The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1883-10-19
THE CONVENTION LAST N1onr.
A Fun Attendance Of Delegates Every
thing In Readiness for Active Work.


A Fun Attendance Of Delegates Every.
thing In Readiness for Active Work.
The Convention of Irish and Irish-Ameli-
can societies of Delaware met in the rooms
of the Shields Library Association at 7.45
last evening. The meeting was called to
order by State Executive James A. Bourke,
who welcomed the delegates In neat speech
and disclaimed any personal assumption Of
| authority, but said he was the representa-
tive OF a society Of 5,000,0a0 men, and ex-
pressed desire that unity and harmony
| might prevail throughout the deliberations,
and concluded his remarks by thanking
| those present for their ready response to the
call. A temporary organization was then
| effected by the election OF Frank p. Kane as
chairman and Austin V. Gaynor as secretary,
and on motion the chairman of each Of
the societies present formed a COM
| mittee on credentials as follows;
| A. o. H., No. /, Wilmington, Robert Cot
tingham; Shields Library Association, Will
mington, Joseph A. Hagan; A. o. H, No.
3, of New Castle, John J. Gormley; Parnell
Branch, No 2, /. A. N. L., William Stuart;
Delaware Branch, No. 1, l. A. N. L., Rob
| ert W. Chambers; Emmett Branch, l. A. N.
| L., Of New Castle, Francis Reynolds;
Emmet Association, of New Castle, Hugh
Duffy; st. Mary's Beneficial Society, William
| Fl. Stewart; Irish Nationalists, William Con-
l
Fullmer; Emmet Association, of Whining
ton, Patrick Hayes; st. Paul's Beneficial
| Society, Austin V. Gaynor.
The committee then returned and after a
| short time returned and reported the follow
ing delegates as fully qualified to set in the
| convention st. Paul's Beneficial Society,
| Austin V. Gaynor, Thomas F. 0'Donnell,
Peter J. Ford, Patrick Burns, Patrick
Hagerty, William j. Devine; A. q. H., No.
l 2 Natu Nookla IoaaDh nottnhaHtxy To
b. Toman, James E. Flnnegan, John J.
Gormley; A. o. H., No. l, Wilmington,
Robert Cottingham, Daniel W. Mullin,
Robert Cassidy, Edward F. Kane, Owen j.
Hession, James +. Flanagan, Maurice
Welsh; Emmett Association of New Castle,
James E. Murray, Patrick McGrory, Hugh
Duffy; Shields Library Association, Joseph
A. Hsgsns hanSsItn Martin x.ad Mealey 49drew
&la% D0usfsr'y B. Mecor%ieF GansIa Thomas nayei g.
Early, Frank P. Kane, John J. Null
len, Henry Ward, Frank Phalen; Parnel
| Branch, No. 2, l. A. N. L., William Stew
art, Edward Mcdonnell, Joseph Gllkey;
Delaware Branch, No. l, l. A. N. L., Robert
w. Chambers, Frank Kane, James NJ. Corr,
John Corr, Thomas Kelleher, Owen Traynor;
Irish National of Wilmington, Michael
O'CoDnor, John j. Leonard; St. Mary's
| Beneficial Society, William H. Stewart,
Thomas L. Clark, Martin Egan, Thomas
Gillen, James Mccoy, John Splain; st.
MichaePs Beneficial Society, Joseph Full
mer, Martin Keogb, John Carney, Arthur
Jennings; Emmett Association, Wilmington,
James A. Bourke, Patrick Hayes, Thomas
II. Kane, Michael Donahoe, William Dol
lard, Michael Connell; Irish Nationalists,
| William Conden, William F. Mckenzie.
After filing the credentials a motion to
elect permanent officers and Frank +. Kane
moved that the president be elected from
men interested in the cause, but not MEM
bers of the convention, and held that such
person would be the most suitable to har-
| nonize all bodies. Peter j. Ford took ex-
ceptions and thought that it reflected upon
the Intelligence OF the convention and would
leave the house II some outside person were
selected president. After some further talk
upon the subject Mr.. Kane's motion was
put and lost. Names were then presented
for the office of president, but all declined
to serve, until finally William Stewart was
named and finally elected. John j. CORN
ley, of New Castle, was elected vice presi-
dent. James NJ. Carr was elected secretary
| and Austin V. Gaynor assistant. John j.
Gormley, of New Castle, was elected county
vice president and Frank 2. Kane was
elected president OF the Municipal Council.
On the motion of Edward F. Kane, com
mittee on resolutions consisting of one
member from each society present was ap-
point cd as follows: Martin j. Mealey,
Shields Library Association; Thomas Il,
O'Donnell, st. Paul's Beneficial Society;
James A. Bourke, Emmett Association of
Wilmington; James Fl. Dougherty, 40. H.,
Division, No. 1, of New Castle; p McGrory,
Emmett Association of New Castle; Joseph
Gllkey, Parnell Branch, No. 2, I. A. N. L.,
Daniel w. Mullin, A. o. H., No. 1; NJ. A.
O'Counor, Irish Nationalist; Martin Keogh,
st. Michaels Beneficial Society; William H.
Stewart, st. Mary's Beneficial Society; Rob
ert w. Chambers, Delaware Branch No. l.,
1. A. N. L.; Francis Reynolds, /. A. N. L.,
of New Castle.
Before adjourning unanimous vote Of
thanks was rendered to the Shields Library
Association for the use of their room and to
the press of this city for their aid In helping
along the cause in which they are 30 deeply
interested.
On motion of Peter j. Ford the convention
then instructed the Committee on Resolu-
tions to report at the next meeting, Sunday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, until which time the
convention adjourned. During the evening
Edward F. Kane stated as the object OF
the convention "that they met to help Par
l nell in Ireland -