The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-16
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IA Rather Dull Week Among the Differ
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Committee Appointed ! u 81. Paul y Make Axe
Arrange ments for = Mass
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The John Dillon branch Of the q
tlonal League, at it's regular meeting
on Wednesday, evening was addressed
at some length by Roger Vail. The
address was Of a historical nature,
which was listened to with deep inter-
est throughout. There was q good at
tendance present and q fair amount Of
important business was transacted.
There was avery fair attendance at
the meeting of the ParDell branch Of
the Irish National league on Sunday
evening last consid ering the inclemency
of the weather. "A good deal Of en- y
thusiasm was manifested throughout.
Addresses were made by many
Of the members, and conside rable rou-
tine business was transacted previous
to adjournment.
At Monday nights meeting Of the
West st. Paul branch Of the the Irish
National league Capt. James Kennedy
gave a detailed and interesting account
of his trip to ireland. after which an
executive committee was appointed to
arrange for a mass meeting OF Irish
citizens, to be held at some date not
yet fixed. The committee were NJ. G..
Bell, Thomas Gallagher, Con McNellis,
J. II. Reuters, DR.. Craddock, NJ. M.
Melady and John Mealey. After sew
eral songs by Messrs Kelly and Fortune
the following we're appointed delegates
to the Chicago convention that will re-
ceive Mr.. Parnell on his visit to this
country. j. 3. Pewters, P.J. Fortune,
G. b. Stanley and Michael Melady with
Thomas Gallagher, John Nader, DR..
Craddock and w. J. Mulock as alter
mates.
At the regular meeting of the Davitt
branch of the Irish National League,
last Sunday evening, a fair attendance
was present. President McPartlin pre-
sided. Anglo Saxon politics was han
died in most Efficient manner by Roger
Vail, who understood his subject thor
oughly. Interesting extracts were also
read by the speaker from John Boyle
O'Reilly's article in North American
Review concerning the Irish National
question.
Christopher Gallagher moved that the
president be empowered to appoint p
cammittee to debate at the next or sue
ceeding meeting the question, Resolved
That home rule would satisfy the Irish
people in the present crisis, and the
resolution was adopted.
| The chair recommended that : al
members Of the branch support liber-
ally the Irish-American paper published
in Minneapolis, The NORTHWESTERN
STANDARD.
An earnest protest.w made by Mr..
Vail against permitting an enthusiast
from coming before the league and intro
ducing extraneous questions. He re-
ferred particularly to the ex-secretary
of Louis Riel, who came before the
organization a week ago to advance the
cause of Manitoba against the British
government. He said the Irish had no
grievance against the Canadian govern
| ment, and such speeches should not be
tolerated in the league room. He also
arraigned the advocates of dynamite.
The Irish people, under the leadership
of Parnell, are engaged in legal con-
stitutional agitation, and in case the
present policy fails, then harshel
methods may be experimental with
At present, however, he thought there
| was no cause for Encouragement.