The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-26

the nomination Of Mr.. McCa6rey. Her,
was the opportunity to put down Ia.
stale calumnses of the london orese "a
this organisation had been maninuIated
| An Ohio man said the entire stats
deIegatIon was solid for FITZGERALD
The Michigan delegation was epoker
Tor In the same manner. (0reat cheer, J
Tennessee likewise wheeled into The
same line. New Jersey now tried in vain
% get the hoor. The chairman had re-
cognized delegation from Louisiana.
AoAdoo OF New Jersey jumped to his
rect and wildly waved his hands.
your hand too plainly, Mr.. Chairman. 81
Inc chairman, with dignity, told the
LouisiAna delegate to proceed. He rep.
resented q ladies' league with seventy.
three Votes, and they were for Fttz-
Fitzgerald Of Nebraska was elected
president Of the league by q vote Of 7O3
% IA. The vote was ct once made un-
animous.
AcCaffrey was unanimously elected
vice president, and Rev. Father Mo.
Kenna a. second vice president.
Rev. Father O'Reilly was unanimously
reelected for treasurer.
Gen. Martin Of Baltimore was elected
third vice president.
Mr.. Redmond made q short address.
after which Michael Davitt spoke briefly
and moved q vote Of thanks to Judge
Fr1tzgereld, the presiding officer, which
was carried unanimously.
Mrs. PaFnen was called out and SAID
she desired to express her tribute TO
Michael Davitt and her gratitude to
Gladstone:
Mr. O'Brien naxt addressed the con-
vention At length.
John Finerty, after repeated calls,
spoke with evident reluctAnce. He had
only to say to their leader that he protest.
ed that the scans installnent Of Justice
cepted as 9 final settlements. He dis
claimed being 'ss military idiot"
but ali he had to \s-esy
on that point was that II ParnelI's and
Daviet's programme were carried out il
may be necessary to employ an ounce Of
force. Policy and truth were two to-
tally different things. It was policy to
follow In the lead OF PGrnell and DGVitt
as fer as they went, Lut II then, at the
last, the EnRh4h nation said Ireland
could not obtain the right to govern
themselves, II was then best for truth
and policy and manhood 20 be ready
when the opportunity came to put them
selves behind the implements of force
and win their rights and their freedom.
Finerty was cheered to the echo.
DGvitt at once took the platform and
said he could not allow the speech of Mr..
F1nerty to pass without word. Those
who were the first TO oppose moral force
were always the first to come forward
with speeches. Finerty here advanced
excitedfy and claimed that he should not
be insulted.) DAvitt replied calmly that
he had not insulted him and he was
not going to be estimated by any one.
BE had never questioned the honesty Of
Ar. Finerty's purpose, nor had he
(DAv1tt) boosted Of what he would be
willing to suffer for Ireland, but he
would ask Mr.. Finerty il they in Ireland
had not, with movement resting solely
on moral force, raised the Irish race to a
dignity 1t had never attained before?
Mr.. F1nerty arose and conceded that
they had: The convention then en-
phatically signifled its wish that Finerry
should resume his seat, which he did
after some persuasion.
After the adjournment Of the Irish Ma
tfonal league convention tonight the
following oablegrsm written by the au-l
thority OF the convention was forward
ed:
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Hon. CLas. S.
Parnell, mouse Of commons, London -
One thousand delegates to the irish
National League convention Of America
send greeting from our body, which en-
braces representative citizens from every
state and territory in the
union, and also from Canada, and
assure you 3 cordial endorsement of your
policy by q united and harmonious con-
Vention.
Signed: J. W. FITZGERALD,
Chairman.