Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03
A State League Organized.

l Deliberations and Speeches-The Even- l ing MeefIng-A Good Turn Out De- spite R@tn-speec1les by Prominent
 Friends of the Cnuse-Much Enthust- | asm.
 Yesterday was great day for Connecticut
 Trishmen. They organized, through dele-
 gates, State league, which, with similar or
 ganizations in Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire and California, will supplement the
 work of the National league in advancing the
 interests of Ireland and her sons in this ! country. To this end delegates from all the
 national, Hibernian, benevolent, temperance.
 patriotic, literary and social Irish.Ameriean
 societies in the State of Connections met yes-
 terday at Loomis Temple of Music. There
 were 112 delegates present. Those from New Haven county were as follows:
 New Haven County-New Haven John D. Gun sion 0 H; Nicholas scanIon. list divi4lon o H :;
 John Reilly, Sacred Heart Land league Daniel Car 1 Patrick, Vim Kelley. Michael Egan. St Francis 4 society; K Dunn, Clan-na- Gael; James PheIan.
 Gae A Lott & 01nn1ng5am; oois11 Pair3o ! Higgins, 2d Division A g; James Coogan, 9th l league: John Kane, Joseph D Piunkett Ansonla- l Bernard McCaffrey, Jeremiah Flannigan, Owen Car mody. Hugh Gaffney, Patrick shortel. Wallipgford
 bur1WJohu CIarkin Thomas KiImarti1, Joseph scul-
 arity. Meriden-T Cook. Michael Wallace. John Langford Thomas Egan 2d, William Luby, UT " oueen, Berna1d McCafree, Ed Byrne Michael Marc
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 Shortly after Ii o'clock Town Agent Rey- holds. of New Haven, called the convention
 to order and stated the objects for which | they had been called together. He said that ! Connecticut had done as much as any State for the Land league and he trusted it would not fall back now in its connection with the l National league. Captain Thomas K.Dunn, 1 of New Haven, was unanimously appointed
 temporary chairman and upon entering on the stage was greeted with applause. James Toner of Norwalk, was elected secretary, af- | ter Henry J. Sanders, of Norwich, had de- clAnad. It was moved and seconded that 6 committee of one from each county be ap- pointed a committee on credentials. recess | of ten minutes N-as then taken for the forms- lion of the comm ittee. In the interim circu- lars concerning the Parneu testimonials and | pamphlets of the third annual convention of | the Irish National Land league and first con- ! vsntion of the Irish National league of Ameri- | ca, held at Philadelphia April 25, 26 and 27, | were distributed by MT. Reynolds.
 | While waiting for the report of the con- ! mittee Chairman Reynolds introduced c. V. ! Cannon, of Davenport, Iowe, one of the ex- ! ecutive council of seven and well known | throughout the country. He was greeted ! with great applause. He said he hoped that | the audience would excuse 8 battered coun- l ,ryman who had just passed thr ough very | trying labors He believed that there was | much hope for Ireland now that the Irish | people began to realize what liberty was. He | thought it was 8 Hateful sight for England l when such respectable and able bodies as the | one he was addressing were coming together | to take counsel as to how Ireland could be | saved from her tyranny.
 State Senator Joseph D. Plunkett was ! then loudly called for. He said that work
 was what was necessary. They were assem- \ bled for union. In perfect union there is great strength If the work continued ! there was no question but that ! in short time Ireland would have all it de- ! sired and all that England feared. He was \ greeted with long applause. J. J. Phelan.
 of Bridgeport, then spoke much in the tenor of those who had preceded him, closing | with the remark: 'fWe shall have our rights, ! peaceably if we can, and, if not,
 The committee on credentials made their | report about 1915 o'clock. The number | from each county is as follows: New Haven 43, Hartford 26, Litchffeld 3, Fairfield 19, ! Middlesex g. Holland 6, New London 6, Windham 4. On motion of Michael J. Ken \ ealy, of Stamford, committees on resolutions l and permanent organization were appointed, ! each county appointing member to each committee The committees appointed were \ as follows:
 | On Permanent Organization-Dr o'suIlivan, New Haven; John Collins, Hartford Phelau, Fairfeld
 William Ahern, Mi ddlesex; H Saunders, New Lon \ don James Brennan, Holland; John Higgins Lttch- I held Thomas Foran, Windham.
 On Resolutions-Joseph Plrnkett, New Haven;
 John slavin, Middlesex; M R Moran New Lendep;
 Matthew Gayegan, Tolland Michael o'Donnsn, ,Litoh-
 field; o'suIivan, Windham-
 It was then voted to take recess for one
 hour to permit the committees to prepare
 their reports.
 \ PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
 Chairman Dunn called the meeting to or \ der at 2:15 The committee on permanent \ organization then reported through their
 chairman, Mir. Phelan, the names of Bernard
 Keating of Bridgeport, for permanent chair
 man, and Wn. J. Cashen, of Portland for
 permanent secretary
 They further recommended that an execu- tive body be appointed by the convention, to consist of one vice president from each
 county of this State, to have the same power ' and act with the State executive in the same \ manner as is now provided for the State [ council under the rules of the Philadelphia convention and further would respectfully
 recommend the appointment by this conven-
 tion of State secretary to act in accordance | with the demands of the State executive. ' The report was later adopted on motion Of
 Mr. J. J. Coogan, of New Haven
 ' Chairman Heating was escorted to the
 chair and accepted the office with & few fit ting remarks He informed the delegates
 that they were there simply to carry out the
 plans already laid out for the noble work in \ which every Irishman felt he had good rGa- son for encouragement. resolution was | adopted to the effect that all resolutions ! should be handed to the committee on reso- Iutions unread, and also that members should \ not be allowed more than five minutes in \ which to express opinions upon the resolu- tions as presented.
 Michael Harris, an old gentleman recently from Ireland, made speech. MT. Harris
 gave brief history of the agitation in Ire \ land, owing that the middle classes had \ joined them in their struggle. The middle classes and the shop-keeping classes had | contributed to the cause, and it gave the speaker great pleasure to inform his auditors \ that this class in Ireland had done much for \ the cause, the same as had the same class in America.
 At the close of his speechS on motion of A Michael Wallace, of Waterbury, vote of thanks was extended to MT. Harris, ''the old Irish hero and war horse, /" for his spirited | address.
 \ Later in the meeting considerable discus \ sion sprang up as to the propriety of adopt ing the resolution Spresented to elect one vice president from each county for the reason \ that the Philadelphia convention did not make any such provision. The legality or " adopting the resolution was questioned by
 J. J. Clark, of Bridgeport. A lively debate ' 4OAO"0N1 SoPOAo1 1onAA6 pau '"AAAA ! Murphy, of Rockville, called the chair mans attention to the fact that several \ had spoken who were not delegates to the \ convention and he requested that no one be \ allowed to address the convention until he \ had given his name and address.
 W. H. Mahoney, of New London, offered a resolution that provisional and temporary ' committee be appointed to advise with the | original committee on permanent organiza- ton. On advice of Town Agent Reynold A and an explanation from him MT. MahOney withdrew his amendment.
 \ A motion was made and carried that re- cess of five minutes be taken for the pur- pose of appointing 8 vice president from each county. The result announced after \ half an hour was Litchfeld county, John Higgins, of Thomaston Middlesex county, John Slavin, of Middletown Holland coun- ty, John D. Finn, of Rockville New Haven county, J. B. Qullinan, of Ansonia; Hartford county, J. J. Carlos, of Hartford New Lon don county, W. H. McConey, of New Lon
 don Windham, P.J. Carey, of Willimantic
 Fairfield, F. W. Wren, of Bridgeport. The l. report of the committee on resolutions was