The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-26
THE CONvENryoN.
Decorations of the HaiI-synopsis o
Preliminary Proceedings. 4

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Decorations of the Haii-synopsis OF
Preliminary Proceedings. a
PHILADELPHIA, April .25.-The decora.
,;o,. NJ Hor,;cultpral Hall ara ouite tsste.
In' -. a. - y, -, ,s,ao..,'I,ao
iul with garlands OF myrtle anu immorteiies.
A. union Of green and orange hangs over
the stage. A photograph OF Michael
Davitt a bnst of Washington. a sta,uet,e
=, -. III ..i.s.;s, /, p,-sSm
Oh rafneii' anu al o'i painting oi tafpe,
are placed on either side oil the Pfesidents
chair. From the corners OF the balcony
d,oo,n, ,1r;sb aoc;s,v hanners and sr,;,sd
.oop s. ~ 'S ~" T ,s,.o. t-;..os ~. ."sos
etateS nags' Tue ia!'ef if'pgeu WIN green
streamers; red, white and blue bunting
decorate the front Of the galleries, and
FACING The Sneaker's stand from The far
es Wv n - -. ..oIs -. -,
tonI oeing ,ne aeTlean eagae nanfea Dy
Tue Nati99ai I1: hSss o' iteianu aua .ne ni.eu
statss. hlgh over W., acfoss " t1e ifont O.
me proscehinm alGn ~ 9aeiic iegeno,
"Caed - Milie fali5ha,.-A H., hundred ibou, i
sand welcomes. Inc pody OF the hail
VIII seat ABOUT l'oo. AZ ~ ociock, me
hour ior commencement, the Massacnasetls
ana iilinois men came II, aha the galleries
slowly hlleu WIN speS.a.ots. 1a1 FRANK rank
byrnes, Tue fecen. uSnan.e refugee from
fars, s among ihe speclatofs.
Ms "a T9 ~ RiIeu I I Miss Nav GsiIs,hsn .
Miss Kitty Fitzgerald, oi the ST. Louis
Ladies' League, and Miss Alice Gallagher,
ei the Parnell Land League Q, 81. Louis,
bnu hu ssuen sue fsmsIe % land Issens hsanches ~
this city. Al five minutes past twelve the
Land League. Convention was called to
order by resident james a. Mooney, o.
% bsnnat nt M tha nps nresa and and -'re,srsl ,ua I
convenience, each gentleman would,
on rising to address the Chair,
announce 9ls . name ana etaie. W. ray t
,e1 and Tsu, nSn har ' ~ S;st;nan;sbed I sa,nsrs
.anathas ,,;th ,ronn - la. daia,a,as
% ~ aea,s nnon @ tbs staye TSs conyention
U"a 'uas o,aan;sed ss hn ,ha sslact;on ~ ,ba III
Sas anaa.a:, ~ oti;,ess. @ ' p,as;dont e tos @
iV"s Ms,nau , nf Rraaio pras;Jau. ~ ne, ,hs
fs;.t a. II saana ~ ,ha fTn;,aa Sat-. !.
sna.a.a.a ..sn LAM Iunas " 81 m tPrga,a Sonra,aru 49,,
% II ,ha ir;ob GanG fss.ne W n ~ ths e Ifr;.ai
S,d.as. Sa;o,ant | sacratar;as " V;,,;.a % r
Shaeh.n % 81 pnffaio and I n H'Ennran
~ Wiash; TSara ,,,..r. y, - w. pa
tI.".a ~ a't'Ns''A' AHe'e "ei' nv ''se 'ee
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PRESIDENT aooskf,s ADDRESS,
Among other things Mr.. Mooney said:
The short wear that has passed since our
,oo, osoar,b,a,. hos hso,, .rowa6d a;,,,,
t'''' .''enio'"eo n~o n' oeen .'o"aeu WIZ
startling events Inc ahairs o. Ireland
have so occupied the worlds, attention,
that those Of other notions have almost
,oon,aJ 10 stand ot;,, vh;,o ,bo;, roonlos !
seeneu =. " S'AAu oaA, "n.e lAe" peop.e'
listened 70 her pathetc history. Notning
that malice could invent has been left un-
said. no, effort has been spared 10 belittle
- ,.n.o .,d ,,;,ronro..n. ho- hr. 49,
ner CAUSE ahu iI'ei p'eeens nei' ou' aoo'e
all, to insult and discredit her champions.
To America more than 10 all other nations
has this -industrions malignity addressed
It's greatest energy. IL the OBJECT sought
was 70 break the solld ranks Oh lrish.
AtneEicn s .bNInas " escoutase
Inns dissuade them from further Efforts Of
support, it has hopelessly, signalIy failed.
i would take more PIsgotts and Dixies
.nan even Crv " staD SDe u snr'ea
make ma sV" even one contributor 70 the Land
League fund to believe that Patrick Egan
had ever misapplied dollar Of their
sacred trust, to the care Of which he 90
unsel6shly sacrificed his entire time, the
comforts Of his home, and the prosperity Of
his personal affairs. ~
In spite Of England, the Iish.American
will be a most important factor, in her
Irish question, till that yexed question shall
have reached solution. From sire and
grandsire we have brought down to the
third and fourth generation the traditionoi
q long score Of grievances, to lay at Eng
lands door some day for settlement. It
has been truly said oil US, that we :"bate in,
Ireland" Even here She still imposes bur-
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