Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-26
irish NATIONALITY.
MEETTNG OF THE NATIONAL LAND
LEAGUE YESTERDAY.
Inc Attendance Very Large---The Dele
gates Resolve to Abandon the Organiza-
ton and Form a National Irish League
speeches by Patrick Egan, Dr.Walsh and
Others


PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-The object of
the convention of the Irish land league of
! America, which was called to order in
Horticultural hall, this morning. is to wind
up the affairs of that body and merge it
with another body whose scope is to be
broader. The land league, as now organ
lied, deals only with questions of land law.
| and not with those of national and local
government. The new organization will
| grapple with all three of these questions.
and some others besides. To-day's con-
vention will first endorse the policy pur-
sued by Parnell in his efforts in behalf of
Ireland, and will then devise plans for the
| organization of to-morrow's meeting.
which will be a convention of the Irish
race in America, and consist of
duly accredited delegates from the
various benevolent, charitable and
other Irish societies in America.
The call for this second convention states
| that its object is to be to form a new
league after the plan of the national
league of Ireland, which will blend into one
| organization, as Irish societies of the
| United States and Canada. the new organ
ization to be affiliated with the national
| league of Ireland. The principles of the
Irish national league, which was formed in
| Dublin in October last are as follows :
First, national self government second,
land law reform third, local self govern
ment fourth, extension of parliamentary
and municipal franchises fifth, develop
ment and encouragement of the labor and
industrial Interests of Ireland. These
principles it is believed will favor the
platform upon which the new national
league to be treated to morrow will stand.
THE DECORATIONS.
The decorations in horticultural hall are
quite tasteful. Garlands of myrtle and i'm
mortelle, union of green and orange,
hang over the stage. A photograph of
Michael Davitt, bust of Washington,
statue of Parneu, and an oil painting of
Parnell are placed on either side of the
presidents chair. From tine corners of the
balcony droop Irish society banners and
United States flags, the latter fringed with
green. Streamers of red, white and blue
decorate the front of the galleries. Facing
| the speakers stand from far front is an
American eagle, fanked by the national
| flags of Ireland and the United States. and
high over all, and across the front of the
| proscenium arch, is the Gaelic legend.
"Caed Mile Failtha," "a hundred thousand
Welcomes.) The body of the hall will seat
about 1000.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
At II O'Clock, the hour for commence
ment, the Massachusetts and Illinois men
came IN and the galleries slowly filled with
| spectators. Frank Byrne, the recent dy
Mantle refugee from Paris, was among the
spectators. Among the lady delegates
present were Mrs. DR.. Riley, Miss Mary E.
Calligan, Miss Kittie Fitzgerald, of the St.
| Louis Ladies' land league, and Miss Alice
Gallagher, of the Parnel land league of
st. Louis, and the twenty -one female dele
gates sent by the seven land league
branches of this city. At 1906 the land
league convention was called to or
| der by President James A. Mooney.
| of Buffalo. He announced that for
the benefit of the press and the general
| each gentleman would on ris-
| ing to address the chair, announce his
name and state. Patrick Egan, Fathers
Crown and Walsh and a number of dis
tlngulshed leaguers together with group
OF delegates took seats upon the stage.
The convention organized by the selection
of the following temporary officers: Pres
ldent, James A. Mooney, of Buffalo, presi-
| dent of the Irish land league of the United
States; secretary, j. j. Hynes, of Buffalo,
| secretary of the Irish land league of the
United States; assistant secretaries, VIM.
T. Sheehan, of Buffalo, j. D. O'ConneIl, of
Washington. No vice presidents.
President MONEYS mention in his
| speech of the nares of Parnell and Egan.
was vociferously cheered, as was the refer
ence to Treasurer Egan's financial ac
counts. Hon. p. A. Collins, Boston, moved
that the president and secretary of the
land league, Mooney and Hynes, act as Of
tlcers of this convention. Assistant secre-
tarles to be: W. T. Sheehan, Buffalo, and ].
ID. OConnell, Washington. FIatlev, of
Boston, then moved the appointment of a
committee on credentials, one from each
state and territory represented to elect its
own chairman. After several other mo-
t1ons to appoint committee on rules and
resolutions, and another to audit the trea-
surer's accounts, which were decided during
much confusion to be out of order, Flat
ley's motion was carried and the conyen-
SAoA IOOA d r6coSS OF nV6 minutes to allow
delegations to choose their committee men
on credentials. The convention came to
order again at 1 o'clock. FIatley moved
call of the states and territories, SO that
each member on credentials might answer
to his name.
Members of the committee responded
to the call as follows: Connecticut, John
J. POWELL; Georgia, Timothy ODonovan;
Illinois, W. T. Maloney; Indiana, P. X.
Sullivan; Iowa, M. V. Cannon; Kentucky,
James OConnor; Louisiana, John Fitz-
patrick; Maryland, DR.. William Cole;
Michigan, VIM. j. Dawson; Minnesota, G.
NJ. MacCarthy; Wisconsin, Charles OBrien;
Massachusetts, Thomas Flatley; Maine,
John A. Gallagher; New Hampshire, VIM.
Il. German; New Jersey, John E. Nc
Cormick; New York, John II. Rooney; Ne
braska, John Fitzgerald; Ohio, VIM. j.
Gleason; Pennsylvania, Rev. Luke Nc
Cabe; Rhode Island, Bernard J. Paget;
Vermont, VIM. Mullen; South Carolina.
Hon. M. I. Kennedy; Tennessee, Thomas
Moffett; Virginia, Pat. McGlovern; Wis
consin, DR.. Lytton Flynn; Arizona, Fitch.
A motion to adjourn until o'clock brought
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