The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-26
THE IRISH CONVENTION.
Immense Gathering of the Irish Psopl
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Immense Gathering of the Irish People
of America.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 25.-The
object of the convention of Irish Ma
tional League of America, which was
called TO order in Horticultural hall this
morning, is To wind up the affairs of
that body and merge it with another
body, whose scope will be broader.
The land league, as now organized, deals
only with questions of land law, and
not those of The national local self gov
eminent. The new organization will
grapple with all three OF these ques-
tons and come others besides. To-day's
convention will first endorse the police
pursued by Parnell-in his efforts in be-
half of Ireland. II will then devise
plans for the organization of to-mor-
rows meeting, which will be conven-.
ton of the Irish race in America, and
consist of duly accredited delegates from
various benevolent, charitable and other
Irish societies OF America. The call for
this second convention states ats object
10 be to form a new league after the
plan OF the National League
of Ireland, which will blend
into one organization all the Irish
societies of the United states and Can
| ada. The new organization is to be af-
| Eliated with the Irish National League
of Ireland. The principles of the Irish
National League, which was formed in
Dublin in October last, are as
follows: First, national selfgoyern-
ment; second, land.law reform
third, local self government; fourth, the
extension of parliamentary and munich
| pal franchises; fifth, development and
| encouragement of the labor and indus
trial interests Of Ireland. These prin.
ciples, 1t is believed, will form the plat
form upon which the new National
league is 10 be created tomorrow will
stand.
The decorations OF horticultural hall
consist of garlands OF myrtle and lIn-
mortelles and green aud grange hung
over tine stage. a photograph OF MI
chael DaVitt. bust of Washington, a
statue of Parnell and an oil painting OF
! Parneli are placed on either side of the
| presidents chair. From the corners OF
the bslcony drop Irish society banners
| and L. s. flags, the latter fringed with
| green, steamers OF rcd, white and blue
! bunting drop in front OF the galleries,
| facing the speakers stand from the bar
| front being American eagle, fanked by
nstioual flags of ireland and the United
States. High over all across the front
Of the proscenium perch is Gaelic
legend Cold Mule Faiitha"--a hundred
thousand welcomes. The body Of the
! hall will seat about LOGO
persons. At eleven O'Clock, the hour
for the commencement of the exercises
the Massachusetts and Illinois deiega-
lions came in and the galleries were
slowly filed. Among the spectators
were Frank Byrnes a recent dynamite
refugee from Paris. Among the lady
| delegates present were Mrs,
DR.. Riley. Mrs. G. Gallagher,
Miss Kitty Fitzgerald, OF the
ST. Louis Ladies' League and Mrs Alice
Gallagher of the Parnell Land League,
| st. Louis and The 81 female delegates
sent by female league branches outside
of this city
At i've minutes past 12 O'Clock the
| land league convention was called 10 or
der by the president. Jas. s. Mooney, OF
Buffalo. tie announced thatfor the ben
eft OF the press and the
general convenience, each gen.
tleman would, on rising to address
the chair, announce his name and state.
The convention organized by the Sc
lection OF the following temporary Of
ficers: President, Jas, Mooner, of Buf
falo, president the Irish Land League
of the United States; Secretary,
J. J. Ayers. of Buffalo. secretary of the
Irish land league of the United States
Assistant Secretaries VIM T. Sheeban. OF
Buffalo; j d. GrConReli, 0f Washing
tnn. No F.. vice presidents.