The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-03
FRESHMEN IN CoUNcII
Full Proceedings of Their sreat Gather
ing IN PhiIadeIphfa-The Irish
National GoIasforu

of Farrell and Egan was yocifeE
ously cheered. as was in reference tc
Treasurer Egan's financial accounts
Hon P. a Collins, of 3 Boston, moved
that the president and secretary of the
land league that Mooney and Hynes aci
as The officers of this convention, and as
sistant secretaries ia he " Z. SheepaB
of Buffalo, and j d. O'Conneli, 81
Washington Flatley. vi boston. fnsL
moved the appointment ora COMMITTEES
on credentials in each state and t4Fritofs
| represented to eleet their own commit
! teemen. Alter several other motions K
1 appoint a committee on rules and reso
| buttons and another to audit the treastsr
er's Arr"u;s's s, euich were decided amtC
| Ia Icn confusion 10 be out OF order
| Fldtley's motion Was carried and tt1s
convention took q recess of five minute:
to allow the delegations to choose theft
! committee on credentials.
/ The convention came TO order agaiI
/ at O'Clock. Flatley moYed a call q
| the states aud territories so that eack
| member of the committee on eredentiak
! might answer 70 his name. The mem
bers Of the committee responded TO the
call as follows: Connecticut, j. ]. Pow
ell /: Georgia, T. H. O'DonoVan; Illinois
NJ. T. Maloney Indiana, P. K SalliYan
Iowa, NJ. Y Cannon Kentucky, JAM
O'Conror; EaiIsiana, John fItcnpat
rick; MarylAud, DIR. w. II. Cole; Mich
| igan, William J Dawson; Minnesota, Q
| Nj. Mccarthy; Missouri, Charlie:
0'Brien; Massachusetts, Thoma:
Flatley; Maine, John A. Gallagher
! New Hampshire, VIM. H. Gormas
| New Jersey, John E. Mccormick; New
York, Judge John H Rooney; Neb.
raska, John Fitzgerald; Ohio, VIM. J
Gleason Pennsylvania, Rev. Durk Nc.
Cabe; Rhode Island, b. j. Pazel; Yer
mont, VIM. Mullen; South Carolina
| Hon. NJ T. Kennedy; Tennessee, Thos
Matt; Virginia, Pat McGave Wiscon
sin, DR. l4yttOn Flynn; Arizona, Thos
| Fitch. Molten 10 adjourn till 3 O'Clock
brought out another to lay il upon the
| table. The latter was carried on diyis
ion, and finally Il motion 10 adjourn I'm.
| til 2 O'Clock was carried.
| O'Donovan Rosa was present during
the morning for while, seated at the
reporters liable, having been admitted
as representative OF his paper. He was
very quiet and took notes occasionally
The committee on resolutions met a
9 80, the hour TO which the convention
took recess.
During recess Mrs Parueli entered
the hall, was escorted to seat an the
stage by Mooney and Egan, aud intro
| duced 10 the delegates rs the mother u
the great Irish leader.
| A dispatch parporting to be from The
pope caused amusement Il Threatened
TO rxcOmmunicAte any Irish Catholic at
lacking England during this convention
on the grounds of England's liberaiity
u all nations.
At 5:i5 p III the convention resumed
business. The names of the lady dele
gates as announced by the committee OF
credentials were loudly cheered. Ais,
tue names Of John Dewey and Rcdpaili
Secretary Hines read his general state
ment of what the league had accom-
pIished during the year, which was re
ceiyed with much applause. An ex
PLANTATION was asked as TO why the lee
iure expenses of Davit,. Redman ant
Parnell were paid by the league. l
was stated by the secretary that thos
gentlemen had given all The receipts O
their lectures To the league fund, ant
the central council thought 1t oul,
proper that their expenses be paid.
Father Walsh, general treasurer o
the league, also explained why the lee
ture expenses of Parnell, Davits ant
Redman were paid. He did not delgI
10 answer letter from an alleged Irish
maa who demanded how he dared pa
the funeral expenses of one who shoul
be dear t. every Irishman.
MeaDy, of New Nork demanded III
name of the un- IIish scOundrel.
, Cries of Boycott him." me, no,
arose
Father Walsh then read his repor
He also made statement in regard I
certain moneys sent him for the widOl
Of Walsh The irish mother whose so
had b en- hanged and the other sentence
to penal servitude for life. He said ever
Irishman believed these boys guiltles
and what is more while their nUbl
mother knew them innocent and eve
knew the guilty parties, she was TOO pr
trIoiic t. turn informer as some Ignobl
villains were doing He took .couns,
! from Parneil about the matter and r.
mitled for her benefit 1916.
= The report shows . balance on han
: January 8, 1888, of $12,714; receive
from the branches from January 9th
: April 9th, IS, 932; balance on hand Apr
9th, 1902; RENTED to Ireland for Ian
league purposes t. date, $3,912; tor til
irish relief fund, S23. 652; balance {
hand now, $4,9l5.
S Having read as part of his report
. rather sensational letter from tue Iris
, | Bishop Duggan, OF ClonfeIt, who d.
n',unced England's policy of turuir
arabic irish land into pasture land as n
/ gan aud demsnted, Father Walsh close
1 | his report, which was referred To Il
auditiug committee. All resolution
were ordered referred without recalling
: the committee appointed: Rev ID
: Reilly, of Michigan. Thos, Fl. Dougi
4 cIty, of Massachusetts, and DR.. j. Y
Casey, of New York The Illinois de
egation failed to have read the report
certain moneys they raised.
Burns, of Ohio, moved that one dc
egate from each state constitute II con
e mittee to prepare plan to merge wit
p the national Irish league TO meet
convention tomorrow He said Il
word ''land" was peculiarly dear
e Ohio men, but he wanted to be in ha
r monv with the Irish national lcagu
a and he hoped the chair would appOii
& committee tn consider the best meal
to this end.
O'BrieB. of New York, eloquently Sc
1 onded the motion. eulogizing the lar
a league, but declaring that the time hs
come to adopt the Dublin national pla
form. without adding or removing
: plank, and So TO follow wherever u
! men oil Ireland lead
. Burns also said the Irishmen of Oh
recognized but one leader, Charles Ste
art Papnell
: Sully. of New York, made an earnn
e protest against disbanding the lar
I league.
Thos f. Dougherty, of Massacbuseii
! declared Massachusetts did not belle
a the time had come for the dissolution
e the land league.
Burke, of Boston, said ii the nTinc
pies of other Irish societies which wi
! met with the land league are Oppose
n TO the latters principles. then the laI
: league can meet again after the nation
convection adjourned Till n0oa FrIdsy
Bu1gs Rooney, of New York, de
; rcested any suggestion Of difficulties
d he met in forming q national league
II l. Dr. O'Reilly, OF st. Louis, nfferet; as
" substitute, that the chair appoint cor
n mittee of seven TO consider the mo
|. feasible method OF merging the lar
league Father Connaliy, of Massach
sets, favored committeeman from eaG
state and territory. he paid an ell
quent tribute 10 The land league, al
i said it's three years record was one
d the most glorious in the history of II
n land
DR.. O'Reilly's substitute was lost. tt
motion tor each state and territory 20 s
o lect its Own committeeman was then ca
: ried. Recess for that purpose was thu
Il taken, and on reconyening the comm
tee was announced as follows:
Connecticut, Jas Reynolds.
o Arizona. jas. Redpath
: Georgia, Col. J z. Armstrong
3 illinois, Rev. Morris Dorney
Indiana, Jas. II Allen.
< Iowa, NJ. V. Cannon.
s Kentucky, Matthew ODorherty-
9, Louisiana, I. Marouy.
e Maryland, Col. Il T. joyce,
Michigan, Rev. DIR. Chas. O'Reily.
Minnesota. g. NJ. Macarthur.
y Missouri, DIR. Thes. 0'ReiHy
Z, Massachusetts,. Rey. Father Connal
v Maine. John a. Gallagher
: New Hampshire, VIM. Il. Gasman.
e New Jersey, John II. Sanderson
q New York, D. c. FeelY.
. E1hr,