The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-27
Might Session.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.


called TO order. Mr.. Fitch. chairman Of
the Committee on Permanent Organization.
then presented the following: For Perma-
nent Chairman. VI. ~ FOran. Of Ohio;
Secretary. John J. HyneS; Assistant Sec
Ietaries-John J. Enrieht, Of Michigan
Edward FitZwilliams. Of Massachusetts:
Cornelius Horgan, Of Pennsylvania: and
one vice president from each delegation;
and in addition Patrick Egan, Mrs. Par
nell. and Fathers Slattcry and Gallagher, OF
Australia. The vice-preSidentS from the
southern States are John II. Parnell, Of
Georgia: W. j. O'ConnOT, South Caro-
lima: Patrick McGOyern. Virginia; John
FITZGERALD. Louisiana. The report was
adopted.
Father Dorney then presented Hon. Mar
tin \. FOran. congress from ONO.
Mr.. Foran said the fact that he came from
Ohio vas the only reason he could think of
why ne had been accorded this honor.
Many speeches had been made here. and
ne was tempted 10 say there had been
speeches enough. and IL was now time for
work. he should endeayOr 10 be lair to
all. and asked for harmony. He said there
would be ample time for all 70 speak
under the iye-minHtes' rule. The signers
II the Declaration OF Independence in this
CITY one hundred and six years ago were
..forcfathers - OF Ilshmen. No less than
ten Of them were Irishmen or sons OF IRISH
men. While Irishmen owed much 10
America. America owed much 10 Ireland.
( The gallant Montgomery, who fell on The
heights OF Abraham. Commodore Barry,
General Jackson. and perhaps hall the
whole army. were Irishmen. lrishmen
would ply their debt to Ireland, without
violating their duty to America. but had
a riVht 10 say that the spirit OF our
institutions breathes liberty everywhere.
+ They asked for Ireland what Henry Grat-
+ tan asked. ito breathe the air OF liberty"
An freshman NAV be in rags: he shall not
be in irons. Ii is time for union and uni
dcation OF every Irish society perhaps IN
the whole world. The genius OF the Irisn
neople could be trusted 10 dictate lis pol
( lev.
The rules OF the temporary organization
were made permanent.
CABLEGRAA FROM PARNELL.
Father Dornev then read from the plat
form the following cablegram:
London, April 2G.-1O James Mooney,
Fs0. President IriSh-Americdn COncen-
ton. Philadelphia: My presence At the
oDening Of the most representative con-
vention Of Irish-American opinion ever
assembled being impossible, owing 10
the necessity OF ms remaining mere
IN onDOse the Criminal Code oil,
which reenac,s permanently the worst pro-
visions II the coercion bill, and if passed
viii leave the constitutional movement ~
the mercy of the Government. l would
AK YOU to lay nv views before the Con
venfior. I would respectfully advise thai
vour platform should be 20 framed as tC
enoble u 10 continue 10 accept nell
from America aud at the same um'
avoid aiFording preteXt 10 th'
british Government for entirely sup
nressing the national movement N
ireland. In this way only can unity o.
movement be preserved both in lreianC
ana America. have perfect confidence
tb.t hv prudence. moderation. and iiIn
ness the cause OF ireland will continue Z
advance. and though persecution rest
heavily upon Us at present. before man
vars have passed we shall have achieved
those great objects for which, througi
many centuries, our race has struggled.
CHARLES STEWART PARNEIA'
APPOINTING COMMITTEES.
The Chairman then ordered he s ,
n call fbe ron. in order that the chanlnal
~ each state and Territorial delegatlo
MIGHT name q member Of his delegation