Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-01
A GIGANTIC. FARCE.
ThaFs Uhat o'ponsvua Cells tho
coNsatlss,
BUT FAILS TO SAY ANYTHING MORE
Concerning NE Action, and Is Still
Confident That Dynamite Alone
Is the Weapon for Ire
lands Freedom.

Nxs York, April So-The members oil
the NV York delegation 70 the recent
Philsde. phia convention, incladips ODon'
oyan, nturned Saturday morning. and
with theaa Q number Of the Eastsrn and
Western delegates, who paid days visil
to the net, opolis before returning 10 theai
homes. The strangers were to - sssn ou
Broadway, On the elevated railroads and In
some insssn Co on ths EAst Aivse briACs,
in great soec.. Several persons assembled
in the meaning st the little ofscs In Chm.
bers street 10 which Je7sniaA O'Donovan
is supposed to edit Q Daper called the
United Isishsaan, waiting for The return Of
the editor and discussing the convention.
Patrick Joyce .said 10 Q reporter: "Thoss
convention Agtced upon Q peace policy
when it shoald have declar1d war. Al
said before, it was
n os1Astis FarcA
Ny idea is that he oaly way 70 securs the
emancipation o. ireland 10 with dynamite
and revolution. only such Measures will
make England qrnks with fear and lovsY
her among natione more than agitation, IL
there was the slightest possible virtue In
il, ever could. The work OF tho dynamite
party will 70 on despite the action OF the
convention. We are receiving encouraging
communications from all quarters urging
rs not to DO discouraged by the work of the
convention. Nou will soon see . number
Of men who attended the convention secede
and the Eossa's strength will become ap-
parent
irresponsible talk OF this kind among Q
few so-Called dynamite.s, was In the course
of the day magnited into = report that
large number OF delegates. who wanted
declaration OF war. were dissatisfied with
the action of the convention, and tha. an-
other convention would soon be called by
Mr.. O'Donovan and his revolutionary coun.
Gil TO repudis,e the platform OF the
Irish National League
and declare in favor OF prosecuting yigor-
ously dy Mantle war against England.
The ouly incident Of the proceedings.
which seemed TO give the least color 10 the
statement, was the opposition OF Congress.
man Finnerty to the adoption OF the rules
without discussion and the exceedingly
close vote on the motion for the previous
question, which Chairman Foran cboksd
him Off by declaring carried. IL was be-
lIeved by many at the time that Mr.. Fin
ner;y designed 70 introduce q declaration
of war into the resolutions and that the
vote against the previous question indi.
Gated the strength OF his followers. This
was misatprehension which Was entirely
cleared up by Mr.. NJ. ID. Gallagher, who
said TO a reporter on the cars coming home
yesterday morning: Mr.. Finnerty has felt
much hurt that IL should have been - gen
orally disposed that he desired 70
endangcr in any degree the success
aud harmony OF the convention.
al L. IA. IL
Pesceable Policy.
lie simply objected io calling tho poor
emigrants sent here from Ireland paupers.
every poor farmer driven out OF Ireland by
the wretched conditjo ,n which British
Iulsgu'-rnment has broug ght that country.
Asa member OF Congress. too, hc felt that
he might be called upon 10 discuss the
matter In Washington, and he believed
that particular resolution should be morr
carefully wOrded. Many Of us share Mr..
Finnerty's objections TO that particular
resolution and IL wc had understood what
his intention was at the time might have
voted differently. But, as you know, tho
delegates were almost unanimously in
favor OF the general policy OF the reso'
Iu,ions and were emphaticslly opposed TO
any nonsensicsl approval OF dynamite or
declaration OF war"
The reporter conversed also with DIR.
Wallace, Miles - 'Brien, Michael J. Costello
and a number OF other delegates, hll OF
whom expressed the opinion ths, the
action OF the convention was.
EninentIy. katisfactsTy
20 oil but very few of the delegates. Late
in the afternoon the reporter called again
at O'ponoyan's Office and found him NJ
work at table over which five or siI let
ters and dirty roll OF copy from the print
er were spread. When asked his opinion
Of the con nvcntion, he said: ~ cannot say
word. Here are letters from oil over the
country with encouragement and contrib
utions for the dynamite fund. ! have
nothing whatever 10 say"
lis IL true, as Mr.. Joyce says, that you
intend 10 cal n convention Of lrishmsn
opposed TO the action OF the convention
II can raw nothing at present"
rs Mr.. Joyce authorized TO speak for
you and he Supreme Council
mo man is authorized TO speak for me,
said o O'DODovan. nervously tviriIng bit ol
dirty brown paper. containing . Iss of
names, over which his eyes wandered rest.
lessly.
Wont you say whether or not you ap.
prove OF the action OF the Convention
"Whst have 10 sayT' replied ODono-
van, his outsttetched legs shaking violently
under the table and his eyes still on the
paper. at was peaceable and orderly.
wasn't itr' he went on.
at was expected that yea would spssk
in favor Of dynamite" -,
"Well. they didn't eondsmn dynamjte," !"
replied ODonovan, triumphAnuy.
In answer to question - 70 Why hs did
not speak at the convention. O'Donoysn
rose, and, placing his hand dramatically
on the table, said:
II will cay nothing 10 nsporters:'
Mr. John J. Breslin, who va. found at
the Irish World ofice, said: The action
OF the convention II In sssry way astisise'
tory TO the maxs OF the Irish people. am
con fident that it viii sain for ~ The re.
spect and sympathy OF oil right,minded
persons. The new ffish National League
cannot fail 10 afford the Isadsn In Ireland
effective support" ..