New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-26

scnpTd ~ , t@s ci Inv 1 Whence lie more inss
a huudrco YEAR aged @so wen ny our fore
men o. our race Mol hoe %0rG rsedom
have fired The hearts and nsp Te nns h and RI
oticay 70 toll task OF anon me- can te ,ch us one
ear TO WHEN We her er Tor au her L SPEAK w as
ou OF one outn ths sn9eGI ~ onps IONS unit
fs re nnress our iaucrand; when we sc ner md
ianorins wi a., Nn wnn note that the rong lie
nj c,,nn0n faiin VITA III Jory OF ne So ,e f,tr
lana oes no' reaa in The catholic Onoon Tpbe mAep
resenlatiOns Par ELL sympa ny WI. h"rS & maze
- III rati, that lnignt we'll DC prln Ell uDoh Paeo
q, re iordo, Times, it must ne our resOyG u n mo
mailer in wa; else We dier we r me s ene
In Charles Parnel ne lifG pe"pe n' Eos
ianJ as rati,,ra tncir choice Dy calunny anG nate ~
is our desire unite wit" me League ne io nm n
tae abors ne has undertaken. setting asde our per
sonal views must work under us % IN, II ia
way 10 best support aud le1s e,o' retorm
our hoo 10 see VIII Tor Ireland anulam noYei
local ligoyein mem, ensoa "a In1 tapsr we're won
the day would surely dawn tne Brighter ior e iran
ton 81 he nope Ira ne nigh sl lead
thai he aud highest goal Naiiona' ihuep
President Mooueys medton Of the names v.
Parnen and Egan was voclerouSy oheeieo' 40
was the reference TO Treasurer Esahs nn"n'''
accounts.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS
On motion of L. A. Collins, OF Boston, the teihpo-
rery officers were made peTman. Mt. MI fiaVi0I'
of Boston, moved the appointment of Oo'n'"'''''
on Credentials, each State aud IerriVo's '0P
scented to elect its own committeeman nus
adop. cd and the conventloh took recess VI "'0
minutes 10 allow the delegations to onooso 'helr
committeeman on crodentiais'
The convention came to order again at O'CLOCK
Mr.. Fiatley, of Boston, moved the call of the Htaes
and Territories so that each member OF the COM
m,ttee on Credentials might answer to his name
The members of the committee responded TO the
cal as follows:
Alabama (blank) Colorado (blank); Prince Ed
wards Island blank); Canada tbiankl Conneo''-
ont, John j. Powell Georgia, Timothy II. " Doho
van; Illinois w. +. MaOney; Indiana, r. n Gun"
van; Iowa. Nj. V. Gannan; Kansas toiank'' Men
tucky James OCOnnOr; Louisiana, Johh fit1
natrick: MARYLAND DR.. William II. Cole; Michi-
gan William j. Dawson; Minnesota. Z. NJ. NC
Carthy Missouri. Charles OBrlen; Massachusetts
Thomas Flatey; Maine john A. Gallagher; New
Uampshire William H. German; New-Jersey Jonh
F. Mccormick: New-York, Judge John Ii. hooney;
Nebraska, John Fitzgerald: Ohio William D.
Gleason Pennsylvania. Rev Luke McCape hhoue
Island Bernard j. Paget; Vermont William Null
len South Carolina Hon. NJ F. Kennedy; Tennes-
see. Thomas Moffett Texas (blaDk); Virginia rat.
McCoyem: Wisconsin, DIR. Lytton Flynn; Mon
TINA (blank) District of Columbia toiahk) Caii-
fornla (blankl Arizona, Thomas Fitch.
motion TO adjourn until $50 p was carried.
During the recess dispatch purportlng 10 come
from the Pope created some amusement among
those on the stage. 1t was generally received as d
hoax. 1t offered to excommunicate any irish Cain
Ole attacking England during this conventloh' on
the ground of Englands hberali y to all eiig'ons.
Mrs. Parneu entered the hall about 23O and WIS
ereetod very warmly all present rising to Their feet
and cheering She went the stage, took seat
near the secretarys table and was formally miro
duced as the mother of the great Irish leader She
was escorted on the stage by Messrs. Mooney and
Exam.
The Convention called to order for the alter
noon. session at 3:15. The chairman called upon
the Committee on Credentials for Their report
whereupun it was read by DIR. w. H. Cole. oil ba'ti-
more The names of the lady delegates were
greeted with applause Redpaths name was loudly
cheered, as was that of John Dewey. The chair
man of the Committee on Credentials stated mat
all credentials presented had been favorably passed
THE sECRETARY'S REPORT.
At 4:3O J. j. Haynes. secretary OF the American
Land League read his annual report, which SHOWS
that during the year SO new branches reported 10
the central Office and were enrolled on the na'lonai
roll There are ON the roll 800 branches oil
whose existence the centra Office has Official kuowl-
edge and 29S which not known officially. vi the
bhO branches New York has 1873 Massachusetts
40, Connecticut 40, PennsyIyAnla "A. Iowa -;
New-Jersey 49, ONO H. "lssGur. Michigan anu
Rhode island l3 Zach, Illinois ii and New-Hamp-
OF tne 2gs branches, New-York has 80 MasSa-
ebusetts 50 Penns, wanna 20, Connecticut % LII
nois and Iowa II each Kentucky and Omo IA
each Rhode Island Is and New-Jersey 10.
taIy n from , AnriI IL iss2 to April 20, 1853, was
$50 OBS OF this amount Ncw-IOrk contributed
$i9,S92, Massachusetts Sl5,72l Psnnsylvania
So SD connecticut S6306, ILLINOIS %l.263. New
jersey 81 916. Iowa 81 ,354, Rhode Island pl, 4So
The don atous. ETC, amounted to S4,ls2 and The
dollar subscription to 50 O04. Ihe expenses OF the
year amour ed to 81 400 ami the amount remltied
TO Ireland was S66,657. The balance on hano al
this date Is 81 ,9l5 -
The conclusion of the report was greeted with
loud applause. An explanation having been asked
why tue lecture ex penses OF Davit', ouinv1h anu
PaTne pad b, tie League, 1t Was eXpifiheI
by Secretary Haynes Thai thes' gentlemen had glVeI
all tine receipts at their lectures to League iun4s
and the Central Council had thou lnt IL only
proper that all their expenses should De paid.
THE TREAsURER's REPORT
Father Walsh of Waterbury. Conn. was theI
called on for his report as General treasurer oil IN
League He was greeted with applause. The repor
shows balance on hand January 9. 1883
Sl2714 80; received from branches from Januar!
o. 1888, to April 8. 1888, $685. 80; balance OF
baud Arrll o. SIS, 692 20; RENTED for Land League
purposes to this date, $780, l02, RENTED for lri i
Relief Fund, $685. OF; balance on hand now
S4,915 so. Father Walsh sad h. did not oeign u
answer d letter he had received from an alleged
dared pay the funeral xpenscS OF one who sh0uit
b. Gear TO every Irishman.
Mr.. Meany. OF New York, demanded tho name o
this un-Irish scoundreL" Cries OF boycott hun
No, mol arose.
Father Walsh took occasion 10 make statement
in regard to certain moneys sent hun Tor the Widow
Walsh an Irish mother, one OF whose sons
had BEEN hanged and the other sen
fenced 10 penal servitude 1of NE lie sac
every lrishman believed these boys gutless
and what is more while their own noble mother
knew them 20 be innocent and even knew wac the
guilty persons were, she was too patriotic TO turn
InforIner as "soDe ignoble villains" were doing
He took counsel from MR. Parnell about TINS matter
and RENTED for her benefit 1916 %. Having rrat
as part OF his report rather sensational letter iron
an irish bsho Patrick Duggau. OF Cionfert wht
denounced Engiand's policy OF turning arabic ir's,
lar,dl rnfl. q q % lte.