Daily Republican., 1883-04-26
THE LANDLKAGUE
THE CONVENTION IN PHILADEL
PAIA YESTERDAY-A LARGE
AA0EMBLAGE.

Tie Land League Convention, com
posed Of representative Irishmen from
all parts of the United States, with a
number of leaders from Ireland, met IN
Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, yes
terday morning.
Among thenotables present were Mrs.
Elizabeth Stewart Parnell, Patrick Ea-
gan and Thomas Brennan, late Trea.
surer and Secretary respect vely of the
Irish National Land League Of Ireland,
Rev. Lawrence Walsh OF Waterbury,
Conn, Treasurer of the National Land
League in the United States and ono OF
the best orators In the Convention.
Captain Mackey, Of Detroit, Mich,
who was once sentenced to be hanged
at Manchester, England, for espousing
tt Irish cause, and several others who
have been confined in English jails for
espousing the cause Of Ireland.
President Mooney called the Conven-
tion to order and made the opening ad-
dress After an organization had been
effected, Committee on Credentials
was appointed and recess taken.
The Committee on Credentials made a
report, no delegates being rejected. The
annual reports of the Secretary and
Treasurer were then presented, the
former stating that there are now on
the roll $50 branches, and the latter
that the receipts from the Land League
branches had been $61, ,976.27 Of which
S45,25l.7O was for Land League pur-
poses, and $l6,724.57 for the Relief
Fund. The grand total received, in
Guiding donations, lectures, and
"dollar subscription was s79, ,O3S.9O.
A committee of one from each State
was appointed to consider and formulate
a plan for reorganization as the " Ma
tional Irish League" The delegates
were called to order for the evening
session at a quarter past 0 o'clock.
Speeches were limited TO five minutes,
and no delegate was allowed to speak
more than once on the same subject. In
reply to request for report from the
committee appointed at the last Con-
vention to wait on the President Of the
United States to ask for an explanation
of the conduct of Minister Lowell, Mr..
Collins, of Massachusetts, reported that
the President had said that it was not
proper for him to say anything while
diplomatic relations were in existence
between this country and England but
that when the time come to act, he
would be on the right side.
A motion that the President be cen
sured for his lack Of honor, was declar-
ed ont of order. The Committee on Or
ganization reported that they had de-
cided not to recommend any plan to the
Convention, but asked that resolutions
be adopted that the delegates attend in
a body the sessions Of the lrish-Ameri-
can Nationa! Convention to be held to-
day, in view Of the prospect that the de-
liberations of that Convention will re-
suit in the union of all patriotic Irish
bodies on the continent which favor the
present Irish policy in u new organiza
tion supporting the National League OF
Ireland
A motion providing for an adjourn
ment until after to-day and the appoint
ment of a committee to act upon the
dissolution of,the Land League of Amer
lea, and the amalgamation with the IT.
ish National Land League, was carried
by vote of 1sl to 1856. Upon requests
for information of the exact nature Of
the Conventions action, President
Mooney said: "This Convention ad-
journs rs Land League Convention.
Noaction has been taken changing the
organization into the Irish National
League" The Convention was then at
% minutes past l'clock declared ad-
journed.