New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-26
rio, NJ the Land LEAGUE He advocated . feferai
! acne ali Irish societies going In on the same


Thomas n. Do1erty, of Massachusetts, decla'edd
that MaSsachu etts did not believe the ,me nau
come tor The dissolution OF the Lanu Leaenbo. red
p,incpes OF the Land League can nevrI oe o ~
No Massac usets delegate has authority 70 Soe 10
aunu the Land League. which should enter 'no ho"
federation under rs own name. 49,, n
Mr. Rnrke. Of Boston, said if the principles OF
other Ir sh societies which wi meet with tbe Llnu
League a opposed to the latters prlnripeS tnon
the Land LEAGUE can meet agar atter tne Ndi ia
Convention has adjourned He moved tDaI inns
convention adjourn nut noon frGay' fI,n.
judge Rooney deprecated any suggestion G sa ",
cultrs 10 be met in forming the na1ohai ieaEtto.
! The Land League as such in Ireland Is hean. lno
desire now is to unite the whoIo cn ir'Sa front
on mis- ms continent Sna pe'" that it viii
! Sc that A nericans will not stand 10y ana see INC
ITsn race eXterminated 81 - .,hot;
tnte that the Chair appoint committee OF sriu sven
| 10 consider the most peaceaOle method VI hoisiS
Mr. 0'Rmily, from Rhode Island, thought that
there should be a man this committee rom on;nn
! State and Territory. 1t was too serious d"'
Fathsr Conaty, Of Massachusetts, favored com,
mitteemau from each stare an Territory. ne s,,a a
the three years record OF the Lane Lr"s gu leland
OF the most glorious III the history oa ,;nn
| He thought the Land l,eaHue org 'u I1 49, r
should be carried on He SAID many grea' ,a'n con-
| gaIIzgtiOns would not be represented - the con-
| yrntIon tomorrow except BY individual OF ~ anon
delegates, who could not speak for the oruo' "'
Mr.. Stratton. of Massachusetts,, said the Ancient
! Order of Hibernans would not give up us oie"N
| ZatlOn. t..;.,,o
! for all pending business that the WORD Lanu oe
here and now dropped fron The Lana Lag ,e, gu gu
that ITS organization be retained anu Sne der
platform ADOPTED, but was DECIDED out Vi oiuoi'
| DIR O'R'Iily's substitute was lost.
Mr. McDonOugh's amendment was then lost' .
The motion that he states ana territories s'icS'
each It's own committeeman was carried ana an au
journment of ten minutes was then taken lor Iha'
THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
| On reconyening on motion of Colonel Joyce the
secretary called the roll of the convention, and the
names of the committee OF conference were an
| nounced as follows:
Arizona, James Redpath; Connecticut. James
REYNOLDS; Georgia, Colonel j. +. Armstrong: ILL
nos, the Rev. Morris Dorney Indiana, james IL.
Allen; Iowa, NJ. V. Canaan, Kentucky. Matthew
VDoherty; Louisiana. T. Marony; Maryland
fSon' CHARLES Fl T. okS SfS N MssG the hiS
HcArthnr Missouri, d.. Thomas UReily: Massa-
chusett', Rsy Father Coraiy Name John A:
| New,Jersey, John II. Sandersou Newly ork, ~. I.
Feely; Nebraska. John Fitzgerald; ONO. MaJoI
John Byme; PENNSYLVANIA Rev. Thomas Barry; VIZ +
mont William Mullan Rhode Island. Colonei r.
| L. O'Reily; South Carolina. VI. NJ Kennedy Nlr-
ginia Patrick McGoyern Wisconsin Joseph u
| Donnelly District of Columbia, Arthur Rooney
| This report was received and adopted.
Colonel L. A. Collins then moved That all matters
| concerning the reorganization OF the League ana
all resolutions be referred to this committee which
was carried. An adjournment was then taaen
| until D. IN.
the pre- ,ident announcing that the bu lneSs OF TINS
convention must be closed up this evening Oh mo-
ton of Father McKenna of Massachusetts the report
of Colonel Collins of Massachusetts,, chairman OF
! the COMMITTEES appointed to wait on President AT
tbnr ar th last con to inuulre into the
duct of Minister Lowell, was accepted. Coionel
Collins said that pending diplomatic negotiations
Mr. Arthur SAID he could not give any answer
! but when thc time came for action, he lffeslueht
Arthur would be found on the right SIDE fatner
McKrnna then moved tat President Arthur be GEN.
sured for his lack of good lalth ana dl,1ohes'
|, ! conduct. He thought President Afthn,,
If he ever came up for reelection should
not have the votes Of the Irish AmenGa an
and tins should he the sense OF this convenlOh
, | The chair ruled TINS out oil order.
SPEECH BY THOMAS BRENNAN.
| Pending the report of the conference committee
Thomas Brennan of Ireland secretary of the IRISH
National League was introduced and addressed the
convention He said that it four years since the
! meeting held in 1rlsbtown inaugurited the Land
war of Ireland; comparing lrelauds present lnde-
pendent spirit with its then scrvItude ana syco-
phancy. These four years had certainly not been
in vain They had prevented the recurrence OF
those scenes of AZ which disgraced Ireland and
, appalled, humanity The creed of manhood had
taken the place OF the tany of slaves in Ireland.
+ The Land League OF the United STATES had
effected this change The time had come wheh the
, begging box should cease to be passed around. II
| Irsnmen continued 10 give up 10 an ldl', liS,Fss
they should keep for themselves, let Them neai
the fruits OF their own f0llY anu cllne
The OF Deo t1e ardl D"w COMPLETELY STGr
broken. The Land League had saved 9ZoOOo'UOu
to the producers of Ireland had wTnng astoundih4
concessions from me Engiish Parliament, ana had
created a spirit whIch laughed At dungeons aud
does not fear the galows-a spirit which woud = e'
put an end not only 10 agrariaL landiorsm ou' !,
all the landlordlsm winch England ella ms tC
exercise over Ireland. The name OF the Lane
League might cease to be heard, bat It's sprlI lnus
not cease TO be heard Every shred OF lah1lordiSI
must be swept ont Of JTelanG. Previous to th'
Land League movement II was hard 70 sur IN,
! farmers OF Ireland. the Land League pad aroused
them to realize That they nay3 d country; ihefo y
dIsunion III Ireland all are agreed mat ISL
: landordIsm is mad and IRISH iandlorulsin must CO.
= THE PLAN FOR UNION.
4 Father COnaty, of Massachusetts, as chairman o
u the conference committee. then presented the &c
> port of the commite r H. said that the comm itte
had resolved to report plan OF merger. or me tho'
OF ,lsOr sanzing the Land LIE Iguc but would lray'
. it to the convention To agree on such piah' III
report was 'ceyed and adopted . .
g Mr.. Egan nitro luced. lie SAID ina
= | since he became Treasurer Of the LAM
= | League he had handled $4,000 and the Lane
;, League had received from all sources Y9s5.OOO
y totaI of $l.230OOo; OF which near
n $1,o0OOO0, came from the irlsh ,.l !,
America No man, woman or chlId wh'
70 ever contributed cent 10 Una mnd hai ever qhrs
h toned IT'S accounts Some disappointed blackmah
, | ers had done go IN VAN. "
:, MIR, OBryan's motion was then read as follows
4 Thai the platform of the Irish National Leagn
i | OF Ireland be adopted in its entirety as th'
d | platform of this organizations; that th'
name ana CONSTITUTION VI ''n5 oit
q iIatlon be adopted. and that tn
! regular officers of tins organization be eected 10
| the ensuing year by this convention and that tn
organ cation here reco instructed enter tomorrow
= | convention and act with the organization ther
q ! represenIed with one common purpose uhioi
! | against the common enemy OF our race
4 The substitute of Mr. Brown, OF 81. LOUIS, was
|, | that this convention adjourn to meet VIII
r the convention Tomorrow; that the Chairman
a | appolnt COMM tee with power 10 drcIai'
/ the Land League adjourned sine die provided III
|, ! Convention tomorrow complies with the roper
;. | snbmilted and adopted here this evening by TIN
4 committee appointed TO submit plan OF reofgani
n | Zatlon
h Mr. Oirya motion for the previous question Oh
the table, a stan ing vote twice ordered, and