The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-26
IRISH CONVENTION.
The Meeting OF Dialogues.

cess MIS-. EaIQ0ll SuG0I6Q Tie Qall
and was escorted on the stage by
Mooney and Egan, and introduced
to the dee rates as the mother of
the great IRISH leader. a dispatch
purporting to be from the Pope
caused amusement, and threat
ened to excommunicate any
Irish Catholic attacking England
during this convention, on the
ground of England's llberality to all
nations. At 3.15 the convention re-
sumed business. The names Of lady
delegates As announced by the COM
mittee on credentials were loudly
cheered, also the names CT Jno. De-
Yoy and Redpath. Secretary Hynes
read his general statement of what
the League had accomplished during
the year. 1t was received with
much applause. An explanation
was asked why the lecture expenses
of Davitt, Redmond and ParnellWere
paid by the League. 1t was stated
by the secretary that those gentle
men had given all the receipts Of
their lectures to the League, and
the central committee thought it
only proper that their expenses
should be paid.
Father Wallis, general treasurer
of the League, also explained why
the lecture expenses of Parnell,
DaviGt and Redmond were paid. He
did not dare answer the letter from
an alleged Irishman, who demanded
how he dared pay the funeral ex-
penses Of one who should be dear 20
every Irishman.
Meaney, of New York, demanded
the name of the Irish scoundrel.
Cries Of sBOycUtt him." mo, no."
arose.
Father Walsh then read his re-
port, and also made a statement in
regard to certain monies sent him
for the widow of Walsh, and the
Irish mother, one of whose son has
been hanged, and others sentenced
to penal servitude for life. He said
every Irishman believed this boy
guiltless. What is more, while this
noble mother knew him to be inno-
cent, and even knew the guilty par
ties, she was too patriotic TO turn
informer as some ignoble villains
were doing. He took counsel from
Parnell about the mother, and
remitted for her benefit 1916
Having read as a part of his report
a rather sensational letter from the
Irish Bishop, Duggan, of Confert,
who denounced England'S policy OF
turning the arabic Irish land into
pastures ard forests, as pagan
and "demented," Father Wallis
closed his report. Referred to the
auditing committee.
Burrie, of Ohio, moved that one
delegate from each state constitute
a committee to prepare plan 70,
merging with the National Irisl
| League to meet in convention
| O'Brien, of New York, eloeuentl,
seconded this motion, but declaring
that the time had come to adopt tn
Dublin national platform.
Schully, of New York, made a.
earnest protest against disbandin
the Land League. DR.. O'Reilly, c
St. Louis, offered substitute tia
the chair appoint committee t
consider the most feasible metho
of merging the Land Leagu
= Father Connolly, of Massachusetts
favored a committee of one ma
from each state and territor
O'Reilly'S substitute was lost. TT
motion that each state and territol
: send its own committeeman WI
carried. Recess was allowed Fl
that purpose.
The convention converting. tt
committee was announced as IL
lows:
Arizona, James Redpath; Co,
necticut, James Reynold; Georgi
Colonel J. F. Armstrong; Illino
Rev. Norris Dornev; Indiana, Jot
S. Allen; Iowa, M. T. Gamer; Ke
lucky, Matthew ODonohert
Louisiana, T. Maroney; Mary Ian
Colonel E. T. Joyce; Michigan, Re
DR.. Charles O'Reilly; Minnesota,
Macarthur; Missouri, DR.. Thorn
O'Reiliy; Massachusetts,, Re
Father Connolly; Maine, John !
Gallagher; New Hampshire, WI
81. German; New Jersey, John
Sanderson; New York, D. G. Feele,
Nebraska, John Fitzgerald; Obi
Major ohu Byrne; PennsyIvani
Rev. Thomas Barry; Vermont, !
M. Mallan; Rhode Island Col. F,
O'Reilly: South Carolina, NJ.
Kennedy; Virginia, Patrick M
Cavern; Wisconsin, Jas. Donnell,
District Of Columbia, Arthur Re
ney.
All matters concerning the /
organization of the League and {
resolutions and orders were referr
to this committee. Recess till
o'clock.
The report of Secretary Hyn
shows that during the year So ne
branches were reported TO t
central Office. There are now on t
national roll $50 branches, of who
existence the central Office has
fetal knowledge, and 2S9 are +
known officially. Of the
branches, New York has 1873, NJ
sachusetts lao, Connecticut 49, PEI
sylvania A, Iowa %, New Jers
10, Ohio ii, Missouri, Michigan a
Rhode Island Is each, Illinois IL "a
: New Hampshire 10. The to
amount of money received by
/ 49, A - L A