National Republican., 1883-04-26

auditing committee, rs IOllOWss hoNs bis
Riley, of Michigan. Thomas II. Doherty, Of
Massachusetts,, and DR.. J. w. Casey, of New
York.
Mai. John Byrne, of Ohio moved the ap-
pointment of one delegate from each state TO
constitute a committee TO prepare plan of
merger with the National Irish league, which
is TO meet in convention tomorrow.
Mr. 0'Bryan, of New York, eloquently
seconded the motion, culogizing the land
league, but declaring that the time has come
to adopt the Dublin national platform with
out adding or removing u plank and so to
follow wherever the men Of ireland lead.
Maj. Byrne again arose and said the Irish
men of Ohio recognized but one leader, Charles
Stewart Parnell.
Mr.. scully, of New York, made an earnest
protest against the disbanding of the land
league. lie said the delegates hore would go
down under a curse to posterity If they dis
solved the organization of the land league,
He advocated federal league, all Irish socie-
tics going in on the same basis.
Mr.. Thomas +. Dohcrty, of Massachusetts,
declared that Massachusetts, did not believe the
time had come for the dissolution of the land
league. The principles of the land league can
never be changed. No Massachusetts, dele
gate has authority TO vote to annul the land
league, which should enter the new fedora
tion under its own name.
Mr.. Burke, Of Boston, said IL the principles
of other Irish societies which will meet with
tho land league are opposed TO the latter's
principles then the land league can meet again
after tho national convention has adjourned.
He moved that this convention adjourn till
noon Friday.
Judge Rooney deprecated any suggestion Of
difficulties to be met in forming the national
league. The land league as such in Ireland
Is dead The desire now is TO unite the whole
Irish race on this continent and present such
a front TO the British government that IL will
see that Americans will not stand by and see
the Irish race cxterminated.
Father Conaty, of Massachusetts,, favored
committee man from each state and territory.
He said the three years record of the land
league was one of the most glorious in the
history of Ireland. lie thought the land
league organization should be carried on He
said many great Irish organizations would
not be represented in the convention to-mor-
row, except by individual or branch delegates,
who could not speak for the order at large
Father Conaty's eulogy of tho league was
quite eloquent.
motion that the states and territories
select each its own committee man was car
ried and an adjournment of ten minutes was
then taken for that purpose.
On rcconvening the names Of the commit
tee of conference were announced AS follows .
Arizona, James Redpath Connecticut, James
;
Illinois, Rev. Morris Dorney; Indiana, James
II. Allen; Iowa, NJ. V. Cannon; kentucky,
Matthew O. Doherty Louisiana, Il. Marony;
Maryland, Col. T.. I. Joyce; Michigan,
Rev. DIR. Charles O'Reily; Minnesota
G. NJ. Macarthur; Missouri, DIR. Thomas
O'Rcilly; Massachusetts,, Rov. Father Conaty I;
Maine, John A. Gallagher; New Hampshire,
William IL. German; New Jersey, John II.
Sanderson New York, d. c. Feely; Nebraska,
John Fitzgerald; Ohio, Mai. John Byrne /;
Pennsylvania, Rev. Thomas Barry; Vermont
William Mulan Rhode Island, Col +. H..
OReilly South Carolina, NJ. NJ. Kennedy I;
Virginia. Patrick McGovem; Wisconsin,
Joseph q. Donnelly District of Columbia,
Arthur Rooney.
This report was received and adopted.
Gen. p. A. Collins then moved that all mat.
ters concerning the reorganization of the
league and all resolutions be referred to this
committee, which was carried. An adjourn
mcnt was then taken until o'clock this oven
ing
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At 9:15 The convention was again called to
order, tho president announcing that the
business of this convention must be closed up
this evening.
On motion, Cushing's manual was adopted
to govern this body.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR ATTACKED.
WI Vi IuInCT NChcnnl, OF hHSSN-
chusetts, the report of Col. Collins, of Mas3a.
chusetts, as chairman of tho committee ap.
pointed to wait on President Arthur mt tho
last convention to inquire into tho conduct Of
Minister Lowell, was accepted. Col. Collins
said that pending diplomatic negotiations Mr..
Arthur said he could not give any answer,
but when the time come for action he (Presi-
dent Arthur would be found on the right
side.
Father McKenna then moved that Prcsi-
dent Arthur be Censured for his lack of good
faith and dishonest conduct lie thought
President Arthur, if he ever came up for the
recollection, should not have the votes of the
Irish Americans, and that this should be tho
sense of the convention.
The chair ruled this out of order.
Pending tho report of the conference COM
mittee, Mr.. Thomas Brennan, of Ireland, sec
retary of the Irish National League was in
troduced, and addressed the convention.
Father Conaty, of Massachusetts, as chair
man of the conference committee, then pre-
sented the report of the committee. He said
that the committee had resolved to report no
plan of merger or method of disorganizing the
land league but would leave 1t to the con-
vention to agree on such plan. He reported
the following:
RcsOlued That in response TO the call for an
Irish American national convention to be held in
this hall TO. morrow, mud in view Of the prospect
suit IN the union Of ull patriotic Irish bodies on
tho continent, which from the present Irish
policy in a new oIgonization supporting the ma
tiona league of Ireland, the delegates to this
convention attend In II body tho sessions OF said
Irish American National convention ana assist in
promoting the union.
The report oil the committee was received
and adopted.
PATRICK EGAN's SPEECH.
Patrick Egan was introduced and said no
tn f1na ui la f.iA d. Nf
the American Land League with whom he
had so often corrcspOnded, and to thank them
in person as he had so often done in writing.
The movement in Ireland began entirely on
constitutional grounds, and when II for a
time b n control of the country, crime almost
ceased. In 1870 aud 1880 the league was at
its greatest power in Ireland, and dis
tress was at its worst, crime keep
ing pace with distress. In 1870
there were four homicides; in 1S4S
Ill In 1880 the homicides numbered g. In
1919 they were 203 Philadelphia has only
One-sevonth the population of Ireland, and
there were in this city in 1870 40 murders,
while there were only 4 in Ireland; in 1880
there were in Philadelphia "a murders while
in Ireland there were g. That miserable
mountebank politician Foster says crime fol-
lowed in the steps of the land league. In the
sight of heaven he charged all crimes since
| 1881, when the coercion act was passed, to
England. Since he became treasurer he had
handled S245,000, and the land league had
received from all sources $9S5,0O0 a total OF
81 ,230, 900, Of which nearly million came
| from the Irish in America, No man, woman,
or child who ever contributed cent to that
| fund had ever questioned its accounts. Some
disappointed black k-mailers had done so In
vain.