New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-14
qur iRiSH NA1IoNAL LEA0GE'
r,,r SECOND ANNuAL CONVENTION



ny AtrXNyprn SULLIVAN
u,sro, Aup tJ-Iho second annual con
,cnIl ~ the IRISH National Loisu began m inncnil
unll to-day. The HAL was pfofn4cly decorated WIN
enps and muiines Amnnf tho liitcr were theae -
e. rteht viii triumph ovof WONG " More VI ht for
pnood ireland b" "rh" land ~ ovct country Belongs to
the people of that country e. Ensauda bWcnlty' ITO
lnnd'a Opportunity" "Amrnca Tor Americana. ing
iaud fof Enalshnpn, ireland fot Ifshnen" There
wofe about 400 dolosa,pa ptaaont Including many
Ia lna Among tho prominent Delegates present no
tho liry, T. Ctnnu. ~ itilo. inmra Mooney, 90 pfeA
dent ~ tho Lind toaguol John J. Hines, lnhhl H'olo
Tar, jhnrH liaeH nv, ~ New Noth bf VIVA"
Wallace ~ York John hrvon i"hh N""h'f' ~
New -Not 4, A, Collins, ~ MaaHao uHriiH iha l'"V i
4 Connoly Of Wofors err to rev T., V, konni, ~
nudsun, Massi DT. william u, Cole, ~ baltimore 'ho
Rev. 81 O. brennan. OF biitimoroi tho ioN
NJ. v Cannon, Of lowai the rev pr 'h"'"'
Riley, Of Detroit, national treasurer o' He h'"E"o
t. r. McGrath, Of II nghamtom william uohhelS' HuP"''
ia cndent of CastIe Gar en-; Mrs d. r. T. Parnel mother
NJ CharIes Stewart ParneIl and Mrs Aexand r suvan
lyman who IA known as Number IL Thomas Sexton
member OF Parliament for Sligo and william r. hed-
mond member Of Parliament f'r wexford.
AT 1910 when Alexander Sullivan entered
the hall leaning upon the arm OF John Boyle okeliV
his app.arance was the signal for prolonged and on
thuslsto cheering, which repeated when me chair'
m II ook his place upon the platform Hats and hand-
kerchefs were waved and the dele .ates rose to Their
{. ct III their enthus asm. Whn silence was restofeu'
Mr. sullivan advanced the speakers table and calel
the convention to order
Alexander Sullivan addressed the convention at
Length first recitng the objects and work OF me Lahu
Iearne and the formation OF the Irish National League
Of America, Be then spoke. IN pa. a follows;
The wo OF the League I'm the United states has been
dircc. ed 10 send AID To the treasury ~ ir,l'u
whose moderate u'quir men +, IN the absence OF any
emergency. have be II lair met, 'nd 10 ne M Hch
ment and sohdihcaton OF American "olnl"n. Nhe IoIe
|
EN- on ar alone rel ,nd, unable to cop with me e,i
pre- mat denies h"r Con- ttltloh a'a 1T ~,
and the mind NJ ukI d. ami ask wh' tht hei ch'hu7
,e not iIet and yhc. ei h E patrtcr her mordH qua
! mr. perseverance have not been sublime Ihr American
mnu , o,dnvo nokei acauaiutci WITT tine pruc
" ~ as,ects of -ls rnisrule IN ireland We have asked
our American untryWcn TO 60 template ~ mp NeT,
isro atom the crushed manuftcr e. the re rlci'd
,dnc ion IN, diminished agriculture, tie compu 80
ewgr tio1 % the PEG e oi Ireland we nav" lrAst
American con ci.rc TO acruu zc IN" corrupt ana I'M
nous udlca stem griml maintained Cheic 'ot we ,oi
! ur and SLAUGHTER Oi p.op" we uaN' - ~ AIn,
can frccmcn 10 contompla ethr suppression oi nee Zee m
! IN intimidation ~ to press auI 'hc xtnr on 'i PER
soual hDrty nm cran adm Ms on u"lIh'y co SUI
! ITO q actual bar aroused -poti m me ir-u' o. ,'I
| Iibor are appa,cut tie sy'uplt.oti unanimity Win
/ which 4 ucricau press su-an the s.uls- u 'nI
mtymen - home an in the M 'er' 81 IS .n -.
| IN DE- frankly recognized than 10y ID plc-5 OF Lusanu
The p, source " the ri-n throughout r world 81
despse 6. dct'rrn ton, OF to ice huin'r'h' u 'no
| ui IA ing ittoTuc-- OF its 100 uOtl.
II Il nov apparent r. houghtu men on both sldes OF
/ ha Cregts of Ihe Nfnt lciu INpub|t arr
.ont ell wi the Interests OF ieItd Lyer' year wy
! wi ness the denial f-cif oN rhW'nt '"i l'"n' "
year NJ taxa ION upon cou-l tI'.Ir 20 nov VI .ur
American oplr or the support oi the LneIis' o. W
i'm ireland The drain uprcy nom tie tou'rs OF the
United atcst ali their kmdic u u'.'nu y" ~ U!,u
ko pc them or aud p udcu'' u e1prI,i IN WA
evci measure culist M sywpathy ana th' 'uH.'
" the Aucrc'n Republ ~ bella % the people o ire
ltud. we truupr -eryirr 10 lie Republic. -
nuv tcm1ud the lr ~h N1 unal I"iEl' MAKES h n VT,
tea poltic- IL the demand for M 'Icva ION ol Amel
ca, ri ilcU shin nt home md anr'ni u makes "a
t u kos
every pIry must r"p'c'L u max tlhl q, uhnn no.
u M. nam. ~ hc usant i-lnnd '.to We ~ ~ ,
WIFI hsi' ,r,, rnr,. t. "oiS- no or th@ man Of
ndopcd, wheth 'ri on I,Imlu ,,i,l,,'ii,,"'t " 80,
Rus ian I'm uu MAJ poet and lrtveu' bfoueihn' Nm
y Wcon clou Of those matters %h. icon W. ..I ,
nrr %. Arc.tonuH, let our dcn'o' pt 40 l''.'i
that pp,tcs shall fear AMI respect us, hhn ma .H
mghc tilc to an " ear shall TO- our uoN'U"n " h'
Lcrublc nd oar resp oi 10 'lI' ~
IN, en- hu,ilsm dlilut 'ho dcly ~ NJ the charWan's
oddr.s. was uubouudcl, and frequently Tho delegates
stooI upon m lr chair, waving then mats and shouting
The applause gan m almost uc ur-t paragraph of the
address aud the speaker coup He'd several times To
await the sub lrncc Of tn tumu Of eutuusia9m before
hc could cont ne
Tho crctary then read tho call hv which Tho SECOND
National uVcu on u hc J. Euc wa asa NH a. ail"r
Whf & .nirnHl Su Ivan ann luocd ihhl 4 uhlul
mons vot OF hc Nat onal committee U' Inl oNlht tn
t,mcu were tcru amended a~ tcmport oiufs of t'o
Cuute .tu. and tu,y we're elected hv uu1uimnu1
vote lnt temporary ouhlWn inc - rI'1lrn' "i me
y ttonl League. Jaw.- Mooney, IT bulilo' soct" a.
res u', M.Dl'T ~" M ''' b,.,,,s '''''''
.rri pl.n.lnt address, by VIZ Mooney. the rules ~
the Thladcp A. tou,uu tn W T. adopted Couu 'oc.
pa cd nu ntiituiur, Credentials Permanent
q riut top Hraolutuua ana III succ, and trross vas
! takru uuui s 1c och
Inc ntia rnt of the evening acaton was thc pttscncc
| umcut who ucbUd uHcl from NrW.N lra m 1mn 20
dine at tho raeor House aud nc or ven To fancd Han