Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-20

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elections.
4. Tnis convention hereby returns
Us thanks 10 the American people ant
press for the generous support which
| they have given to the cause OF sclf-gov
! eminent In Ireland.
I g. We record our sense Of the remark
able forbesrance aud seli-restraint exer
clsed by our people In Ireland In the face
Of the cruel and dishonest system Of ex
tott,on 20 which they are being subjected
by the rack-rentint landlords, and In view
OF the license scandalously extended C
organized lawiessness In the north o
iceland by pagtisans, and we recommend
! aud commend tue laudable desire OF the
people of Ireland to msncge their own
affairs In their own way.
G. We hereby thank the president,
treasurer and secretary OF the Irish Ma
tional league for the faithful and efficient
manner In which they have discharged
the arduous duties Of their respective
stations.
I Z. The following cablegram be forward
ed in the name OF the chairman Of the
convention 20 Hon. Charles Stewart Par
nell. "The delegates &c the Irish National
league convention OF America send greet
ing from our body, which embraces the
representative citizens from every state
aud territory IN the Union, and also from
Canada, and assure you Of our cordial in
dorsement OF your policy by the united
and harmonious conventions.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed, GRO. C Belts, Chairman"
Like yesterday afternoon the session OF
the convention to-day was slow in as
semhling. At 3;45 p. m. Judge FltE
gerald raped with his gavel, and at once
Secretary Sutton began TO read the min
utes OF yesterdays proceedings. During
the reading Of the minutes Mrs. Parnell
came In and was greeted with tremen-
dous outburst OF applause. The minutes
were unanimously adopted.
The report OF The committee on consti-
tuiion was read ny William 7. 0'Conner
OF Wisconsin. He annuonced that the re-
port had already been Endorsed by Messrs.
Dayltt, Redmond and Deasy. At the out.
set the report defined the object of the
league and the methods TO be employed
TO attain those objects The section pro-
viding for the organization of the league
and the transaction Of Its business consti-
tuted the remainder OF the report.
A delegate from Rochester, N. Y OBJ
jected TO the clause virtually advising the
league 10 boycott articles of English
manufacture. He moved that the clause
be erased from the report.
Brenon of Iowa said let the
delegates go back to Ireland and
say TO the English people "not a nail
of your nails, nor an inch of your calico,
will be used until the relations OF Ireland
and England be changed" After an ami
mated discussion the question was put.
The scene Of enthusiasm that ensued sur.
passed any that had before occurred in
the convention. The delegates rose and
cheered, shouted and waved their arms
till IL seemed as II the excitement
was never to cease. The section which
had caused much enthusiasm was as fol-
lows:
Sec. 3, To hurt the enemy where he
will feel II most by refusing to purchase
any articles OF English manufacture, and
by using all legitimate influences to dis
courage tradesmen from keeping English
manufactures on sale.
Following the adoption OF the boycott
clause the constitution was adopted In
It's entirety amid tremendous applause.
There was call after call for a speech
troll. He gracefully declined, saw
an account of all the money he had re-
Gently "stolen." Laughter and cheers
The report OF the committee on finance
was then read. 1t highly compli
mented Rev. DR.. o'Reilly on his
more than faithful and satisfactory
discharge OF his duty as treasurer of the
league. The report showed that $780,
0t2 27 had been collected in the last two
years. and the report mentioned the exact
sum 20 cent that had been RENTED
TO Parnell or his trustees. Only $4,000 q
the entire sum was still in the hands OF
the treasurer. Father O'Reilly was
thanked by vote of the convention.
AT this point the chairman recognized
the treasurer OF the league, Father
O'Reily, who said they had heard from,
men who had carried muskets In the
ranks, now they would hear from a
man who had carried the purse.
lie then read the amount contributed
by each state. Mr.. Esgan presented a
check for $4,000 from Patrick Ford, col
lected through the columns OF the Irish
World Several other checks OF lesser
amounts were also handed in.
Secretary Sutton then arose and
read his report. Checks for
money In sums ofS200 and $500 continued
to pour into the treasurer's hands. His
witty responses put the convention In
excellent humor.
The chairman announced that the next
business was the election Of president
Tor the league In America.
Mr.. Brennan Of Nebraska took the floor.
He said the past presidents OF the League
are among the bravest OF the Irish race In
America. The presidency of the League
was an office that had been filled by the
honest, breiny, fearless Alex Sullivan.
lChsers upon cheers Mr. Brennan re-
ferred In similar terms to Patrick Eagan
and TO Patrick A. Collins The speaker
then placed In nomination Nebraska's
foremost citizen, John Fitzgerald.
Mr., Barry Of Pennsylvania said he
would present the name OF one whose
character is unblemished, representa-.
tive Irish.Amerlcsn citizen OF Phlladei-
phia. That city had contributed one
sixth Of all the money that had gone
through the leagues golfers, Hugh Mic
Caffrey Of Phlladelpha.
Oeeney OF New York seconded the
nomination of honest John +. Fitzgerald
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