Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-08-28

. defended the clause, ana Nucu eHV
-ug-tion was ordered the motion 10 strike
y mi was overwhelmingly defeated. by
the same emphatic vote tue oohsIl'u''oH
was adopted. pu.
me report OF Rev. Dr. Charles OBeilly, |
tho treasurer Of the league, was reau'
since the Boston convention two years no
DR. OReilly had received S3+h-S-of iOr
the Parliamentary fund, and OF that sum
( rad sent S3l4.453. - to Farncll or his trus,
,seS The receipts of the league fund
5uring the same time were SJi'-
T151' Of which all had been dis
Lursed except SlGU551 - The cost or
handling all this money was less than one
twentieth Of one per cent Inc report
+ rlosed with an eulogtum OF the irish PEG
PIE in America for their generously anu
self sacrifice. The report was adopted and
thanks were returned 10 DR. OReilly for
Ms financial management Mr.. Brady, OF
Massachusetts,. said he had mn amendment
10 make to the report, and he passed up
I check for $500, which was received with
applause.
Secretary James J. Sutton's report was
a sort Of retrospective glance OF the hlsto-
~ of the league since the Boston conyen-
lion. At that time there were 553 branches
At present the number Of branches OF the
league throughout the United States and
{ Canada has increased To 'P.
Then came tue tug of war-the nomina-
tion of candidates for the presidency OF
the league. Thomas Brennan, OF Nebras
"a " :"
Oh Ee15 "Sn"" ~ Pennsylvania. nominated
High {. McCafrev. Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. McCaffrey got the floor, although his
Acknowledgement cried for him 10 sit down,
He said he was not a candidate, desired 70
oppose no person in the convention, ana
1891 ,s", snnnoried by DR.. Wallace
ng"s5na''V ", 49, liz mood the conyen.
" ~ saat a 9nIesident on the
'Ion - o "a W".ta,n harder hut in
.Par ar PUP ci"tsr. ~ ponnIation' where
w u III - ,ka intoIlect WIS found. Muir.
= nf diseant orose with ieering
iaUrb Tor Uban DR. Wallace begged the
L"usutt' rr, 70 n,i.rnIarstanI him. He
ColNe H.tot NY w. W. mil If the nonuIa.
meau1 M ".. vas ,ba mil NJ intellect.
w vi No. T,sv again rose tThis con.
Tentlon ne sau' nas p NJ. Fft,d,raLi be
IaI' aiu ! 'r'sl,. y
ho,n,nIt' eF ,ba S,atos f6flioved. the ballot
rosuiting: Fitzgerald, i03: Mccartney, pa
M sooner had the result Of the ballot
hon announced than Mr.. McCairrev rose
- - 70 male +hn nomination man
anu HA''Th - Liu"V :. 80 nraot m
llnous' Au's was uO"o "mN s''"' "P
plause: CT, n.
me loiIoNlus ~ 49, ~ - .asiJantsS
OF tle laaexe oh.ISI5 ,iCOrranja trst.
HuSh MGSaniey' a. "n enonS. and Pat.
|, a. McNehhe' !. oGiU, Ard Treasmr.
TICK harIah, ~ "@ Hfp"iTnn, - Da,roit Trn.
81, " OtarIea re1n{, u % Suttnn ~
r,ecteu'' SeC'cI'Iy Jun" - "
Wisconsin lre'e'ectsu, h,,d n.ork Of tba
Inc cuall"lah salu 'lo a. ond II
convention was no" perIoThleu' II ~
was In order, he l1ouEht, 70 nea I'm ~ -
representative OF lne hoho@ yeoui"niS VI
Ireland, John ueasy',, ~
Mr. DeaSy was Loudly cheereq on IlahIns
his appearance. lie expressed MS pIeaSu!e
over the work OF the convention anu ni1
establishment at the enthusiasm ulsPialeu
by the Irish Americans lie th0uThI tne
convention had been particularly mar
monious and wise. lie would ieel non
orad, he said to stand upon the cohVell-
ton platform as a private indlvldual, ouss
felt much honored as the representative OF
the people Of Ireland. The actions OF the
convention would give courage TO the
home-rulcrs in Ireland and would dlsmay
the British Tories. Nj. Doasy SAID no was
satisfied that there was no longer any dan.
ger of a split in the Irish party, he had
never feared such a calamity. but the
conventions conduct would silence the
tongues of the calumniators on the En-.
. rli,h uress. Mr.. Deasy referred several
fins In ofTertiopate and admlriug terms,
$3.50 s - - ~ 49,. Ir.ri