The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-20

the Committee on hesolutiOns-lnter-
view with Mrs. ParneH.
CHICAGO. Aug. Colon. Judge Fitz-
gerald of Cincinnati was selected for tenn
porary chairman of the Irish National
league convention Wednesday, and made a
speech in which he roundly denounced those
WHO should attempt to embarrass i'arnell
by talk of force, Or in any way endeavor to
put a stumbling block in the way of consti-
tutional measures to secure to Ireland her
right He told his hearers that the conven-
ton was being watched across the sea, and
every move or word looking to force was
picked up and made the most of, and could
not Tut delay the happy consummation all
wished for HIS speech was cheered to the
| echo
Alexander Sullivan offered resolutions
| that were adopted with rush, calling upon
the delegations to select members of the
committees and providing that the dele
gates from Ireland be members of the com.
mittee on resolutions that the world may
know that lrshmen are united and har.
monious in this movement for Irish liberty.
The members OF the committees were then
| selected and announced.
| MIR. OBrien, of The United ireland, made
a short speech, urging harmony and call
ing upon lrishmen in this country to con-
tlnue their support TO Parnell. The result,
| he said, would be that the Irish nation
would march over the ruins of landlordism
| and British domination. He concluded
amid hearty applause.
+ ather u Brien, of Toledo Ohio, moved
| the dispatch of resolutions of greeting to
| Gladstone and Psrnell. but Alexander Sui
| lyan objected that by the rules the dis
| patches should 90 TO the committee on reso-
| buttons. The convention was ten to one in
| favor of sending them and greeted Sullivan
| with hcots and groans. A delegate moved
| a suspension OF the rules and another made
| point of order against that motion and
was hissed for 1T The chairman, however,
sustained the point, when Father u Brien
said be preferred to withdraw them and
shortly after the convention ad journed for
the day
At II a, m. Thursday. the committee on
| credentials made its appearance and the
convention was called TO order The re-
port of the committee on permanent organ
ization was called for and Father Dorney
OF Illinois took the floor He said that |
Judge Fitzgerald of Ohio, the temporary
chairman, had been selected for permanent
chairman Michael Davitt put the resolu-
ton and it was adopted Judge Fitzgerald
In feeling terms thanked them for the |
honor and pledged himself to deal fairly by
one and all lie said he knew no clique or
party and be did not want them to fight
each other so long they had common
enemy TO fight He euloglzed Gladstone,
whose name was received with hearty ap.
planse and concluded with a perorat.on de-
voted to the democracy of England
aud the voting supporters of Glad
stone in the recent electoral campaign,
ending with a declaration that they would
maintain an attitude of uncompropising
hostility to England until Ireland's wrongs
were anpeaSed
John Ftnerty was recognized aud read |
dispatch from Charles Mccarthy feeling,
of Dublin, saying that the manhood of Ire
land IS with the convention. Alexander |
Sullivan entered at this junction and both
he and Finerty received an ovation Pat |
rick Collins, of Boston, teIegraphed the |
convention urging harmonious action The |
secretary read it. John Dewey asked that |
the rules of the Philadelphia convention be |
read
Michael Davitt was introduced to speak |
upon the import of the dispatch read by |
Finerty He said he had wished to prevent |
the reading OF any kilograms, but he
wished to say that Feeling had no right |
to send the dispatch, that he be,
longed to no organization that he |
was not recognized and that Redmond,
Deasy, O'Brien and himself were fully com. |
petent to speak for 4,000,00o of people |
Great applause followed Finerty claimed
attention w J. Hynes rose to a point of |
order and said there was no motion before |
the house. Finerty vociferously declared |
that he would be heard any how, and the |
chair bringing down the gavel with stun
ming effect told Finerty that neither he nor |
any one else should address such remark |
to the eony ention. Confusion ensued Fin |
erty rose to a question of privilege and was
finally accorded hearing He said be was
astonished that the father OF the Land
league should rise In his place and repudiate |
the sentiments of that telegram A score
of points OF order were raised. Cheers and |
counter cheers, Kisses and groans inter |
rupted the proceedings, Finerty finally |
sat down and dozen speak |
ers were on their feet Bedlam en- |
sued Cannon of Iowa proceeded to |
denounce what he called section OF the !
New York delegation, but 1.-THE convention |
and the chair sat down on him.
Dayitt asked the floor. FInerty objected, |
hut the convention gave consent Davitt |
said he did not obect to the sentiments of |
the dispatch but to feeling right to send u |
dispath i'll the name of the manhood of |
Ireland. There was more confusion but |
the advent of the committee on credentials |
brought order out OF chaos The report |
showed that there were 500 duly accredited |
del egates, and that 10 seats were disputed. |
The committee on resolutions being ready |
Dir. Belts of Louisville read its report 1t |
was very moderate document, expressing |
unqualified approval of the principles of ma
tonai self government; approving Parnell's |
course; thanking Gladstone and the English, |
Welsh and Scotch democracy for their re. |
cent support at the polls thanking the |
American people for their support to the |
officers of the National league for their |
work during the year; eulogzing the people |
OF Ireland for the forbearance and self re- |
straipt they have manifested in the face of |
tyranny, and finally submitting |
proposed cable message to Parnell, |
giving him greeting, and assuring |
bin of the endorsement Of his policy by a |
united and harmonious convention The |
report was received with great enthusiasm, |
and Atkinson of Detroit, in behalf of the
committee, moved its adoption in a long |
speech. a delegate from Minnesota sought |
to have a cablegram to Gladstone inserted, |
but was ruled out of order
Finerty wanted the resolutions consid. |
cred seriatim but the bulk of the conven |
vention yelled No" Armstrong of Geor-
gia supported Finerty and made strong.
demand for fair play.
John Dewey, of New York, strongly |
urged that the resolutions be adopted en-
block and Davitt having expires sed himself !
to the same effect, the resolutions were |
adopted. Finerty declaring that |
while he would not oppose them, he could |
not give some of them his individual support |
Member of Parliament Redmond got a |
real Irish welcome when he arose TO thank |
the convention in behalf of Parnell for the |
resolutions adopted. He paid tribute TO
the Irish Americans of the United States;
the appearances they presented before the |
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