New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
THE IRISH LAND LEAGUE.
PREPARING FOR TO-DAY's CONVENTION.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE DYNAMITE PARTY
FORECAST OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

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PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-The corridors OF the
Continental Hotel have been thronged all day with
delegates to tho Irish Convention, which meets here
tomorrow and the next day. Nearly all the leaders
have arrived, and part of the NewYork contingent.
The question OF the hour has been: Will Rosa
come " Each delegate from New-York as he en-
tered the hotel has had hundred eyes upon him in
quiringly, IL perchance Rosa is concealed beneath
his ulster. The leaders laugh and pooh-pooh, but
real anxiety lies beneath the laugh. 1t Is felt that
one man may, by his inammatory talk, prejudiceir IT.
retrevably the action Of the whole convention. This
is seen from an extraordinary caucus held by the
Land Leagues in President Moneys rooms this
morning.
The meeting was called informal, but James
Mooney, president of the Land League; y. J'
Kynes, secretary, and Michael Boland, Alexander
Sullivan. Andrew +. Brown and p p. Collins OF
the Council of Seven, together with Patrick Egan,
j. Boyle OReilly ii. 2. Curtin, John Cleary, James
Meaney and the Rev. Fathers Conarty.
Mccoy, OReily and Belts were present.
The discussion turned altogether on the
means to be adopted for excluding the dyn-
amite delegates from the convention; and it was
decided that Mooney, Egan and Boland, in virtue
of their position callers Of the convention should
appoint a committee of fifteen to whom all dele
gates in Thursdays convention are to submi; their
credentials. Absolute power is given the committee
10 exclude any delegate il chooses those to wnom IL
gives tickets Deng alone admitted. The fifteen
will sit all day tomorrow and NJ. ID. Gallagher and
Dr. W. b. Wallace the leaders of the opposed Lana
League factions in New York, are both on 1t. The
next day the committee will resign its powers to the
convention, which will Immediately appoint
Committee on Credentials TO hear the claims
of the excluded delegates. BY this means it is be-
heved that not a single dynamite delegate OF
dynamite speech will be heard In the convention,
which will then be pretty nearly unanimous IN Its
conclusions.
Two additional precautions were Also taken.
programme was formulated in which the conven-
ton is forbidden to discuss any subject not laid
down in the programme of the Irish National
League which sat in Dublin last October, and ex-
traordinary powers are granted the chairman of
the convention. A delegate who was present told
The TRIBUNE correspondent that there
really was moro fear of newspaper talk
than of the dynamite party. These
resolutions of the caucus were only recommended
tons TO be sure, but they were recommendations
from the men who will control the convention
After the caucus an immense amount of lobbying
took place. Lobbying was necessary, delegate
Magrath from New-York said, because there are
dynamite men even IN the ranks of the League who
are 20 be talked over The halls and corridors were
crowded with takers. Men from Missouri, Wiscon-
sin, Kentucky and Illinois wanted TO shake
hands with Egan and Brennan and
other old-time martyrs in the cause.
There was liberal exchange of views.
President Mooney rushed about irantically, but
found time for a word to The TRIBUNE correspond
ent.
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tion would be held IL would be the fourth annual
convention Of the League in America. He would
deliver an address, financial and other reports
would be received and audited. and then tho Land
League would wind up it's affairs and adjourn. On
the next day would be the grand convention of
Irish societies the second OF the kind in America.
Here the Land League would appear IN new
character in harmony with the other societies IL
would be called the Irish National League of Amer
ca. and il would only do one thing, utter a senti-
mcnt expressing approval OF the League In Ireland.
the whole and only desired effect OF which would
he to give Americas moral SUPPORT 10 Parnell.
practical support might possibly be gwen. oat ths
was unlikely the probable support would be
merely moral. At the same time the Dublin pro-
granme would be approved. advocating for Ireland
National sef-gOyenment, land law freedom,
local self-government, extension of Parlia:
mentary and municipal franchise, development OF
labor and industrial interests
As rule the delegates, OF whom about one hun
dred and twenty registered at the Continental.
are very unanimous. They ara very uneasy abont
Rosa, but hope for the best. They think all their
proceedings will be harmonious, and they believe
the coming convention will be the greatest ever
held in America. Eight hundred delegates are TO
participate. 1000 spectators will applaud, the cry
from America will be unanimous and II 10 believed
that England will be startled into decisive action
for relief Mr. Egan stated to THE TRIBUNE cor
respondent that he had no intention of making
financial statement on his part, and no one Is gong
to demand IT. brother of Parnell Will participate
in the discussions. The reception originally in
tended to be gwen TO Parncl, Sexton and Egan. IN
the Academy of Music on Friday night 10y the Phil
adepha League, will be rendered now TO Egan
alone.
Later.-Rossa has arrived, but refuses to state
what his plans are.