Daily Republican., 1883-10-19
IRlSH.AMERICANs IN COUNCIL.
They Hold q Convention in Aid or
Mr.. Parneil and Eject o Perma.
nent OrganlzatiOn.

Ell They Hold Convention in Aid
er Mr.. Parneil and Eject Pern
y neDt Organization.
a A State Convention of the Iris
of American National League was hel
). last evening in the rooms of the Shield
IN Library Association, Saville Buildin
Mt with about one hundred delegates frol
ly the various Leagues and Societies pre-
ii eht. The meeting was called to ord.
le by James A. Burke, State Executive
the irish National League, who mad
l. an Interesting and appropriate speecl
3 III which he stated the object of th
.. Convention and told those present tina
- he was not here to thank the delegate
h for their presence but that it was thei
s duty to aid the 5,o00, 900 distressed peo
j. pie who have no voice in this countr
n but through the National Council.
v He also said: " Accept no thanks from
. me, but do all in your power for tn,
- people who crave your aid This is
- political meeting, and one of no smal
3 consideration "A meeting to aid thos,
VINO have been trampled in the dus
5 and to devise means to relieve the peo
2 pe.' The speaker thanked those in
attendance for their noble response to
, the call, aud closed by stating that he
hoped the convention would be harmo.
nous for the aid of their native coun-
trym
On motion, Frank =. Kane was elect
Ell temporary chairman, and Austin V.
Gayhor temporary secretary.
On motion each delegation named
their chairman as a committee ON ere.
dentials, as follows:
Division No. l, A. o. H., Robert Cot.
tingham Division No. 3, A. H.,
John j. German ; Shields Library As.
sociatiOn, Joseph A. Hagan Parnell
Branch, Irish National League, Viii.
liam Stewart Irish American League.
No. !, Robert W. Chambers st. Mary's
Beneficial Society, William H. Stewart !;
Irish Nationalsts. VIM. Condor st.
Mcliael's, Joseph Fullmer; Emmett's =
Association, of Wilmington, Patrick
Hayes st. Paul's Beneficial Associ.
alton, Austin V. Gaynor Emmett AS.
sociation, of New Castle, Hugh Duffy :;
Emmett Branch Irish National League,
of New Castle, Francis Reynolds.
On motion, the Committee on Gre
dentials retired, and after short de.
liberation, returned and reported the
following delegates
st. Paul's beneficial Society-A. V.
Gaynor, Thomas f. O'Donnell, p. j,
Ford, Patrick Burns, Patrick Hagarty,
William j. Deviue
Division No. 3, A. o. H., New Castle
Joseph II. Dougherty, James b.
Toman, James Z. Finnegan, John j.
Gormley.
Division No. !, A. O.. H.-Robert Cot
tingbam, Daniel w. Mullen, Robert
Cassidy, Edward f. Kane, owen J.
IIession, James f. Flanagan, Maurice
Welsh
Emmett Association, New Castle
James +. Murray, Patrick McGrory,
Hugh Duffy.
Emmett Branch, National League,
New Castle-Francis Reynolds.
st. Mary's Beneficial Society-Wm.
II. Stewart, Thomas l.. Clark, Martin
Eagen, Thomas Glllen, James McCory,
John Splain.
st chael's-Joseph Fulmer Mar
tin keogh, John Carney, Arthur Jen-
nings
Emmett Association, Wilmington
Patrick Hayes, Thomas II. Kane,
Michael Donahoe, William ballard,
Michael Connel.
Irish Nationals William Condor,
William +. Mckinney.
Delaware Branch, Irish American
National League, No. l.-Robert w.
Chambers, Frank p. Kane, James M.
Carr, John Carr, Thomas Kelleher,
Owen Traynor.
Irish Nationals of Wilmington-
NJ. A. O'COnner, John J. Leonard.
Emmett Association James A.
Burke.
Shields Library A ssociation Joseph
A. Hagan, Martin j. Mealey, Andrew j.
Dousherty, Edward j. Hayes, VIM. B.
Mccormick, Thomas J. Early, Frank
Kane John j. Mullen, Henry Ward,
Frank Phalen.
Parnell Branch, I. N. L.-William
Stewart, Edward Mcdonnell, Joseph
Gilkey.
After adopting the report motion
was made that the chairman of each
delegation be appointed committee to
choose a permanent President. Mr..
Edward f. Kane thought that it would ,
be well to consider the prnpriety of 60
ing outside of the Convention to select :.
a presiding officer, rs he had no doubt !
good representative Irishman outside
Of those present could be found who
would fill the bill to the letter and much
better than anyone present
Mr. Burke thought there was suffi-
cient intelligence in the room to select
President
After further discussion the motion
TO appoint a committee to name the
officers of the Convention was lost and
Stewart was subsequently
nominated and unanimously elected
President of the Convention, and after
stating that he had the cause at heart
md would do all he could for the sue
'ess of the Convention, he took his seat
amid applause.
President of the Convention and also of 7
he county James NJ Carr, Secretary, n
md Frank p. Kane as President of the T
Municipal Council. II
James A. Burke explained the duties II
# each of the newly elected officers, in T
rider that they would experience no r.
rouble in performing the same A
On motion of Edward f. Kane, a r
ommittee on resolutions was appointed, a
onsisting OF one member from each So i
iety, rs follows ; Martin j. Mealey, II
shields Library Association Thomas a
:. O'Donnell, st. Paul's Beneficial So $,
iety James A. Burke, Emmett Assoc Q
iation, of Wilmington James II.
)ougherty, A. o. II. Division, No l, of G
'ew Castle 7. McGrory, Emmett AS $,
of New Castle Joseph Gil. ~
ey, Parnell Branch, No 2, |. A. n. l. lc
'aniel W. Mullin, A. o. H., No. IN, h
\. O'Connor, Irish Nationalsts ; Mar W
in keogh, st. Michael's Beneficial So el
iety William ii. Stewart, St. Mary's II
beneficial Society Robert w. Cham. tt
ers, Delaware Branch No. l, l. A. N. m
Francis Reynolds, |. A. N. l. of r.
lew Castle. M
On motion unanimous vote Of thanks O.
as rendered to the Shields Literary AS II.
)ciation for th- use of their room. A h,
ote of thanks was also rendered to the Sc
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