New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-27

preside over convention. He then presented Mr..
ForaD, Congressman elect from Ohio Mr. Foran
said that the fact that he came from Ohio was the
only reason he could think of why he had been ae-
corded this honor. Many speeches had been made
and he was tempted to say there had been speeches
enough and IT was now time for work. The
signers of the Declaration of Independence IN this
city LOG years ago were the forefathers of Irish
men, he said. "No less than ten of them were
Irishmen or the sons Of Irishmen. While irishmen
owed much to America. America owed much to Ire
heights Of Abraham. Commodore Barry, General
Jackson and perhaps half the whole aamy were
Irishmen. Irishmen would pay their debt 10 IRE ire
land without violating their duty to America ont
had right to say that tho spirit of our nstituti4ns
breathes liberty everywhere: They asked ior re
land what Henry Grattan ~, asked, 10
may be IN rags he shall not be in irons. 1t is time
for union, the unifcation of every Irish society
perhaps, III the whole world. The genius OF the
Irish people could be trusted to dictate its policy"
Father Dorney then read from the platform the
following cable dispatch from Charles Stewart Far
nell
My presence the opening of the most
convention OF IrshAmerican opinion ever assembled
being impossible owing to the necessity OF ny remain
ing here to oppose the Criminal Code bill TGion
Coercion. @ eldd and 4 IL passed: viii !oaSs aye
Government, would ask You to lay my views before
the Convention. would respectfully advise that your
platform HSd SoDOds be framed hsc tS e12Ss rSs
America, and at the same time avoid afording
a the British Government Tor entirely sup
pressing the National in Ireland In this way
only unity of movement be preserved both
Confidence su that by prudence moderation and nrm.
ness the cause Of Ireland will continue
TO advance and though persecution rests heavily upon
at present before many years have passed we sna
have achieved those great objects Tor when through
many centuries our race has struggled.
The chairman then ordered the secretary to call
the roll In order that the chairman of each state
and Territorial delegation might name the member
of his delegation agreed on TO serve on the Commit
tee on Platform and Organization of the Irish Ma
tional League. The committees were appointed aud
the convention adjourned until tomorrow morning
The Convention adjourned to allow the Commit
tee on Resolutions and the Committee on Permanent
Organization of the new National League time 70
frame their reports. The two committees heid
sessions In the Continental Hotel The work OF tne
Committee on Organization was 70 frame pat
form for the National League and that OF the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization TO frame rules
for the new League aud select board OF officers
for the first year. =,
At ii o'clock the Committees on Platform and
Organization of the new National League had been
IN session two hours. and it was sad %sald
by leading i'll both committees that
their deliberations would certainly not be
concluded before o'clock tomorrow morning, ana
probably not until much later hour. The chief
result accomplished by the two conventions so tar
Is the appointment without serious discord, OF COM
mittces TO evolve the status and conditions on
which all IIsh societies Of this continent
NAV unite. The Land League Convention OF yes
terday is not yet adjourned but the results OF to-
nights committee work will determine whether the
committee of seven appointed yesterday by the
Land League convention shall pronounce that
body adjourned sine die or reconyene IL.
WHAT THE CONVENTION WILL ACCOMPLISH.
The Rev. Father Dorney, of Illinois, stated in con-
versation with THE TRIBUNE correspondent that to-
morrows session ofthe convention would be formally
approve the reports of the committees, after which
there would be little speech-making and con-
graduation on the successful launching of the
National League. He anticipated that the
platform that would be adopted would
be mere expression, slightly different In language,
of ParnelPS dispatch read the convention to-day.
He anticipated no trouble whatever from the radl-
cal sections of the convention. The committee OF
seven appointed yesterday BY the Land League
Convention was only q sop thrown to some timid
delegates, who had anticipated trouble
from the radical organizations The
committee of seven will quietly drop Odt OF exist
ence since account of the unanimtty displayed by
to-day's convention there was no work for 1t to
do or report TO make, and with its disappearance
ends the American Land League, and now become
the American National League.
great many of the Rosa faction started for
home by the midnight train: This is very Sgtiti-
can't S S. Blake, of New-York, in conversation
said that tho departure of these men was due to
dissatisfaction on their part with the working OF
tue convention and disappointment at being able
to accomplish nothing at its deliberations. Several
secret meetings we're held by the dynamite party Ill
Philadelphia this evening.