Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-21
NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE
Delegations From the Several States
Arriving in Chi.
cagO.
Grand Reception Given to the Distinr
guished Delegates From
ireland.
President and Mrs: Cleyeland's Safe
Arrival at the Prospect
HGuse.

CHICAGO, August 1.-THE Irish National
League Committee held session to-nigh,
and decided to n me Judge James Fitzger.
aid. II Cincinnati, for Temporary Chair
man. He is regarded as q conserv ative,
and it is expected that the nomina ton will
meet with the approval OF all elements in
the convention. Owing to the delay OF the
Treasurer arriving and the consequent de-
lay in preparing the credentials of dele
gates, the convention not be called to
order until 2 o'clock o-'"orrow. The Mas
sachueetts delegation held a caucus this
evening. and the names OF John Boyle
O'Reilly and p. A Collins were suggested
for the Presidency, but it was st:ited that
neither would accept. Without taking
further action, it was decided to ava the
arrival of the New York delegation. Th
Opposition" therefore, have not as yet
decided upon any one to support for Presi-
dent.
The train bearing the Irish Parliament.
AIRY Delegates west rom NV York was met
at Michigan City at O'Clock this evening by
a Michigan Central special train containing
n delegation ri about fifty from the Chi
cago RECEPTION Committee. John Finerty,
Chairman Of the Committee, was accom-
panied among others by John NJ. Dunphy,
William Fogerty, M. P. Brady, P. McHugh,
Father Do rey, Father Waldron and John
Enins. Michael Davitt was also one OF
th ST. who went to meet the delegates. The
represent atives of the Irish Parliamentary
party to the Chicago Land League C"nven-
ton are John E. Redmond, William o Brien
and James Deasy They were accompanied
from New York bv small party of we'll
known Land Leaguers, among whom were
Patrick Ford, of the Irish World, Rev. Dr
& w. Phrofer ana DR.. Thomas O'Reiily.
Mr.. Finerty welcomed the visitors briefly,
and o. Brien respon ed warmly, nearly as
follows:
Mr.. Finerty, am indeed vely proud to
make your acquaintance and am most
happy to approach Chicago in such com
pans. We are orly humble representatives
OF our common cause but in tn. name IF
the ause and it's noble lea der W. accept your
kind welcome most gratefully. 1t is with
great satisfdcti that We receive your as
surance that the interest VIZ have lnng
known the i'izens of your great city aud
peope OF the West feel in the affairs Of Ire
land has suffered no dminu,ion We, too,
are confident that as you say the small
differences which Xist as t" the policy to
be pursued d., not ,ndapgerthe Lrinciple for
the emancipation Of Ireland. We ap
proach Chicago full of h''pe and
in the belief that the "ccasi"n of our visit
will result in a manner that will strengthen
our leader and he OF lasting good to Ire
land. Again we thank you for your vel
come.
At the close OF the response the party
was conducted through the cars occupied
by those of the seceiving d-legati VIII"
could not hear the address owing to the
lack of room. Each delegate was prfsen-
ted and greeted with cheers After the re-
ception gwen the delegates, aud as the
train pu led out OF Michigan City, O'Brien
gave an associoted press reporter an inter
esting recital of his views regarding the |
Irish problem. "The failure of the Home
Rule BILL" he said, 'has temporarily de-
ferred the hopes OF the Irish ten ntry.
When the policy OF Salisbury shall have
compelled him to ask Parliament for coer
cion measure then the tug Of war viii have
come" O'Bren said in explana ton
OF his expression ''Tbe tug of war;" that
up to the present the Land League had made !
no organized effort tp reduce rents. rather
eucoura ging the payment of them without
murder, in rder not to obstruct the prog |
rcss of Glad.tone's Home Rule. Now that
H Home Rule had failed the National Land
League no longer, ifit desi'e ed, can induce or
force he people to pay rents which already
brought them to the verge OF universal
bankruptcy.