Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-28
THE IRISH CONVICTION.


Report OF Yesterdays Proceed
inES.
| PHILADELPHIA. April 2.-At th'
afternoon session yesterday the gal
leries were crowded There were /, Is;
delegates on the h,or. while forty dele
gates tlaiir 81 were given seats upon the
stage. Mrs. Parnell was loudly cheered
upon entering. On motion OF n. v.
Cannon of Iowa a resolution of respect
and sympathy for the mother of Anna
PArnell was adopted by a rising vote.
II was stated that the Central L-ague of
| B ston would decorate Anna Parnell's
grave. The customary committees on
permanent org sniz ,tion were appointed.
Tho following telegram was read:
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2i.-Sons of
Eon and patriots IcelAnd's hopes are
centered in you. Siuk all differences for
her sake. Uniurl the stainless banner
with "rhe Iri-h-Americsn National
League" inscribed thereon, and Erin's
deiIversncs will sO'n he won.
WILL n 1lCC READY.
After a short recess a permanent or
ganiz.,i,n was effected, with the fol.
lowing offic ars: Chairman, NJ. A. Fersn,
of OaIo; Secretary, john J Hynes
Assistant Secretaries. John G Z right,
Michigan, Edward Tl1zwiIliams. Mass.
achusert~, C,rneliu- Harsn, Pennsyl-
vauis, and j. D O'Connel'. of Wash.
ington. A number of Vice Presidents
were also chosen. Feran, before taking
the chair, said that speeches enough
had ben made. Now was the time
for work. He counseed union and the
uu,fioation of every Irish society. per-
haps, Ia the whole world. Inc follow
ing telegram was read by Father Dor
ney:
LONDON, April 26. james Mooney.
President irish American Convention.
ehi!adelphis, Pa: My presence at the
session Of the most representative conven-
tion of isb Americans in my opinion
ever aasem bisti heing inposs bic, owing to
the necessity of my remaining here to
oppose the Criminal Code bill. which |
re -enacts permanently the worst pro-
visions Of the Coercion Act. and which, |
f passed, will leave the constitutional |
at the mercy of the govern
neus, l would ask you TO lay my views
lefore the convention. | wouId respect
uily advise that your platform should |
Do So framed 81 to enable Us to continue
20 accept help from America and at the
anne time avoid aftording a preteX5 To the
British government trr entirely sUppre>S-
ng the national movement IN ireland. In
his way only Can unity If movement be
,re.eryed both in Ireland and America.
have perfect confidence that by pru-
lenc", moderation aud frmness the cause
f Ireland will continue to advance, and.
hough persecution rests heavily upon us
t present. before many years have passed
re shall have achieved those great Oh
pcts for which through many centuries
ur race has struggled.
CHARLES STEWART PAsNELL.
The committees were then an
ounced, and the convention ad jou-ued
III FRIDAY.
At ii o'clock II. the Committee on
'iatform and Organization were still in
sssion. The members said their deiib-
rations would not be concluded before
o'clock o-morrow-prObsbly much
.ter. The chief result accomplished
y the two conventions, Sd TAR, IS the
ppointment Of commissions to evolve
ne status and conditions on which all
rish societies on this continent are to
mite.
The Committee on Organic stion of
'atiopal Iri-h League. elected Michael
, land, Chairman. After protrs c'ed
chat sub comm ttse was appointed
} draft a const tuition or plan to be
lbmitted to the !uli committee on Fri
~ morning. The subcommittee con-
sts Of Colonel Micnt ei B, land and
smes Reynolds, of C.,anec'icu'; John
Mahoney. OF Tenne see; J. G. Don
lily, of Michigan; and c. J. Smith,
ebraska. The genera! character Of the
embers of this important cosnmitt g
regarded as indicating the adoption
the Land League policy in the new
Colonel Boland was
unset for John Dewey in the suit
ought againt him for libel by August
,lmont. Dewey is said to he opposed
the dynamite business, or Rosa's pol.
=. The most important question be-
re the committee was the second reso
ton of tho printed programme-to !
e effect that free trade for Irel md is
owe all things TO be demanded and
sired.
April Pit was
arly IL o'clock before the Irish Ma
nal Convention assembled this morn
:. The reading of the minutes being
'pe nsed WITH, d.. O'Reilly auuouuced ,
1t the Committee on Resolutions had
.pared n report, bnt waa not yet
Idy 70 present it
The Secretary then read. by unani-
us consent, a communication from S. ~,
Cox, of New York, congrstulasing y
convention on what it had achieved,
/ declaring that it WAS impossible
Ireland To remain under the British
i vote ni t.Iar,k- YVES then passed 20
. Cox
father Boylan Of lrel<ad and Father
new addressed the Convention, con-
tulating it npon it's temperate action,
declaring that Engtand rad Scot
d wou'd be th. first to feel the ef- t.
ks ff any ia (, rupsrate &C ion