Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-27
THE IRISH LAND LEAUGEE
Opening OF the National Con
VentiOn.

ventiOn.
PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-The con
vel ton of deiegatss from the various
Irish socie ties of the Uu.t ID Stat 8 m,
here day, and the usual committees
appointed preliminary to organizot:oo
n which brief recess was t.ken.
During recess Mrs. ParnelI t, t red
the hall, and was escort d on the It J.. {
by Mooney and Egan, aud introduced
t delegst 8 as the mother of the gree
Irish leader.
A dispatch, purpolting be from the
Pope, caused much amusement. 1t
| threat med excommuu,cat. any Irish
Cethoi'c att .cking England during this
conve tion, on the ground OF England 5
libersIity t all nat "ns. At 3:l5 o'clock
names of the lady delegat q, as an
nounced by the c. mnitt .e on Creden.
ttals, were loudly cheered /; ais" the
name. of John Dewey aud Redp tn.
Ssctet,ry Hynes read his general st t.
mel of what t ,e League had accom-
piish.d during the year. 1t was re.
ceived with much applause. An -xpia
nat on was asked why the leetlring
expenses of Dav.tt aud Parnell were
paid by the League. The Secretary
st t d tast those gentlemen had gwen
all the recei, ts of their lectures t, the
League, aud the Central Committee
thou ,ht is only proper that their ex
penses should be paid. Father Walsh.
general Treasurer of the League, also
explained why the lecturing expenses
of Parnell, Redmon and Dsvitt were
paid. H. did not dare t, answer the
letter from the alleged Iri,h,nan who
demanded to know how he dared to
pay the funeral expenses Of one who
should be dear to every Irishman.
Meaney, Of New York, demanded the
name of the Irish scoundrel. Cries of
Boycott him !" Cries of "Nu! nor
arose. Father Walsh then read his re-
port, aid also made statement in re-
gard to certain moneys sent him for the
widow of Walsh, the Irish mother Of
one who has been hanged, and Others
sentenced to penal servitude for life.
He SAID every freshman believed this
boy to be guiltless, aud, what Is more, |
while this noble mother knew him to
oe innocent and even knew the guilty |
parties, she was COO patriotic to turn
informer, as some ignoble villains We're |
doing. He took counsel with Parnell |
about the mother, and RENTED for her
benefit 1915 Having read. Is part
Of his report, rather sensational letter
from the Irish Bishop Duggan, of C!on
;ert, who denounced Eugtand's policy
If turning arabic Irish land into past
ire, Father Walsh closed his report. 1t
vas referred to the Auditing Committee.
BUrie, of Ohio, moved that one del
,ate from each State constitute a COM
nittee to prepare LIN of merging
With the National irish League to meet
q convention.
O'Briep, cf New York, ,quently
econded this M or, d.cl .riny .e
me had come to adopt tle Dublin Ma
iOnal latform.
Scully, of New York, made an ear +
e,t prot st against disbanding the
and League.
DR.. ORR, lily, of St. Louie. offered a
ubstltute that the Chair appoint a
QUILL II &c 10 CthStucF tnG ultst icdSlt IL
method of merging the Land League,
Father Conn, uy, of Massachusetts,
avored committee Of one from each
t ste and Territory. The Or. lly sub
tltute was l,st, and the motion that
ach State and Territory send its own
ommit zee was carried. the committee
,as announced as fell ,ws: Arizons.
ames Redpath Connecticut, James
.eyn, lis Georgia, Gel mel j. F. Arm
trong Illinois, Re-. VI. Dorney; In
lana, John L. Ain; Iowa, NJ. l..
aunan; Kentucky, Matt O'Dohe'ty
I. Marony; Maryland, Col.
!. L. Joyce Michigan, Rev. DR.. Chas.
Reilly Minnesott, G. McAIthur;
massachusetts,, Rev. Father Connolly;
[aine. John A. Gallagher; New
William II. German New
ersey, John d. Sanderson New York,
}. G. Feely; Nebraska, John F.tzrr-
d f.; Ohio, Major John Byrne; Penn
,lvania, Rev. Fsther Connolly; Maine,
ev. Thomas Barry; Vermont, William,
Lallon Rhode Island, Colonel +. L.
Reilly; South Carolina, NJ. Nj. Ken
sdy; Virginia, Patrick McGovern
lscOuSln, James ID. OOLutiit, I'lS-
ict of Columbia. A. Rooney.
All matt rs concerning the reorgau ,
alton OF the League, and ELL res' ln
Dns and orders were referred t. t1is
and recess was ,akea Il
P IL.
Father Walsh's report shows bal.
ICE Oh hand January 8, 1883, of Sl2,-
4, received from various branches
Dm January9 tn April 9, 1883 Bal
ce on hand April 8. $3.50. E,mitt.d
Ir. md i.r l. lad League purposes t.
t, S39, lO22; for Irish relief fund, S3333,
2: bal snce Gu hand, Si,9l5.
Tue report OF Secy, try hyn.s shows
It during the year S3 new branches
po,t d f, the Cent al Office. There E
= now ON the National roll $50 7
anches ui whose exist 'lce ie Cen
i O.fco has ,.tiiclai Wedge. ald
3 3, t knowr Df tt,ae 90 Gr .ncne.
zw York has i3S. Nassaohu-e't t. 40
,sas,t cut 10. i'~nn<yivanl4 ~, Iowa
NV J-re,.y -, Ono 1t. Missouri,
ciIgsn and i:Tode island l.; each,
ioo,s ii aud New hampshire 10.
t j amuul ni money RECEIVED 10y the
II. ty fr.n Au.-i! T.. 1852, t. April %,
S33, WAS s79,G3S +; eXpen es tor the I
ar, s.. .46G; amount rem tt d t, 1re