Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-26

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from an alleged Irishman, who demanded
how he dared pay the funeral expenses of
| one who should be dear to every frishman
Mr.. Meary, of New York, demanded the.
name of the ''un-Irish scoundrel.n
Cries of Boycott himr' "no, nor,
arose.
Father Walsh then read his report. He.
also made a statement in regard to certain
moneys sent him for the widow of Walsh.
an Irish mother, one of whose sons had
been hanged and the other sen fenced to
penal servitude for life. He said everv
Irishman believed these boys guiltless, and
what is more, while their own noble moth
er knew them innocent and even knew the
guilty parties,s she was too patriotic to turn
informer, as some were doing. He took
counsel from Parnell about the matter.and
RENTED for her benefit 1916. Having
read part of a report, rather sensational,
from Irish Bishop Duggan, of CIonfert,
who denounced England's policy of turn
ing arabic Irish land into pasture land as
pagan and demented, Father Walsh closed
his report Referred to the auditing COM
mittee.
All the resolutions were ordered referred
without reading to a committee for con-
slderation. An auditing committee was
appointed, consisting of Rev. DR.. Reilly.
OF Michigan, Thos. II. Doherty. of Massa-
chusetts and DR.. j. W. Casey, of New York.
The Illinois delegation failed to have read
report of certain moneys they raised.
MI. Burns, of Ohio, moved that one del
agate from each state constitute a COM
mlttee to prepare plan to merge with the
national Irish league to meet in conven-
ton tomorrow. He said the word Glands.
was dear to Ohio men, but they wanted to
be in harmony with the Irish national
league, and hoped the chair would ap
point committee to consider the best
means to this end.
Mr.. OBryan, of New York, seconded the.
motion, eulogising the land league, but
declaring the time has come to adopt the
Dublin nationals form without adding or
removing plank, and so to follow where
ever the men of Ireland lead.
Mr.. Brown said the Irishmen of Ohio rec
ognized but one leader, Charles S. ParnelI.
Mr.. Scully, of New York, made an earn
est protest against disbanding the land
league.
L. F. Doherty, of Massachusetts, declared
that Massachusetts, did not believe that the
time had come for the dissolution of the
land league.
pies of other Irish societies, which meet
with the land league, are opposed to the
latters principles, then the land league can
meet again after the national convention
adjourned. He moved that this conven-
ton be adjourned until noon Friday.
Judge Rooney, of New York, deprecated
any suggestion of difficulties to be met in
forming the national league.
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stitute, that the chair appoint committee,
to consider the most peaceable method of
merging the land league.
Father Conaty, of Massachusetts,, IA
vored a committeeman from each state
and territory. He paid an eloquent trib-
ute to the land league, and said its three.
years record was one of the most glorious
in the history of Ireland.
DR.. OReilly's substitute was lost. The
motion that each state and territory select
Its own committeeman was carried, and
recess was taken for the purpose.
Reconvening, the committee was an
nounced as follows: Arizona, JAS Redpath;
Connecticut, James Reynolds; Georgia..
Col. j. F. Armstrong; Illinois, Rev. Morris
Downey; Indiana, James H. Allen; Iowa,
M. V. Cannon; Kentucky, Matthew
ODoherty; Louisiana, T. Mahoney;
Maryland, Col. E. T. Joyce; Michigan,
Rev. DR.. Chas. O'Rellly. Minnesota, G.
M. MacCarthy; Missouri, DR.. Thos.
OReilly; Massachusetts, Rev. Father
Conaty; Maine, John A. Gallagher:
New Hampshire, VIM. II. German; New
Jersey, John j. Sanderson; New York, D.
G. Feely; Nebraska, John Fitzgerald;
Ohio, Maj. John Byrne; Pennsylvania,
Rev. Thos. Barry; Vermont, VIM. MuIlan;
Rhode Island, Col. J. L. O'Reilly; South
Carolina, M. NJ. Kennedy; Virginia,
Patri k McGovern; Wisconsin, Jas G.
Donnelly; District of Columbia, Arthur
Rooney. All matters concerning the re-
organization Of the league and all resolu-
tlons were ordered referred to this COM
mittee. Recess till 8 p. m.
Upon reasSembling President Mooney
staed that the business must be closed this
evening. On motion of Father McKenna.
of Massachusetts, the report of Col.
Collins, of the committee appointed to-
wait on President Arthur at the last con-
vention to inquire into the conduct of
Minister Lowell, was accepted, Col. Col
Inns said, pending the diplomatic negotia-
lions, Arthur said he'could not give any
answer, but when the time came for action
he 1.-THE president) would be found on the
rlRHC Sue.
Father McKenna moved that President
Arthur be censured for lack of good faith
and dishonest conduct. He thought Pres
ident Arthur, if he ever came up for re-
election, should not have the vote of Irish
Americans, and this should be the sense of
this convention. This was ruled out of
order, pending the report of the conference
committee.
Thomas Brennan, secretary of the Irish
national league, addressed the convention.
He said it was four years since a meeting
held in an Irish town inangurated the land
war of Ireland. He compared Irelands
present independent spirit with its then
servitude. These four years had certainly
not been in vain. They had prevented
recurrence of those scenes of
1847 which disgraced Ireland and appalled,
humanity. The creed of manhood had
taken the place of the itany of slaves.
The Irish land league of the .. S. had eff
fected the change. The time had come
when the begging box should cease to be
passed around. If Irishmen continued to.
give up to the idle, useless and indoIent
class the fruits of their own toll, which.