The daily gazette., 1883-04-24
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rhe Philadelphia Land League Arrang-
ling for Receiving the Deiegates' and
other Matters.
PHILADELPHIA, April l23.--Delegates from |
Is Of the % branches comprising the Central |
Union of the Land League, met at Philopa- |
trian Hall last night to complete arrange
meuts for the coming convention. Patrick
Dunlevy, who occupied the chair, called the
meeting to order without any waste OF
words, and business was commenced by the
report Of tine Committee on Invitations, who
requested suggestions as to the distribution
Of 400 tickets for the stage of the Academy
OF Music ON the occasion of the rec option.
Two hundred tickets, they said, had already
been sent to distinguished persons. :,
Chairman D1nl(vy, in one of the lulls OF
business, announced that Father Walsh,
Rev. James Mooney and Patrick Collins
would take the places of Messrs. Parnell
and Sexton on the speakers program OF the
convention. " If either Of them failed to
come" he added "t there would be plenty OF
other talent to make the proceedings inter-
esting" long discussion ensaed, when
the subject of the distribution Of spectators
tickets was mentioned. Some delegates held
that the other societies participating, as well
as the League, should have tickets for their
friends; while others claimed the tickets
should be used ss the property OF the League
for those who had contributed money and
labor to the League cause. One delegate
moved as compromise that 5000 more be
printed for the societies, but the motion re-
ceived little consideration and his discus
sion went briskly on. 1t was finally de-
cided to give the tickets out pro rata among
the So organizations who had given notice
that they will take part in the affair.
A delegate in the rear of the room got up
just about this time, and by slow approaches,
succeeded in expressing the fact that he
wantei the Leagues policy declared before
going into the convention. care they in
favor of dynamite" said he, coming to the
point suddenly, ''or would they rather have
peaceful means employed"
A solemn silence reigned for moment
after the question, which gave the delegate
time to repeat II in different form, and then
Chairman Dunleyy smut him off decidedly by
a reference to the Land League rules. "Sec
tion g" said he, "says that the object OF the
League is to give moral aud financial sup
port to the Land League in Ireland, and no
motion can be entertained in this meeting
regarding any other plan of action" The
delegate persisted that he only wanted in
formation, but the chairman would moi
allow the subject to be discussed at all, amt
an adjournment was effected. Afterwards
In conversation on the subject, Chairman
Dunlevy said that the same ruling he mad
must prevail at the Land League meeting !
the dynamite subject was brought up.
At the general Irish societies meeting
afterwards, the Land League constitution
would not Oe in force, and dynamite or any
other plans of helping Ireland could be dis
cussed if the meeting would permit them
"The only chance to keep men with suci
measures out of the meeting" he continued
''will be by refusing to receive their creden
tials, but the meeting itself will have to d.
eide whether such plan would be success
full, and its action can hardly be indicated
O'DOnovan Rossa, for instance, might com
in as a reporter for his own paper, If hi
credentials were not sufficient to pass hin
through the doOrs-while good men nigh
be kept out on mere suspicion that they ha
internal plots to propose. Martin l. D
Griffin said, while speaking on the sam
subject, tnat the disposition OF the Ian
Leagues here was such that dynamite plot
tiers would not he admitted.
After the meeting had adjourned, the e.
cutive Committee OF the Central Union INT
aud discussed the arrangements in detail
Work proceeded smoothly until motto
was made that the Central Union invi
Mrs. Della PARCEL to be their guest durir
the convention. Objections were made tn
1t would be discourteous To the highe
council in the League, which had alreat
extended TO her similar invitation, and
long aud acrimonious discussion followe
until it was resolved to ascertain wheth
she had already received such al invitatio
If she has not an invitation will be fC
warded to her to-day. The sale OF the box
in the Academy of Music, which was to ha
taken place, was postponed until this eve
ing on account of the lateness Of the hou
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