Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-04-27
Strong Probability Of the Ma
tional League Programme
Being Adopted.
Parnell Greets the Gathering,
and Urges Prudence, Patti
ence and Moderation.
The Dynamiters Secretly Planning
to Blow Up tho Union,
An All-Night Session or the Com
mittees.
The Irish Convention.

The Irish Convention.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
PHILADELPHIA, April 26. AT noon
the Irish convention was called to or.
der by Alex. Sullivan of Chicago, In
an appropriate speech. A temporary
organization was effected by the ap.
pointment of Rev. Maurice j. D )rney
temporary president. The usual com.
mittees were also appointed. Mrs.
Della Parnell entered the hall escort.
ed by Alex. Sullivan, who introduced
her amid tremendous applause as "A
greater woman than the mother of the
Gracchi."
The galleries were crowded, 1,155
delegates were on the fl DOR, while forty
lady delegates were given seats upon
the stage. Mrs. Parnell was loudly
oheered upon entering. On motion
of M. V. Cannon, of Iowa, . reso-
luton of respect and sympathy for the
mother of Fannie Parnell was adopted
by Q rising vote. He stated the Cen.
trail league CT Boston would decorate
Fanny Parnell's grave. The customary
committees on permanent organization
were appointed.
The following telegram was read:
LOUISVILLE, KY, Goth.
Sons Of Erin:
Ireland's hopes are centefed In you
Sink all differences for her sake. Un.
furl q stainless banner with the Irish
American national league inscribed
thereon and E;in's dellverance will
soon be won.
(Signed.) VIM. MoCREADY.
After short recess, permanent or.
ganization was effscsed with the fol.
lowing named officers: Chairman, M.
A. Foran, # Ohio; secretary, John j.
Hynes, of New York; assistant score.
taries John j. Enright of Michigan,
Edward Fltz williams of Massachu setts,
Cornelius Horan of Pennsylvania, and
j. D. O'Connel of Washington. A
number of vice presidents were cho-
sen.
Mr.. Foran, before taking the chair,
said speeches enough had been made;
now is the time for work. He coun.
seled the uni6cation of every Irish 90.
Jiety In the whole world.
The following telegram was then
read by Father Dorney:
LONDON, April 26.
Jas. Mooney, Esq. President Irish Amer.
ican Convention, Philadelphia:
My presence at the opening of
the most representative convention of
Irish American opinion ever assem-
bled being impossible, 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 If
passed will leave constitutional move.
ments at the mercy of the govern.
ment, I would ask you to lay my
Views before the convention. I would
respectfully advise that your platform
should be so framed as to enable us to
continue to accept help from
America, and at the same time
avoid affording pretext to
the British government for entirely
suppressing the national movements
In Ireland. 10 this way only can
unity of movement be preserved both
In Ireland and America. I have per.
fect confidence that by prudence,
moderation and firmness the cause Ct
Ireland will continue to advance, and
though persecution rests heavily upon
us at present, before many years have
passed we shall have achieved those
great objects for which, through
many centuries, our race has strug-
gled. CHARLES STEWART PARNELL.
Committees will then be announce
and the convention adjourned till Fri.
day.
The committee on organic stion of
the National Irish League has
elected Michael B bland, of Kentucky,
chairman. After q protraoted debate
q sub committee was appointed on
constitution, or plan to be submitted
to the full committee to morrow
morning. The sub committee consists
of Colonel B ,land, of Kentucky; Jas.
Reynolds, of Connecticut; John o.
Mahony, of Tennessee; j. O.
Donnelly, Of Michigan, and @
j. Smith, of Nebraska. Colonel
Boland, member of the Land League
committee of seven, Is chairman Of
this committee. The subcommittee
Is regarded as indicating the adoption
of the Land Lsagus policy In the
national reorganization. Colonel
Boland was of the counsel for Jno.
Dewey In the suit brought against
him for libel by August Belmont.
Dewey Is said to antagonize the dy.
Mantle business or Rosa policy. The
most important question before the
committee tonight was the second
resolution of the printed programme,
to the effect that free trade for Ire
land Is above all things to be de.
manded and desired.
At IL O'Clock the committees on
platform and organization were still
In session. Members said their de-
liberations will not be concluded be.
fore 2 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
probably much later. The chief re
suit accomplished by the two conven.
tions, so far, Ia the appointment with,
out serious dlscord of committees to
evolve the status and conditions or
which all Irish societies of this con
tinent may unite. The Land League
convention yesterday has not yet def
nitely adjourned. The result OF to-