The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-05-03
NEWS CONDENSED.
THE IRISH.

Tho Irish Convention, to merge the Land
into the National League. assembled In Hori-
cultural Hall, Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
April A. II was largely attended. and the per-
sonncl Of tho convention favorably impressed
the on-lookers. An organization was effected by
an election Of tie following officers: President.
James A. Mooney, Of buffalo. President of tho
Irish LAM League Of the United States: secre-
taTy, II. mes, or Buffalo, Secretary OF the Irish
Land League OF the United States: Assistant
J. j. o'tonneii. 81 Washington. i fresi.
some i.ns.a.' i was highly III '"s suless,io
OF Parnell and dcnunciatofy OF Gladstone,
and was re .i..d with great applause.
There were twenty-five female delegates III the
meeting. and Mrs Parn, II occupied position OF
sho we'd that Ia the LIST year ss,o3S had been rc-
ccived. that ~, -. had been sent to Ireland for
league and r.nef purposes. AMI that $50 branch
Artar . somewhat l,ngthy debate, during which
there was con siderable confusion, q motion
for the az, .:peia,ment Of membs, from
dsvi.c . pl.a for the merging OF the Land
League into the National League was adopted
and the COMMITTEES appointed. The attitude Of
cussed, aud Father Mckenna, OF New York
Safe, Offered resolution dcnouncing the
course Of President Arthur ~ cowardly. de-
claring that, should he be candidate for re-
election, he should receive no Irish votes. lie was
promptly ruled out Of order. Father Conaty, OF
m rging Of the conventions. said the COMMITTEES
was IN favor Of allowing the convention to say
lions in the nresent form nv sdontinc the Mat
form ~ Tho irish National feacne Ihcv
However. recommended the Abortion IN
two resolutions, one indorsing the prin-
Irayne and The secnnd That the deieratcs
attend the canvenno an IN : hndv ~. morrow and
assis. in promoting the union q al Irish ratri-
III n.Rrten ~ New York moved that the con.
xen,inn .,n,, = from ~ n1.,1nym ~ That ~ ,hc
elected immediateiy. 40 that Il II might 90
into the cnnvention an arc.ntyed hodv
Mr. Brown ofyerci snhstitnte - the cfiect that
the chair anpoint : COMMITTEES Of seven. With
nnwer I - drcisre tho I.and icao ~ sdtn.rnad
There WAS long and sptrs,cd wran0Iinr. and this
snbstitmte was s carried: Resoirsa Tia, v when hem
conyena,on ~. mnrrox and thai the cn.rm .nU
Glaze tho Iand i.e.vus e sdionrnaR s,ne ~ d,s
viii the renorts snhm;stad and adop,cd
here this eveninr nv tho com.n;ttee
anpointed ia snhmit n,ai ~ rcorranizatians
knseches were made nv HERMAN and Enan' tina
latter stating that while he was Treasurer OF tho
n.nore $500 d.. passea .n,ousn nus minas :
merely Is the representative Of paper with
which he has n. mlnal connection The con-
vcntion adjourned at o'clock a. m.
Tur ao,ac.,.s totha Ir,.h y.t,on., I e.or.
- = -
Convention assembled in Horticultural Hall.
philadelphia. TO the number OF 400. on the
..N. 80, q. rsa."..s 49,, -. .s
asss. Of e IN !. sssss. and mos.
OF the Territories Forty Of them were women.
In the temporary organ zasion the Rev. MauriceJ.
mated debate arose upon the adoption OF the
report OF the Committee on Rules. some OF the
delegates declaring that the rules submitted
would suppress the liberty OF debate. The rules
were adonted CONGRESSMAN NJ A. Earan. of
Cleveland, Ohio was made permanent Presi-
dent. O'Donovan- Rossa and other pronounced
mitted to the convention without protest.
A telegram from Charles s parnelI to the Presi-
den. ., the Irish American Convention was
platform which would enable the Irish
Land League and the constitutional agi-
tators in Ireland to accept aid from
America, ct the same time avoiding
ANYTHING which might furnish the British Gov
eminent with q pretext for suppressing the ma
tional movement IN Ireland He expressed his
firmness ruled the convention the cause of Ire
land would be advanced. Alter the announce
ment Of the committees the convention adj
iourncd for the day'
,r A..
1hE convention cohciuucu 'ls iaooie VI
Friday April o. after having organized the
Ir,.h y.,;an.l Icaona ~ America with a,exan.
aar sn,Iixar ~ Erica Or ne President ann John
i Hrna. m I'm saio "A secretary National
1.on ,r;,,. ~ ara from :. al S.a,e nd Tarri,arv
80 nhn.an ,.ha sa,ac,aa a. E,aensiva commi,
=. - scrar n nonsis,inc - the Eav M Nc.
Eerna - Massa'hnsa,fs. nr " Wallace Of
H.. yarL. I.,mas pa,nalis ~ cann, ct;cnt. n
a.nnnv - Tvs Inara -
no,ne,iy ~ WISCONSIN. John Arm
styonc 40 Georyia. and United states
Scna.nr James Fair If Nevada The first
hnnrs ~ i've day.s scss,an Mars nccuniel WITH
."nnchos ana ia raa,,inr ~ I.t,.rs ~ aYmna hn
from xarians nnrsons The nla.,arm 81 the or
.,ans. 49,, 49, ,har a,h,it,aa - We cnpyan, IN
&c the cnmmi,,aa On Resnln,ions The r,soln
lions start with fierce arrairnment az English