St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
CONVENTION POsTPONEB,S
The Irish National League Decide
10 Hold z Committee Meeting.

The Irish National League Decide
10 Hold q Committee Meeting.
Mr. J. r. Corrigan, state president of the
Irish National league, has received the fol-
lowing communication, which speaks for
itself:
Executive Office Irish National League of
America, Lincoln Neb., December, 1856
To the officers and Members of Branches:
In compliance with the Instructions of the
national committee of the league, held in
Chicago in August last, the executive, after
full consultation with Mr.. Parnell, fixed the
goth of January, 1886, for the holding of the
national convention of the league, as the
time most suitable to the convenience of Mr..
Parnell and his colleagues. 1t is now ascer-
tanned that owing to the momentous result
of the general election Just completed,
which places the balance of power between
the two English parties in the hands of the
National representatives in ireland, and
which has brought, at one bound, the ques-
ton of the restoration of our native parlia-
ment directly ''within the range of practical
politics, it will not be possible for Mr.. Par
nell to absent himself from the post of duty
at home for sufficiently long time to enable
him to attend the convention. Mr.. Harring-
ion, NJ. p, secretary of the National league
in Ireland, cabling on this subject on behalf
of Mr.. Parnell, says, 81 am inclined to think
1t best to postpone the convention until after
the meeting of parliament in February -
Taking into consideration this suggestion, the
unfaVorable time of the year for persons
obliged to travel long distances and the dis
appointment that would be occaSioned to
delegates by the absence from the convention
OF the man whom we are all anxious to
greet-the great and gifted leader of our race
we deem it our duty to postpone the con-
vention to time to be hereafter determined
upon between the executive and Mr.. Parnell
The executive will call meeting of the
OF one delegate from each state and territory
and from Canada), to assemble in Chicago on
January goth next, and by that time we hope
to have information from Ireland that will
enable the committee to definitely fix time
for the convention
We have to congratulate you most heartily
on the splendid success which has already
crowned the efforts of our brothers in Ire
land. AT the last general election they re-
turned eighty-five NatiOnalistS out of the lO3
members from Ireland, and thus manifested
Enthusiastically to the world the unquenchable
desire of the people of Ireland for home gov
eminent. Mr.. Parnel himself has stated
that this important result was largely owing
to the aid which the league, through your
generous cooperation. was enabled to send
him during the past three months.
The critical time in this mighty struggle
has now arrived. The coming year, or two
years at most, will give us, once again, par
lament in College Green. We appeal TO you
then, to relax not your labors in support of
the men who are carrying on this gallant fight
for freedom, Emulate our brothers at home
in unity, in harmony, and in devoted perse-
verance in the holy cause of our motherland,
Let each branch redouble its exertions. Let
every man and woman of Irish birth or blood
enroll himself or herself under the banner of
the league, and let US determine that nothing
shall be left undone on our part to hasten the
long looked for day, which now seems so
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legislative independence. Yours very faith
fully, PATRICK EGAN, President.
CHARLES. O'REILLY, Treasurer.
ROGER WALSH, Secretary.
Mr. COrrigan is the Minnesota member of
the national committee.