be expected
presented themselves as delegates from the
aerial organizations. The place for holding
the convention seems to have been selected
in the interest Of the intriguers. New
York and Pennsylvania, the hot beds OF
secret societies, had over 600 delegates in
the convention ofFhursday. The Western
States and the New, England States, with
the exceptions of Massachusetts and Con.
necticut, were meagrely represented.
The league out oil the way, the work OF
conspiracy went on like clock work. Sc.
cret society men were brought in from all
parts OF New York and Pennsylvania, but
this was needless expense, The conserva-
tives had given up the fight. Alexander
Sullivan was the leading spirit OF the
whole scheme. All the officers ofthe Race
Convention were his men. After his
friends and supporters had entrapped
Father Conaty, the leader OF the conserva.
tives, into conditional, and for Father
Conaty q personal, Endorsement Of him, he
appointed five leading secret society men a
committee "to manage and control the
finances" Of the organization. "If he were
a fair man and patriotic 1rishman," said
q warm personal friend OF his yesterday,
"he would net have saddled his notoriety,
his methods, and his record on the Irish
people," f-n T"
The convention was largely brought to.
gether, at the time it was through his el-
forts. His purpose in this matter is made
clear by the position which he has accept.
ed. He was the leading spirit OF the con.
spiracy to ruin the Land League. What
the purpose Of himself and his eonspira.
tors was 1t is for the reader to Judge.