Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-04-26

completely broken. The Ian,
League had saved $50, 200, 600 to tn
producers of Ireland, had wrung as
founding Concessions from the Enelisl
parliament and had created q spiri
which laughed at dungeons an,
does not fear the gallows; . spiri
which would yet put an end not only
to sgrsrian landlordism, but all land
lordism which England claims to ex
ercise over Ireland. The name "LanS
League" might cease tc be heard, bu
Its spirit must not cease to NOV,
abroad. Every shred of landlordisu
must be swept out of ireland. Pre-
vious to the Land League movement
1t was hard to stir the farmers. Tht
Land League aroused them to realiz,
that they have country. There II
now no disunion In Ireland; all ar,
agreed that Irish landlordism Is bat
and that Irish landlordism must go
Father Conally, chairman of the
conference committee, presented q
report with resolution. He said the
committee decided not to report plar
TO merge or disorganize the Land
League, but would leave 1t to the con.
vention to agree on such plans.
The report was adopted.
Myles OBryan moved this Land
League convention now step on tn.
platform Of the Irish National League
and abandon lis organic alton so tha,
Parnell might say as Brennan sale
here tonight with the odor English
prisons around him, swell done,
good and faithful servants"
The chair ruled O'Bryans motion
being In the nature of legislation,
must be put In writing. While
OBryan was thus engaged, Patrick
Esgan was introduced and made Q
brief address.
O'Bryan's IN otion was then read as
follows: "That the platform of the
Irish national league of Ireland bt
adopted In its entirety as the platform
of this organization; that the same
constitution be adopted; that the reg
ular officers of this organic alton BE-
elected for the ensuing year by this
convention, and that the organic alton
here reconstructed enter morrow q
convention and act with the organiza.
tion there represented with one COM
mon purpose-un against the com.
mon enemy of our race" The sub.
stitute of Brown of st. Louis was
that this convention now adjourn to
meet with the convention to morrow;
that the chairman appoint q commit.
tee of seven with power to declare the
land league adjourned tiae die; pro-
vlded the convention tomorrow com.
plies with the report submitted and
adopted here this evening by the
committee appointed to submit plan
of reorganization.
O'Bryan moved the previous ques.
tion upon the resolution.
The motion of Sullivan, of Chicago,
to lay O'Bryan's motion for the pre-.
vlous question on the table was
carried.
After several more motions were de.
olared out of order, motion for the
previous question was made and
seconded. Another attempt was made
tc table this motion. The question
occurring In Browns substitute Brown
asked leave to insert the words "wher
this convention adjourns," eto. On q
standing vote Browns substitute was
deolarged carried.
Roll call was ordered on Brown q
substitute, the chair declaring he was
not absolutele certain of the wish oi
the convention. 1t appears during the
call there were persons among the
delegates and claiming to be delegates
whose names were not ON the secre.
tary's roll. When New Jersey was
reached the name of Mrs. Della Par.
nell was called as delegate from Bor-
dentown, and her vote of "No" was
greeted with loud applause. The
clergymsn voted "No" almost to a
man. The ladies voted noes to /
aye. During the call attempts were
made to cast the votes of absent dele.
gates, but those were promptly ex.
posed. At l O'Clock the secretary an.
nounced the whole number of vote.
cast as 337, of which 18l were ayes,
156 noes. The result was greeted with
tremendous commotion.
Rev. Dr.. Chas. O'Reilly, of De.
trSit, eloquently appealed to the MI
nority to make the vote unanimous.
Sullivan, of Chicago, seconded the
motion.
Patrick Egan explained that, hii
Views having been alluded to In the
debate, he would state that the deter.
limitation of the convention met with
his most hearty approval. The motion
for unsnimtty carried.
The chair explained that, exception
being taken to his language In ruling
against certain gentlemen, he desired
to say that he intended no offsnse.
The auditing committee reported
the accounts of Father Walsh, treas
urer, to be richly correct.
The committee announced by the
chair according TO the terms oi
Browns substitute, was as follows
Andrew Brown, st Louis; P. A. Col
Inns, Boston: Rsv. P. Cronin, Buffs
10; M. FL. Cannon, Iowa; Rev. p
Dorney, Chicago; Rsv. Caas. o Reilly
Detroit, and John F. Armstrong o
Georgia.
| The property of the league was or
dered turned over to the new league
thanks were voted the off :ers and IN,
convention adjourned.